By stimulating ATP production, copper sustains the growth of tumor cells

Copper Fuels Cancer Cells

One-Step Anomerization of Pyranosides
Synthesis of a 1,2-cis glucosamine oligomer

Safer Methods for Carbonylative Coupling
Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative α-arylation of aryl bromides

Cheaper Chlorination of Organic Compounds
Inexpensive hydrochloric acid is promising for low-cost electrochemical chlorination

Flexible Thin-Film Solar Cells
Flexible solid-state DSSCs on polymer substrates made

Promiscuous Base
DNA-templated synthesis method allows construction of an entire DNA-encoded library with a single DNA template

Uranium Sandwiches!
Unusual reactivity of a uranium–arene inverted sandwich complex toward potassium ions

Switching Catalysts for Choosing Products
Organic bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)methyl-based catalysts prove versatile for selecting aldol or olefination products

A Drug to Fight Metastasis Selectively
Korean scientists developed a new compound that inhibits cancer metastasis in a selective manner

Otto Hahn Prize 2013
Ferenc Krausz, Germany, has been awarded the Otto Hahn Prize 2013 for his work on attosecond physics