Loss of bistability is the main reason why azobenzene cannot be switched between conformations when adsorbed on a surface

Formation of amides from carboxylic acids and azides can be promoted by a chlorophosphite reagent

The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes

When grown under CO2-limiting conditions, a green microalga metabolizes cellulose in addition to doing photosynthesis

By discovering how insects synthesize polyacetylenic fatty acids, scientists found a new way to produce these promising therapeutic compunds

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Covalently binding mesoporous silica nanoparticles to pro-drugs facilitates the controlled release of therapeutics

Günter Gauglitz, University of Tübingen, Germany, has won the Carl Duisberg Medal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

The ionization energies of complexes between a rare-earth metal (Yb) and ammonia were measured for the first time

A German study identified the volatiles substances contained in three different species of licorice roots