It is an iridium complex that catalyses the dehydrogenation of a heterocyclic organic compound, and then in the presence of hydrogen changes itself to catalyse the reverse reaction (the ...

The Heterocyclic Chemistry Award was sponsored by Astra Charnwood and encompassed the synthesis, structure determination and reasons of all types of heterocyclic compounds. This award was discontinued ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts epoxides into fluorinated oxetanes, a coveted but difficult-to-make class of ...

Organometallic catalysis has revolutionized how chemists conceive organic synthesis ... N-Heteroarynes are a subclass of heterocyclic compounds containing a triple bond and at least one nitrogen ...

De, Assoc Prof Koh Ming Joo and Ms Wang Yu-Qi from NUS Chemistry were key members of the multidisciplinary research team that developed the novel catalytic system to synthesise fluorinated drug ...