The French Chemical Society has presented several awards at a ceremony at the University Claude Bernard, Lyon
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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)
Welf Bronger (1932 – 2012)
Welf Bronger, RWTH Aachen and former Editor of ZAAC, passed away last week
Giant Conjugated Macrocycles
Small templates working together have directed the formation of 24-porphyrin nanoring, with a diameter of 10 nm larger than many enzymes
Guess the Chemist (6)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Dehydration of Fructose
Dehydration of fructose to HMF is performed in cheap and sustainable choline chloride/CO2 deep eutectic solvent (DES) system
Secrets of Musk Odors
New oxyoxonia-Cope macrocyclization leads to structures which provide new insight into structure–odor correlation of musks
Sir John Meurig Thomas Receives Honorary Doctorate
Sir John Meurig Thomas to be given Honorary Doctorate by St. Andrews University, Scotland, on its 600th anniversary
Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award 2011 Winner
Dr. Ryo Shintani, Kyoto University, Japan, has received the 2011 Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award
Optimization of Leather Unhairing
Safe enzymatic preparation can replace the toxic chemicals commonly used in unhairing of hides