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

Interdigital mixer-redispersion capillary assembly improves phase transfer catalysis: less chemicals, less energy intensive, safer

First hydrogenation of urea derivatives to amines and methanol is reported and opens the way for indirect CO2 hydrogenation