Triumph of a chemical underdog

In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the reptilian slowcoach beats its fleet-footed rival in a race. A zinc catalyst recreates this story by giving a less reactive chemical group a turn of speed over a rival group.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2008-03, Vol.452 (7186), p.415-416
Hauptverfasser:	Peris, Gorka, Miller, Scott J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humanities and Social Sciences multidisciplinary news-and-views Science Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:	In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the reptilian slowcoach beats its fleet-footed rival in a race. A zinc catalyst recreates this story by giving a less reactive chemical group a turn of speed over a rival group.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/452415a