James Mitchell Crow explains how an unexpected discovery in main group chemistry inspired two decades of chemical creativity, ...

Polyisobutenyl succinic anhydrides (PIBSAs) are important for the auto industry because of their wide use in lubricant and fuel formulations. Their synthesis, however, requires high temperatures and, ...

Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) stepped into the synthetic limelight just over a decade ago. Composed of a Lewis acid and a Lewis base whose blocked inclination to bond grants the molecules great powers ...

Researchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) report a photo-acid generator (PAG) that generates Lewis acids with a quantum yield that is vastly superior to PAGs that generate ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), once synonymous only with hydrogen gas storage, are starting to show their potential as selective catalysts. In the latest development on this front, Jeffrey R. Long ...