Carboxylic acid additives improve the directed Ru-catalyzed C(sp3)–H α-alkylation of cyclic amines with alkenes

Better Route to Cyclic Amines

CO2 as a Carbon Source?
Homogeneous catalysis: ruthenium phosphine complex hydrogenates carbon dioxide to make methanol

Australian Chemistry under the Spotlight
Colin L. Raston outlines how Australian research has been advanced through a range of fellowships and research programs

Delivering Drugs with Titanium
The sustained release of ibuprofen in a biological environment is possible by using new TiO2-based drug-delivery systems

Angewandte Chemie 29/2012: Collected Intelligence
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Magnetic Isolation of Hydrogenation Catalyst
Hydrogenation catalyst, that can be easily isolated with a magnet, performs well under mild solvent-free conditions

Society Journals Leading the Pack
Comparing the 2011 ISI Impact Factors of ChemPubSoc Europe, RSC, and ACS journals

15th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 2012)
Large international conference focussed on most recent progress in catalysis research and development

Split the Difference
Doped nanochannels in tantalum nitride endow this material with the power to split water efficiently using sunlight

Fundamentals of Organometallic Catalysis
Textbook aimed at undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students is reviewed by Piet van Leeuwen, Spain