Vincenzo Barone, the new president of the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), talks about the SCI, IYC 2011, politics, young chemists
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New SCI President — Interview with Vincenzo Barone
![Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/12dcd659fe0.gif)
Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura
Coupling reactions in which palladium is replaced with cheaper nickel complexes can now be done at room temperature
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Rare and Neglected Diseases
With diseases such as malaria being classed as rare and neglected, ChemMedChem takes a look at the latest research in this field
![The Lingering Risk of Thirdhand Smoke](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/12db875587f.jpg)
The Lingering Risk of Thirdhand Smoke
Thirdhand smoke re-emitted from surfaces could pose long-term health risk while firsthand smoke does damage in minutes
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Large Rings Cyclized by Cu
Synthesis of rare nitrogen-linked seven-, eight- and nine-membered biaryl ring systems uses simple and cheap Cu
![Oligorotaxanes Made to Order](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/12d989354da.jpg)
Oligorotaxanes Made to Order
How do noncovalent bonding interactions affect formation and stability of secondary structures in synthetic polymeric materials?
![Printing MOF Crystals](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/12df0116a34.jpg)
Printing MOF Crystals
Single submicrometer metal-organic framework crystals can be "printed" at a desired location on a low-wettable surface
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Silicon Buckybowl
Chemists have substituted silicon into a partial fullerene molecule, a buckybowl, to synthesize trisilasumanene and its derivatives
![Carmen Nájera Wins Franco-Spanish Prize](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/12de0a5e3d2.jpg)
Carmen Nájera Wins Franco-Spanish Prize
Carmen Nájera – Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Alicante, Spain, and EurJOC Editorial Board Member – awarded
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Cycloadditions of CF3-Containing Alkynes
The [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization of trifluoromethyl group substituted alkynes has been achieved with a ruthenium catalyst