Ben Feringa, Netherlands, and Janusz Jurczak, Poland, have received awards from the Polish Chemical Society

Polish Chemical Society Awards

Morita–Baylis–Hillman with Maleimides
Maleimides can be used as nucleophiles in asymmetric transformations

Highest Honor of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry
Highest honor of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) presented to Tomás Torres, Madrid

Cleaning up Graphene
Potentially carcinogenic organic compounds are adsorbed onto graphene during preparation from graphite oxide

Water Disinfectant Brominates NDA Dyes
Water disinfectant 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin brominates naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NDA)

Synthesis and Reactions of N-Acylphthalimides
N-Acylphthalimides prove to be versatile amide equivalents

A New Way to Control Nanopore Size
The continuous and reversible control of nanopore size in zeolite-templated carbon can be achieved by applying mechanical force

Closing in on Carotenoids
Total synthesis of pyrrhoxanthin and preparation of alkylidenebutenolides

Luminescent Materials by Spontaneous Resolution
Chiral supramolecular materials prepared by spontaneous resolution emit circularly polarized light in the solid state

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