Chemistry

Potassium ferrate is an inorganic compound with the formula K2FeO4. It is the potassium salt of ferric acid. Potassium ferrate is a powerful oxidizing agent…

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the…

Potassium ethoxide, also known as potassium ethanolate, is an off-white or yellow powder with the chemical formula of C2H5KO. It is a strong organic base…

Potassium dithionite or potassium hydrosulfite is a potassium salt of dithionous acid. It is an inorganic compound, also known as potassium hydrosulfite. It is a…

Potassium dicyanoaurate (or potassium gold cyanide) is an inorganic compound with formula K[Au(CN)2]. It is a coordination compound of gold. It is a colorless to…

Potassium dicyanoargentate is an inorganic compound with the formula KAg(CN)2. A white solid, it is the K+ salt of the linear coordination complex [Ag(CN)2]−. It…

Strontium thiocyanate refers to the salt Sr(SCN)2. It is the thiocyanate salt of the alkaline earth metal strontium, consisting of strontium cations (Sr²⁺) and thiocyanate…

Cutting calories doesn’t just slim you down—it also reduces cysteine, an amino acid that flips fat cells from storage mode to fat-burning mode. Researchers found…

Barium ruthenate is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula BaRuO3. It belongs to the family of ruthenates, which are transition-metal oxides well-known for their…

Uranium ditelluride is an inorganic compound with the formula UTe2. It is an intermetallic compound composed of uranium (U) and tellurium (Te). It was discovered…

Scientists have identified compounds that block bitter taste receptors activated by saccharin and acesulfame K. The most promising is (R)-(-)-carvone, which reduces bitterness without the…

Ammonium phosphinate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NH4PH2O2. This is a salt of ammonium and phosphinic acid. It is produced by neutralizing…