In 1980, two children and 29 crew members aboard a grain freighter became ill. They had been exposed to phosphine – a chemical used in fumigation to kill pests in and on grain – for four days.

They had been exposed to phosphine – a chemical used in fumigation to kill pests in and on grain – for four days. In the end, one child died. More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican ...

The creation of chiral materials from semiconductors at Cornell opens new avenues for optical sensors and displays, enhancing ...

Institute of Chemical Technology, Haute École d’Ingénierie et d’Architecture Fribourg, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland ...

The study focused on phosphine oxides, specifically cyclic triphenylphosphine oxide (CPO), which has a very negative potential (-2.4 V vs Fc/Fc+). CPO is made from TPPO. Its unique structure ...

Researchers have developed a method to convert industrial waste into a key material essential for battery production. A team at Northwestern University has harnessed triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO ...

Structure and bonding issues in organometallic compounds are discussed in view of ... The properties of important ancillary ligands such as phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbenes are given special ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. This study identifies a pathway for oxidation ...