Henning Hopf, Germany, reviews the book "The Last Alchemist in Paris & Other Curious Tales from Chemistry" by Lars Öhrström
The Last Alchemist in Paris
Chemist's Three-Part Logical Thinking
First photo-ionic version of a triode – made up of the active components anthracene unit, amine group, crown ether – synthesized
Guess the Chemist (28)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
On the Origin of Alkaloids
Understanding the biosynthetic origins of two important new natural products gives insight into their common predecessor
Biotech in Germany
German biotech industry is developing slowly, but cooperations with pharmaceutical, chemical and consumer industry is promising
Encapsulation for Electrolytes
Incorporation of cyclodextrin nanochannels in solid polymer electrolytes results in enhanced conductivity
Angewandte Chemie 14/2014: Can You Do Without?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Quantifying Phosphorous in Vegetable Oil
Improvement of quality control AOCS Official Method Ca 12–55 for the determination of the phosphorous content in vegetable oils
247th ACS Meeting
Impressions of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Dallas
Illuminating Alumina
Experimental evidence for the characterization of OH groups on the surface of partially dehydroxylated γ-alumina, an important catalyst