The selective oxidation of C--H bonds using oxygen has become a much simpler and more sustainable endeavor, thanks to a novel manganese (Mn)-based catalyst. Consisting of reusable Mg6MnO8 ...
UPTON, NY--For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon ...
Researchers just hit two benefits with one catalyst. They converted methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas, into ethylene ...
In graduate school, John F. Hartwig decided to study something that many at the time thought was a solved problem. It was 1986, and he had just joined the lab of Robert Bergman at the University of ...
In the chemical industry, the selective cleavage and oxidation of carbon–hydrogen (C–H) bonds, called “oxidative C–H functionalization” is an essential step in the production of many solvents, ...