In nature, halogenation is a strategy used to increase the biological activity of secondary metabolites, compounds that are often effective as drugs. However, halides are not particularly reactive ...

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, ...

Uniqsis has announced an application note that describes a continuous flow methodology for electrophilic bromination that offers excellent control of both temperature and mixing using a proprietary ...

Screening strategies to discover new catalysts or types of reactions typically count hits by the number of new products that turn up in crude reaction mixtures. Frank Glorius and colleagues of the ...

Three faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz—Assistant Professor Sarah Loerch, Assistant Professor Shaun McKinnie, and Professor Seth Rubin—have received ...