Comments on: Rubromycin

By: a-non

a-non — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:17:15 +0000

i think it’s because it’s drier

By: TWYI

TWYI — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:45:53 +0000

Why does Cs carbonate work so much better than potassium or sodium in hydroquinone alkylations?

By: umesh

umesh — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:08 +0000

Thanks for the info. I thought only antisense drugs (oligonucleotides) are the class of telomerase inhibiors, its to good to see other class of compounds as contenders.

By: TWYI

TWYI — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:32 +0000

seconded, even running them under N2 or Ar does not stop the autoxidation.

Reductive atmosphere is vital for decent yields

By: Jos Smos

Jos Smos — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:38:57 +0000

Wow, was just trying some of his chemistry for direct arylation that day…

By: anniechem

anniechem — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:30:08 +0000

This article pretty much sums up what is known at this point.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/H1N1+suspected+death+professor/2216534/story.html

By: TWYI

TWYI — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:36:20 +0000

so young

By: The Next Phil Baran

The Next Phil Baran — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:43:08 +0000

Anyone know what happened?

By: Gui

Gui — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:42 +0000

I guess they should try it to find out

By: Unfortunate

Unfortunate — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:56 +0000

Not to hijack things here, but I thought people in the community might want to know that Keith Fagnou from the University of Ottawa, who had earned quite a reputation in C-H activation and other areas of catalysis, passed away yesterday. Here’s the media release: http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news-details_1776.html