Arrows are used in almost every field of human activity; in chemistry, it has evolved with our understanding of substances, reactivity, and structure

History and Usage of Arrows in Chemistry

Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals
New series of ionic liquids with low viscosities, good ionic conductivities, and wide plastic phase ranges has been prepared

3D Aligned CuInS2 Chalcopyrite Nanorod Arrays
Synthesis of polycrystalline ternary CuInS2 nanorods with stoichiometric composition by using a nanocasting approach

Angewandte Author Profiles October 2012
Dayang Wang, Günter Mayer, and Hiroshi Shinokubo were interviewed

More Power Between the Sheets
Nanosheets of boron carbon nitride have large capacity for lithium ions and could be used as "green" electrodes in rechargeable batteries

Electride Ammonia
A new process for making ammonia could reduce the overall energy costs in the manufacture of this crucial chemical

Bright White MOFs
Combining a blue-emitting ligand with red- and green-emitting dopants gives a metal–organic framework (MOF) that emits white light

Angewandte Chemie 43/2012: From Red to Green
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Enzyme Mimic Oxidizes Methane
Compound modeled on active site of oxidizing enzymes could underpin new catalysts for the conversion of methane

Achim Müller Receives €1.2 Million Grant
Achim Müller, University of Bielefeld, Germany, has received the highest scientific award of the European Union