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Direct Allylic Acylation via Cross-Coupling Involving Cooperative N‑Heterocyclic Carbene, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Photoredox Catalysis
We proposed a strategy that using carboxylic acids and readily available olefins as substrates for transformations involving N heterocyclic carbene catalysis, hydrogen atom transfer catalysis, and photoredox catalysis for the synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated ketones.
Declines in western water towers
Mountains act as natural water towers, influencing the water cycle by storing snow until the melt season when downstream demand is high. We calculate and track historic changes in the degree to which mountainous snowpacks delay the timing and amount of water availability relative to precipitation.
