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Important Papers covers various chemical reactions, mechanisms, and research papers in the field of organic chemistry, providing examples and explanations for each research paper.
In this video, I discuss reducing agents which deserve more attention! Including Aluminum isopropoxide, Red-Al aka Vitride, Raney Nickel, and TFA/triethylsilane. Each of these reductants works by distinct mechanisms, which is great for complementary reactivity!
Make sure you share this series with other chemists in your network, especially ones who don't usually watch YouTube!
Support the Channel on Patreon - patreon.com/thatchemist
Important Papers Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6OLqxmk7RtyRkdJhXK8NWpT1krGNq1p4
Interested in synthetic consulting? Get in touch! More info at the end of the video.
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References:
aluminum isopropoxide review - 10.1002/047084289X.ra084.pub2
aluminum isopropoxide synthetic protocol (videos of the synthesis were from my own runs) - starklab.de/index.php/2021/12/28/synthesis-of-aluminium-isopropoxide
Red-Al synthesis - patents.google.com/patent/US3728272A/en
Red-Al review - 10.1002/9780470842898.rs049.pub2
Raney Nickel review - 10.1002/047084289X.rr001.pub2
TFA/TES review - 10.1002/047084289X.rt227.pub2
Triethylsilyl chloride synthesis - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01211a501
triethylsilane synthesis - patents.google.com/patent/CN113880875A/en
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Interested in boosting success rates in synthesis route design and prediction using the Predictive Retrosynthesis Tool from Reaxys? Find out more information here - beta.elsevier.com/products/reaxys/predictive-retrosynthesis?utm_campaign=prt-integration-ads&utm_source=thatchemist&utm_medium=video&dgcid=RN_AG_Sourced_400004103
Important Papers covers various chemical reactions, mechanisms, and research papers in the field of organic chemistry, providing examples and explanations for each research paper.
In this video, I discuss reducing agents which deserve more attention! Including Aluminum isopropoxide, Red-Al aka Vitride, Raney Nickel, and TFA/triethylsilane. Each of these reductants works by distinct mechanisms, which is great for complementary reactivity!
Make sure you share this series with other chemists in your network, especially ones who don't usually watch YouTube!
Support the Channel on Patreon - patreon.com/thatchemist
Important Papers Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6OLqxmk7RtyRkdJhXK8NWpT1krGNq1p4
Interested in synthetic consulting? Get in touch! More info at the end of the video.
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References:
aluminum isopropoxide review - 10.1002/047084289X.ra084.pub2
aluminum isopropoxide synthetic protocol (videos of the synthesis were from my own runs) - starklab.de/index.php/2021/12/28/synthesis-of-aluminium-isopropoxide
Red-Al synthesis - patents.google.com/patent/US3728272A/en
Red-Al review - 10.1002/9780470842898.rs049.pub2
Raney Nickel review - 10.1002/047084289X.rr001.pub2
TFA/TES review - 10.1002/047084289X.rt227.pub2
Triethylsilyl chloride synthesis - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01211a501
triethylsilane synthesis - patents.google.com/patent/CN113880875A/en
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