Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 48/2012: Disorder Leads to Order
A Covalent Bond to Control Drug Release
Covalently binding mesoporous silica nanoparticles to pro-drugs facilitates the controlled release of therapeutics
G. Gauglitz Honored by GDCh
Günter Gauglitz, University of Tübingen, Germany, has won the Carl Duisberg Medal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
Dissolving Ytterbium
The ionization energies of complexes between a rare-earth metal (Yb) and ammonia were measured for the first time
Licorice’s Volatiles Composition
A German study identified the volatiles substances contained in three different species of licorice roots
A Bright Future for Silicon
The first ordered Si nanocrystal arrays may provide a new platform to study and tailor the light-emitting properties of silicon
Guess the Chemist (11)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Healthier Cookie Baking with Antioxidants
Antioxidants limit the generation of the toxic compound acrylamide which occurs during cookie baking
Largest Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant
Israel’s Sorek desalination plant scheduled to be 50 % operational by the beginning of 2013
C- or O-Alkylation?
Depending on the number of fluorine atoms in the alkylating agent, β-ketoesters are regioselectively C- or O-alkylated