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Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest

Simple Access to 2-Arylpyridines
Palladium-catalyzed direct heteroarylation of bromo-2-chloropyridines followed by Suzuki coupling affords a variety of 2-arylpyridines

Li+-Mediated Cross-Coupling: As Easy as A B–C!
New synthesis of ferrocene-type anionic metallacarboranes based on Li+-mediated nucleophilic substitution

Improved Detection with Heavy Metal Vapor
New vaporization technique can help analytical chemists detect toxic heavy metal cadmium even at very low concentrations

Angewandte Chemie 37/2012: Samarium and Beyond
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

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Tips for the Lab
Simple instructions on how to successfully pack columns, work under inert atmosphere, or grow crystals

4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Prague
The congress was a successful and lively event with chemistry for a sustainable world as the unifying theme

Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Growing Crystals Part 1
Patience, luck, and no small amount of skill are required to grow the perfect crystal for X-ray diffraction. Maximize your chances of getting that elusive crystal

Hierarchical Zeolites Make It to Refinery
First successful commercial scale manufacture of mesostructured zeolite Y promising as fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst