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Copper Nitrene Trapped
New clues as to how copper-catalyzed aziridination and amination reactions proceed revealed by trapping of an elusive intermediate

Arylhexahydroisoquinolines Made Simple
A rhodium-catalyzed rearrangement reaction allows simple and efficient synthesis of arylhexahydroisoquinolines

Production Decline in the German Chemical Industry
After a good start in 2012, the production of the German chemical industry declined considerably in the second quarter

Bend Me, Shape Me …
Calixarene-based supramolecular polymers reversibly change shape in response to different wavelengths of light

Potassium’s Influence on Clouds in Rainforest
Potassium salts released by plants and fungi initialize the formation of organic aerosols in the Amazonian rainforest

Visual Effects on β Cells
New technique for noninvasive imaging of β cells could help understanding islet formation and the pathophysiology of diabetes

Hierarchical Zeolites Make It to Refinery
First successful commercial scale manufacture of mesostructured zeolite Y promising as fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst

Limonoid Extracts Give New Natural Products
Two new potential anticancer natural products from the bark of the tree Chisocheton erythrocarpus isolated and characterized

Sunshine and Meerwein
The classic Meerwein arylation is impoved by irradiation with visible light (sunshine)