The addition of malonate esters to α,β-unsaturated N-sulfonyl imines has been reported by a team from Spain

An Expeditious Route to Chiral δ-Aminoesters and Piperidones

Control of Surface Electrosorption Properties
Changing the relative position of Cu atoms located at the surface of Pt(111) electrodes allows control of the electrosorption properties

Mirror Images: Chiral Affects in Osmium Complexes
The effect of chirality on the anticancer properties of chiral metal complexes

Electric Storage System
A simple two-step method to synthesize one-dimensional V2O5 nanofibers (VNFs) for pseudocapacitor applications

Most Accessed Articles: September 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for September 2013

Amide Bis-alkylation: The Total Synthesis of (±)-Cephalotaxine
New method for bis-alkylation of amides and lactams used in combination with ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of (±)-cephalotaxine

Better Membrane for Vanadium Flow Battery
New membrane increases efficiencies and long-term cycling stability at high current density of vanadium flow batteries

Capture of Carbon Dioxide with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
Free-flowing crystalline powder based on a NHC framework reacts rapidly and stoichiometrically with CO2 as a solid carbon-capture reagent

Nontoxic Chalcogenophane Synthesis
Copper(II) salts are used to catalyze the synthesis of four classes of chalcogenophene derivatives

Rapid Synthesis of Half-Sandwich Complexes
Half-sandwich complexes can be prepared easily by microwave heating