A general, metal-free route to produce aryl ethers by using diaryliodonium salts has been developed

Into the Ether

Supramolecular Catalysts from Simple Components
Magnesium/BINOL supramolecular catalysts made for phosphorus addition, Mannich-type, and hetero Diels-Alder reactions

Better Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Li-EcoSafe – German centre of excellence for battery research established

W Could Promote Strokes
Elevated levels of tungsten in urine seem to double the risk for a stroke

PiA – Physik im Advent
Daily video experiments promise fun and interesting prizes

Simplified Immunity
Synthetic diacylsulfoglycolipids are considered as potential subunit vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Targeting Mitochondrial Respiration
The anti-histaminic drug meclizine may be used to treat disorders of energy metabolism

Carbon Fibers by Thermally Latent Catalysts
Grubbs–Hoveyda-type catalysts in ring-opening polymerization are a step towards the industrial application of carbon fibers

Electrical Storage with Porous Carbon
A porous carbon framework templated using a modified zeolite could offer a solution to the issue of electrical energy storage

Ranking Halogen-Bond Donors
Ranking of halogen-bond donors established, with applications in crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry