A more practical and efficient total synthesis of antimicrobial (–)-nakadomarin A has been described

New Synthesis of (–)-Nakadomarin A

Biocatalysis Special Issue
Biocatalysis offers many advantages to chemical synthesis, but what are the challenges facing the biocatalysis community?

Organic Materials Could Save Your Life – ChemistryViews.org IYC Video Competition
Organic materials can be tailored to the required properties for new applications such as efficient and non-toxic lighting, or low cost solar cells

Angewandte Chemie 41/2011: Surprising Ions
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Guidelines for Isotope and Gas Ratios
The terminology and concepts behind the terms for expressing relative differences in stable isotope ratios have been clarified

Reverse Engineering Organic Solar Cells
Chemists have studied 9000 copolymer materials to calculate the optimal polymer for making organic photovoltaic solar cells

Efficient Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes
Copper catalyst and hypervalent iodine give a rare example of general and highly efficient direct trifluoromethylation of terminal olefins

First Amino Acid Ionic Liquid Gel
Adding another ion to an amino acid ionic liquid makes it a thermotropic and ion conductive gel while retaining the ionic status

Selective Oxidation of ᴅ-Galactose over Gold Catalysts
Gold nanoparticles shown to convert specialty sugar into renewable feedstock for fine chemicals

Angewandte Chemie 40/2011: Tying the Knot
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie