An experiment that compares product distribution obtained by either substitution or elimination utilizing alkyl bromides and methoxide, ethoxide, or t -butoxide as the base (or nucleophile) is ...

Alkanes: Bromination (substitution reaction) R-H + Br2 → R-Br + HBr ( colorless) (amber) (colorless) UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, resulting in a very slow loss of ...

Now, Varinder Aggarwal and coworkers at the University of Bristol have found a way to selectively activate primary alkane C–H bonds using light and a chloride-based catalyst (Nature 2020, DOI ...

We demonstrate herein that the areal density of surface azide groups on flat germanium surfaces and nanoparticle substrates (silica and iron oxide) can be controlled kinetically by appropriately timed ...