Regioselective synthesis of pyrazoles using a secondary amine organocatalyst

Organocatalytic Route to Active Pyrazoles

From Brimstone to Feedstock
The elemental sulfur byproduct of petroleum desulfurization could be a new feedstock material for copolymers in lithium-sulfur batteries

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices of Electrochemically Activated Valves
Nanoporous graphitic carbon electrodes display a unique electrowetting behavior that depends on specific ion effects

Werner Prize for C. Nevado and C. Mazet
Cristina Nevado, Zurich, and Clément Mazet, Genève, have been awarded the Werner Prize of the Swiss Chemical Society

More Power for US Industry
Discussion on new bill bringing changes to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Surface-assisted Synthesis of Large Macrocycles
Hexagonal macrocycles with a diameter of 21.3 Å can be synthesized on a Cu(111) surface to produce hexagonal arrays of "nanotroughs"

Allergic to Animal Tests?
BASF and Promega develop an alternative method to identify allergenic substances

Investigation of Hyperconjugation by UV-Photoelectron Spectroscopy
UV-photoelectron spectroscopy studies of highly strained cages prove neutral hyperconjugation

Arsenic in Rice
Global pattern in rice As speciation, the factors causing the variation, and origin and transport mechanisms of methylated As

New Alkoxylation Facility in Singapore
Solvay announces project to build large-scale alkoxylation facility in Singapore to start operations by 2015