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Mechanism of Copper-Free Sonogashira Reaction

Nature Communications 2018, 9, 4814

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A recent article in Nature Communications providing an experimental and theoretical scrutiny of palladium-palladium transmetallation in the copper-free Sonogashira reaction.

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Ir(III) and Os(II) Complexes of Pyridyl-Mesoionic Carbenes

exhibited high toxicity against tumor cell lines and preferentially killed cancer over normal cells

Organometallics  2019, 38, 4082–4092

As one of the Most read articles in November 2019

A new 18F-radiotracer shows promising in vitro binding affinity towards pTau deposits

J. Med. Chem. 2017, 60, 8741-8757

A sensitive and selective method of in vivo detection of tau-aggregate presence and distribution could provide the means of an early diagnosis of tau-associated diseases like Alzheimer and many other neurodegenerative diseases. 

Efficient Preparation of High-Purity Hydrogen Trioxide (HOOOH)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9917–9920

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The synthesis of pure HOOOH significantly enlarges the range of applications of this rather unusual compound in chemistry.