Book that looks at the rapidly growing interest in open geodesic polyaromatic molecules is reviewed by Fabien Durola, France

Fragments of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes

Novel Iron Complex with Shortest Bond
A three-coordinate iron(I) dimer possesses the shortest Fe-Fe interaction reported to date

Low-Cost, Simple, Efficient, Safe Trifluoromethylation
Aryl boronic acids undergo smooth and selective trifluoromethylation with low-cost fluoroform-derived CuCF3 in DMF in non-dried air

Angewandte Chemie 33/2012: Illuminating
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions
Book detailing 750 named organic transfomations is reviewed by Ulrich Hennecke, Westflische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany

Gold Nanoparticles Follow “Genetic Code”
Different sequences of DNA influence the morphology of growing gold nanocrystals

Health-Preserving Wonders of Resveratrol
Mechanism by which resveratrol, found in grapes and present in wine, exerts antiaging metabolic benefits has been uncovered

Shedding Light on a Molecular Engine
A molecular Wankel engine made from a dual-ring structure boron cluster can be driven by light without overheating

Dual Role for CO2
Carbon dioxide acts as both reactant and extractive phase in the continuous hydrogenation of CO2 to pure formic acid

Angewandte Chemie 32/2012: Networking
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie