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A new quantum dot photoreductant uses 99% less light energy for organic reactions
Chemists at the School of Science of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently made ...
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Microscopic Reaction Mechanisms of Formic Acid Generated During Pyrolysis of Cellulosic Insulating Paper - IEEE Xplore
Cellulosic insulating paper is the essential component of the insulation in power transformers. Under the thermal stress inside the transformer, the cellulosic insulating paper degrades and generates ...
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Two-step reaction mechanism reveals new antioxidant capability of cysteine disulfides against hydroxyl radical attack - PNAS
The relative reaction rates and product branching ratios responded sensitively to the electronic property of the R group, providing key evidence to deriving a two-step reaction mechanism. The first ...
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Theoretical Studies on the Mechanism, Enantioselectivity, and Axial Ligand Effect of a Ru(salen)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation Reaction - ACS Publications
The mechanism of the Ru(salen)-mediated (salen = 1,2-cyclohexanediamino-N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)) cyclopropanation reaction of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) is explored with ...