A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

The group incorporated an N-heterocyclic carbene to the Ni catalyst, which is key in two ways. First, the carbene drives an efficient C-Ni addition across the alkene. “Second, because it is ...

In a development that could revise organic chemistry textbooks, a new catalytic version of alkene dichlorination makes the reaction more versatile. Now, researchers have devised the first catalytic ...