Building blocks for the future: Rhodium-catalyzed [2+2+1] cycloaddition achieves high enantioselectivity

Building blocks for the future: Rhodium-catalyzed [2+2+1] cycloaddition achieves high enantioselectivity

Cycloaddition reactions are an efficient strategy for constructing cyclic compounds that are important building blocks for other chemicals. In these processes, π-electrons from different unsaturated molecules, such as alkenes, alkynes, or dienes accommodate to form new cyclic structures in a single step. π-electrons are those responsible for the π-bonds in double and triple bonds. In…

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Is this how you get hot Jupiters?

Is this how you get hot Jupiters?

When we think of Jupiter-type planets, we usually picture massive cloud-covered worlds orbiting far from their stars. That distance keeps their volatile gases from vaporizing from stellar heat, similar to what we’re familiar with in our solar system. So, why are so many exoplanets known as “hot Jupiters” orbiting very close to their stars? That’s…

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New clam species discovered in South Africa’s kelp forest

New clam species discovered in South Africa’s kelp forest

A new study sheds light on the unexplored diversity of galeommatoidean bivalves, a little-known group of marine mollusks, from the western coast of South Africa. A new study sheds light on the unexplored diversity of galeommatoidean bivalves, a little-known group of marine mollusks, from the western coast of South Africa. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science…

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Craft cider is surprisingly good for the environment

Craft cider is surprisingly good for the environment

Apple cider vinegar seems to be having a moment. People on social media report drinking it to lose weight and improve their health—although not everyone agrees about its purported benefits. Apple cider vinegar seems to be having a moment. People on social media report drinking it to lose weight and improve their health—although not everyone agrees…

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