• Question: Do you think these Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reactions will be useful to us as a Human Race?

    Asked by Mr Tomkins to Sarah, Ian, Angela on 10 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Ian Cade

      Ian Cade answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      The SM reaction is simply a synthetic tool that allows synthetic chemists to join aromatic groups together… it is as useful as the solution to problem it helps with.

      You might have equally well asked “do I think a screwdriver is useful…” – it rather depends on what its used for!

    • Photo: Angela Stokes

      Angela Stokes answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Well Joe M W PrendergastVale
      I can answer this very easily as the only thing I know about Suzuki coupling reactions is that they are used in the synthesis of olefins, styrenes and biphenyls. These are used by the human race and are therefore I am sure ‘useful’. I think my fellow research scientists will be able to help you more…..not my field I am afraid.

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