An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 12/2011: Worth Its Price

Cyanide-Free Cyanation
Simple, non-toxic, efficient and cyanide-free protocol for the cyanation of aryl halides uses formamide as a cyanide source

EU Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy
20 % EU greenhouse gas reduction policy best way forwardaccording to Cefic

Banana-based Water Treatment
Minced banana peels could be used to treat water discharged from mining processes, farms, and industrial wastes

Cheaper Channels for Solar Cells
Solar cells could be more affordable and efficient if made with new method that employs an ultrafast pulsing laser

Proteins: Food or Fuel?
Using proteins as a carbon source for energy production and biorefining could be possible with engineered microbial cells

Ambient CO2 Fixation
The ambient fixation of carbon dioxide can be achieved by converting it to cyclic carbonates with a ZnIIsalphen catalyst

Tuned Enzymes for Feedstock Production
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methanol production from methane

Sweet Solution to Mobile Power
You might one day power your mp3 player or smart phone by simply pouring in a sugary drink, thanks to biofuel cells research

Reacting Atmosphere Research Network
Atmospheric researchers establish the network Reacting Atmosphere – Understanding and Management for Future Generations