Supercritical carbon dioxide can be used as the "solvent" for the polymerization of lactide with an organo-catalyst

Green Polymers

Collaboration for Organic Photovoltaics
Merck and Nano-C, Inc. will jointly develop new-generation materials for organic photovoltaic applications

Analysis of Haloacetic Acids in Water
In-line preconcentration capillary zone electrophoresis for the analysis of haloacetic acids in water

Chromogenic Ni2+ Receptor
First example of a coumarin-based chromogenic receptor exhibiting a reconfigurable logic gate pattern

Helical Organosilica Synthesized
Chiral helical organosilica materials with ultrasmall mesopores have been prepared in less than one hour

Lignocellulose Deconstruction
Liquid ammonia pretreatment of native crystalline cellulose provides avenues to efficiently deconstruct the cellulose

Straightforward Synthesis of Nitriles
Straightforward iron-catalyzed synthesis of nitriles by dehydration of primary amides

Novel Iridium Photosensitizer Split Water
Synthesis of novel Ir photosensitizer improves hydrogen-producing photoreactions

It's Crystal Clear
Rh NHC complexes undergo back-to-back single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations by selective nonreversible ligand exchange

Angewandte Chemie 31/2011: More Nobility
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie