A major advance in alkene oligomerization catalysis was Brookhart’s 1995 report of highly active group 10 metal diimine systems. In contrast to nickel and palladium catalysts, the corresponding ...

in a chain reaction. This reaction proceeds at room temperature and does not require sunlight or UV radiation to initiate it. The rapid disappearance of the amber color of the bromine at room ...

"1-alkenes can directly be used as biofuels," he adds. The team found that their biocatalyst could convert a wide range of fatty acids containing different types of carbon chains to 1-alkene.