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Simple and compact platform for on-demand synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds
June 01, 2021NUS chemists have developed an automated flow synthesis platform by combining continuous-flow synthesis with solid-phase synthesis techniques to enable auto-assembly…
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Synthesis of a sidewall fragment of a (12,0) carbon nanotube
April 22, 2021NUS chemists have developed a strategy for the atomically precise synthesis of fully conjugated zigzag-edged carbon nanobelts (CNBs). The obtained molecule,…
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Synthesis of medium-sized ring structured compounds
December 19, 201819 Dec 2018. NUS chemists have discovered new reaction pathways to synthesise medium-sized heterocyclic compounds for the development of therapeutic drug…
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Metal hydrides with improved stability in water
November 20, 201720 Nov 2017. NUS chemists have discovered new reaction pathways using “acidic” metal hydrides to access industrially important chemical complexes….
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Resisting the urge to burn!
June 27, 201627 Jun 2016. NUS researchers have developed new halodefluorination reaction with potential for new flame retardant materials. A team led…
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A new synthetic method
January 21, 201621 Jan 2016 NUS chemists reported a new synthetic method of introducing an alkynyl group at β-position of cyclic carbonyl…
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New route to chiral triarylmethanes
July 31, 201531 Jul 2015 NUS chemists reported a new synthetic procedure for chiral triarylmethanes, which is realized by rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation…
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Asymmetric reaction for drug synthesis
December 15, 201415 Dec 2014 NUS scientist was selected as one of the finalists in Singapore for the MIT TR for innovators…
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