Prof. Dr. William von Eggers Doering, former Chair of Harvard University's Chemistry Department, passed away last week
William von Eggers Doering (1917 – 2011)
Effective Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydrogenation
Asymmetric hydrogenation of alkyl aryl ketones achieved with iridium-based spiro aminophosphine complexes and 97 % ee
Unitary Patent Protection in the EU
Commission opens the way for some Member States to move forward on a unitary patent
All that Glitters is Gold
Gold cyclization reaction provides important building blocks for pharmaceuticals
Woven Mesh Electrodes
Weaving metal and polymeric fibers creates a low cost, transparent electrode for flexible organic photovoltaic cells
Outstanding Publication Award
P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern have received the Wiley–Chemical Society of Thailand Outstanding Publication Award
C–C Bond Formation with Iron Nanoparticles
Paramagnetic magnetite nanoparticles used under heterogeneous ligand-free conditions for Sonogashira–Hagihara reaction
Happy Birthday Angewandte Chemie!
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Angewandte Chemie International Edition
From Molecule to Object
Largest synthetic macromolecule with defined chemical structure, resembles a virus but is formed from a branched polymer
Angewandte Author Profiles January
K. Peter C. Vollhard, Hans-Günther Schmalz, J. Antoine Baceiredo, and Herbert Waldmann, are interviewed this month