Chemistry students solve decades-old oxidation puzzle

Monday, July 4, 2016 - 07:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Students at the University of Amsterdam have designed a new catalyst that can render important chemical processes more sustainable. Their catalyst can create selective peroxide-like reagents literally from thin air and uses those to oxidise alcohols to carbonyl compounds in a dual-action mechanism. The results have just been published online by Chemistry: A European Journal.

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