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Chemistry Advent Calendar 2016
Asymmetric Hydroalkoxylation
Gold(I)-catalyzed hydroalkoxylation of 1,3-disubstitued allenes with good chirality transfer
Simple Synthesis of Fluorinated Graphene
Thermal exfoliation of fluorographite gives fluorographene with excellent catalytic properties
A Flair for Methane Valorization
Selectively converting methane into carbon monoxide
CH4 to CO Tandem Process
Methane oxychlorination over vanadyl pyrophosphate
Functionalizing Ketones via Boron Enolates
Palladium-catalyzed dehydroboration gives unsaturated ketones
Metal-Free Electrocatalyst
Bifunctional carbon nanotube-boron nitride (CNT-BN) nanocomposite shows great potential as an electrocatalyst
Angewandte Chemie 48/2016: The Fascination of Our Science
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Synthesis of Fluorinated Allylic Esters
Addition of fluorinated benzoic acids to butadiene using rhodium-based catalyst
Bifunctional Catalysts: Two for One
Chiral bifunctional urea-containing ammonium salts combine hydroxylation and simultaneous kinetic resolution