Role of dissolved carbon from catalyst supports studied; offers possibilities for rational design of heterogeneous catalysts

Dissolved Carbon Alters Catalysts

KCS-Wiley Young Chemist Award
Korean Chemical Society-Wiley Young Chemist Award presented to Zee Hwan Kim and Seunghoon Shin

Direct Arylation of Unactivated Arenes
Readily available cobalt salts can catalyze the direct arylation of even unactivated arenes such as benzene

Angewandte Chemie 10/2011: Good Taste
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Cisplatin Carried by Copper Transporter
Anticancer drug, cisplatin, doesn’t just passively diffuse into cells, but is actively carried by copper transporter

Tuneable Hollows
Hollow polyurethane microspheres with a single hole of controllable size can host nanospheres and other particles

Graphene Oxide Liquid Crystals
Combining the properties of graphene oxide and liquid crystals opens door to new materials

Liquid Metal Key to Microelectrodes
Injecting liquid metal into channels of microfluidic devises provides a fast and simple way to create aligned microelectrodes

New Way to Design Nanoparticle Catalysts
Shape of support determines shape of nanoparticles – creates cubic particles with different exposed surfaces for catalysis

Angewandte Chemie 9/2011 – Continuous Growth
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie