Optically active hydroxy β-lactams are important compounds for the synthesis of many other molecules in chiral forms [1]. They are also important components of β-lactam antibiotics (a class of ...
IN their interesting letter in NATURE of April 19, Prof. T. M. Lowry and Dr. E. E. Walker made no reference to the work of Erlenmeyer upon induced optical activity in cinnamic acid (various papers in ...
ONE by one the barriers presumed to exist between the chemical processes of the living cell and those of the laboratory are being shown to be unreal. W ¶hler in 1828 converted ammonium cyanate into ...
Researchers found a metal with conductivity and polarity that shows second harmonic generation, an optical effect usually limited to non-metals. (Nanowerk News) An international research team led by ...