aNanotechnology is about building things atoms by atom, molecule by molecule. The trick is to be able to manipulate atoms individually, and place them where you wish on a structure. Nature uses molecular machines to create life. If you want to see a nanotechnology machine, just look in the...
Oxidative C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond cleavage reaction of an isopropyl group to give an acetyl group upon O2-treatment of a labile cationic ruthenium species, [TpiPrRu(dppene)(OH2)]+† Yoshiaki Takahashi, Shiro Hikichi, Munetaka Akita* and Yoshihiko Moro-oka* Research Laboratory of ...
R2is a hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C1-C30hydrocarbon-based radical, preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having at most 4 carbon atoms; R3represents a substituted or unsubstituted, linear, cyclic or branched C1-C30hydrocarbon-based radical, a substitut...