Arsenic trioxide: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman explains how a 'daft' pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain
05:20
Darcin: Chemistry in its element
Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy lends his name to a pheromone that lets mice feel the love, as Kat Arney...
06:13
Porphyrins: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg examines the colourful compounds that no red-blooded creature can do without: Porphyrins
06:33
Solvated electrons: Chemistry in its element
Blue flashes and metallic water are just some of the tricks the smallest possible anion has up...
08:30
Adamantane: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg introduces a crystalline hydrocarbon that isn't as tough as it sounds, but is the...
07:03
Pancuronium bromide: Chemistry in its element
On-demand muscle paralysis revolutionised surgery. Katrina Krämer explores one of the key muscle...
06:55
TCDD or dioxin: Chemistry in its element
The Seveso accident saw an accidental release of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD),...
05:46
Orlistat: Chemistry in its element
With thoughts turning to our festively-expanded waistlines, Kit Chapman looks at a poster child...
04:35
Eugenol: Chemistry in its element
Eugenol, the smell most associated with cloves, may be one of the defining smells of Christmas,...
05:29
Diborane: Chemistry in its element
This week, Neil Withers examines a compound with the 'wrong' number of bonds: Diborane
04:56
Diazepam: Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani introduces one of the biggest selling pharmaceuticals in history, the 'mother's...
05:08
Swainsonine: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer investigates the sad case of Christopher McCandless, who some believe consumed the...
06:12
Bromodeoxyuridine: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney introduces bromodeoxyuridine, or BrdU, a nucleoside that revolutionised our ability to...
05:39
Benzoyl peroxide: Chemistry in its element
The whitest smile, the blondest blonde, the clearest complexion – all from one essential...
04:03
Butyric acid: Chemistry in its element
Louise Crane reveals the compound that gives American chocolate and wet dogs their distinct aroma
06:24
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP): Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney explains how a protein that repairs broken DNA holds the key to killing cancer cells –...
06:21
Neodymium chloride: Chemistry in its element
From medicine to the military, this compound makes lasers for a range of applications. Brian...
05:38
Gabapentin: Chemistry in its element
Louise Crane documents the rise and fall of gabapentin – from ‘wonder drug’ to illicit substance...
06:36
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET): Chemistry in its element
The story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
06:21
BINAP: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Kramer introduces the Nobel prize-winning ligand that will give you just the hand you...
06:51
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