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

Electrochemical dissolution of platinum in an ionic liquid could allow its environmentally friendly recycling

A new web application provides data for elementary coupling reactions occurring on metal surfaces

New process for converting microalgae oil produces saturated hydrocarbons suitable for high-grade fuels for vehicles

CO usually poisons catalytic reactions - Dutch team demonstrates that it can promote the oxidation of alcohols on a gold catalyst

Simple, robust, and straightforward synthetic method for the production of enantiopure 1,4-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts

Persilastaffanes: silicon frameworks with delocalized sigma electrons are intriguing candidates for electronic applications

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Borane salts show promise for storing hydrogen at moderate conditions once the clustering of metal ions is prevented

The naming of the new elements causes a stir in the Wonderlab