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RECENT NEWS

NEW PAPER: OXIDANTS HAPPEN (TO BENZYLAMINES)

August 31, 2021

Congrats to Dr. Pratibha Chand-Thakuri on nudging our work on benzylamine ortho-halogenation over the finish line. Using more harsh oxidizing conditions, benzylamines can be converted into ortho-chlorinated and ortho-brominated products, giving the free amine products which are available for further use or derivatization.

NEW PAPER: THIS CATALYST WAS MADE FOR WALKING

June 23, 2021

Congrats to Vinod and the rest of the team on an excellent paper for this really cool reaction where beta-alkyl cinnamylamines can undergo 3,3'-diarylation through a controlled chain walking event. The mechanism is explored to clearly show insertion, selective beta-hydride elimination, 2nd insertion, 2nd selective beta-hydride elimination, giving a Z-selective product.

NEW PAPER: PHOTOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF ACETALS

April 12, 2021

Congrats to Allison and Jared on their application of MOF-808, under photolysis conditions, to generate acetals of aromatic aldehydes, published in Tetrahedron.