Heterocycles are cyclic structures with at least one atom other than C and H. Most common heteroatoms are N, O and S. A large portion of natural products are heterocyclic compounds and some are being utilized as ...

Organic reactions are chemical processes that involve organic substances. The fundamental types of organic chemistry reactions include substitution reactions, elimination reactions, addition reactions, redox ...

Polymers play an important role in our day-to-day life. In Greek, poly means “many” and mer means “parts”. Polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids are the main bio-polymers/macromolecules. A large number of industries ...

Due to increased industrialization and urbanization, chromium (Cr) has been commonly used and released to the environment in a variety of industrial activities.

Ionic liquids (ILs) are salts that exist in the liquid state below 100 o C or at room temperature. They are also referred to as molten salts, ionic fluids, liquid organic salts, neoteric solvents, and designer solvents

Cancer is the major cause of morbidity and mortality around the globe. Cancer shows a significant annual increase, approximately 30,000 new cases were recorded in 2021. It has become one of the major health burdens in ...

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique used to obtain information on the structure and molecular weight/accurate mass of a given compound. The main components of the mass spectrometer are the ion source, mass ...

It is with great pleasure that I issue this message on the occasion of the 52nd Annual Sessions, 2023 & 82nd Anniversary Celebrations of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon which is one of the oldest professional bodies ...

We know that main group hydrides such as LiAlH4 and NaBH4 are the common reducing agents used by organic chemists to reduce aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids. Transition metal hydrides act as ...