Joining Arenes and Azoles in Equal Amounts Using Alternating-Current Electrolysis
Sow W; Somprasong S; Aand D; Ng SSY; Zhang F; Wakabayashi T; Tan EYK; Khan SA; Chiba S
Scientists found a greener way to join carbon and nitrogen in chemicals using electricity instead of expensive metal catalysts. This method helps make useful medicine-like molecules, works on large and complex molecules, and can even turn benzene into a product with four carbon-nitrogen bonds.