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Baldwin's Rules, introduced by Jack Baldwin in 1976, are guidelines for predicting the favorability of ring-closing reactions.

How do we compare the steric demand of different substituents? One method is to consider their 'A values', derived from cyclohexane studies.

PROTACs bring together a target protein and an E3 ligase. The protein is then selectively ubiquitinated and degraded by the proteasome.

Mosher’s acids are chiral derivatizing agents that react with chiral alcohols to form Mosher’s esters and enable stereochemical analysis.

The chiral pool refers to a collection of readily available, naturally occurring chiral molecules, such as amino acids, sugars and terpenes.

Ellman's tert-butylsulfinamides were introduced by Jonathan A. Ellman in 1997 as a chiral auxiliary for the synthesis of enantiopure amines.

The Fürst-Plattner rule allows us to predict the regio- and stereochemical outcome of epoxide-opening reactions on six-membered rings.

The Staudinger reaction is a useful reaction that involves the reduction of an azide to an amine using triphenylphosphine.

The Mitsunobu reaction is a convenient method for the conversion of alcohols into esters, aryl ethers, azides, sulfonamides and sulfides.

Whereas allylations involving allylboron reagents are Type I allylations, the Hosomi–Sakurai reaction is an example of a Type II

Allylations involving allylboron reagents are often highly stereoselective, owing to a Zimmerman-Traxler-like cyclic transition state.

Within the intricate web of human emotions and connections, there exists a tiny yet powerful molecule known as oxytocin. Often dubbed the...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of medications used to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation and lower fever.

In 1978, Daniel Swern and Kanji Omura published their paper introducing the Swern Reaction, the most popular 'activated DMSO' oxidation.

The potent depsipeptide antibiotic clovibactin defies drug resistance. It is sourced from previously uncultivated soil bacteria.

Homophones, homographs, homonyms and heteronyms arise when words that sound or look alike have different meanings.

An indispensable reference guide for planning synthetic pathways that require the strategic use of silyl protecting groups.

Supramolecular peptide hydrogels are a class of hydrogels formed through non-covalent interactions between peptide molecules.

The English language is full of rules and exceptions. An example that often leaves people puzzled is the choice between "less" and "fewer."