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Researchers at Mainz University and Evonik have developed an innovative method to cleave and oxidize double- and triple-bonds in hydrocarbon. Polyamides are present in many different products, su ...

Polyamides exist in several different products, like parachutes of nylon, ropes for mountaineering, and materials for 3D printing. For these polyamides, dicarboxylic acids are utilized as chemical building blocks.

 E-Mail A research team at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany has developed a completely new, environmentally-friendly electrochemical procedure for producing sulfonamides rapidly and inexpensively. Sulfonamides are used in many drugs including antibiotics and Viagra as well as in agrochemicals and dyes, which makes them an important class of molecules for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. While to date it has been necessary to use corrosive chemicals, high temperat...