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Chemists get twice the reactivity from a single substitution handle

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Bethany Halford
Chemists get twice the reactivity from a single substitution handle
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Chemists have discovered a new reaction that allows for the creation of 1,2-disubstituted products from a single carbon-halogen bond. This serendipitous finding, involving a concerted reaction mechanism, enables the construction of complex molecular scaffolds more efficiently than previously possible.

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