New organic dye gives the best performance for a dye-sensitized solar cell in the near-IR range thanks to flexible alkyl chains

Porphyrin molecules in green plants help convert atmospheric CO2 into sugars, so they could be used to reduce CO2 levels

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2011

Room temperature arylation is possible with new catalytic concept that combines light-activated catalysis with Pd-based functionalization

A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?

Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts

Halocarbon levels in and out of flooded peatland can change depending on temperature and soil moisture levels

Transition metal-based analogues of frustrated Lewis pairs undergo reactivity not seen with their main group counterparts

Diagonal approach for the reductive functionalization of carbon dioxide combines two different approaches for the use of carbon dioxide

Mechanistic insights into roll-over cyclometalation may help develop new catalysts for the dehydrosulfurization of S-containing hydrocarbons