Apr 27, 2012
It’s a well known fact, mostly well known to chemists, that the composer Alexander Borodin was also a chemist. When not playing his part as one of the Hand of Five, Borodin did some not insubstantial work on aldehydes. He did his post-doc in Heidelberg with Emil Erlenmeyer (of eponymous flask fame and more) working on benzene derivatives. He subsequently worked on organic halogen …
A bizarre paper that prompted a massive backlash from the chemical community when it made the ludicrous claim that understanding handed molecules on earth might help explain how dinosaurs could be the dominant species on other planets. However, the paper hasn’t been withdrawn by the American Chemical Society because the paper’s conclusion was so daft, but because there have been allegations of self-plagiarism by the author.
The ACS is, according to the Nature news blog, investigating …
Apr 24, 2012
The latest issue of my Cutting Edge of Chemistry report for TR Pharma Matters is now available.
Organic synthesis scheme showcase in this report, we look at a chemoenzymatic approach that shows promise for a more efficient route to synthesize ultra low molecular weight heparins.
Scaffolds on the move – dihydronaphthyridinediones could represent a novel structural class of potent and selective phosphodiesterase PDE7 inhibitors for …
Today, Google honours the inventor of the zip fastener, more commonly known in the common vernacular, as the zip (or zipper if you live on the other side of the pond that is The Atlantic. The Google Doodle shows an embroidered Google logo waiting expectantly for its tab to be pulled down…go on unzip Google, you know you want to. The inventor, Gideon Sundback (24 April 1880 to 21 June 1954) was a Swedish-American …
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