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)

C- or O-Alkylation?

C- or O-Alkylation?

Depending on the number of fluorine atoms in the alkylating agent, β-ketoesters are regioselectively C- or O-alkylated