BASF will be putting the world's largest production plant for nature-identical menthol into operation in summer 2012
New Process for Menthol Production
Angewandte Chemie 27/2012: Always an Inspiration
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Robust Oxidative Heck Arylation
Exploiting the scope of aryltrifluoroborates for the palladium(II)-catalyzed coupling with olefins
New Desalination Era
Japanese Mega-ton project is aiming to develop the world's first megaton per day desalination plant
The Chemistry of Tasty Tomatoes
Set of aroma volatiles defines tomatoes' flavor intensity and consumers' preferences
Short History of Chromatography
In his essay R. Ditz, Merck KGaA, asks if 100 years of chromatograohy are enough
One-Pot Enzymatic Oxidation of Alcohols
A one-pot conversion of primary alcohols to aldoximes can be carried out in aqueous solution with the appropriate bacterial enzymes
The Shape of Things To Come
Structures of rubrene anions and their aggregation with alkali-metal ions investigated to provide insight into their shapes and properties
Drive Sustainability in Agricultural Business
BASF’s method for measuring sustainability in agriculture took joint first place in competition for sustainable corporate management
Alternative to Precious Metal
Crystal of iron-aluminium compound could replace a palladium catalyst, reducing the cost of plastic production