Schmidt, A.-K. C.; Stark, C. B. TPAP-Catalyzed Direct Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids through Stabilized Aldehyde Hydrates Org. Lett. ASAP July 27th, 2011. What stops chemistry dead in its tracks? Waiting for chemicals and supplies. While we had another relatively productive week in the Leadbeater lab, our progress has been slowed (on basically [...]
It’s Just Another Mannich Monday…
Belanger, G.; O’Brien, G.; Larouche-Gauthier, R. Rapid Assembly of Quinolizidines via Consecutive Nucleophilic Cyclizations onto Activated Amides Org. Lett. ASAP July 14th, 2011 After another long week and a half in the lab, its nice to return to blogging! The Leadbeater lab has been incredibly busy these past couple of days. On Monday we received [...]
Look Ma’, No Leaving Group!
Anxionnat, B.; Pardo†, D. G.; Ricci, G.; Cossy, J. Monoalkylation of Acetonitrile by Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes Org. Lett. ASAP July 6, 2011 So after a long hiatus from blogging, I finally got time to catch up on the lit. Let me tell you, summer is the best time for a (chemistry) graduate [...]
New Chemistry Blog: B.R.S.M.
So while browsing though my Twitter and a few chem blogs, I stumbled onto a new (and awesome) chem blog, B.R.S.M (Based on Recovered Starting Materials). It’s pretty well written and focuses primarily on total synthesis. So go check it out! And be sure to stay tuned here, new post coming soon (I promise!).
