New route to produce biobased succinonitrile discovered, a precurser for industrial production of polyamides

Series of labeled mevalonolactone (MVA) derivatives has been prepared that will help to unravel the biosynthesis of terpenoids

Water purification from an environmental perspective by using an Au poly(dimethylsiloxane)PDMS nanocomposite in the form of a foam

New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting

Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source

Reactant that changes color enables detection of nerve-agent mimics and identification of the nerve gas

The first rigid metal-organic framework made from a flexible amine shows high potential for CO2 capture and storage

Bacteria that electrocatalytically convert CO₂ to formate present a green alternative to traditional inorganic electrocatalysts

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed