Can fullerenes be synthesized from simple and abundant precursors with the help of templates?
Templated Fullerene Synthesis
A New Receptor?
Evidence for a new binding site for guanosine, different from the well-known adenosine receptors, has been detected
William Lipscomb (1919 – 2011)
Nobel Chemist, William Lipscomb, passed away last week
Self-Organized Graphene Patterns
Self-assembly approach to making surface patterns in graphene oxide could see their use in electronic devices become cheaper
Cavitand Sensor for Alcohol Detection
Gas-phase sensing by chemical class rather than polarity possible with P=O containing cavitand that detects short chain alcohols
Quicker Way to Triphenylamine Derivatives
Very fast, ligand-free reaction provides simple and inexpensive route to key components in dye-sensitized solar cells
C–P Coupling by Decarboxylation
A versatile protocol for construction of C—P bonds opens the way for a range of new coupling partners to be used
Brighter Future for OLEDs
Could a one-atom thick sheet of chlorine revolutionize the next generation of flat-panel displays and lighting technology?
Heterogeneous Epoxidation with POMs
New polyoxometalates (POMs) for the epoxidation of olefins bring heterogeneous catalysis a step closer
New Class of Oxazine Derivatives
Three-component assembly provides a simple route to new aminooxazine derivatives of pharmaceutical interest