Carbon chemistry involves many different families of compounds and the reactions needed to interchange them. Understanding the properties of different compounds caused by functional groups and ...

Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new process for reversing the polarity of chemical compounds, also known ...

During esterification this small molecule is water. Esters have characteristic smells and are insoluble in water. The functional group (-COO) is known as the ester link. The main use of esters is ...