Nobel Laureate Ei-ichi Negishi shares some secrets of his life and research when visiting Wiley-VCH office

Ei-ichi Negishi on his Research and Life

Tin and Iridium Catalyze Cyclotrimerizations
Iridium(I) complex is activated by tin(II) chloride to catalyze cyclotrimerization of terminal alkynes

Biofunctionalization of Polymer Surfaces
A new technique for functionalizing cyclic olefin copolymers has been developed by Korean chemists

Oxygen-Promoted Suzuki Reaction
Carbon plays a key role for aqueous Suzuki reactions in air

Most Accessed Articles: August 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for August 2013

Molecular Storage Provides Chlorine and Phosgene Safely
Photodecomposition of tetrachloroethylene provides a safer source of small chlorinated building blocks for organic synthesis

Morita–Baylis–Hillman with Maleimides
Maleimides can be used as nucleophiles in asymmetric transformations

Water Disinfectant Brominates NDA Dyes
Water disinfectant 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin brominates naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NDA)

Synthesis and Reactions of N-Acylphthalimides
N-Acylphthalimides prove to be versatile amide equivalents

Luminescent Materials by Spontaneous Resolution
Chiral supramolecular materials prepared by spontaneous resolution emit circularly polarized light in the solid state