Garnet structures could lead to differently colored compounds useful for pigments

Inorganic Chromophores

Start of Supercomputer
BASF starts up supercomputer located at the company’s headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany

Pure Acetic Acid by Lignin Carbonylation
Rhodium-catalyzed transformation of lignin methoxy groups into pure acetic acid with carbon monoxide

Remote Desaturation of Aliphatic Alcohols
Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed remote desaturation of silyl-tethered aliphatic alcohols

Bird Flu Virus Found to Be Highly Pathogenic
Potentially lethal H7N9 influenza virus can be transmitted between animals

Silver Thiolate Clusters and Supramolecular Covalent Frameworks
A range of frameworks assembled from a silver carbide precursor

Simplified REACH Registration in Korea
South Korea's K-REACH reduces registration requirements for non-hazardous substances

Angewandte Chemie 44/2017: Perfect Arrangement
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chirality Amplified at the Nanoscale
Chirality of nanoscale particles used to enhance the chiral response of the surrounding medium

Optically Active Gold Nanoparticles
Histidines used in chiral NHC ligands