Photoswitchable azobenzene derivatives can be used to optically control TRPV1 channels that mediate the response to noxious heat

Azobenzene Derivatives Switch Off the Heat

A Tandem for Biomass
Catalytic tandem reaction for the conversion of lignin and bio-oil by hydroxylation of phenols to form arenes

Angewandte Chemie 40/2013: Exchanges
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Magnetic Catalytic
A magnetic microgel acts as a support material for a palladium catalyst, improving efficiency and recyclability in Suzuki and Heck reactions

Biofunctionalization of Polymer Surfaces
A new technique for functionalizing cyclic olefin copolymers has been developed by Korean chemists

Oxygen-Promoted Suzuki Reaction
Carbon plays a key role for aqueous Suzuki reactions in air

Synthetic Graphene Fragments
Synthetic routes to large, extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which might be considered as fragments or "cutouts" of graphene

Chemistry – Element of Life
The Science Forum Chemistry or Wissenschaftsforum, the largest and most important scientific event of the GDCh, took place in Darmstadt

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
Make your predictions for the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Angewandte Chemie 39/2013: A Quantum of Nobility
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