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

How Breakthroughs Occur in Research
Tthe concept of viral research areas and "Black Swan events", using the example of organic synthesis
Grinding Out Selectivity
Chiral carbon centers can be formed mechanochemically by using just a pestle and mortar
Angewandte Chemie 37/2012: Samarium and Beyond
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Arylhexahydroisoquinolines Made Simple
A rhodium-catalyzed rearrangement reaction allows simple and efficient synthesis of arylhexahydroisoquinolines
Bend Me, Shape Me …
Calixarene-based supramolecular polymers reversibly change shape in response to different wavelengths of light