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  • . Hettigedara, N M S (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Importance of the Year 2022 to the Scientific World The importance of 2022 to the scientific world was considerable due to several significant international events, and it was also a year for commemoration of several ...
  • Rajapakse, Wijeyadasa (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    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 ...
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Coordinatively unsaturated metal centers may interact with a C-H bond of a coordinated ligand and then undergo C-H bond activation or fission to form metallacycles
  • Perera, K. Sarath D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Coordinatively unsaturated metal centers may interact with a C-H bond of a coordinated ligand and then undergo C-H bond activation or fission to form metallacycles.
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Boron hydrides are a class of electron deficient compounds that have unusual bonding behavior and form cages and clusters. The electron deficient BH3 is the simplest boron hydride which exists as a dimer B2 H6 ...
  • Perera, K. Sarath D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Coordinatively unsaturated metal centers may interact with a C-H bond of a coordinated ligand and then undergo C-H bond activation or fission to form metallacycles.
  • Priyantha, Namal (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Corrosion is the gradual deterioration of material, usually a metal, by chemical or electrochemical oxidation with their environment. It is a natural, thermodynamically favorable process. Rusting, the formation of iron ...
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Diels-Alder (D-A) reaction is a (4π+2π) cycloaddition reaction. It is used to generate six-membered rings by combining two π-systems. The key components of this reaction are a conjugated diene (an alkene with two π-bonds) ...
  • Perera, K.Sarath D; Theeshya Dulmini, A. D (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-06)
    Onion (Allium cepa) is known as “Queen of the Kitchen” as it is an irreplaceable ingredient in most of the Asian cuisines [1]. Global production of onions is more than 90 million tons per year; China and India ...
  • Weerasinghe, Laksiri (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    A seminar on ‘Advanced Technologies in Food Chemistry’, organised by the trainee workshop and seminar committee, was held on the 22nd of February 2023 in the premises of the Adamantane House, Institute of Chemistry ...
  • Aluthge, Dinesh C (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable, compostable and biocompatible polyester. PLA was first synthesized by Wallace Hume Caruthers at DuPont in 1932 via the polycondensation of lactic acid
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D.; Theeshya Dulmini, A. D (Institue of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Recently, “Turmeric” has become one of the most popular topics in Sri Lanka. The high price of turmeric made it popular among spice farmers in Sri Lanka
  • Jayasinghe, Susanthi (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Organic reactions are chemical processes that involve organic substances. The fundamental types of organic chemistry reactions include substitution reactions, elimination reactions, addition reactions, redox ...
  • Ariyasena, J. A. T. C (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Chromatographic methods are recognized as the most powerful analytical separation techniques to date, for the identification and separation of complex mixtures of chemical compounds.
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Palladium complexes catalyze many types of organic reactions. It is particularly useful in forming carbon- carbon bonds.
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    An alkyl-metal complex has at least one Metal Carbon (M-C) σ- or π-bond. Grignard reagent (RMgX) and LiR are the most common alkyl-metal reagents used in organic synthesis.
  • Perera, K. Sarath. D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Free radicals can be defined as chemical species (atom, molecule or ion) which have a single unpaired valence electron.
  • Ekanayake, Janaka B (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    The Cabinet of Sri Lanka (Decision dated July 27, 2021) approved the commitment of achieving 70% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030 made under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the United ...
  • Lamabadusooriya, Manjula (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    In the light of recent events, Sri Lanka has turned its focus on alternative electricity sources as the existing power sources such as hydro, fossil fuel and biomass systems have proved insufficient to accommodate ...
  • Premalal, K. H. M. S (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    Global warming is the long-term warming of the Earth's surface observed since the pre-industrial era (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, increase the levels of ...

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