A rhodium-catalyzed rearrangement reaction allows simple and efficient synthesis of arylhexahydroisoquinolines
Arylhexahydroisoquinolines Made Simple
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)
Ceri-ously Simple
Organocerium reagents help to transform unreactive amides into reactive ketones in one step
Golden Bullets for Cancer
Alkynyl phosphine gold complexes show antiproliferative effects in tumor cells, enzyme inhibition, and influence angiogenesis