Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a chemopalette

A Colorful Palette

Double-Channel Photosystems
Facile access to double-channel photosystems with oriented strings of fullerenes along oriented stacks of oligothiophenes

Absolute Configuration of (+)-Erythro-Mefloquine
The absolute configuration of (+)-erythro-mefloquine has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography, CD spectroscopy, and molecular modelling

Enantioselective Photochromism in Human Serum Albumin
Hydrophobic pockets in human serum albumin allow photochromic reactions to occur enantioselectively in aqueous media

New Method for Imaging Bacterial Communication
New fluorescent-labeling agent for quorum sensing receptors could help understand bacteria–host communication pathways

Enantioselective Organometallic Enzyme Hybrid (OMEH) Catalysts
Metal-conjugated affinity labels used to selectively position catalytically active metal centers in the binding pocket of proteases

Improving the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Combining Förster resonance energy transfer with quantum dots has resulted in solar cells with exceptional efficiency

New Smart Supramolecular Gels
New class of cholesterol-appended alkynylplatinum(II) complexes shows great versatility to respond to external stimuli

How Does Paper Age?
New spectrochemical analysis of naturally aged paper reveals normally unavailable information on the cellulose degradation by-products

Double-clicking on Nanoparticles
A click chemistry approach to consecutively functionalize nanoparticle surfaces by using the thiol-yne reaction