Asymmetric catalysis with transition metal complexes underpins the enantioselective synthesis of chiral molecules, a cornerstone of modern pharmaceutical, agrochemical and materials research. By ...

Direct oxidation of methane to methanol is dominated by transition- or noble-metal-based catalysts, thus making the reaction quite expensive. To make the process efficient and cost-effective, ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka created a reagent for important building-block molecules with an abundant main-group element, gallium. These early findings show that an organic gallium ...

An illustration of a person in a lab coat looking at a picket fence. The field is various elements, metals specifically. Credit: Chris Gash On a summer day about 20 years ago, Paul Chirik returned to ...

Aluminum is the third-most abundant element in Earth’s crust, after oxygen and silicon. The metal is low cost and highly recyclable, thus making it attractive for chemists looking for more sustainable ...

Heterogeneous catalysis—in which catalysts and reactants are of different phases, e.g., solid and gas—is important to many industrial processes and often involves solid metal as the catalyst. Ammonia ...