145 Years of Dynamite

145 Years of Dynamite

Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel after an accident at a nitroglycerin factory killed his brother; answer to Guess the Chemist (11)

Dissolving Ytterbium

Dissolving Ytterbium

The ionization energies of complexes between a rare-earth metal (Yb) and ammonia were measured for the first time

Iron-Catalyzed Hydroboration

Iron-Catalyzed Hydroboration

Iron carbonyl complex catalyzes hydroboration of alkynes under non-inert conditions, making it simple and synthetically useful