Porphyrin molecules in green plants help convert atmospheric CO2 into sugars, so they could be used to reduce CO2 levels

Switzerland is celebrating the International Year of Chemistry 2011 with every cup of coffee!

Evaluation of platinum–ethacrynic acid conjugates in the treatment of mesothelioma

Room temperature arylation is possible with new catalytic concept that combines light-activated catalysis with Pd-based functionalization

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2011

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

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

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

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

First example of the induction of point chirality in which two of the substituents around an sp3 carbon atom are geometric isomers