NMR spectroscopy helps unravel how malonic anhydrides decompose, a long-standing point of controversy in physical chemistry

Concerted Approach to Decomposition

New Catalytic System for Biodiesel Production
Clean and efficient production of biodiesel and glycerol from soybean and microbial lipids

Reactivity at Air-Water Interface
Chemical properties at the air-water interface of the atmospherically important free radicals were investigated by computer simulations

Angewandte Author Profiles June 2012
Max Malacria, Kiyotomi Kaneda, Zuowei Xie, and Helmut Schwarz are interviewed this month

French Chemical Society Awards
The French Chemical Society has presented several awards at a ceremony at the University Claude Bernard, Lyon

New X-Ray Reveals Architecture Of Small Proteincrystals
Ultrashort flashes of X-radiation allow obtaining atomic structures of macromolecules even from tiny protein crystals

100th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-ray Diffraction
X-ray diffraction proved that X-rays are waves and the space lattice theory of crystals. Its discoverer is the answer to Guess the Chemist (6)

Chemical Secrets of the Violin Virtuosi — Part 1
What made Stradivari's violins so special? Klaus Roth looks at the important role of chemistry in Stradivari's workshop and instruments

E.-C. Koch on Energetic Metal-Fluorocarbon Materials and Munitions Safety
Dr. E.-C. Koch, specialist in energetic materials for NATO, talks about the fascination of fireworks and society's need for explosives

The Science of Football
What would a football game be without chemistry?