Orexin receptor antagonist developed by Merck and currently in phase II trials promising for treating insomnia
New Insomnia Treatment
New Malaria Lead Compound Identified
A new lead for antimalarial drugs has been developed through structure-activity studies on the GlaxoSmithkline database
Angewandte Chemie 10/2012: Click! Goes the Sulfur
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Sensitive Detector for Nerve Agents
A terpyridine could be a novel chemodosimeter compound for exposure to nerve agents, according to researchers in India
New Route to Benzothiazoles
Copper-catalyzed three-component reaction route to benzothiazoles avoids sulfur poisioning of catalyst
German Chemistry Fights Against Weak Phase
Economic situation of the German chemical industry in the fourth quarter of 2011
Green Cured Meat
A green pigment often lends an odd sheen to nitrite-cured meat products. US chemists have now obtained its crystal structure
Planar Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles
At a planar CH2Cl2-water interface positively charged nanoparticles (NPs) spontaneously self-assemble into hexagonally close-packed lattices
Nicholson New Bayer CropScience R&D Head
Bayer CropScience names Dr. C. David Nicholson new Head of Research & Development
First Synthesis of Photoactive Toxin
The first enantioselective total synthesis of the toxin (S)-bisoranjidiol, a bisanthraquinone, has been achieved by US chemists