J. E. Hums, Germany, reviews the book "Computational Organic Chemistry" by Steven M. Bachrach

Computational Organic Chemistry

Reiner Sustmann (1939 – 2014)
Reiner Sustmann, Professor Emeritus, University of Essen, Germany, passed away last week

Career: As a Chemist in An Editorial Office
Dr. Richard Threlfall talks about how he came to work in an editorial office and why diplomacy is an important skill for his work

Against Chemical Intuition: Na3Cl and NaCl3 Do Exist
Sodium chlorides with unusual stoichiometries exist at high pressures

Guess the Chemist (34)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Talking in Poster Sessions: Breaking the Ice (1)
Some ideas on how to make the first move and not wait for others to ask the first question

Espresso Crema
Why does an espresso need a crema and how should it look like?

Shaping Our Future with Process Engineering and Biotechnology
Snapshots of the ProcessNet Annual Conference and the 31st DECHEMA Annual Meeting of biotechnologists in Aachen, Germany

Behind the Science: Benefits of Transition-Metal-Free Reactions
Saskia Neubacher and David Peralta, ChemistryOpen, talk to Berit Olofsson, Stockholm University, Sweden, about her research

The Chemistry of Tobacco – Part 1
Looking at the history of tobacco consumption – from chewing and snuffing to smoking