Tag Archive for 'Acid'

In the gas phase, if once formed, sulfurous acid shows a certain kinetic stability with an estimated lifetime of at least one second for atmospheric water vapor conditions. Image credit: Berndt et al., doi: 10.1002/anie.202405572.

Chemists Demonstrate Existence of Sulfurous Acid in Gas Phase under Atmospheric Conditions

Sep 11, 2024 by Sergio Prostak

Chemists at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research have provided experimental evidence that sulfurous acid (H2SO3), once formed in the gas phase,...

Venus in real colors, processed from Mariner 10 images. Image credit: Mattias Malmer / NASA.

Combination of Two Minerals Can Explain Mysterious UV Absorber in Clouds of Venus

Jan 8, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The clouds of Venus are believed to be composed of sulfuric acid and minor constituents including iron-bearing compounds. Respective concentrations of...

The oxidation of ferrocenyl-substituted boranes and boronic esters allows for the straightforward synthesis of strong boron-centered Lewis superacids. Image credit: Köring et al., doi: 10.1002/anie.202216959.

Chemists Develop New Technique to Synthesize Lewis Superacids

Feb 27, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Lewis superacids are very special catalysts that can be used to break strong chemical bonds in non-biodegradable fluorinated hydrocarbons and climate-damaging...

Walton et al describe how acidity makes oxygen-starved cancer cells dormant and drug resistant. Image credit: Walton et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.05.009.

Baking Soda Could Improve Cancer Therapy

Jun 6, 2018 by News Staff

Cells enter a state of dormancy as tissues starved of oxygen become increasingly acidic, according to a new study. Published in the journal Cell, the study...