Screening of a variety of possible substrates in the presence of a photocatalyst.
Whether they are synthetic materials such as PET and Teflon, medicines or flavourings, life without synthetically produced compounds is barely conceivable in our everyday lives today. The chemical industry depends on efficient, long-term methods of producing synthetically derived molecules. For this purpose, chemists often use catalysts, i.e. additives with which they can facilitate and control chemical reactions. But how are such reactions discovered and developed?
A high degree of knowledge and understanding are required - but, not infrequently, chance also plays a decisive role.
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