Henning Hopf, Germany, reviews the book "The Last Alchemist in Paris & Other Curious Tales from Chemistry" by Lars Öhrström

Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

First photo-ionic version of a triode – made up of the active components anthracene unit, amine group, crown ether – synthesized

German biotech industry is developing slowly, but cooperations with pharmaceutical, chemical and consumer industry is promising

Understanding the biosynthetic origins of two important new natural products gives insight into their common predecessor

Incorporation of cyclodextrin nanochannels in solid polymer electrolytes results in enhanced conductivity

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Improvement of quality control AOCS Official Method Ca 12–55 for the determination of the phosphorous content in vegetable oils

Impressions of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Dallas

Experimental evidence for the characterization of OH groups on the surface of partially dehydroxylated γ-alumina, an important catalyst