Zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show promising activity for hydrolysis of nerve agents in buffered solutions

Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents

Hyperporous Carbons from Polymers
Carbonization of hypercrosslinked benzene, pyrrole, and thiophene produces materials with extremely high surface areas

Modified Graphene Catalyzes CO2 Reduction
Nickel-nitrogen-modified graphene effectively reduces carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide

Stepwise Decomposition of Carbonyl Diisocyanate
Theory and experiment demonstrate the formation of transient diazomethanone (NNCO)

Angewandte Chemie 39/2016: Evolution
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Solar-Driven Chemistry
White Paper on a European vision for sustainable chemistry production

Using Gold to Make Substituted Indenes
Gold-catalyzed domino coupling of alcohols with allenes

Antibodies Against Osteoporosis
Sclerostin-neutralizing antibody may restore bone growth in patients with osteoporosis

Resistant Plants with CRISPR/Cas9
CRISPR/Cas9 used to engineer resistance to Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), a major pathogen in field-grown vegetable crops

August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal for Ben Feringa
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society) honors outstanding achievements in chemistry