The IYL 2015 highlights the continuing importance of light in science and our daily lives

International Year of Light (IYL 2015)

How to Best Serve Champagne
Find out how to pour champagne to make it taste even better

60th Anniversary: William M. Burton's Death
William M. Burton developed the first commercially successful cracking process for crude oil

Most Accessed Articles: November 2014
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for November 2014

10 Years Ago And Now: Klaus Müllen
Chemistry – An Asian Journal speaks with Klaus Müllen about 10 years ago and now

Total Synthesis of Tiacumicin B Aglycone
Efficient synthesis of the tiacumicin B aglycone as a basis for structure-activity studies

Concise Total Synthesis of Amphidinolides
Application of ring-closing alkyne metathesis to natural product synthesis

Intercept Signals for Bed Bug Gathering
Scientists finally identify the chemical components of the bed bug aggregation pheromone - premiss to develop commercial traps

Preparation of Potential Platform Molecule
Scalable, selective and high-yielding synthesis of 5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2(5H)-one (H2MF)

Chemists Met in Australia
At the RACI National Congress international scientists discussed new trends and boundaries of the traditional types of chemistry