A simple and widely-applicable method for alkynylation of complex molecules is discovered by exploring a scientific curiosity

New Look at Efficient Alkynylation

DECHEMA Awards for Catalysis
Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Graham Hutchings, and Takashi Tatsumi receive awards from the DECHEMA for their work on catalysis

Vitamin K2 for Your Mitochondria
Vitamin K2 is a electron carrier able to rescue mitochondrial dysfunction and possibly help treat neurological disorders

Masking Cationic Charges to Fight Malaria
O-alkylsulfonate derivatives of bis-alkylamidoximes are orally available, potent antimalaric compounds thanks to their masked charges

Graham Hutchings Received Heinz Heinemann Award
G. J. Hutchings, Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK, received the Heinz Heinemann Award for his work on AuPd nanoparticles

Fundamental Assumptions for DNA Self-Assembly
Direct atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation of DNA tile crystal growth at the single-molecule level

Balancing Reactivity and Stability
Additives were tested for optimal reactivity and stability of the corresponding active esters for peptide bond formation in aqueous solutions

Ship-in-a-Bottle
A ship-in-a-bottle procedure was used to form luminescent iridium complexes in zeolite cages

Vegetarian Isotopes
Study of trace metals in blood samples from vegetarians and omnivores reveals how gender and diet influence metal's accumulation

Easy Synthesis of Trisaccharides
Synthesis of trisaccharides by Hetero-Diels–Alder welding of two monosaccharide units