A single carbon atom stitches flat molecules into 3D structures

October 13, 2026 · 7:50 pm 2 sources

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• A new way to replace carbon with nitrogen atoms could lead to better medicines
  Phys.org · October 13, 2026 19:50
  When drugmakers want to improve on compounds they have already created, they can replace a carbon atom with a nitrogen atom. While effective, the techniques they use to perform this chemical swap, known as skeletal editing, have some downsides. For example, older approaches often require harsh…
• A single carbon atom stitches flat molecules into 3D structures
  Phys.org · October 14, 2026 22:00
  Flat is fine for a sheet of paper, but many of the most useful molecules need depth. Now, researchers from Japan have found a way to give them that depth using nothing more than a single carbon atom.