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Researchers reveal intermediate’s key role in palladium-photocatalyzed reactions

For nearly 30 years, scientists studying light-driven palladium-catalyzed reactions have suspected that a fleeting species of palladium plays a key role in the process. Leveraging their expertise with special ligands that stabilize intermediates so they can be seen and characterized,...
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Sculpting strong C—H bonds in complex natural products

 A team of chemists led by M. Christina White, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has unveiled a breakthrough in selective oxidation chemistry that could significantly advance drug development with natural products. In...
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Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Benjamin Snyder, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2025 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile...
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Study: Light-driven reaction leads to advanced hybrid nanomaterial

 Scientists are exploring many ways to use light rather than heat to drive chemical reactions more efficiently, which could significantly reduce waste, energy consumption, and reliance on non-renewable resources.A team of chemistry researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-...
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