Scientists have achieved the unthinkable by stabilizing a highly reactive molecule in water, confirming a decades-old theory ...

Pyruvic acid is a type of alpha-keto carboxylic acid. These are organic compounds that are involved in the Krebs citric acid cycle, the main source of energy for cells. Pyruvic acid is one of the few ...

With a chemical "trick," scientists have succeeded in isolating a stable gold carbene complex. Chemists have now created the basis for directly examining the otherwise unstable gold-carbon double bond ...

Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water—a feat long thought impossible. The discovery not only solves a biochemical mystery, but also ...

For the first time, a transient singlet carbene has been trapped--and stabilized--for days inside the cavity of a cage molecule at ambient temperature, according to chemists at Rutgers University. For ...

Aryl halides*1) with a benzene ring directly bonded to a halogen atom are readily available and chemically stable, so they are used as a source of benzene rings in organic synthesis. For example, a ...

For decades, scientists have thought that the human body briefly forms a highly unstable molecule, a carbene, from a form of ...

The exact nature of the gold–carbon bond formed during homogeneous gold catalysis has recently attracted a lot of interest and is somewhat controversial. Now a study of the bonding and trends in ...

This NHC catalyzes the formation of metal-metal bonds. Two advances in the chemistry of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) demonstrate the range of reactivity for these unusual molecules. One study ...

Researchers have discovered a 'carbene transfer reaction' pathway using artificial bacteria that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The discovery opens a promising path towards the ...

Chemists at The Ohio State University have developed a new approach for generating reactive carbon-based intermediates known as metal carbenes, according to a study published in Science. These ...