Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012

Most recent achievements in the design of donor-functionalized, chelating 2,4,6-triarylphosphinine derivatives lead to interesting applications

Facile method to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion by preparing nanovoid 2D ordered arrays by a simple self-assembly procedure

X-ray diffraction reveals how a single crystal of a metal-organic framework compound behaves under pressure

Carl Djerassi's latest book, Chemistry in Theatre, is reviewed by Stefan Böschen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Inexpensive and non-toxic aluminum catalyst can make highly functional organic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide

Haptic quantum chemistry makes interaction and reaction of molecules touchable and could revolutionize quantum calculations

Wiley acquires assets of FIZ Chemie Berlin Germany

Facile synthesis of marshmallow-like macroporous gels usable under harsh conditions for the separation of oil and water