Study of the role of each reagent in silver nanoplate reduction reveals that citrate is not the key component as previously thought

The Key to Nanoplate Production

Rebuilding the Periodic Debate — Eric Scerri
The Periodic Debate has attracted many comments; we speak to Eric Scerri, one of the leading commenters

Wonderlab Comic — Power Outage
Wonderlab is undergoing some scheduled maintenance and Sophie is sure she turned everything off

Interview with ChemistryViews Author Klaus Roth
Interview with ChemistryViews Author Klaus Roth, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Chemistry of the Christmas Candle — Part 1
When we light a candle, the chemistry we are pursuing is not only especially beautiful, but also especially complex

Places of Production of the Elements
Maps showing the location of the main producers of elements and the amounts produced

First Functional MOFs
Bifunctional metal–organic framework (MOF) regioisomers have been produced and reveal previously unrecognized importance

First Optical Metamaterial
The first metamaterial to display optical properties accross the visible region

Angewandte Author Profiles November
Michel R. Gagné, Andreas Kirschning, Fernando P. Cossio, and Jurriaan Huskens are interviewed this month

P4 Activation with Silylenes
Activation of white phosphorus with silylenes gives two unusual Si–P compounds that could be precursors for semiconducting materials