Trend Reports 2014

An overview of the latest trends in various fields of chemistry is annually published by Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the membership magazine of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society). This year, 67 authors from university and industry created an overview of inspiring work and recent trends in the most important chemical disciplines.

Topics include metalloenzymes, porphyrin systems, fluid-enhanced crystal engineering, metal-carbene complexes in biocatalysis, photochemical cyclizations, RNA modification, bioprinting, lithium-free batteries, solid electrolytes, ab initio molecular dynamics, polymer-based energy systems, mass spectrometry in food chemistry, and photocatalytic watersplitting.

The authors cite more than 880 international articles representing last year’s trends. The reports are written in German, but this large list of recent international literature may also be interesting for non-German speaking readers.

Anorganische Chemie (Inorganic Chemistry),
S. Inoue, T. Böttcher, I. Siewert, M. D. Walter, K. Ray, P. Kurz,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590090
Festkörperchemie (Solid State Chemistry),
T. Brezesinski, A. Fischer, M. Baitinger,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590091
Organische Chemie (Organic Chemistry),
B. F. Straub et al.,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590092
Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology),
T. Stafforst, U. Schepers,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590093
Physikalische Chemie (Physical Chemistry),
M. T. Elm, G. Homm, D. Weber, S. Uhlenbruck, B. Bode, J. Matysik,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590094
Theoretische Chemie (Theoretical Chemistry),
T. Kühne, P. Partovi-Azar, H. Elgabarty, W. Hieringer, M. Sierka,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590095
Makromolekulare Chemie (Makromolecular Chemistry),
S. Seiffert, B. Esser, J. Thiele, R. Staff, C. Holtze, S. Koltzenburg, G. Oenbrink, N. Nestle,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590096
Lebensmittelchemie (Food Chemistry),
J. Brockmeyer,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590097
Technische Chemie (Technical Chemistry),
H.-W. Zanthoff, M. Wark, M. Ansorge-Schumacher,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590098
Chemiedidaktik (Chemical Education),
H.-J. Becker, M. Q. Nguyen, I. Parchmann, A. Flint, M. W. Tausch,
Nachr. Chem. 2015, 3.
DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201590099