Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 13/2016: Receive and Activate

ARLANXEO Executive Board
LANXESS and Saudi Aramco announce the executive team of their joint venture, ARLANXEO

Rare Tantalum and Niobium NHC Complexes
First crystallographic characterization of a tantalum complex with a monodentate NHC ligand

Dual Photoredox/Halide Catalysis
Trifluoromethylthiolation of styrenes using visible light

Mapping Chemical Neighborhoods
New classification system clearly delineates chemical bond types based on experimental data

Coating Makes Aircraft Deicers Redundant
Self-lubricating organogels (SLUGs) can make airplane wings and other surfaces so slippery that ice cannot adhere

Magnetism in Gallium Nitride Nanosheets
Calculations explain how transition metals induce magnetic properties in GaN

Scalable Production of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals
Synthesis of palladium icosahedra in plug reactors

Cactus Purifies Contaminated Water
Degradation of taste and odor compounds with cactus mucilage or inner “guts” extraction

Making Artificial Nano-Debris
Lab-made nanoparticles simulate real-life weathering and wear under controlled conditions