Guides and metrics: Reagent guides

CHEM21 eLearning Programme

Reagent guides

GSK example: oxidation to aldehydes and ketones

Dr. Helen Sneddon, GlaxoSmithKline

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GSK example: oxidation to aldehydes and ketones

In this video Helen Sneddon describes the application of the GSK reagent guides to a case study on choosing greener reagents for the oxidation of an alcohol to a ketone.