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  • Newly discovered ‘magic methyl’ reaction could turbocharge potency of some drugs

    Mar 17, 2020 4:00 pm by ScienceIllinois in the News
    A new catalyst replaces a hydrogen atom with a methyl group, which can dramatically increase a drug’s potency. KAIBO FENG

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    • A new catalyst replaces a hydrogen atom with a methyl group, which can dramatically increase a drug’s potency. KAIBO FENG

    Science (March 16) The new catalyst, created by a team led by U of I organic chemist M. Christina White, is a huge improvement on previous multistep methods that were expensive and time-consuming.