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March 8, 2021 Cover

Volume 99, Issue 8

Chemists want to selectively take apart any C–H bond in an organic molecule and install something new. How can they expand their C–H activation toolboxes?

Cover image:Chemists want to selectively take apart and functionalize any C–H bond in an organic molecule. How can they expand their toolboxes?

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“I actually do believe C–H activation will transform synthetic chemistry in the not-too-distant future.”

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