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Thorpe-Ziegler Reaction

Thorpe-Ziegler Reaction

Characteristics The reaction between a nitrile and an alkoxide base leads to the formation of a β-iminonitrile from which an α-cyanoketone is obtained by mild acid hydrolysis. This reaction is ...

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Hydration of Alkyne

Hydration of Alkyne

Characteristics Hydration of alkynes is simply the addition of H2O in the presence of Lewis acids. The hydration of alkynes has been extensively studied for more than 100 years. This reation allows ...

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Dragmacidin D

Dragmacidin D

The dragmacidins represent an emerging class of bioactive marine natural products obtained by an exhaustive set of protocols from a number of deep water sponges including Dragmacidon, Halicortex, ...

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Singlet Oxygen

Singlet Oxygen

Characteristics Since molecular oxygen exists in a triplet ground state (3O2),the spin conservation rule restricts its transforma- tions to radical-type reactions, which are normally quite ...

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