Chemists have successfully generated an unstable molecule in water, a feat once believed to be impossible. Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a highly reactive molecule in water, a breakthrough that was long considered impossible. This discovery not only
The article says that carbenes can be used to make chemical reactions less toxic, but they were too unstable to use until now.
Interesting. So it’s mostly about what those carbenes can be used rather than how it will change our understanding of B1?
Our new understanding of B1 is allowing us to use carbenes, yes. Also, they proved some old dude right.