Dimerized bipyridine ligand stabilizers increase the activity and stability of rhodium nanoparticles

Getting a Grip on Nanocatalyst Stabilizers

Surface Immobilization
Surface immobilization of functional groups achieved by radical grafting to carbon-based interfaces

Metal-Mediated Base Pairs
Generation of so-called metal-mediated base pairs that elegantly allows the site-specific introduction of metal-based functionality described

Sensitive and Selective Mercury Detection
Zinc(II) porphyrin–octadeoxythymidine is a highly sensitive and selective fluorescence and absorption sensor for mercury ions in water

Dipeptide Ligands for Hydrogen-Production Catalysts
A peptide-based outer-coordination sphere of hydrogenases increases efficiency for hydrogen production

Facile Functionalization of Polyhedral Boranes
First example of addition of any C-nucleophiles to nitrilium derivatives of boron clusters

Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfides and Vinylamines
Synthetic method was developed for the preparation of vinyl sulfides and vinylamines

A Fragrance That Breaks the Rules
Synthetic analogue of the vetiver oil odorant, used in perfumes like Ralph Lauren's ‘Polo’ and Chanel N°5, has proven the vetiver rule wrong

One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Indolyl-C-Glycosides
An efficient and high-yielding, one-pot, Cu-catalyzed synthesis of 2-indolyl-C-glycosides

One-Step Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers
Native cellulose can be dispersed as nanofibers in organic solvents by ball milling with esterification agents