Interview with T. Kläusli from AVA Biochem, the first plant which industrially produces the platform chemical 5-HMF from biomass

T. Kläusli on Platform Chemicals from Renewables

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Chemical Poems: Rubidium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Synthesis of Aromadendrene and Psiguadial Terpenoids
Bicyclogermacrene as a platform for fast access to a range of different terpenoids

2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Professor Chi-Huey Wong, Academia Sinica and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, is this year's winner

NDI Tug-of-War!
Push-pull naphthalene diimide (NDI) motifs form the basis of redox molecular switches

Inhibiting Protein Aggregation
Conjugates of 8-hydroxyquinolines and cyclodextrins have been developed that function both as antioxidants and as metal chelators

75th Birthday: Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
Professor Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday on May 29, 2014

Ionic Liquid Solubilizes Fullerene in Water
Modeling shows imidazolium ionic liquid facilitates the dispersion of C60 in water by forming solute pair