Amides selectively and directly hydrogenated to alcohols and amines under mild, anhydrous conditions for the first time

Direct Amide Hydrogenation

Artificial Photosynthesis?
Bridging link in Ru–anthracene donor-acceptor couples influences energy transfer rate; implications for artificial photosynthesis

Catalytic Fluorination – Major Challenge
Discovery of selectively adding a fluorine or trifluoromethyl group to biologically active compounds dramatically improve their properties

Angewandte Chemie 46/2010: Food for Thought
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

High-rate Nanoparticle Production
Microreactor speeds nanotech particle production by 500 times

Jürgen Gmehling Awarded
Jürgen Gmehling, University of Oldenburg, Germany, receives the Gmelin-Beilstein-Denkmünze Award

Mess-ter Comic – ROP is Easy!
A comic series by Sophie Lin: In part 3 she depicts how chemistry can sometimes surprise you

CO2 Capture
Canadian researchers provide deeper insights into CO2 capture, "seeing" the exact sites where CO2 is held in capture material

Vital Italian Inorganic Chemistry!
Report from the Italian Inorganic Chemistry Congress in Trieste

Enzo Alessio on Italian National Congress
Enzo Alessio talks about organizing the Congress of the SCI's Inorganic Division and inorganic chemistry in general