The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society) has been presented to Professor Klaus Müllen

Müllen Awarded the Adolf von Baeyer Medal

A Story of Multicomponent Systems
Mechanistic and computational analysis of a multicomponent reaction of cyclohexadiene, 2-phenyl-indol-3-one, and acetonitrile conducted

Element 115 Exists
The existence of element 115, known temporarily as ununpentium, has been claimed by researchers at Sweden’s Lund University

Stability on the Branch Line
A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed

Biocidal Products Regulation
New biocidal products regulation enters into operation on 1 September 2013

Toxoplasmosis: Biochemistry of Infection
Palmitoyl thioesterase that decreases the ability of Toxoplasma gondii to invade host cells identified

Fe10BO3/Fe3O4/SiO2 Nanocomposites
Fe10BO3/Fe3O4/SiO2 nanocomposites for efficient neutron capture therapy materials featuring magnetic properties

Stable Ru–Allenylidene Complexes Based on Pentacenequinone
First synthesis of ruthenium-allenylidene complexes with a pentacenequinone-based ligand

Chlorine-dioxide Plant in Brazil
Jacobs receives contract from CMPC for chlorine-dioxide plant in Brazil

Nanopesticides: State of Knowledge
First comprehensive analysis of knowledge of nanopesticides including definitions, categories, possible consequences, and regulation