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Alcohols

Known as: alcohol in any form, Alcohol, class of chemical alcohols 
A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the… 
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1-tricosanol2-adamantanol3,4-epoxy alcohol3,7,9-trimethyl-2-tridecanol
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Imidodiphosphate-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Bicyclic Bislactones
Significance: Zhu and co-workers report an enantioselective desymmetrization of readily available bislactones. An… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Formal highly enantioselective organocatalytic addition of fluoromethyl anion to alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes.
Symmetric fluoromethylation made easy: a highly enantioselective fluoromethyl addition to ?,?-unsaturated aldehydes is described… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The direct catalytic asymmetric alpha-aminooxylation reaction: development of stereoselective routes to 1,2-diols and 1,2-amino alcohols and density functional calculations.
Proline-catalyzed direct asymmetric alpha-aminooxylation of ketones and aldehydes is described. The proline-catalyzed reactions… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Studies on the mechanism of metal-catalyzed hydrogen transfer from alcohols to ketones.
The mechanism of metal-catalyzed hydrogen transfer from alcohols to ketones has been studied. Hydrogen transfer (H-transfer) from… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Computer modeling of substrate binding to lipases from Rhizomucor miehei, Humicola lanuginosa, and Candida rugosa
The substrate‐binding sites of the triacyl glyceride lipases from Rhizomucor miehei, Humicola lanuginosa, and Candida rugosa were… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Some recent advances in the use of titanium reagents for organic synthesis
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
NANOSECOND IRRADIATION STUDIES OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES‐I. COENZYME Q 6 (UBIQUINONE‐30)
Abstract— The coenzyme ubiquinone, an isoprenoid benzoquinone present in the electron‐transport chain of mitochondria, has been… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Direct blood-injection method for gas chromatographic determination of alcohols and other volatile compounds.
An extremely simple, rapid method is described for simultaneously determining methanol, ethanol, acetone, isopropanol, and low… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The mechanism of the formation of higher alcohols from amino acids by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
p-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde + reduced DPN + p-Hydroxyphenylethanol (tyrosol) + oxidized DPN (3) In reaction (1), the removal of… 
Review
1950
Review
1950
THE HISTOCHEMISTRY OF LIPOIDS IN ANIMALS
1. The available methods for histochemical analysis of lipoids having been reviewed, the following are regarded as valid for the… 
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