Alois Fürstner discusses how public perception of chemistry and lack of financial resources threaten basic research
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100th Anniversary: Bergius Process
The Process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons was developed by F. Bergius in 1913; answer to Guess the Chemist (24)
Enantioselective Reduction of Difluoromethyl Ketimines
α-Difluorinated amines obtained enantioselectively by using a benzothiazoline/phosphoric acid catalyst
PEPPSI for Thirsty Materials Chemists
Bulky triarylamines can be efficiently made by Buchwald–Hartwig amination with Pd–PEPPSI catalysts
Love in the Laboratory
Germany's first science soap, which is full of intrigue, romance, and insights into the science scene, can be watched on the internet
Angewandte Chemie 50/2013: Electrifying
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Janus Nanotubes
Cyclic peptides-polymer nanotubes that can be used as a new system delivery tool have been fabricated
Homobimetallic Zinc Hydrophosphonylation Catalysts
Bifunctional and C2-symmetrical zinc catalysts for the hydrophosphonylation of aldehydes
The Chemistry of Breaking Bad
The multi-award-winning TV series is demanding, exciting, amusing, often shocking, and made with great attention to chemistry details
Chemical Poems: Hydrogen
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table