This year's GDCh-FG-Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Prize 2010 is shared by Dr. A. Dreyer and Dr. M. Matzke

Key steps in new route to morphine include Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, intramolecular 1,6-addition and ozonolysis

Hierarchical self-assembly of an n-type nanotube proceeds via monolayer nanoring stacking, through pi-conjugation, in water

Design and synthesis of rigid fluorophores could lead to novel dyes with extended planarity and higher quantum yields

Cancer inhibiting effects of 5-hydroxy PMFs make them promising cancer-preventive agents that can be added to food

The uni- or bimolecular nature of the Newman-Kwart rearrangement mechanism depends on your microwave

Calculating NMR spectra could help organic chemists identify stereoisomers, according to work by theoretical chemists

The centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Gold Medal 2010 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Gérard Férey

The greatest challenge of chemical engineering is to combine chemical and biological processes to efficiently use renewable raw materials

German government stops additional incentives for research in a move to cut costs