Very simple, chiral, non-racemic diselenides prepared and their corresponding selenium electrophiles used for stereoselective functionalization of alkenes

Simple Chiral Non-Racemic Diselenides

Total Synthesis of Nanoparticles
A framework for the total synthesis of nanoparticles using processes analogous to the reactions in a synthetic scheme

Dehydrocoupling of Boranes
New one-step procedure for the synthesis of two of the most widely used and synthetically relevant diboranes(4), B2Cat2 and B2Pin2

Central Chirality by E/Z Photoismomerization
First example of the induction of point chirality in which two of the substituents around an sp3 carbon atom are geometric isomers

Salinomycin Biosynthesis in Detail
The timing of the key steps in antibiotic and potential anti-cancer compound, salinomycin's biosynthesis has been uncovered

Hydrogen Peroxide Helps Target Cancer
Prodrugs selectively activated by high levels of reactive oxygen species in cancer cells could lead to more active and less toxic treatments

University World Rankings
TimesHE ranks the American universities top in league table headed by Caltech with Harvard and Stanford second and third

Pretzels with Porphyrin
A [2]catenane and a pretzelane that incorporate porphyrin by axial ligation have been made by researchers in China

Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry Awarded
The Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry has been awarded to Eric Jacobsen (Gold Medal) and Keiji Tanino (Silver Medal)

C. Bertozzi Awarded 2011 Emanuel Merck Lectureship
Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship