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Yamamoto coupling polymerizations of 2,3-diiodo-N-cyclohexylmaleimide (DICHMI) with dihalide carbazole derivatives (DXRCz) (3,6-dibromo-N-methylcarbazole (3,6-DBrMCz), 3,6-diiodo-N-hexylcarbazole ...
Credit: ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. Researchers report a one-pot catalytic reaction to convert cellulose to n-hexane in high yield (ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2014, DOI: 10.1021/sc5001463).
Per the AP: “A four-month investigation at 22 factories found no evidence that benzene and n-hexane endangered the roughly 500,000 people who work at the plants, according to Apple.
Benzene, which is also found in gasoline, paints and detergents, is believed to be a carcinogen and n-hexane has been linked to nerve damage, according to the AP.