The puzzle of how, why or even if, sugars change shape has been solved by studying anomeric effect under solvent-free conditions
Solvent-Free Sugar Anomers
Wonderlab Comic — Safety Policy
A new comic series by Sophie Lin: Sophie and her lab mate disagree over correct safety procedures in the lab
Solar Cells: Enhanced Power Conversion
Multiple energy relay dyes incorporated into dye-sensitized solar cells enhance solar-to-electric power conversion by 35 %
William von Eggers Doering (1917 – 2011)
Prof. Dr. William von Eggers Doering, former Chair of Harvard University's Chemistry Department, passed away last week
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