KETONES 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

KETONES 1

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A mild process discovered by Rice University chemists could replace difficult, silver-based catalysis to create valuable fluoroketones, a precursor in the design and manufacture of drugs.

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Illustration by Renee Man/@chemkitty

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