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| | Aryl Halide Chemistry |
 | | The synthesis of biologically active molecules for pharmaceuticals, agri-chemistry, and a host of other industries relies on synthetic organic chemistry: the ability to create complex molecules that are held together by bonds between carbon atoms, between carbon and nitrogen atoms, or between carbon and oxygen atoms. |
 | | The top 20 list of papers in Aryl Halide Chemistry report on new methods and catalysts that facilitate the formation of these bonds without the production of undesirable side products. |
 | | These methods take the complex path of reactions necessary to form a desired molecule and either make these reactions proceed faster, cheaper, at lower temperatures—necessary, for instance, for the relatively fragile molecules of pharmaceuticals—or with less toxic materials. |
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