Catalyst combining reactivity, selectivity could speed drug development
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists have long believed that inserting nitrogen -- a beneficial ingredient for making many pharmaceuticals and other biologically active molecules -- into a carbon-hydrogen bond requires a trade-off between catalyst reactivity and selectivity. But a new manganese-based catalyst has given researchers both in one efficient, lower-cost package.