Molecules from the solvent environment that at first glance seem to be uninvolved can be essential for chemical reactions. This has been shown by researchers studying the formation of an ether in ...

Astronomers have for the first time detected dimethyl ether in a planet-forming disc around a star. It's a precursor of larger organic molecules that can lead to the emergence of life.

The substance is dimethyl ether and it is the largest molecule yet to be found in such an environment. The findings, reported in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, concern the young star IRS 48.

With the first pulse, free molecular rings—in this case, a crown ether, or a ring of ether groups—thread themselves onto the ribbons, docking at the first of several binding sites. Each binding site's ...

(CN) — For the first time ever, researchers have found dimethyl ether — a grandfather molecule to some essential life building blocks in the universe — in a planet-forming disk over 400 light years ...

Smallest molecular machine: Reversible sliding motion in ammonium-linked ferrocene Researchers stabilized ferrocene molecules on a flat substrate for the first time, creating an electronically ...

Based on crown ether, a novel macrocyclic metallohost molecule was synthesized having four CH3NH2 groups, two at the top side and two at the bottom side of the molecule (Figure 1c).

Dimethyl ether (DME), a colorless gas, is the simplest aliphatic ether. Also called methyl ether, it is currently produced by dehydrating methanol; but researchers have an eye on it for sustainable ...

Molecules from the solvent environment that at first glance seem to be uninvolved can be essential for chemical reactions. This has been shown by researchers studying the formation of an ether in ...