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Disguise gets a reaction

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Every organic molecule has a sea of carbon–hydrogen bonds, so fishing out just one of these bonds for a reaction is difficult. Using a common chemical group as bait provides a solution to the problem. See Letter p.70

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Figure 1: An iridium-catalysed C–H functionalization reaction.

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