A new strategy that gives unprecedented control of polymer growth on a surface has been developed by Chinese researchers
Polymer Steering Committee
Metal–Ligand Assembly
What lies beneath “simple” spectral signatures of C2-symmetric chiral chelates?
Less Toxic Route to PbSe Nanocrystals
Oleylamine serves as both ligand and solvent in the preparation of monodisperse PbSe nanocrystals
Do the Pain-Free Twist
Twisted crystals of aspirin point the way to a better understanding of the polymorphic forms of pharmaceuticals
Semireduction of Alkynes
A method to selectively reduce alkynes to alkenes without over reduction by using a copper catalyst has been developed
Synthesis Goes with the Flow
Increased use of flow reactors could significantly improve the efficiency and optimization of chemical synthesis
Alkyne Metathesis on the Rise
Latest generation of alkyne metathesis catalysts holds considerable promise for synthesis and numerous applications
Chemistry Needed: Synthetic Biology as a New Incentive for Interdisciplinarity
Petra Schwille, MPI for Biochemistry, Germany, looks at how chemical synthesis is essential for synthetic biology
Automated Systematic Nomenclature Generation
Within a few years it is unlikely that chemists will learn nomenclature
Donation of Most Well Known German Chemical Journals
Bound volumes of Angewandte Chemie, Nachrichten aus der Chemie, and Chemie in Unserer Zeit will be given away