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Best way to quench Raney nickel?
Raney nickel is notoriously pyrophoric and needs to be kept and handled wet. Is there any way in the literature of quenching its activity altogether?
(Perhaps flushing/bubbling wi …
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Practical experience with hydrogenation?
What are key practical tips for doing hydrogenations? What would you tell younger chemists about hydrogenation? Anything from safety to mechanistic insights (such as they are) to p …
