Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship

A complex pentafoil knot comprising, not of DNA as were previous knots, but a synthetic organometallic system

A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?

Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts

Helmut Schwarz wins international award for groundbreaking research from the European Academy of Sciences

Sesquiterpenes have fascinating biological properties, members of this class are interesting for the development of new antibiotics

Transition metal-based analogues of frustrated Lewis pairs undergo reactivity not seen with their main group counterparts

Diagonal approach for the reductive functionalization of carbon dioxide combines two different approaches for the use of carbon dioxide

Interdigital mixer-redispersion capillary assembly improves phase transfer catalysis: less chemicals, less energy intensive, safer

Synthesis of the best human acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors reported – important for treatment of Alzheimer's disease