All alkenes articles
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Research
Simplified hydroformylation replaces rhodium with base metal
Bench-friendly asymmetric hydroformylation swaps toxic gas and expensive catalyst for cheap reagents and mild conditions
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Research
‘Transformative’ carbonyl cross-metathesis used to synthesise alkenes
Two new catalytic methods can produce a broad range of Z- and E-alkenes with remarkable cross-selectivity, paving the way for more efficient organic syntheses
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Research
Electrochemical conversion of acids to alkenes achieved on kilogram scale
Efficient production of valuable alkenes achieved under mild conditions by reversing hydrocarboxylation reaction
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Opinion
The power of oxygen
Running oxidations on lab scale and plant scale – with the help of bleach
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Research
New approach to make chiral amines from internal olefins revealed
Clever reaction design enables the direct addition of N–H bonds to unactivated internal alkenes with high enantioselectivity
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Research
New hydroamination reactions discovered after revisiting old mechanism
Unexpected but reasonable results show there’s nothing boring about organoboron chemistry
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Research
Waste vegetable oils turned into chemicals for drugs and plastics
Dual catalytic system converts complex carboxylic acids into terminal alkenes