Jean’ne M. Shreeve, Liming Zhang, Zhenyang Lin, Claudio Palomo, and Jaephil Cho were interviewed this month

Angewandte Author Profiles November 2012

Angewandte Chemie 49/2012: Multilayer Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Nanoparticles with a Double Nature
Magnetic nanoparticles producing oxidative stress kill tumor cells following magnetic heat treatments at mild temperatures

From Rotting Mushroom to Drug?
Bacterial virulence factor of mushroom soft rot identified and could help find a drug to treat fungal infections in humans

50 Years of Organikum – Amazing Impact of a Practical Course Book
With over 400,000 copies, the book has strongly affected the basic university education in organic chemistry

Understanding (Non)-Switching on Surfaces
Loss of bistability is the main reason why azobenzene cannot be switched between conformations when adsorbed on a surface

A Humdinger of a Staudinger
Formation of amides from carboxylic acids and azides can be promoted by a chlorophosphite reagent

Dual Recognition Processes of Diazaperopyrenium
The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes

Angewandte Chemie 48/2012: Disorder Leads to Order
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A Covalent Bond to Control Drug Release
Covalently binding mesoporous silica nanoparticles to pro-drugs facilitates the controlled release of therapeutics