Seed concentration controls particle size in the synthesis of single-crystalline spherical gold nanoparticles

New Route to Gold Nanoparticles with Controlled Size

Dying Brightly
Fluorescence lights up cells programmed to die

Most Accessed Articles: December 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012

Reversible DNA Polymerization
Enzymes catalyze polymerization and depolymerization of DNA on a gold surface

Optically Active Dihydrobenzofurans
An organocatalytic method yields 2,3-disubstituted dihydrobenzofurans with high optical purity

Chlorination Reveals Fullerene Structure
A new isomer of a higher fullerene, Cs-C82 (4), captured by chlorination and characterized

Metals on Graphene
Electrochemistry technique gives information on graphene–metal interactions

Iron-Catalyzed Hydroboration
Iron carbonyl complex catalyzes hydroboration of alkynes under non-inert conditions, making it simple and synthetically useful

Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells
Carbon nanotubes functionalized with poly(imidazolium) zwitterions show excellent activity in the oxygen reduction reaction

Straightforward Synthesis of Fullerooxazoles
Direct method for producing oxazoline-fused fullerenes from [60] fullerene and readily available carboxamides by radical pathways