Polycrystalline CuInS2 films fabricated by sulfurization of electrodeposited Cu and In form precursor films for H2O splitting

Hydrogen Production From Water Splitting

Improved Continuous-Flow Hydroarylation
First simple and efficient continuous-flow hydroarylation of arenes and heteroarenes suitable for various styrenes reported

BASF Acquisition of Cognis
European Commission approves BASF’s acquisition of Cognis

BASF To Acquire CRI/Criterion
BASF to acquire CRI/Criterion’s global styrene catalysts business

Green Synthesis Of Nanoparticles
Method for making Au nanoparticles for imaging cancer is environmentally and biologically benign as it uses cinnamon

Selective Route to Trisubstituted Alkenes
Ei-ichi Negishi reports a more stereoselective route to trisubstituted alkenes from propyne

Red Algae as Chemical Feedstock
Red macroalgae could be a new source for renewable chemicals and biofuels thanks to one-step process

€ 20 M for Catalysis Research
Süd-Chemie AG and Technische Universität München, Germany, reach agreement on strategic alliance

ERC Grant Awarded to M. Eremets
EUR 1.9 million awarded to Mikhail Eremets, Max-Plank Institute for Chemistry, for the study of metallic hydrogen

CO2 Activation by Organocatalyst
Cooperative activation of CO2 achieved with ammonium betaine-based catalyst under halogen- and solvent-free conditions