The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2011

Electrochemical dissolution of platinum in an ionic liquid could allow its environmentally friendly recycling

A new web application provides data for elementary coupling reactions occurring on metal surfaces

New process for converting microalgae oil produces saturated hydrocarbons suitable for high-grade fuels for vehicles

CO usually poisons catalytic reactions - Dutch team demonstrates that it can promote the oxidation of alcohols on a gold catalyst

Simple, robust, and straightforward synthetic method for the production of enantiopure 1,4-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts

Persilastaffanes: silicon frameworks with delocalized sigma electrons are intriguing candidates for electronic applications

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The naming of the new elements causes a stir in the Wonderlab

Borane salts show promise for storing hydrogen at moderate conditions once the clustering of metal ions is prevented