A crystal of a different color: One chemical forms two colors of crystals, sheds insight on agostic bonds important in industrial catalysis
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - 21:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists have unexpectedly made two differently colored crystals -- one orange, one blue -- from one chemical in the same flask while studying a special kind of molecular connection called an agostic bond. The discovery provides industrial chemical reactions such as those that occur while making plastics and fuels.