Dr. Joe Pierce Richmond, Germany, celebrates his 70th birthday on June 14, 2014
70th Birthday: Joe Richmond
A Catalyst Worthy of a Samurai
New nickel catalyst to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between carbonyl compounds and phenole derivatives
Amine Methylation Made Easy
A mild and catalytic methylation of amines with formic acid
Schüth New Vice President of Max Planck Society
Professor Ferdi Schüth, Germany, has been elected at the Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society

The Biochemistry of Peppers – Part 2
We are only able to taste sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami – how do we taste hotness?
Guess the Chemist (30)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Guess the Mineral (2)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips
Chemical Poems: Rubidium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table
113th Bunsentagung
The annual meeting of the German Bunsen Society (DBG) for Physical Chemistry was held at the University of Hamburg, Germany
Solvent-Free Organocatalytic Michael Reactions
Chiral thiohydantoins derived from natural α-amino acids are the key catalysts