catalyst

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Designing a polyheptazine imide catalyst that performs well for a specific reaction requires careful control over many aspects of its structure.

From Science Daily

Earlier this year, some on Wall Street were looking to GTC, the annual developer event that kicks off on Monday, as a major stock catalyst.

From MarketWatch

Traditional Friedel-Crafts chemistry requires powerful chemicals or metal catalysts and harsh laboratory conditions.

From Science Daily

A catalyst for the market to more confidently believe in that growth trajectory would be strong earnings reports over the next several quarters, especially if management doesn’t increase its forecast for capital investments.

From Barron's

They just need a catalyst—something like higher oil prices.

From Barron's