A bit of boron, a pinch of palladium: One-stop shop for the Suzuki reaction
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Carbon-containing compounds are at the heart of organic chemistry, and carbon is the basis of all living matter. However, the so-called Suzuki reaction provides a simple means of creating carbon-carbon bonds to form compounds that can serve as the starting points for the synthesis of an infinite variety of organic molecules.