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Arctic climate change paces Antarctic carbon pump
The Southern Westerly Winds store vast volumes of greenhouse gas emissions in the ocean. Worryingly, climate change seems to reduce the effectiveness of this carbon pump. A new study uses hydrogen from fossil leaves to better understand the links between shifts in climate and wind strength.
Photoinduced Decatungstate-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of Internal Alkynes Using Aliphatic Aldehydes as a Three-Carbon Synthon
In contrast to the prevalence of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, radical [3+2] annulations of alkynes are underexplored. Here, the authors describe [3+2] cycloadditions of various internal alkynes with readily accessible aliphatic aldehydes via photoinduced decatungstate catalysis.
