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The First Century of Ketenes (1905–2005): The Birth of a Versatile Family of Reactive Intermediates
Author(s) -
Tidwell Thomas T.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200500098
Subject(s) - reactive intermediate , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
An explosive history : Diphenylketene was isolated and identified by Staudinger (see photo) in 1905, as the first example of this class of highly reactive compounds. Others had previously generated these species, but missed the opportunity to claim their discovery. This Essay provides an enlightening view of the history behind these useful reagents.