Catalysts break a vexing bind
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Researchers have developed an asymmetric catalyst that produces amino acid compounds of the handedness they need 99% of the time. The catalyst works in pressurized carbon dioxide, a solvent that is much more benign than solvents such as benzene and chloroform, which asymmetric catalysts usually require.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Model enzyme takes hydrogen apart
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Researchers have developed a hydrogenase model that imitates the function of enzymes in splitting the hydrogen molecule. The metal hydride substitutes ruthenium for the nickel found in the hydrogenase molecule.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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