What is the origin of the volatile hydrocarbons, other than methane, present in city air? Mainly gasoline-powered vehicles, according to a new study. The study also shows that the proportion of ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a diverse group of organic compounds characterised by multiple fused benzene rings. Their persistence and resistance to degradation render them a major ...

Indian astronomers using James Webb Space Telescope data have detected complex hydrocarbon molecules in the planet-forming disk of a young star, offering insights into early planet formation ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka have developed a synthetic method that reliably and efficiently incorporates boron-rich carborane clusters into aromatic compounds as simple as "mixing and ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are an important class of fused-ring natural compounds that are under fire for being toxic. Evidence suggests PAHs, which occur naturally in oil (including edible oils ...

In recent months, two research groups have reported new molecules containing three-membered aromatic boron rings. The chemists behind each of these discoveries made a claim that their molecules have ...

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How did complex hydrocarbons—the chemical building blocks of life—form in space? That was the question asked by team of researchers investigating the creation of pyrene, a hydrocarbon found in ...

Big, schmancy compounds keep popping up all over the solar system, and new research may help clear up confusion about how they form in so many places. That research is based on laboratory experiments ...