In esterification of oleic acid with methanol at 25 °C HPA displayed the highest activity. Moreover the HPA could be reused after being transformed into its cesium salt. In the reaction of ...

Researchers have built a levitation device to help them make precise measurements of chemical reactions (Anal. Chem. 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00929). Levitating droplets on sound waves allows ...

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Calculating the equilibrium constant (K) is crucial in determining the position of equilibrium in a chemical reaction. It enables chemists and students to predict the proportions of reactants and ...

Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are important transformations, which allow the attainment of structurally complex derivatives in a single step, starting from three or more compounds with relatively ...

Hybrid molecules containing organic and inorganic components were assembled through bottom-up synthesis into a continuous network of interpenetrating molecular-scale organic and inorganic ionic ...

1 The Institute of Applied Research, The Science Education Center, Galilee Society, Shefa-Amr, Israel. 2 Department of Science, Al-Qasemi Academic College, Baka El-Garbiah, Israel. 3 Evolution ...

Metabolic diseases are becoming more common and more severe in populations adhering to western lifestyle. Since metabolic conditions are highly diet and lifestyle dependent, it is suggested that ...

1 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia. 2 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Aplicadas, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia. The formation of ...