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• Randy G. Woelfel To Become New NOVA Chemicals CEO

  NOVA Chemicals announced that Randy Woelfel has joined the company and will become its Chief Executive Officer. Woelfel will replace Christopher D. Pappas who earlier announced his retirement. Woelfel began his career with Shell Oil Company in 1977, and was a key member of the team which helped cr more

• LyondellBasell’s U.S. Operations and one of its European Holding Companies File Chapter 11 to Restructure Balance Sheet

  LyondellBasell Industries announced that, in order to facilitate a restructuring of its debts, its U.S. operations and one of its European holding companies have voluntarily filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company also announced that, pending Court approval, it more

• Huntsman Terminates Merger Agreement and Settles With Hexion and Apollo for $1 Billion

  Huntsman Corporationy announced it has terminated its Merger Agreement with Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.. In addition, Huntsman announced that it reached an agreement with Hexion, Apollo Management, L.P. and certain of its affiliates to settle Huntsman's claims against Hexion, Apollo and its af more

Publications Basell

• Gold‐Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of 2‐ and 3‐Alkynyl Furans

  Chemical Matching: C2‐ or C3‐alkynylated furans were selectively synthesized by using gold catalysis. Direct C–H alkynylation of furans was achieved with C2 selectivity, and a domino cyclization/alkynylation process starting from allenes gave C3‐alkynylated products. The exact matching of the str more

• Functionalized Alkenylzinc Reagents Bearing Carbonyl Groups: Preparation by Direct Metal Insertion and Reaction with Electrophiles

  Highly functionalized cyclic and acyclic alkenylzinc reagents bearing functional groups such as aldehyde, keto, and ester groups were readily prepared by either direct zinc insertion in the presence of LiCl or by magnesium insertion in the presence of LiCl and ZnCl2. Subsequent functionalization more

• Lewis Bases Trigger Intramolecular CH–Bond Activation: (tBu3SiO)2W=NtBu [rlhar2] (tBu3SiO)(κO,κC‐tBu2SiOCMe2CH2)HW=NtBu

  Abstract The symmetry‐forbidden cyclometalation of (silox)2W=NtBu (1, silox = OSitBu3) to (silox)(tBuN)W(H)(κO,κC‐OSitBu2CMe2CH2) (2) was investigated by kinetics [ΔH‡ = 19.2(9) kcal/mol; ΔS‡ = –23(3) eu; ΔG‡(25 °C) = 26.1(10) kcal/mol], isotopic labeling {[D54]1 → [D54]2; kH/kD = 2.7(4)}, and e more

Market studies Basell

• Poland Petrochemicals Report Q2 2012

  The Polish petrochemicals industry enjoyed a positive performance in 2011, but will come under pressure due to the worsening situation in the eurozone, slower domestic growth caused by likely hikes in interest rates and the effects of appreciation on the industry’s external competitiveness. The slow more

• Poland Petrochemicals Report Q2 2010

  Polish petrochemicals producers are best placed to take advantage of the revival in EU markets with a business environment that was relatively favourable compared with regional peers, according to BMI’s latest Poland Petrochemicals Report. With stabilisation of some key petrochemicals consuming ind more

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