Clean and efficient production of biodiesel and glycerol from soybean and microbial lipids
New Catalytic System for Biodiesel Production
Blue Light District: Sulfide Photooxidation
A mild photooxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides is achieved with a riboflavin derivative and LED visible light irradiation
Soluble Water-oxidation Electrocatalyst
Water-soluble electrochemical catalyst based on a copper–bipyridine complex that can oxidize water to oxygen
Alcohol-Butadiene Hydrohydroxyalkylation
Direct redox-triggered carbon-carbon coupling sets stage for development of catalysts that exhibit enhanced stereoselectivities
Mystery in CO2 Conversion Solved
Insights into the process which converts carbon dioxide into methanol could make it possible to recycle greenhouse gas
Catalytic Pathway Through a Network of Spheres
Titania hollow spheres with a hierarchical macroporous channel structure demonstrate excellent photocatalytic performance
Organic Chemistry in Asia – Interview with K. Maruoka
Keiji Maruoka, Kyoto University, talks about his research, global co-operation in science, and the new Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
ACS Meeting San Diego: G. Huber on Biomass Conversion
George Huber, University of Massachusetts, discusses his latest research in converting biomass
Homogeneous Catalysts
Book looking at the activity, stability, and deactivation of homogeneous catalysts is reviewed by G. Britovsek, Imperial College London
Supported Catalyst for Better Isomerization
Allylic alcohols are selectively isomerized to carbonyl compounds in high yields by a reusable heterogeneous rhodium catalyst