The Magazine of Chemistry Europe

Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, elected President of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)

Methyl ricinoleate can be used as a platform chemical for the synthesis of a variety of functional compounds of interest

Newly developed nanoporous carbon monoliths have superior advantages over traditional activated-carbon powder

Salts containing the binary tetracyanopyr rolide anion were synthesized from tetracyano-1,4-dithiin and sodium azide

Overcoming technological challenges in producing nano-sized, hybrid particles, especially with regard to continuous processing

The Alfred Stock Memorial Prize of the GDCh has been awarded to Professor Werner Uhl, University of Münster, Germany

First total synthesis of wild-type erythropoietin glycoprotein, hormone stimulating red blood cell production, has been accomplished

A recent cover in Angewandte Chemie included a hidden dedication. Did you spot it?

Horst Prinzbach, University of Freiburg, Germany, creator of the world's smallest helium balloon, has passed away

Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry