Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis

TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z

Core–Shell Nanocrystals: Any Way, Shape or Form?
Controlling the morphology of core–shell nanocrystals by altering the rate of seed-mediated growth

Solar Records
Longest flight planned for manned solar plane and start of work in Morocco to construct largest solar power plant ever built

YouTube Space Lab Competition
Students aged 14 to 18 were asked to send their ideas for experiments to be performed on the International Space Station in a two minute video

Improved Contrast Agents for MRI
Biodegradable gadolinium contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been developed by researchers in China

Merck Acquires Interest in QLight Nanotech
Merck expands capabilities on novel materials for display and lighting

Straightforward Synthesis of Phenanthrenes
Phenanthrenes synthesized in a straightforward manner from arenes and styrenes by using cross dehydrogenative coupling

Most Accessed Articles: April 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for April 2012

Pretreating with Feedstock Improves Catalyst Perfomance
Pretreating cobalt-based catalysts with reaction gas improves their performance in the partial oxidation of methane

100th Birthday of Herbert C. Brown
Herbert C. Brown won the Nobel Prize for his work on organoboranes and hydroboration; also the answer to Guess the Chemist (5)