Isomeric ortho- and para-quinone methides, while possessing similar electronic structures, show very different properties. o-Quinone methides (oQM) are more reactive towards nucleophiles and undergo very fast and efficient inverse electron-demand-Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction with electron-rich alkenes. p-Quinone methide, while also acting as Michael acceptors, is not reactive in IEDDA.

Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, comprising more than 2,000 species.^1,2 Many of them have long been used in herbal folk medicine. In 2016 and 2018, Qiu and co-workers isolated five diterpenoids, pepluacetal and pepluanols A–D, from Euphorbia peplus.^3,4 All five compounds show effective inhibitory activity on the K_V1.3 voltage-gated potassium channel.

How non-covalent interactions contribute to gas-phase bond energies.

What is the design behind Vitamin B12?

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In a recent departmental event associated with UGA Commencement 2021, the Department of Chemistry announced its Graduate Student Awards for the 2020-2021 academic year:

The University of Georgia Department of Chemistry recently presented a number of awards to outstanding undergraduate students. The awards were announced as part of the department’s commencement event for Spring 2021. Among the students receiving departmental awards were:

Anna Doner, a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry, is one of 78 graduate students nationwide selected for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program fellowship.