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

Joji Sakurai: First Chemistry Professor at Tokyo University

Selective and Sustainable Route to Amides
Recyclable Nafion-supported ruthenium catalyst is selective for hydration of nitriles to amides

Ethylene to para-Xylene
A new synthetic route to p-xylene from ethylene has been developed by chemists in the USA

EROS Best Reagent Lecture 2012
The EROS Best Reagent Award Lecture will be broadcasted over the internet through a virtual event platform

Peptidodendrimer Drug Delivery
Attachment of a membrane-interacting protein allows a dendrimer to enter cells, making it a potentially useful drug-delivery vehicle

Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Emulsified Ionic Liquids
Chemists in China have emulsified two immiscible ionic liquids and used the mixture as a solvent for making porous nanorods

Simple Access to 2-Arylpyridines
Palladium-catalyzed direct heteroarylation of bromo-2-chloropyridines followed by Suzuki coupling affords a variety of 2-arylpyridines

Li+-Mediated Cross-Coupling: As Easy as A B–C!
New synthesis of ferrocene-type anionic metallacarboranes based on Li+-mediated nucleophilic substitution

Selective Detection of Pd2+ Ions
An newly developed aminonaphthalimide derivative is a selective probe for palladium(II) ions