A unique C–H arylation has been used to synthesize the akuammiline alkaloid (+)-scholarisine A in a mere 14 steps
Scholarly Synthesis
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)
Improving the Synthesis of Perylene Diimide Dimers
A combination of C–C homocoupling and C–H activation doubles the yields of perylenediimide dimers
Molecular Containers in the Gas Phase
Noncovalent interactions between several protonated amines and an original ditopic receptor, nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril, are investigated