organic synthesis

Even though the following paragraph doesn't appear to have much to do with delta-8 THC, an isomer of delta THC, the primary intoxicant of marijuana, keep reading; it will. 

There are precisely two things you can do with a bottle of 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine, aka, 4-ANPP – a chemical that has been in the

With rare exceptions, the chemical reactions in our bodies are the result of enzymes that catalyze the process in question. Why?

Gilead Science is the Tom Brady of the antiviral research world. No other company even comes close.

Q: What's worse than being in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic? A: Being in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic and having to read about synthetic organic chemistry. Yet, here we are, so pay attention.

Two Arkansas chemistry professors are either: a) a couple of morons, or b) extremely unlucky. There is just not enough information in the news to tell which of the above is true. The coverage is all over the place. For example:

Once in a while (just for yuks) I'll write about some of the hideous chemicals that we chemists have to use now and then despite the fact that they are not only a pain in the a##, but also mighty dangerous.

Chemists have a variety of reasons for synthesizing things.