WorldPingRobots and AI uncover unexpected pathway in classic 135-year-old chemical reaction
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Chemical reactions are often written as simple equations: Starting materials go in, and a product comes out.
In reality, the same substrates can follow many different pathways depending on their concentrations, temperature, catalysts and other conditions.
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- Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:01 UTC.
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