Alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons, are major constituents of natural gas and petroleum, but there are very few practical processes for converting them directly to more valuable products. The reason ...
The latest short science news items from C&EN. The researchers trigger the reaction with violet light. First, there is an electron transfer from an oxidant, a N-alkoxyphthalimide ester, to the ...
The replacement of a hydrogen atom in a carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bond by another element or functional group brings together collaborations from all areas of chemistry. The replacement of the hydrogen ...