The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds. Aromatic rings consisting solely of metal atoms were, however, heretofore ...

Successful reduction of the chemical manufacturing industry's environmental impact relies on finding a greener way to make the chemical building blocks for common and massively consumed compounds.

Study uses artificial intelligence to analyze sleep-promoting effects of nearly 1,000 aromatic plants and recognize the ...

Fundamental breakthroughs in the natural sciences are rare. Progress is usually made in small steps, with knowledge slowly accumulating as more pieces of the puzzle fall into place. Now, however, ...

Move over cyclopentadiene anion—there’s a new five-membered aromatic ring in town, and this one is made of silicon. Two research teams working independently report the first examples of ...

Koalas smell like menthol because of eucalyptus oils. Learn how diet, scent, health, and insect defense connect in koala ...

Scientists at the University of South Florida Health (USF Health) have discovered a new mechanism that helps neurons sense signals from the gut microbiome. The finding explains how fenchol—a natural ...

AUSTIN, Texas – By synthesizing a stable "antiaromatic" compound, as well as a never before seen intermediate version of that compound, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have written an ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...