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Angewandte Chemie 43/2014: Long-Term Stability

No More Cured Meat
Nitrite makes meat tasty, appetizingly red and protects against germs, but it is suspected to cause cancer

Excited-State Dynamics of Natural DNA
Natural double-stranded DNA undergoes a proton-transfer-mediated decay upon photoexcitation

Angewandte Chemie 42/2014: Highly Selective
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Maximizing Anisotropy in Single-Molecule Magnets
Replacement of diamagnetic Zn with paramagnetic Fe leads to a record anisotropy for single-molecule magnets

Putting Mechanically Interlocked Molecules to Work
Mechanically interlocked molecules have changed from being intellectual curiosities to potentially useful architectures

Shedding Light on Atom-Transfer Radical Addition Reactions
Atom-transfer addition reactions can be catalyzed by simple organic molecules upon irradiation with a household light bulb

150th Anniversary of the Kekulé Benzene Structure
It is said that August Kekulé rationalized the structure after he was inspired by a daydream about a snake biting its tail

Angewandte Chemie 41/2014: Fueling Chemistry
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Ben Feringa Gives Theodor Förster Memorial Lecture
Feringa's outstanding work is honored with one of the most important photochemistry awards worldwide