The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for November 2011

Most Accessed Articles: November 2011

Surprises in Iron(II) Coordination Chemistry
Rare ferrous complex with an exceptional coordination number of 7 oxidizes challenging trans-aliphatic olefin substrates

Highest Activity for CO2 Hydrogenation
Cobalt complex catalyzes hydrogenation of CO2 and bicarbonates with highest activity of any non-precious-metal catalyst

New Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academician is the highest academic title conferred on Chinese scientists and experts working in scientific and technological fields

New Coat for Golden Rods
New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment

Fundamental Research Needs Excellent Scientists and its Own Space
Helmut Schwarz and Daniela Kneißl outline the requirements for excellent fundamental research

Multifaceted Magnetite Promising for Batteries
Magnetite nanocrystals with multiple facets show potential as lithium ion battery anode material with high storage capacity

Selfcleaning Glass
Spherical nanostructure might make cleaning of eyeglasses and windscreenes a thing of the past

Angewandte Author Profiles December
Robert Mulvey, Xinliang Feng, Rhett Kempe, and Zhang-Jie Shi are interviewed this month

What Makes a Candle Flame?
The different reaction zones of a candle flame and its heat and mass transfer pathways