Teaching an old metal new tricks

Scientists have figured out a way to recycle a common reagent used in synthetic chemistry reactions

29-Aug-2024 - The metallic element samarium, when bound with other elements, is an incrediblyuseful chemical reagent for synthesizing molecules that can lead to new pharmaceuticals. Discovered in a Russian mine in 1879, the element was named after the mineral it was found in, called samarskite, which itself ...