Peroxy acids, such as meta -chloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA), are used to convert alkenes into epoxides (oxiranes). This ...

Before we jump into predicting and drawing products, it's essential to solidify our understanding of the E1 mechanism itself. E1 stands for unimolecular elimination, highlighting the fact that the ...

Although the cleavage of C–C bonds in unactivated hydrocarbons by soluble transition-metal complexes remains a challenge, such reactions hold the potential to provide access to previously ...

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a straightforward method to convert common chemicals like carboxylic acids, alcohols, and alkanes directly into valuable alkenes ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

A major advance in alkene oligomerization catalysis was Brookhart’s 1995 report of highly active group 10 metal diimine systems. In contrast to nickel and palladium catalysts, the corresponding ...

Researchers discovered a new cationic cobalt bisphosphine hydroformylation catalyst system that is highly active and extremely robust. Catalysts help transform one chemical substance into another, ...

The cobalt-catalyzed process, which uses p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (TsCl) to deliver a chlorine atom, could streamline production of alkyl chlorides, which are versatile building blocks for making ...