Free radical chemistry centres on the study of species that possess one or more unpaired electrons – a feature that confers unique reactivity and diverse roles across chemical and biological systems.

Scientists have measured how unpaired electrons in atoms at one end of a molecule can drive chemical reactivity on the molecule's opposite side. This work shows how molecules containing these ...

Sugar molecules are ubiquitous in the natural world, inspiring researchers to study their many interesting biological activities. But making and modifying sugars in the lab is no easy feat. They’re ...

One of the central challenges for synthetic chemists is to impose control over free radicals. Highly reactive molecules with an unpaired electron, free radicals may be familiar to you; these are the ...

Schematic comparison between conventional oxidation and contaminant-assisted synergistic oxidation. In the baseline Mn(VII)/chlorite system, short-lived manganese intermediates lead to limited ...

James Mitchell Crow explains how an unexpected discovery in main group chemistry inspired two decades of chemical creativity, ...