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Collaboration between the Bergman and Raymond groups has yielded a supramolecular organometallic catalyst for allyl alcohol isomerization. A ruthenium(II) half-sandwich complex is encapsulated within the water-soluble M4L6 tetrahedron, allowing this organic transformation to be carried out efficiently in aqueous solution.
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erratum The photo of Bruce Stangeland on page 23 of the Fall 2010/Winter 2011 issue of Catalyst was taken by Craig Cozzitorti.