Une méthode alimentée par la lumière permet de créer de minuscules molécules de housane pour la médecine

20 mai 2026

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Des chercheurs de l'Université de Münster ont développé une nouvelle technique utilisant la lumière pour produire des molécules de housane hautement contraintes. Ces structures compactes pourraient favoriser des avancées dans le développement de médicaments et la science des matériaux.

Une équipe dirigée par le professeur Frank Glorius à l'Institut de chimie organique de l'Université de Münster, en Allemagne, a présenté cette méthode. Elle transforme des hydrocarbures simples, connus sous le nom de 1,4-diènes, en housanes grâce à la photocatalyse, qui fournit l'énergie nécessaire à cette transformation.

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