This feature focuses on a reagent chosen by a postgraduate, highlighting the uses and preparation of the reagent in current research
Sodium Bis(methoxyethoxy)aluminium HydrideCompiled by Akshat Rathi Akshat Rathi was born in Nashik, Maharashtra, India in 1987. He received his B.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai. During his undergraduate degree, he was a research associate under Prof. S. D. Samant at Mumbai and also a visiting scholar at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Prof. Iain Coldham. His undergraduate thesis, under Prof. M. S. Degani, involved work on the synthesis of novel systemic biological markers. At present, he is working towards his M.Sc. by Research in Organic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, under the tutelage of Prof. T. J. Donohoe. His current research project involves studies towards the synthesis of microsclerodermin F.