The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element

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Orlistat: Chemistry in its element Jan 04, 2017

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With thoughts turning to our festively-expanded waistlines, Kit Chapman looks at a poster child in the battle against obesity

Eugenol: Chemistry in its element Dec 21, 2016

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Eugenol, the smell most associated with cloves, may be one of the defining smells of Christmas, but it also leads a double life as fish anaesthetic and insect attractant...

Diborane: Chemistry in its element Dec 14, 2016

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This week, Neil Withers examines a compound with the 'wrong' number of bonds: Diborane

Diazepam: Chemistry in its element Dec 07, 2016

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Jamie Durrani introduces one of the biggest selling pharmaceuticals in history, the 'mother's little helper': Diazepam

Swainsonine: Chemistry in its element Nov 30, 2016

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Katrina Krämer investigates the sad case of Christopher McCandless, who some believe consumed the poison swainsonine in the Alaskan wilderness

Bromodeoxyuridine: Chemistry in its element Nov 23, 2016

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Kat Arney introduces bromodeoxyuridine, or BrdU, a nucleoside that revolutionised our ability to watch cells grow and divide

Benzoyl peroxide: Chemistry in its element Nov 16, 2016

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The whitest smile, the blondest blonde, the clearest complexion – all from one essential compound. Fernando Gomollón-Bel introduces benzoyl peroxide

Butyric acid: Chemistry in its element Nov 09, 2016

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Louise Crane reveals the compound that gives American chocolate and wet dogs their distinct aroma

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP): Chemistry in its element Nov 02, 2016

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Kat Arney explains how a protein that repairs broken DNA holds the key to killing cancer cells – but only if you stop it from doing its job

Neodymium chloride: Chemistry in its element Oct 26, 2016

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From medicine to the military, this compound makes lasers for a range of applications. Brian Clegg discovers neodymium chloride

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