New cathode material for sodium-ion batteries—a low-cost alternative to lithium—approaches the theoretical capacity for Na batteries
Promising Cathode Material for New Energy-Storage Technology
Next-Generation of Histone Deactylase Inhibitors
A new series of ruthenium complexes that act as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors show promise as anticancer agents
Roughing up Smoothened
A second-generation Smoothened (Smo) antagonist has shown excellent efficacy in rodent tumor models
Tuning the Color of Luminescent Polymers
Luminescent heteronuclear lanthanide coordination polymers can be used to produce light with tunable color and brightness
Excellent Overview of all Aspects of Organic Chemistry Since 1998
The European Journal of Organic Chemistry publishes 500th Microreview
New Catalyst Activation Mechanism
Phosphane-free air stable ruthenium complexes catalyze the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone in the absence of a base
Inexpensive Arylations with Cobalt
Cobalt catalyst for C–H bond functionalizations could replace more expensive second-row transition-metal complexes
New Pentanuclear Heterobimetallic Compounds
New pentanuclear heterobimetalllic compounds with a [Co4Ln] core show moderately strong antiferromagnetic interaction between the CoII ions
Nitrogen-Containing Polycycles from Furans
New and general one-pot reaction sequence transforms simple furan substrates into complex nitrogen-bearing aromatic polycycles
ChemCatChem Appoints a New Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Michael Rowan named Editor-in-Chief of ChemCatChem by ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH