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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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Sponsored content: Making lower auto emissions a reality

Though initially daunting, stricter fuel economy and emission standards result in automotive innovations




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California wildfires caused unexpected benzene contamination of drinking water

Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability




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K. Barry Sharpless named 2019 Priestley Medalist

Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry




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Covestro deploys novel chlor-alkali technology in Spain




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U.S. team finalized for International Chemistry Olympiad

4 high school students will head to Slovakia and Czech Republic in July for international competition




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Calico and AbbVie advance antiaging efforts




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Janelle Ayres, Neal Devaraj, and Sergei Kalinin win Blavatnik Awards




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Insect sodium channels visualized with cryo-electron microscopy

Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development




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DARPA announces first round of $1.5 billion grants to revitalize electronics industry




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Virtual-reality molecules bend, flex, and wiggle

Multiuser molecular simulation allows up to six chemists to manipulate structures in real time




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Strong, aliphatic C–H bonds succumb to direct arylation

Dual-catalyst approach allows chemists to construct connections between a vast array of aliphatic and aromatic molecules




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Virtual-reality molecules bend, flex, and wiggle

Multiuser molecular simulation allows up to 6 chemists to manipulate structures in real time




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Metrohm buys spectroscopy specialist B&W Tek




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Ambani dethrones Alibaba's Jack Ma, is Asia's richest

India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia's richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago.




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Apple files for ‘Reality’ trademarks ahead of AR headset launch

Apple filed for trademarks in countries like US, EU, UK, and Canada, and others




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Apple likely to launch Reality Pro in June 2023

Apple Reality Pro is a Mixed Reality headset with both AR and VR integration.




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Apple working on cheaper mixed reality headset, delays AR glasses

Apple is likely to launch the cheaper version of headset by 2025, according to reports.




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Apple to launch mixed-reality headset in 2023

Apple has partnered with Disney and Dolby for media content, along with updating Apple TV+ shows and movies to sync with headset.




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Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple's VR debut

Priced starting at $499, Quest 3 to be 40% thinner than Meta’s previous headset and feature colour mixed reality




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Qualified brokers to provide clients UPI block or 3-in-1 trading account from February 1

QSBs’ clients will have the option to either continue with the existing facility of trading by transferring funds to the brokers or opt for either of the facilities




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Asian Paints earnings slump sparks doubt on some quality stocks in India

The emerging view is that likely immigration curbs may no longer hurt tech companies as much as they once did. At the same time, likely tax cuts could leave US companies with a bigger pool of money for discretionary spending, some of which might flow to Indian IT firms




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Negative IOD likely to emerge this month, says Australian weather agency

The weather event may affect India; no signs of La Nina evolving until Feb 2025




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Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters 10th day; another protesting medic hospitalised

“A medical staff is in the CCU and his parameters have deteriorated. We have formed a medical board to treat him,” a senior doctor of the NRS Medical College and Hospital told




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Kolkata director’s short film wins laurels at Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival

The sensitive take on grief, gender norms, and societal issues by director Rahul Roye wins the Best Social Justice Film award




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The college principal who serves as a bridge between Bengal’s Dalit literature and the world

Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi, who is a published and well-anthologised poet with 10 collections in English, has probably translated more works of Dalit writers in Bengal than anyone else




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West Bengal CPI(M) suspends ex-MLA over allegation of misbehaviour with woman journalist

The journalist claimed that he had made improper advances and touched her when she went to interview him at his residence




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CPI(M) open to future alliance with Congress in West Bengal, says Mohammed Salim

Mr. Salim also highlighted that in the upcoming byelections, the Left Front in West Bengal has made seat adjustments considering parties outside the Left Front




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Kolkata police amps up inspection on firecracker shops ahead of Deepawali

Only green crackers are allowed in markets to ensure low pollution and air quality control




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Kolkata police arrest 601 for violations on Deepavali and Kali Puja; three dead in Howrah as house catches fire

The Kolkata Traffic Police registered cases against 841 people on charges such as rash driving and drunken driving. In an incident in Ward 110 of Patuli area, an adolescent boy was injured in a crude bomb explosion. In Howrah district, three people, including two children, died after a house where firecrackers had been stored caught fire.




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Post-Deepavali festivities lead to protests, incidents of violence in Kolkata

Police personnel were assaulted in one incident when they stepped in to resolve the conflict




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West Bengal Governor, HC seek report from State govt. on ‘vandalism’ during pujas

While the counsels appearing for the Leader Of Opposition alleged that vandalism took place during Durga Puja and Kali Puja, Advocate General Kishore Datta strongly refuted allegations of communal clashes




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Kolkata tram trundles back to familiar atmosphere of neglect and protests — a sign it is still alive

Friday’s CTUA protest was initially planned to demand restoration of the third surviving route, Ballygunge-Tollygunge, which was shut down temporarily about four months ago due to pipeline work; but by Friday they had more things to protest against as media reports showed bituminisation of not-in-use tram tracks in Alipore.




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Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra no more

The 85-year-old thespian was known for his performances as an actor, his work as a director, and as the author of several plays numbering in the hundreds




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Halide-free and metal-free allylic thiolation/selenation of P(O)H compounds with sulfur/selenium and allylic alcohols

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10886-10892
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03960B, Paper
Longzhi Zhu, Weiwei Luo, Furong Guo, Lin Chen, Ying Tang, Biquan Xiong, Yu Liu, Ke-Wen Tang, Renhua Qiu
A halide- and metal-free method for forming C–S/Se–P(O) bonds using allylic alcohols, P(O)H compounds, and elemental sulfur/selenium is reported, eliminating the need for toxic, odorous, and moisture-sensitive starting materials.
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Crystalline/amorphous c-NiMo/a-NiMoOx nanoarrays for urea-assisted energy-saving H2 production in alkaline seawater

Green Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05042H, Paper
Dongxue Guo, Yi Ping, Chuanjiao Wang, Changan Hou, Danhong Wang
Electrocatalytic seawater splitting is regarded as the most effective method for producing green hydrogen (H2), but it faces issues of high energy consumption and harmful chlorine evolution side reactions. Replacing...
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Multi-task Rhodium-Catalyzed Remote C(sp3)–H Functionalization Reactions of Acyclic Dienes to Yield Benzene-fused Heterocycles

Green Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04927F, Paper
Yuta Sato, Momoko Nagafuchi, Masaharu Takatsuki, Tsuyoshi Matsuzaki, Takeyuki Suzuki, Makoto Sako, Mitsuhiro Arisawa
Remote C(sp3)–H bond functionalization reactions are environmentally benign methods for not only acyclic molecules but also cyclic molecules. However, previous reports' products have been limited to aliphatic five-membered ring structures....
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Scaling up clean production of biomass-derived organic acids as a step towards the realization of dual carbon goals: a review

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11061-11082
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03829K, Tutorial Review
Zulfiqar Ali, Jiliang Ma, Runcang Sun
Biomass-derived organic acid for green and sustainable future.
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A paired alkaline electrolyzer for furfural oxidation and hydrogen evolution over noble metal-free NiFe/Ni and Co/MXene catalysts

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11351-11363
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04447A, Paper
Open Access
Xiaopeng Liu, Mohammad Albloushi, Michael Galvin, Connor W. Schroeder, Yue Wu, Wenzhen Li
A paired alkaline electrolyzer with non-noble metal catalysts was developed, demonstrating higher performances of furfural oxidation on NiFe/Ni foam at the anode and hydrogen evolution on Co/MXene at the cathode under practical current densities.
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Effect of a phase transfer catalyst structure on the alkaline hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11125-11131
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05070C, Communication
Open Access
Lee B. Anderson, Conall Molloy, Lorenzo Pedrini, Ian L. Martin, Stephen J. Connon
The evaluation of a library of phase transfer catalysts in the alkaline hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate revealed the key interplay between catalyst structure/properties and the reaction conditions.
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Ball milling-promoting difunctionalization of alkynyl sulfonium salts with sulfinic acids towards (Z)-1,2-disulfonylethenes

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04895D, Paper
Li-Hua Yang, Bei Li, Lin Chen, Wen-Shi Yao, Han-Yue Peng, Sha Peng, Long-Yong Xie
A simple ball milling-mediated disulfonylation of alkynyl sulfonium salts with sulfinic acids for the stereoselective synthesis of various (Z)-1,2-disulfonylethenes has been developed under catalyst-, additive- and solvent-free conditions.
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Kabali fever grips the nation

Press, TV, theatre owners, distributors and audiences prepare for the arrival of the biggest film of the year




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It’s Kodi versus Kaashmora, this Deepavali

It’s Kodi versus Kaashmora, this Diwali




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Karun helps Daredevils stay alive

Sunrisers ride on Warner’s half-century to put up 158 which is chased down off the last ball.



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Kohli in the forefront again as RCB qualifies

Daredevils fail to put up a challenging score and pay the price; Mumbai Indians dethroned



  • Indian Premier League

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Lions batsmen vs Sunrisers bowlers, the defining contest of Qualifier-2

With the tactical plans mapped out, the emphasis at the Kotla will be on execution under pressure



  • Indian Premier League

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IPL 2022 - SRH vs MI | Sunrisers have an uphill task to qualify

Mumbai will look to play spoilsport



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Mushtaq Ali T20s: Prithvi Shaw back in the reckoning!

Prithvi Shaw's inclusion comes as a fresh lease of life for the explosive batter who found himself out of reckoning in the Ranji Trophy.




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Australia announce squad for India Test series

Uncapped McSweeney to open with Khawaja in India series




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Has Australia Found New Test Opener?

Nathan McSweeney is on the brink of a major debut, set to partner Usman Khawaja as Australia's opening batters in the series against India.