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The proposed method for anti-Michael addition in this study can enable one-step synthesis of α-substituted carbonyl compounds, which are commonly used in pharmaceuticals. Their study was made ...

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), which were first isolated in the early 1990s, have received a great deal of scientific attention as ligands for transition metal complexes and organocatalysts for more ...

With the help of zinc reagents, chemists have found a loophole in rules that govern additions to chiral carbonyl compounds, a fundamental reaction in organic synthesis. The work, presented on March 24 ...

Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...

Carbonyls (C=O groups) are popular reactive handles. But carbonylation reactions, which create these useful groups by appending carbon monoxide to aryl halides or alkyl halides with the help of a ...