Monodisperse conjugated oligomers self-assemble into folded helical structures that form intermolecular aggregates in water

First total synthesis of wild-type erythropoietin glycoprotein, hormone stimulating red blood cell production, has been accomplished

Horst Prinzbach, University of Freiburg, Germany, creator of the world's smallest helium balloon, has passed away

Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry

Humans and animals can distinguish smells by the vibrations of the odorant molecules

The first catalytic synthesis of an acrylate from CO2 and an alkene could lead to greener diapers

Perchlorates catalyze arylation of teriatry α-hydroxyesters and α-hydroxyketones

Make your predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry here

Hideyuki Otsuka and Kazushi Kinbara, both Japan, have been awarded the Society of Polymer Science Japan Wiley Award

Joji Sakurai was the first Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tokyo University and is the answer to Guess the Chemist (9)