The production history of most pharmaceutical ingredients - and of fine chemicals in general - starts with the identification and experimental proof-of-principle (p-o-p) of a synthesis route on laboratory scale

Continuous processes for fine chemicals have been largely investigated in the past years and many types of equipments have been developed.

The application of flow reactors as a solution to the current drug discovery compound synthesis bottleneck is explored.

Surface-centred microbial infestations have been implicated in nosocomial infections, food spoilage, spread of foodborne diseases and bio fouling of materials.

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness about the possibilities for biodeterioration of wood/plastic composites (WPCs)

The Mizoroki-Heck reaction belongs to the group of most important palladium catalyzed C-C bond formation reactions. Microwave irradiation in synthesis allows rapid heating and efficient chemical transformation, being especially important for reactions requiring long reaction times.

This review on the microwave assisted Mizoroki-Heck reaction covers aspects of intramolecular, regio- and enantioselective transformations, as well as use of solid materials for catalyst support and binding starting materials and products.

Microwave processing of materials becomes increasingly interesting as low energy consumption alternative to conventional heating methods

If a single chiral molecule stands alone in a chemical system (sample) it provides necessarily 100 percent e.e. (enantiomeric excess).

A readily available ã-glutamyl transfer reagent, namely, N-phthaloyl-L-glutamic anhydride (NPGLA) offers a simple solution for the racemization free synthesis of ã-glutamyl amino acids with usefully enhanced properties

Organozinc halide reagents are highlighted in Negishi C-C coupling reactions and for ketone synthesis.

The introduction of polar groups into polymers is highly attractive in order to modify the polymer properties

Recent progress in syndiospecific copolymerization of styrene with ethylene and/or isoprene with single-site rare-earth catalysts is presented.

Last month Chemistry Today flew to Amsterdam to meet some representatives of the company Avantium.

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are most frequently administered in oral formulations which must demonstrate an acceptable degree of palatability in addition to the obvious therapeutic value

Olefin metathesis has revolutionized the way scientists think and do chemistry

Cardanol is a renewable and natural material, widely available, relatively low-cost obtained as by-product of the cashew industry for the edible use of cashew kernel