BASF opens research center for catalysts and processes in Ludwigshafen, Germany

Ultra-Modern Research Center

Selective Synthesis of Vinylogous Acyl Sulfonates
Allylic oxidation of vinyl sulfonates gives specific isomer

Tetraphenylethene for Imaging Unfolded Proteins in Cells
Molecule switches on emission when it reacts with surface-exposed cysteines

Crystallography Identifies Protease Inhibitor
Potent inhibitor of anticancer drug targets developed

Synthesis of Janus Nanocups
Chemically different surfaces filled in a selective manner

Cyclic Borane-Amidine Conjugated Molecules
Direct 1,2-carboboration of carbodiimides with 9-borafluorenes

Graphenoid Shaped Like a Five-Petaled Flower
New nonplanar graphenoid structure synthesized

Functionalized Double-Decker Siloxanes
Tetravinyl- and tetraallyl-substituted closed double-decker siloxanes (DDSQs) synthesized

First Carbene–Bismuthinidene Synthesized
Unprecedented carbene‐stabilized subvalent bismuth complex and extension of the carbene‐pnictinidene concept

Most Accessed Articles: February 2019
Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals