Largest noble metalate species reported to date: dicopper(II)-containing polyoxo-22-palladate(II)
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Angewandte Chemie 8/2011 – Simple and Complex Structures
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Progestogens Cause Sterility in Frogs
New findings show that pharmaceuticals other than oestrogen can cause permanent damage to aquatic animals
Converting Heat into Electricity
TAGS, an alloy that converts heat into electricity, is improved by 25 % through doping with cerium or ytterbium
Chiral Separation of Ibuprofen
The simultaneous reaction and separation of the active form of ibuprofen has been achieved using a microfluidic device
Highly Reactive or Wholly Unstable?
Atomic volume proves to be a useful descriptor for predicting the stability of highly oxidized organic molecules
Ocean Pollution & Rainfall
New way to estimate global rainfall and track ocean pollution
Simple Synthesis of New Antibacterial Family
Simple analogues of platensimycin, inhibitors of bacterial enzymes, are made in just two-flask reactions from commercial aldehydes
Most Accessed Articles: January 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2011
Vincent van Gogh: Fading to Brown
Identification of chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh could help in their preservation