A new type of metal-carbon bond that forms at the edges of aromatic compounds could open up a new field of structures

New Type of Metal-Carbon Bond

First Efficient Noble-metal-free Photocatalytic System
First efficient noble-metal-free photocatalytic system for proton reduction using copper-based photosensitizers

Young Researchers Organization
Young Academy of Europe (YAE) is a pan-European initiative of outstanding young scientists for networking, scientific exchange and science policy

Most Accessed Articles: November 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for November 2012

Attract Top-level Scientists to Poorer EU Regions
European Commission launched project to attract outstanding academics to universities or institutions in less developed regions in Europe

Unusual Bonding in Disulfur Ligands
Heterobimetallic disulfur monoradical reveals a bonding situation between the elusive ‘half-bonded’ S2 radical trianion and two S2– ligands

Heterobimetallic Single-Source Precursors
New organometallic single-source precursors used to synthesize ternary Zn/Sn/O systems with different tin concentrations

Useful Database for Polynuclear Compounds
Topological database in which all polynuclear nickel compounds can be searched

From Supramolecular to Systems Chemistry: Complexity Emerging out of Simplicity
Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, USA, asks what does the future hold for supramolecular chemistry?

Coupling with a Pinch of Salt
Triorganoindium species are prepared through magnesium insertion into organic halides in the presence of InCl3 and LiCl