Seed concentration controls particle size in the synthesis of single-crystalline spherical gold nanoparticles

New Route to Gold Nanoparticles with Controlled Size

Efficient and Selective Formation of Macrocyclic Disubstituted Z Alkenes
First general protocols for efficient Z-selective formation of macrocyclic disubstituted alkenes by catalytic ring-closing metathesis

Angewandte Chemie 5/2013: It Just Works!
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: December 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012

Squeezing MOFs
X-ray diffraction reveals how a single crystal of a metal-organic framework compound behaves under pressure

Kill the Tumor But Spare the Platelets!
US researchers engineered the anti-leukemic drug Navitoclax into a new a compound devoid of toxic effects on platelets

Chemistry in Theatre
Carl Djerassi's latest book, Chemistry in Theatre, is reviewed by Stefan Böschen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Aziridines: Go With the Flow
Treatment of aziridine precursors with sBuLi provides a route to functionlized aziridines or C4-functionalized tetrahydroisoquinolines

Angewandte Chemie 4/2013: Bio & Nano
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Functional in a Flash
Inexpensive and non-toxic aluminum catalyst can make highly functional organic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide