Sesquiterpenes have fascinating biological properties, members of this class are interesting for the development of new antibiotics

40 Years Synthesis of Protoilludanes and Related Sesquiterpenes

A Hot New Development: Photoacoustic Imaging
Photoacoustic Tomography, or short PAT, is a new acronym to remember! The technology has received broad interest for clinical translation

Bidentate Chelates with Larger Spacers
Chelating Lewis acids prepared by double hydroalumination of dialkynylsilanes have improved flexibility for better coordination

Transition Metal-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Transition metal-based analogues of frustrated Lewis pairs undergo reactivity not seen with their main group counterparts

High Selectivity in Gas Phase Heterogeneous Catalysis
Dispersed palladium nanoparticles can be highly active catalysts for the gasphase reaction of methanol oxidation

New Drought-Tolerant Crops
RIKEN scientists identified a gene that helps plants to conserve water under drought conditions

Dehydrosulfurization with Pt Catalyst
Mechanistic insights into roll-over cyclometalation may help develop new catalysts for the dehydrosulfurization of S-containing hydrocarbons

Ziegler–Natta Catalyst Support Structure
The crystal structures of three MgCl2•nEtOH adducts used as precursors for the generation of Ziegler–Natta catalysts have been solved

Getting Rid of the Fruit Fly
Latest findings on how to educate stakeholders in the right response to the arrival of this invasive insect in new regions of the world

Improved Phase Transfer Catalysis in Microreactors
Interdigital mixer-redispersion capillary assembly improves phase transfer catalysis: less chemicals, less energy intensive, safer