Instructional Video6:43
SciShow

We Finally Found a Green Use for Coal

12th - Higher Ed
One day, the world may partially run on clean hydrogen fuel. But a big barrier to that future is just how darn difficult it is to store hydrogen for later use. So one team of scientists have proposed making hydrogen "batteries" out of...
Instructional Video5:20
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The Simple Molecule Behind Our Complex Universe

12th - Higher Ed
All the complexity in the universe ultimately owes its existence to one of the simplest materials possible: molecular hydrogen. And not only did this molecule play a huge role in building the universe as we know it, today, it also helps...
Instructional Video10:03
Professor Dave Explains

Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Carbonyls and Imines

9th - Higher Ed
We just learned about some innovations regarding enantioselective hydrogenation of alkenes which utilize homogeneous catalysis and chiral catalysts. Can we employ the same approach to hydrogenate other functional groups? What about...
Instructional Video6:02
Professor Dave Explains

Organometallic Reactions Part 2: Oxidative Addition

9th - Higher Ed
In addition to ligand exchange, another common organometallic reaction is oxidative addition. This commonly occurs with metals that have stable oxidation states that are two apart. Let's explore some examples of different stypes of...