DURING the past four years we have been investigating the mechanism of two closely allied reactions—the polymerization of isobutene and the dimerization of di-isobutene. Both these reactions are ...
From life-saving drugs and synthetic polymers to diverse advanced materials, the products containing organic compounds seem endless, thanks in part to regioselectivity, a feature in chemical reactions ...
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An unusual cyclization reaction to form alkylarenes — which are important chemical feedstocks — from alkanes is mediated by an iridium catalyst. Arenes are among the most important ring structures, ...