Nitrenes—octet-defying molecules with a neutral nitrogen atom bonded to only one other substituent—are typically so reactive that their lifetimes are measured in nanoseconds. But now chemists have ...

New research has resulted in a reactive copper-nitrene catalyst that pries apart carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds and transforms them into carbon-nitrogen (C-N) bonds, which are a crucial building block ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered exactly how a reactive copper-nitrene catalyst works, a finding that could revolutionize how chemical industries produce everything from pharmaceuticals ...

Carbon-nitrogen bonds are ubiquitous in organic molecules: it’s estimated that over 75% of drugs and agrochemicals contain at least one nitrogen atom, and methods to manipulate and install amine ...