New one-step procedure for the synthesis of two of the most widely used and synthetically relevant diboranes(4), B2Cat2 and B2Pin2
Dehydrocoupling of Boranes
Total Synthesis of Nanoparticles
A framework for the total synthesis of nanoparticles using processes analogous to the reactions in a synthetic scheme
University World Rankings
TimesHE ranks the American universities top in league table headed by Caltech with Harvard and Stanford second and third
Glass Sponges for Building Bones
Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica can be used as a possible substrate for bone tissue culture
Get Knotted
A complex pentafoil knot comprising, not of DNA as were previous knots, but a synthetic organometallic system
Sensible Use of Biomass
A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?
Octane from Biomass under Mild Conditions
Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts
Bidentate Chelates with Larger Spacers
Chelating Lewis acids prepared by double hydroalumination of dialkynylsilanes have improved flexibility for better coordination
Transition Metal-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Transition metal-based analogues of frustrated Lewis pairs undergo reactivity not seen with their main group counterparts
High Selectivity in Gas Phase Heterogeneous Catalysis
Dispersed palladium nanoparticles can be highly active catalysts for the gasphase reaction of methanol oxidation