A heterogeneous porous Sr–MgO nanocomposite catalyst allows for the mild transesterification of palm oil to methanol
Palmy Conditions on the Route to Esters
New Route to Indole Functionalization
The first direct carboxamidation of indoles by Pd-catalyzed C–H bond activation offers new functionalization of the molecules
Ageless Proteins
New insights into the way mammalian sirtuin proteins function could offer a clearer understanding of the aging process
Most Accessed Articles: January 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2012
Wastewater Treatment for Small Communities
Only a limited number of studies examined the environmental impacts of small-scale wastewater treatment alternatives
Cardiotonic Steroid Glycoside Synthesis
Overview of the chemical synthesis of cardiotonic steroid glycosides – recently neglected, but promising field
Hormone Runoff from Agricultural Fields
Rainfall can mobilize hormones from biosolids-amended agricultural fields directly to surface waters or redistribute them to terrestrial sites
Synthesis of Supertetrahedral Chalcogenide Clusters
Largest molecular supertetrahedral Tn cluster known to date synthesized by using organic superbases
Ribosome-catalysed Peptide Bond Formation
Two-step chemical mechanism proposed for ribosome-catalysed peptide bond formation
Efficient Artificial Light-harvesting System
Self-assembling strategies and covalent capture employed to construct a robust, inexpensive, efficient artificial light-harvesting system