Highlights
Affordable iron catalysts offer a sustainable route to prized Z-alkenes
September 26, 2024Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an iron-catalysed method that overcomes a significant challenge in the…
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Late-stage functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen bonds
August 14, 2020NUS chemists have developed a photo-induced method for late-stage functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds in organic molecules. The replacement of…
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Catalytic transformation of ethylene
August 16, 2019NUS chemists have developed a catalytic method using visible light for the difunctionalisation of ethylene for potential use in the…
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Green functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen bonds
October 20, 201720 Oct 2017. NUS chemists have developed a light enhanced, nickel catalysed method for carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bond functionalisation in organic…
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Role of oxygen in hydrogen formation
March 02, 20172 Mar 2017. NUS chemists have discovered that oxygen gas is vital for the alcohol dehydrogenation process at low temperatures. Hydrogen…
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Cooperativity in catalysis
January 25, 201725 Jan 2017. NUS chemists have discovered an operationally simple process to synthesise Z-enediyne, a potent class of anticancer warhead. Z-enediyne,…
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