The chemical term alkanes, or paraffins, refers to organic compounds that consist of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms, such as methane, ethane, and propane, and several other hydrocarbons. Over ...

The stereoselective semi-hydrogenation of internal alkynes to E-alkenes is an important, but challenging, transformation, partly because of over-reduction to undesired alkanes. A stop criterion that ...

Selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes is a fundamental and significant transformation in synthetic chemistry. This transformation is also a classical model reaction to evaluate the performance ...

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have made a significant breakthrough in organic chemistry by developing a novel method to activate alkanes, which are compounds that play a crucial role in ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. The researchers trigger the reaction with violet light. First, there is an electron transfer from an oxidant, a N-alkoxyphthalimide ester, to the ...

An unsolved challenge in catalysis is the efficient and selective functionalization of simple alkanes and plentiful hydrocarbon feedstocks. One promising approach since the late 1990’s is the use of ...

The formula of any alkane can be worked out using the general formula C n H 2n+2 where n = the number of carbon atoms.