Synthesizing pharmaceuticals for cancer, viral diseases, and other medical conditions is slow work. A particularly challenging chemical transformation is to start with what’s known as an unactivated alkene—a common molecular building block—and end up with a vicinal diamine; i.e., installation of two nitrogen units into carbon—carbon double bonds. The result is a chemical unit that’s present in medications for influenza and colorectal cancer.
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