Orexin receptor antagonist developed by Merck and currently in phase II trials promising for treating insomnia
New Insomnia Treatment
New Malaria Lead Compound Identified
A new lead for antimalarial drugs has been developed through structure-activity studies on the GlaxoSmithkline database
Angewandte Chemie 10/2012: Click! Goes the Sulfur
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Sensitive Detector for Nerve Agents
A terpyridine could be a novel chemodosimeter compound for exposure to nerve agents, according to researchers in India
New Route to Benzothiazoles
Copper-catalyzed three-component reaction route to benzothiazoles avoids sulfur poisioning of catalyst
Planar Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles
At a planar CH2Cl2-water interface positively charged nanoparticles (NPs) spontaneously self-assemble into hexagonally close-packed lattices
German Chemistry Fights Against Weak Phase
Economic situation of the German chemical industry in the fourth quarter of 2011
Green Cured Meat
A green pigment often lends an odd sheen to nitrite-cured meat products. US chemists have now obtained its crystal structure
Nicholson New Bayer CropScience R&D Head
Bayer CropScience names Dr. C. David Nicholson new Head of Research & Development
First Synthesis of Photoactive Toxin
The first enantioselective total synthesis of the toxin (S)-bisoranjidiol, a bisanthraquinone, has been achieved by US chemists