Liquid ammonia pretreatment of native crystalline cellulose provides avenues to efficiently deconstruct the cellulose

Lignocellulose Deconstruction

Straightforward Synthesis of Nitriles
Straightforward iron-catalyzed synthesis of nitriles by dehydration of primary amides

Novel Iridium Photosensitizer Split Water
Synthesis of novel Ir photosensitizer improves hydrogen-producing photoreactions

It's Crystal Clear
Rh NHC complexes undergo back-to-back single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations by selective nonreversible ligand exchange

Angewandte Chemie 31/2011: More Nobility
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tobias Ritter Gets Catalysis Award
Tobias Ritter, Harvard University, USA, receives the BASF Catalysis Award

New Route to 2,5-Disubstituted Furans
Ru- and Pd-catalyzed synthesis of 2-arylfurans by one-flask heck arylation/oxidation

Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz Law
Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law, one of the oldest empirical laws of physics, has been observed

Heroin Vaccine
A highly successful vaccine against a heroin high developed and its therapeutical potential proven in animal models

Improved Silicon-Air Battery
Adding water to a silicon-air battery has a massive impact on its discharge performance