New catalytic approach to activating hydrocarbons that works at low temperatures developed by researchers in the UK and US
Cool Gold Hydrocarbon Activation
New Routes to IN Inhibition
HIV-1 integrase (IN) is an essential enzyme for HIV-1 replication: New routes to IN inhibition could overcome drug resistance
Job: EuCheMS General Secretary
EuCheMS invites candidates for the position of General Secretary in its Brussels office. Closing date 6 February
Wiley-CST Outstanding Publication Award
The Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication was awarded to P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern at PACCON 2011
Anion Binding Indicates Catalyst Activity
Anion binding constants of a series of diamine-functionalized organocatalysts provides useful tool to probe catalytic activity
Mapping Atoms of Mollusk Teeth
New method allows tracking of fluoride in teeth or osteoporosis drugs in bones at previously inaccessible length scales
CO2 Transforms Pharmaceutical Crystal Forms
Carbon dioxide enables crystals to change shape into pharmaceutically interesting form under mild conditions
Finding Hidden Chirality
The importance of an often overlooked source of chirality, atropisomerism, depends upon the barriers to rotation
Improvement of COX-1 Inhibitors
Novel cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitors show promise as analgesics, with none of the previous side effects
Supracolloids Made From Janus Spheres
Dual nature of newly developed latex spheres gives them an ability to form unusual structures used, e.g., to form supracolloids