Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: June 2020

Coordination Dynamics of Zinc Influence Enzymatic Activity
Trigger for rate-determining proton transfer in human carbonic anhydrase II

Catalyst Particles for CO2 Methanation Reactors
Conversion of carbon dioxide into methane for use in the natural gas grid

Improved Carbon Nitride for H2 Evolution
Tuning oxygen species on the surface for improving photocatalytic hydrogen production

85th Birthday: Ei-ichi Negishi
Chemistry Nobel Laureate known for transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

Asymmetric Catalysis with Anodic Benzyne
Electrochemical α-arylation of cyclic β-ketocarbonyls with benzyne intermediates

60th Birthday: Ferdi Schüth
Catalysis researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Seeing is Believing – Understanding Catalyst Function in 3D by Imaging
Study of Ni-based catalysts for the methanation of carbon dioxide

Guess the Chemist (103)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Reusable Nanowire Photocatalyst for Radical Couplings
Photo-pinacol coupling catalyzed by GaN nanowires