Development of one of the most reliable C-C bond-forming reactions in organic synthesis is surveyed
Mukaiyama Aldol Reactions in Aqueous Media
Synthetic Rubber
Understanding of the effects of the ancillary ligand and the co-catalyst on isoprene polymerization
Learning a New Language: Moving Countries and Changing Subjects
Wilhelm T. S. Huck discusses what change means for scientists and how his research has evolved to the study of small water droplets
Surfactants with Magnetic Heads
Self organization of inorganic surfactants with head groups containing paramagnetic Dy3+ ions is controlled by magnetic interactions
New Evidence for CO and PF3 Analogy
Dianion (PF3)3 2− is the first example for an all-pseudo-π* 2π-aromatic system
Scientists (of the World) Behave!
Katharina Al-Shamery discusses ethics with regards to scientific publishing
New Technique for Analyzing Transition-Metal Catalysts
Finding out which is the carbonyl ligand on your catalyst just got easier thanks to X-ray emission spectroscopy
More Transparency
Optically transparent water oxidation catalyst made from copper nanowires
Let's Trist Again
Magnetic switching by using light might lead to a new type of computer storage medium based on an octahedral iron salt
Hydrogen Evolution from Water
A detailed mechanism of hydrogen production by reduction of water with decamethyltitanocene triflate has been derived