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Unusual Bonding in Disulfur Ligands
Heterobimetallic disulfur monoradical reveals a bonding situation between the elusive ‘half-bonded’ S2 radical trianion and two S2– ligands

Heterobimetallic Single-Source Precursors
New organometallic single-source precursors used to synthesize ternary Zn/Sn/O systems with different tin concentrations

Useful Database for Polynuclear Compounds
Topological database in which all polynuclear nickel compounds can be searched

From Supramolecular to Systems Chemistry: Complexity Emerging out of Simplicity
Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, USA, asks what does the future hold for supramolecular chemistry?

Coupling with a Pinch of Salt
Triorganoindium species are prepared through magnesium insertion into organic halides in the presence of InCl3 and LiCl

Getting a Grip on Nanocatalyst Stabilizers
Dimerized bipyridine ligand stabilizers increase the activity and stability of rhodium nanoparticles

Angewandte Chemie 52/2012: Happy Holidays!
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The Science of Santa
173 million deliveries in 31 hours? We look at the science behind Santa's Technosleigh and what makes Rudolph's nose glow

Metal-Mediated Base Pairs
Generation of so-called metal-mediated base pairs that elegantly allows the site-specific introduction of metal-based functionality described