Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging ...

Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, ...

THIS book is on novel lines, and is likely to be of great use to honours and research students as well as to lecturers and workers in organic chemistry. The author sets out in short crisp paragraphs ...

For students hoping to attend professional programs such as medical school, organic chemistry is viewed as a dreaded roadblock to their aspirations. But courses that aren’t directly related to ...

A cornerstone rule of organic chemistry that has guided students and researchers for a century has just been shown to be wrong in a key way. By deliberately building molecules that were long ...

Symposium organizers drew attention to a session earlier this month at the ACS national meeting in San Diego with a provocative title: “Is There a Crisis in Organic Chemistry Education?” But many of ...

Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon. It is a specific discipline within ...