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ERC Grant Awarded to M. Eremets
EUR 1.9 million awarded to Mikhail Eremets, Max-Plank Institute for Chemistry, for the study of metallic hydrogen

Marcello Tiecco Retires
Professor Marcello Tiecco, University of Perugia, Italy, and Editor of EurJOC from the first hour, announces his retirement

Mild Amination of Azoles
Direct amination of azoles can be achieved under mild conditions with cobalt catalyst

China’s Largest Silicone Manufacturing Site
Wacker and Dow Corning open China’s largest integrated silicone manufacturing site

China’s Largest Integrated Silicone Manufacturing Site
Wacker and Dow Corning open China’s largest integrated silicone manufacturing site

More Battery Materials
BASF: new production facility for cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in Elyria, USA

Catalytic Fluorination – Major Challenge
Discovery of selectively adding a fluorine or trifluoromethyl group to biologically active compounds dramatically improve their properties

Enzo Alessio on Italian National Congress
Enzo Alessio talks about organizing the Congress of the SCI's Inorganic Division and inorganic chemistry in general

Switchable Cavitands
Conditions for switching between vase and kite conformations have been determined in dye-labeled cavitands