Overview of C–H functionalization strategies for rapid synthesis of biologically active compounds such as natural products and pharmaceutical targets

C–H Bond Functionalization

Binding the Minor Groove
Octahedral ruthenium complexes interact with the DNA via its minor groove

Ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions
The Scimago Institutions Ranking, the SIR World Reports 2012, is the most comprehensive ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions

A. Karyakin Receives Bioelectrochemistry Prize
International Society of Electrochemistry prize awarded to Arkady Karyakin, M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Angewandte Chemie 34/2012: In the Limelight
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Towards Edible Crop Seeds
Identification of glucosinolate transporters might facilitate the production of edible crop seeds

Non-enzymatic Pd Recovery
(Bio)Materials rich in amine groups are proposed as an ideal support for recovering Pd from waste

Live Tagged
Sialic acid analog tagged with a fluorescent moiety could find application in live cell imaging according to Japanese researchers

University World Ranking 2012
Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

Best Drug Permeability Model
Improved in vitro drug permeability model by artificial human small intestinal villi scaffolds