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