Most recent achievements in the design of donor-functionalized, chelating 2,4,6-triarylphosphinine derivatives lead to interesting applications

Recent Developments in Phosphinine Chemistry

The Chemistry of Female Attraction
(Z)-5-tetradecen-1-ol is a natural ligand of an odor receptor and regulates male’s attractiveness to females

Nanovoid Photoanode
Facile method to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion by preparing nanovoid 2D ordered arrays by a simple self-assembly procedure

Squeezing MOFs
X-ray diffraction reveals how a single crystal of a metal-organic framework compound behaves under pressure

Kill the Tumor But Spare the Platelets!
US researchers engineered the anti-leukemic drug Navitoclax into a new a compound devoid of toxic effects on platelets

Global Online Atlas for Renewable Resources
Open, flexible Internet platform provides resource maps and tools for evaluating the technical potential of renewable energies worldwide

Rechargeable Batteries with Graphene Anodes
Cheaper and faster methods for creating nanomaterials that can be used for lithium-ion batteries developed

Aziridines: Go With the Flow
Treatment of aziridine precursors with sBuLi provides a route to functionlized aziridines or C4-functionalized tetrahydroisoquinolines

Easy Strategy to Ordered Graphene Structure
Low-cost facile strategy to create free-standing, 3D ordered porous graphene structure via an “on water spreading” method

Quick and Selective H2S Detection
A ratiomeric fluorescent probe allows the rapid and selective detection of hydrogen sulfide in mitochondria