Chemists develop new multi-component reaction - EurekAlert

A team of researchers led by chemistry professor Frank Glorius has succeeded in using so-called ketyl radicals for a new multi-component reaction. This can be used to produce useful compounds in an environmentally friendly way.

image: The three reactants and their linkage: ketyl-type radical on the left, 1,3-diene on the center, and the nucleophile sulfinate on the right. The reactive atoms and the bond that are being forme… [+3215 chars]

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