BASF has produced its first commercial-scale volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material

Bio-based Butanediol Produced Commercially

German Chemical Industry Invests Abroad
For the first time since 2001, foreign investments by the German chemical industry are higher than investments at home

Angewandte Chemie 49/2013: Origins
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Merck in Israel
Merck invests in research partnerships in Israel

Unusual Oxidation States
Metal-centered heterocubane structures characterize the homoleptic tetrakis(silyl) complexes of zerovalent palladium and platinum

C. N. R. Rao Received Jewel of India
Professor C. N. R. Rao has been presented India's highest civilian honor

One-Pot Route to Magnetic Refrigerants
One-pot route leads to a series of complexes that either act as single-molecule magnets or have a magnetocaloric effect

Therapeutic Power of Self-Digestion
A protease-activating antibiotic eradicates chronic infections caused by persistent microorganisms

Radical Transfer
Spin-center transfer is modified by solvent and temperature in a neutral radical system

Building-Block Compounds from Iodoaldol Reactions
The iodoaldol reaction of internal alkynyl ketones gives useful oxygen-functionalized vinyl iodides