Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Prebiotic carbohydrate synthesis: zinc–proline catalyzes direct aqueous aldol reactions of α-hydroxy aldehydes and ketones

J Kofoed, JL Reymond, T Darbre

Index: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, , vol. 3, # 10 p. 1850 - 1855

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... Jacob Kofoed , Jean-Louis Reymond and Tamis Darbre * Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of ... of an early “RNA world”, 2 where ribozymes could perform vital chemical functions such as ... 6 The early earth was probably rich in organic molecules 7 making it ...