Neutral catalysts achieve chalcogen-bonding asymmetry

Chemists have demonstrated that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can induce asymmetry in chemical reactions, addressing a challenge that has limited the development of chalcogen-bonding catalysis.
The University of Manchester

First convincing demonstration that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can deliver enantioselective catalysis

Chemists have demonstrated that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can induce asymmetry in chemical reactions, addressing a ...
C&EN

Direct sugar chemistry streamlines C-aryl glycoside synthesis

New catalytic methods streamline the synthesis of empagliflozin, a type 2 diabetes drug, by directly forging the ...

Light-driven chemistry method could create antiviral compound libraries 10 to 100 times larger within weeks

As the world faces new and often untreatable viral threats, Simon Fraser University researchers have found a way to cut years ...