I am completing my survey of the vote for molecule of the year candidates, which this year seems focused on chemical records of one type or another.
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Molecules of the year? The most polar neutral compound synthesized…
Sunday, December 18th, 2016This, the fourth candidate provided by C&EN for a vote for the molecule of the year as discussed here, lays claim to the World’s most polar neutral molecule (system 1 shown below).[cite]10.1002/anie.201508249[/cite] Here I explore a strategy for extending that record.