Chemistry: A light touch catalyzes asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation

Science

Volumn 322, Issue 5898, 2008, Pages 55-56

  Renaud, Philippe ^a   Leong, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

2,2'-DIPYRIDYL; ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; CARBON; CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; LIGHT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 53349143153     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1164403     Document Type: Short Survey

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