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Machine learning helps improve accuracy and efficiency of small-molecule calculations
Density functional theory is a widely used computer-based quantum mechanical method for calculating properties of atoms, ...
C&EN4d
Mild Cu(I)-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction of Cyclic Diaryliodoniums, Sodium Azide, and Alkynes: Efficient Synthesis of Triazolophenanthridines
† Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou 510060, China ‡ School ...
Chemical 'staples' help collagen resist unraveling and repair itself after being heated
Simon Fraser University (SFU) research is yielding new insights into one of the most perplexing properties of collagen. A ...
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Harnessing the power of 'click chemistry' to make biomolecular labeling safe for live cells
A novel copper-chelating ligand, InCu-Click, enables safe and efficient copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) for biomolecular labeling in live cells by neutralizing copper toxicity.
C&EN27d
An Unusual Nickel−Copper-Mediated Alkyne Homocoupling Reaction for the Active-Template Synthesis of [2]Rotaxanes
We report on an unusual Ni-/Cu-mediated alkyne homocoupling reaction ... which are potentially useful for materials applications (insulated molecular wires) and in molecular machines (rigid, ...