Professor Nicholas J. Turro, Columbia University, USA, has passed away
Nicholas Turro (1938 – 2012)
Dual Recognition Processes of Diazaperopyrenium
The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes
C- or O-Alkylation?
Depending on the number of fluorine atoms in the alkylating agent, β-ketoesters are regioselectively C- or O-alkylated
RSEQ Gold Medal to N. Martín
Highest honor of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) presented to Nazario Martín, Madrid
Understanding Friction on the Nanoscale
Innovative technology to describe the behavior of individual particles of a colloid in friction conditions
M. Reetz Wins IKCOC Prize
Professor Manfred Reetz, Germany, awarded the International Kyoto Conference on New Aspect of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC) Prize
Largest Sewage-Sludge Thermal-Treatment Plant in Switzerland
Finnish Outotec Oyj will build the largest sewage-sludge thermal-treatment plant in Switzerland
Giant Emissions Catalysts Plant in Poland
BASF builds its largest European production plant for emissions catalysts in Środa Śląska, Poland
A Chemical Examination of the Isenheim Altar: Role Played in History by Horned Rye (1)
The Isenheim Altar depicts the symptoms and treatment of “St. Anthony’s Fire”, the result of poisoning by ergot alkaloids
Where Chemical Education is Heading: Interview with Peter Mahaffy
P. Mahaffy, Canada, talks about the need to change the way of teaching chemistry and where he sees chemical education in 50 years