Organocerium reagents help to transform unreactive amides into reactive ketones in one step

Ceri-ously Simple

Golden Bullets for Cancer
Alkynyl phosphine gold complexes show antiproliferative effects in tumor cells, enzyme inhibition, and influence angiogenesis

European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry Awards
European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) awarded several prizes for outstanding medicinal chemistry research

Lanthanoid Single-Ion Magnets
Polyoxometalate-based mononuclear lanthanoid complexes provide new examples of single-ion magnets

Molecular Reaction Flasks
Hemicarcerands are well suited as molecular reaction flasks for the inner-phase stabilization of reactive intermediates

Plugging in a Ball and Socket
A supramolecular complex between a fullerene and a concave coronene derivative can be processed into photovoltaic devices

Combatting the Bitterness of Cheese By-Products
The bitterness of whey protein hydrolysates, commonly used as dietary supplements, can be counteracted by bitter taste inhibitors

Microrobots Assemble Cell Patterns
Optically generated vapor bubbles make hydrogel microrobots move; a novel new way of creating non-mechanical microbots

Fluorescent Investigations
Aplyronine A’s mechanism of action investigated using its fluorescent derivative

Angewandte Chemie 36/2012: About Gold and Swans
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie