A new 'Kabuto-like' nickel catalyst forms bioactive frameworks from phenol derivatives
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 09:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at ITbM, Nagoya University developed a new nickel catalyst with a "Kabuto-like" structure that was found to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between carbonyl compounds and readily available phenol derivatives, to form alpha-arylketones, which are found in many biologically active compounds (Kabuto = a helmet worn by Japanese samurai).