Practically simple reactions convert hydrocarbons to precious chemicals

Practically simple reactions convert hydrocarbons to precious chemicals

Practically simple reactions convert hydrocarbons to precious chemicals, Published online: 12 November 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07333-w

Operationally simple chemistry enables aliphatic carbon–carbon bonds — the ‘girders’ in the framework of many organic molecules — to be prepared from widely available hydrocarbons known as alkenes.

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