Scientists invent method to create olefins
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Olefins are one of those molecule types that most people don't recognize, but which appear everywhere: in bottles, in medicines, in wetsuits and in tires. Now, University of Chicago chemists have discovered an efficient method to make a kind of olefin with four different attachments—used in everything from medicines to new ways to store data.