Glycolaldehyde (GA, 2-hydroxyethanal, C2H4O2) is a semivolatile molecule of atmospheric importance, recently proposed as a precursor in the formation of aqueous-phase secondary organic aerosol (SOA).

Iminosugar scaffolds are highly sought-after pharmaceutical targets, but their chemical synthesis is lengthy and can suffer from poor scalability and purification. Here we report protecting-group-free ...

They hypothesise that the reaction can take place by either of two mechanisms: the first begins with double dehydration to acrolein and the second proceeds via the ethylene glycol radical and ...

Hydroxyethanal is "an efficient initiator in the prebiotic formation of sugars", they write. And methanenitrile is "a key molecule in the prebiotic synthesis of amino acids and nucleobases and ...