Conformational switching between aromatic states has been probed in expanded porphyrins

Chameleon Aromaticity

Near-Infrared Iridium Luminescence
New iridium complexes with C^C^N tridentate ligands show luminescence at longer wavelengths than previous Ir complexes

Most Accessed Articles: April 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for April 2011

Name Your Poison: Identification of Poisoned Catalyst Culprits
"Parasitic" side reactions responsible for catalyst poisoning revealed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) techniques

Methane Activation over Cellulose Templated Perovskite Catalysts
A facile and rapid preparation method for a wide variety of medium surface area perovskite-type catalysts on the laboratory scale

Chemoselective Reduction of Esters to Alcohols
General and chemoselective catalytic reduction of esters to alcohols using inexpensive zinc acetate and silanes

The Gift of the GABAA
Important therapeutic strategy for treatment of central nervous system (CNS)-related disorders

Synthesis of Biobased Succinonitrile
New route to produce biobased succinonitrile discovered, a precurser for industrial production of polyamides

Gold Nanoparticles Remove Organic Compounds from Water
Water purification from an environmental perspective by using an Au poly(dimethylsiloxane)PDMS nanocomposite in the form of a foam

What's the Label?
Series of labeled mevalonolactone (MVA) derivatives has been prepared that will help to unravel the biosynthesis of terpenoids