Method allows boron atoms to be added to opposing sides of an alkyne molecule
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
The development of new methods for preparing organic compounds is a fundamental aspect of research on new drugs and advanced materials. In many cases, the three-dimensional spatial arrangement of atoms in the synthesized molecules has a pronounced effect on functionality and reactivity, so methods that can form new types of bonds with structural selectivity often prove to be groundbreaking. Masanobu Uchiyama and Ryo Takita from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science and researchers from the University of Tokyo have now devised a method for selectively adding boron atoms to opposite sides of an alkyne molecule.