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Ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions

Angewandte Chemie 34/2012: In the Limelight
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Fragments of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes
Book that looks at the rapidly growing interest in open geodesic polyaromatic molecules is reviewed by Fabien Durola, France

University World Ranking 2012
Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

Ibuprofen Decoy
Pain-reliever ibuprofen makes enzyme oxidize styrene with hydrogen peroxide

Low-Cost, Simple, Efficient, Safe Trifluoromethylation
Aryl boronic acids undergo smooth and selective trifluoromethylation with low-cost fluoroform-derived CuCF3 in DMF in non-dried air

Angewandte Chemie 33/2012: Illuminating
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions
Book detailing 750 named organic transfomations is reviewed by Ulrich Hennecke, Westflische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany

New Nitrogen-Rich Energetic Molecules
The synthesis, spectroscopic, crystallographic, energetic, and impact properties of a series of tetrazolate derivatives have been evaluated

Wonderlab Comic – Reaction Time
Many factors can affect the rate of reaction. Wonderlab experiments to find the perfect reaction time