Eight-coordinate alkaline earth-carbonyl complexes found

Calcium & Co. Acting Like Transition Metals

Better Synthesis of Sulfonyl Chloride Mimics
Pentafluorophenyl sulfonate esters made using boronic acids

Preservative Modifies Genetic Material
The common preservative sodium benzoate (E211) has a biological effect

Most Accessed Articles: July 2018
Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Angewandte Chemie 36/2018: Time Flies
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Friedel-Crafts Reactions with Graphene
High-yield arylation of fluorinated graphene

Drug Release from Hydrogels Controlled with Light
Green-light-induced release of antibiotic, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory drugs under physiological conditions

Simple Synthesis of Fully Substituted Triazoles
(3+2) Cycloaddition of nitrile ylides with diazonium salts

August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal for Michael Grätzel
Solar cell pioneer honored by Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society)

E-Cigarettes Produce DNA-Damaging Compounds
Preliminary mass spectrometry study points to a possible increase in cancer risk