The β-furanose form of D-ribose – present in countless biomolecules – does not occur in the crystalline compound, but in in two crystal forms.

Scientists in China have described the Kumada-Tamao-Corriu reaction of phenolic salts with various aryl Grignard reagents using a nickel catalyst.

A homogeneous ruthenium-carbene complex tagged with a light-responding nitrobenzospiropyran group has significant catalytic activity in ring-closing metathesis reactions and was recycled several times.

The knowledge of accurate solid-liquid phase equilibria serves as a basis for the design of crystallization processes.

Dr Tom Pike of Imperial College London, who gave a recent plenary presentation on Microscopy on Mars, discusses his work

Klaus Roth proves that no culinary masterpiece can be achieved without a basic knowledge of chemistry

Well-defined mononuclear Ru(I) and Os(I) complexes have metalloradical character and exhibit both one-electron and two-electron redox reactivity

Paul Anastas discusses why green chemistry is so fundemental to sustainability, and a worthy intellectual exercise.

Meet the Editor of EurJIC at the 39th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC 39).

Read the latest ChemMedChem article of Nicolas Winssinger, speaker at the Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium.