A new isomer of a higher fullerene, Cs-C82 (4), captured by chlorination and characterized

Chlorination Reveals Fullerene Structure

Facile Functionalization of Polyhedral Boranes
First example of addition of any C-nucleophiles to nitrilium derivatives of boron clusters

Mordecai Rubin (1926 – 2012)
Mordecai Rubin, one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Technion, Israel, has passed away

Light Relief for Proteins
Proteins have existed for billions of years, yet their photolytically weak sulfide bridges can be cleaved by light, so how do they persist?

Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfides and Vinylamines
Synthetic method was developed for the preparation of vinyl sulfides and vinylamines

Seven Sins in Academic Behavior
What are the basic principles and rules of academic research?

Angewandte Chemie 50/2012: Adventures in Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A Fragrance That Breaks the Rules
Synthetic analogue of the vetiver oil odorant, used in perfumes like Ralph Lauren's ‘Polo’ and Chanel N°5, has proven the vetiver rule wrong

The Catalyst Genome
J. Nørskov and T. Bligaard look at what makes a good catalyst and how to map the catalyst genome to speed catalyst discovery

Logical Color Change
A temperature-dependent color change in a macrocyclic cyclotetraazocarbazole has led to the development of a new logical molecule