An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 21/2011 – The Worm that Turned
Near-IR Dyes for Solar Cells
Much of sunlight’s energy is wasted as it lies in the near-infrared (NIR) region. New, stable NIR dyes collect and use this energy
Highly Selective Alkene Dimerization
Rhodium immobilized on zeolites can dimerize ethene with high selectivity without the need for ligands
A Convergent Approach
Two bis(indole) alkaloid natural products have been synthesized for the first time by a convergent approach
Angewandte Chemie 20/2011: Fireworks
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Roald Hoffmann Awarded
Nobel laureate Professor Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University, NY, USA, receives the Otto Warburg Medal
Hydroboration with Copper Catalyst
Hydroboration of challenging beta-substituted vinylarene substrates can be efficiently performed with copper catalyst with high selectivies
Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences
How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery?
Wonderlab Comic — Goggles
Everything is back-to-front when an accident in Wonderlab turns Sophie into the safety monitor
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2011
Recognition and incentive for early career researchers goes to six researchers; remarkably young prize winners