A new synthetic route to p-xylene from ethylene has been developed by chemists in the USA

Ethylene to para-Xylene

Co-Immobilized Bi-Enzymatic Cascades
Cofactors are recycled in situ in bio-redox reactions over main and recycling dehydrogenases co-immobilized on porous supports

EROS Best Reagent Lecture 2012
The EROS Best Reagent Award Lecture will be broadcasted over the internet through a virtual event platform

Peptidodendrimer Drug Delivery
Attachment of a membrane-interacting protein allows a dendrimer to enter cells, making it a potentially useful drug-delivery vehicle

Revolution or Evolution for Energy Sustainability
Berkeley professor Alexis Bell disagrees with general strategies to overcome the world’s energy problems

Shale Gas Boom in the US
The U.S. advantage of the boom in shale gas is already showing up in earnings

Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

MOF Manufacturing Process Awarded
BASF receives French Pierre Potier Prize for new MOF manufacturing process

Emulsified Ionic Liquids
Chemists in China have emulsified two immiscible ionic liquids and used the mixture as a solvent for making porous nanorods

Simple Access to 2-Arylpyridines
Palladium-catalyzed direct heteroarylation of bromo-2-chloropyridines followed by Suzuki coupling affords a variety of 2-arylpyridines