Efficient reactions in aqueous organic chemistry do not require soluble reactants, as had been thought. A newly developed ‘on-water’ protocol is characterized by short reaction times, and the products are easy to isolate.
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Klijn, J., Engberts, J. Fast reactions ‘on water’. Nature 435, 746–747 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435746a
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