The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

Most Accessed Articles: March 2011

Efficient Synthesis of Bielschowskysin Core
Synthesis of the core ring structure of marine natural product with anti-malarial properties achieved in five steps

Anti-Inflammatory Shrub
Attempts to uncover active components of folk medicine have led to discovery of three new anti-inflammatory compounds in a toxic shrub

Catalytic Revelation
Good agreement in calculations and experiment reveal how an important pre-catalyst used in olefin metathesis is activated

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Angewandte Chemie 19/2011 – Porphyrins and More
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Natural Product? Not!
An acid chloride reportedly isolated from a fungus may not be a natural product after all

2D Beats 3D
Ceria, present in catalytic converters, stores more oxygen in its 2D platelet form than its 3D nanocrystalline form

Salt Regulated Fluorescence Switching
First chemosensor that turns fluorescence on in the presence of fluoride ions developed by researchers in Korea

IYC 2011 in Hong Kong
The Chemical Society of Hong Kong invites professors in chemistry to share their greetings on the International Year of Chemistry