A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed

Stability on the Branch Line

Stabilized, Functionalized α-C-Glycosides
A strategy for the synthesis and functionalization of fluorinated α-C-glycosides was developed

Scholarly Synthesis
A unique C–H arylation has been used to synthesize the akuammiline alkaloid (+)-scholarisine A in a mere 14 steps

Two Routes—Two Graphene Oxides
Graphene oxide materials prepared by using different oxidants show distinct electrochemical properties

Self-Assembly of Triazole-Linked Porphyrin-Polymer Conjugates
Triazole-linked porphyrin–polymer conjugates that assemble into supramolecular assemblies though porphyrinatozinc–triazole coordination developed

Let Nature Be Your Guide
A group of scientists in China developed a biomimetic synthesis of equisetin and (+)-fusarisetin A

Bowled Over by Single Isomer of Bisumanenyl
Sumanene dimer synthesized as a single isomer by a group of scientists in Japan

Miniature Pump
A polymer gel that continuously responds to fleeting stimuli described

Most Accessed Articles: July 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for July 2013

100th Anniversary of the First PVC Patent
Production method for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) first patented 100 years ago by Friedrich Klatte; answer to Guess the Chemist (20)