Highlights of the event attended by approx. 8000 chemists

94th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan

Guess the Mineral (1)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Synthesis of Enantiomerically Enriched Triarylmethanes
First enantioselective synthesis of dibenzylic boronic esters

Cool Science Music Videos
Positive and negative effects of the new trend of cool science music videos

Chemistry in Israel
Ilan Marek discusses the historic reasons for Israel's success in chemistry, as well as its present and future

Hierarchy of Research
Adam Heller discusses that not all research is equal and gives his personal suggestion on how to fund critical, independent thinking

Metal-Catalyzed C–O Bond Formation
C–O Bond Formation Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complex C–H Activation

Can DFT Calculations Describe Ethylene Polymerization?
Ethylene polymerization over the Phillips CrOx/SiO2 catalyst

Behind the Science: Stereoselective N–H Insertion-Arylation Reactions of Nitrodiazoesters
Dr. R. Threlfall talks to Professor A. Mattson about her article on stereoselective N–H insertion-arylation reactions of nitrodiazoesters

Chemical Poems: Calcium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table