Homogeneous, redox-switchable, N-heterocyclic carbene/ferrocenyl-based catalysts for ring-closing metathesis reactions

Redox-Switchable Catalyst for Ring-Closing Metathesis

Iron Complex with Photophysical Reversibility
True light-induced bistabiltiy in a spin-crossover molecular solid as a prototype for cooperative molecular switching

Depositing Nanoparticles on Semicrystalline Polymers
Au nanoparticles deposited onto a poly(ethylene glycol) substrate quickly coarsen depending on their location on the polymer film

Diamonds—An Electrodes' Best Friend
Diamond nanoelectrode arrays can be used to study adsorption phenomena at the liquid–solid interface

Promising Cathode Material for New Energy-Storage Technology
New cathode material for sodium-ion batteries—a low-cost alternative to lithium—approaches the theoretical capacity for Na batteries

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