Catalytic processes that are employed on huge scales worldwide were developed at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

100 Years Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

Getting More from Methane
Catalytic functionalization of methane and light alkanes in supercritical carbon dioxide

Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbazoles: Mild and Simple
A simple [AuCl]-catalyzed reaction of 1-(indol-2-yl)-2,3-allenols gives a series of poly-substituted carbazoles

Synthesis of 4-Haloisoxazoles and 5-Halotriazoles
Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloaddition of 1-haloalkynes with nitrile oxides and organic azides

Chrysotile
Chrysotile is often called white asbestos and belongs to the serpentine group of phyllosilicates; answer to Guess the Mineral (2)

Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Silyl Amines
Nucleophilic silicon transfer to imines made possible with a copper/N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst

BasCat Laboratory
UniCat and BASF joint laboratory investigates catalytic processes for raw material change

New Class of Photocatalysts: Molecular Cerium Vanadium Oxide Clusters
Two new di-cerium-containing vanadium oxide clusters show promising visible-light photooxidative activity

New RSC President
Professor Dominic Tildesley is now president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK

Cascade Reaction to 1,5-Disubstituted Imidazoles
Aerobic photocatalytic oxidation, [3+2] cycloaddition, and aromatization lead to desired products