Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...

Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing these improvements requires that chemists design around documented reaction ...

For more than two centuries, fossil fuels have dominated global energy and chemical production, accounting for over 80% of ...

Kenneth F. Clark is in the Department of Early Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK. Chemical bonds result from the pairing of two electrons. One ...