A rule of chemistry stood for 100 years. Now, scientists have broken it—twice.

Researchers synthesized weird molecules that exist in three dimensions, breaking Bredt's rule and helping to develop future pharmaceuticals.
Science Daily

Scientists just overturned a 100-year-old rule of chemistry, and the results are “impossible”

Chemists at UCLA are showing that some of organic chemistry’s most famous “rules” aren’t as unbreakable as once thought. By ...
The Debrief

Defying Longstanding Chemical Rules, Chemists Have Engineered Exotic Molecules They Say Could “Benefit Our World”

UCLA researchers have violated Bredt’s rule, a century-old principle of organic chemistry, challenging our understanding of molecular shapes.

A year after undermining Bredt's rule, scientists make cage-shaped, double-bonded molecules that defy expectations

Organic chemistry is packed with rules about structure and reactivity, especially when it comes to making and breaking ...
Nature

Organometallic Alkane Complexes and Spectroscopy

Organometallic alkane complexes represent an emerging frontier in catalysis and sustainable chemistry. These compounds, in which an alkane binds to a transition‐metal centre, provide a unique platform ...
EurekAlert!

From n-alkane to polyacetylene: ultimate control of stereochemistry and conjugation length

Polyacetylene (PA) is one-dimensional carbon chain with alternating single and double carbon-carbon bonds, which is also the first synthesized conductive polymer. Although the structural unit is ...