A new pyroxene compound, NaMnGe2O6, has been synthesized

New Pyroxene Compound

Compound-Based Landscapes
Establishing landscapes of existing compounds could determine potentially interesting new compounds

Angewandte Chemie 7/2013: Everything under Control
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Enzyme Biomimetics
Benzimidazole is a better substituent than benzoxazole for assembling biomimetic diiron complexes similar to biological enzyme centers

Easy Ways to Aryl Fluorides
Direct conversion of arylboronate esters to aryl fluorides under mild conditions with readily available reagents

Guess the Chemist (14)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Angewandte Chemie 6/2013: Silver is King
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Author Profiles January 2013
Paul Knochel and Nagao Kobayashi were interviewed this month

Wonderlab Comic – Waste Disposal
What to do with that left-over reaction mixture – Gin-Jo learns the hard way

Chemistry in Sweden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Christina Moberg, KTH, Sweden, looks at whether the current state of chemistry in Sweden lives up to its prestigious past