A study led by Prof. Yin Huajie from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences introduces an innovative way to improve esterification reactions, which are key ...

Natural compounds from plants and animals have long been used in drug development, but mushrooms remain underexplored despite their rich chemical potential. Now, researchers from Japan have ...

Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) to be locked treasure chests of possibilities. Ubiquitous as ...

Esterification is a type of condensation reaction as water is a byproduct. Esterification reactions are a fundamental type of organic reaction where an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid to form an ...

IUPAC naming is a system of naming organic compounds that identifies the number of carbons, presence of functional groups, and the homologous series the compounds belong to. The prefix represents the ...

Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) to be locked treasure chests of possibilities.

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at WKU. Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science” because it helps connect the physical sciences and life sciences. We offer ...

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, China ...