Azides are chemical compounds widely used in synthetic organic chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and materials chemistry. However, conventional synthesis methods for azide compounds have severe ...

Lead azide, which is toxic, is a basic component of munitions and detonators. LMU chemists have now synthesized a novel primary explosive that contains no lead. Primary explosives require careful ...

Sodium azide is a white powder that explodes when it hits metal. When it hits water, it turns into an acid that can eat through your skin. When it’s inhaled, it shreds your lungs. But for a long time, ...

2-Azidoacrylic acid esters are converted into phosphazide intermediates upon treatment with Amphos, followed by nucleophile-driven Michael addition. This transformation proceeds with concurrent ...

Azides have a reputation for being explosive, their N 3 group a thermodynamic hair trigger primed to release nitrogen gas. But organic azides also play a vital role in synthesis. For example, the ...

From the sourcing of the raw material to the production of capsules, it takes a full 12 months to make Tamiflu, according to Martin Karpf of Swiss drug giant F. Hoffmann-La Roches synthetic and ...

Hazardous reagents can prove to be faster, simpler, cheaper, and greener. The ultimate goal in pharmaceutical manufacturing is to achieve complex syntheses in high yields with high selectivities in as ...

Azide compounds play a pivotal role for subsequent synthesis of organonitrogens such as amines and triazoles that are essential compounds in organic and materials chemistry. Triazoles that can be ...