The catalytic ketonization of carboxylic acids is a pivotal reaction in the conversion of renewable feedstocks into value‐added chemicals and biofuels. This reaction couples two carboxylic acid ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global carboxylic acids market report. This research report also lists eight other prominent vendors that ...

Benzoic acid, the simplest benzene-based carboxylic acid, has been known since the 16th century. One of its discoverers was the legendary clairvoyant Nostradamus. Its most common natural source is gum ...

What if chemical manufacturers could cut their energy costs while eliminating toxic heavy metals from their processes? Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a catalyst system that does ...

Researchers have developed a new reaction to produce chlorinated compounds with high isomeric purity. Such compounds are important building blocks for target molecules. However the molecules come in ...

C-H activation-based method should speed drug molecule design and diversification. Scripps Research chemists have accomplished a long elusive feat in synthetic chemistry: the invention of a broadly ...