A catalyst that adds a pair of chlorine atoms to an alkene—using only a chloride salt as its halogen source—could offer a new approach to synthesizing chlorinated natural products (ACS Catal. 2019, ...

But critics have brought forth another image of chlorine and chlorinated compounds that are used in many products and industrial processes, including ubiquitous polyvinyl chloride plastics. For them, ...

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