Copper-catalyzed three-component reaction route to benzothiazoles avoids sulfur poisioning of catalyst

New Route to Benzothiazoles

German Chemistry Fights Against Weak Phase
Economic situation of the German chemical industry in the fourth quarter of 2011

Green Cured Meat
A green pigment often lends an odd sheen to nitrite-cured meat products. US chemists have now obtained its crystal structure

Planar Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles
At a planar CH2Cl2-water interface positively charged nanoparticles (NPs) spontaneously self-assemble into hexagonally close-packed lattices

Nicholson New Bayer CropScience R&D Head
Bayer CropScience names Dr. C. David Nicholson new Head of Research & Development

First Synthesis of Photoactive Toxin
The first enantioselective total synthesis of the toxin (S)-bisoranjidiol, a bisanthraquinone, has been achieved by US chemists

Towards Water-Soluble Quantum Dots
First precursor towards quantum dots that can be dispersed in water has been reported and its decomposition mechanism identified

A Brighter, Whiter Light
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are stable and emit bright white light have been developed by researchers in Korea

Angewandte Chemie 9/2012: Sunny Outlook
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Palmy Conditions on the Route to Esters
A heterogeneous porous Sr–MgO nanocomposite catalyst allows for the mild transesterification of palm oil to methanol