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Organic Chemistry

From the right: Dr. Yara Oppenheimer-Shanan and Dr. Tamir Klein. The race to the top

The bacteria that climbed a tall tree

Storage of hazardous materials. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A common detergent is linked to a significant increase in the incidence of Parkinson's disease

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For the past hundred years, the chemical trichloroethylene [TCE] has been used in decaffeinated coffee, metal cleaners, and dry-cleaned clothes. The substance itself is known to be a carcinogen, it is associated with miscarriages, congenital heart disease and a fivefold increase in the incidence of Parkinson's disease
Schematic representation of individual molecules in a crystal showing the development of order from lowest (red) to highest (blue)

Formation games - about the order emerging from disorder

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Micro-CT imaging of the crystal

Crystal in surprise

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The new inhibitor (in purple) that the researchers discovered binds with extraordinary efficiency to the MKK7 protein from the kinase group (in gray). Courtesy of Prof. Nir London, Weizmann Institute

Cellular censorship

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The structure of the substance glycolonitrile and the celestial gram in which it was found [Courtesy: Víctor M. Rivilla & Ben Mills & Herschel-SPIRE 500 microns]

A building block of life has been located in the star formation region of space

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The substance 'carbocation' - a molecule with a carbon atom charged with a positive charge. Illustration: shutterstock

A new way of turning oil into useful compounds

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Quantum tunneling. Illustration: shutterstock

Does quantum tunneling play a role in the activity of biological molecules?

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Fluorite crystal - the mineral is mentioned in writings from the 16th century, is used, among other things, for ornamental purposes and is considered one of the most colorful minerals in the world. Photo: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

What does the crystal signify?

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A composite nanomaterial as seen in an electron microscope: carbon nanotubes (thin wires) separated from each other are wrapped around cylindrical crystals of an organic dye. Photo: Boaz Rivchinsky, Weizmann Institute

Just mix and serve

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Nose. Illustration: Spokesperson of the Weizmann Institute

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science inserted a miniature "nose" into a living cell

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William Henry Parkin. From Wikipedia

The accidental discovery of William Henry Parkin is the basis for the organic chemistry and pharmaceutical industries

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Illustration. Photo: US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez.

Organic materials that glow in the dark

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Membrane for water purification. High economic viability. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Recycle membrane

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Prof. Ilan Mark. Source: Technion.

Technion researchers succeeded in creating new "reaction sites" in organic molecules

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molecules. Source: kennysarmy / flickr.

The mysteries of the molecule

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DNA computing. Illustration: shutterstock

Organic computers are closer than ever

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protein. Image: shutterstock

Proteins, quanta and electric currents

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plastic. Illustration: shutterstock

Extremely strong and recyclable plastic

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A woman uses a polyurethane gun to repair a wall. Illustration: shutterstock

Vegetable oils for making bioplastics

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An artist's illustration of the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star MWC 480. The ALMA telescope discovered the organic molecule methyl cyanide in the outer regions of the disk, where comets are thought to form. This is another evidence that organic chemistry is complex of the kind needed for life, it is universal. Figure: (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Complex organic molecules, the basis of life, were discovered in the disk of a nascent solar system

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Benzene. Illustration: shutterstock

Programmed synthesis to obtain benzene derivatives

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Bionic liquids - solvents consisting of lignin and hemicellulose. Image: Lawrence Berkeley Labs

Bionic liquids from lignin for biofuel production

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A double coil made of nanocubes of magnetite. Photographed using a scanning electron microscope

small cubes

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Chemical analysis of the meteorite fragment that crashed into Shatter Mill may indicate that rocks in space contained the molecules required for the development of life. Photo: Prof. Sandra Fitzgerald, Arizona State University

Life started out easy, because the organic compounds that came from space were more complex than we thought until now

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