Dan Lehnherr and Joaquin Alzola’s paper on accessing halogenated naphthalene derivatives was published in Chemistry – A European Journal. The paper demonstrates the power of benzannulating haloalkynes and contributes additional mechanistic insight into this versatile reaction. Congratulations Dan and Joaquin!
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