Catalytic Alkene Carboamination (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Catalytic Alkene Carboamination

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Researchers at Princeton have developed a two-component catalyst system that works in tandem to selectively activate the strongest bond in the molecule, a nitrogen-hydrogen (N-H) bond, through a process known as proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET).

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Knowles lab

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