Establishing landscapes of existing compounds could determine potentially interesting new compounds

Compound-Based Landscapes

Enzyme Biomimetics
Benzimidazole is a better substituent than benzoxazole for assembling biomimetic diiron complexes similar to biological enzyme centers

A Full Stack with Protein Amides
Investigation of π-stacking interactions of protein amides could improve rational drug design

Molecular Recognition in Glycolaldehyde
A study on glycolaldehyde shows that two isolated hydrogen bonds win over one cooperative pair

Opening Doors in TB Drug Discovery
Open-source compound library at GSK identifies 177 small-molecule leads for anti-tuberculois (TB) research

Chitin Nanowhisker Aerogels
Aerogels made by using a simple, benign process useful as thermal insulators, catalyst supports and for construction of biomedical materials

Novel Hydrothermal Approach to Nanoribbons
One-dimensional nanoribbons for photoreduction of CO2 have been grown on a stainless-steel mesh by a novel hydrothermal approach

Efficient and Selective Formation of Macrocyclic Disubstituted Z Alkenes
First general protocols for efficient Z-selective formation of macrocyclic disubstituted alkenes by catalytic ring-closing metathesis

Most Accessed Articles: December 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012

Recent Developments in Phosphinine Chemistry
Most recent achievements in the design of donor-functionalized, chelating 2,4,6-triarylphosphinine derivatives lead to interesting applications