Organic compounds are all around us ... Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products (e.g., pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics). The pharmaceutical ...

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed through a non-biological process ...

One is a physical block with inorganic compounds, commonly referred to as physical or mineral sunscreens. The other kind of ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

Generation of hydrogen (H₂) by means of photocatalysis has been at the forefront of research since the 1970s because it can ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the synthesis, structure, reactivity and properties of the diverse group of chemical compounds primarily constructed of carbon. All life on earth is carbon-based ...

An investigation done by Consumer Reports is raising concerns about the safety of synthetic braiding hair. The organization ...

Long before neurological symptoms appear, patients exhibit early signs, some of which are associated with specific chemical scent signatures known as volatile organic compounds. Researchers study ...

We welcome articles that report new and interesting syntheses of natural products (see Organic Synthesis guidelines above) or chemical studies of biosynthetic pathways. Isolation or identification ...