An efficient and high-yielding, one-pot, Cu-catalyzed synthesis of 2-indolyl-C-glycosides

One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Indolyl-C-Glycosides

Chemistry in France: A Hotbed for New Schools of Thought
A. Fuchs, President and CEO of the CNRS, the largest fundamental research organization in Europe, looks on successfull research traditions

New Nanocomposite Hydrogels
Dye-loaded periodic mesoporous organosilica particles functionalized with bioactive molecules used to generate a nanocomposite alginate hydrogel

Wonderlab Comic – Application Season
With stiff competition for Ph.D. positions, mediocre student Jin-Jo is advised by his Wonderlab colleagues to get his application in early

One-Step Dispersion of Cellulose Nanofibers
Native cellulose can be dispersed as nanofibers in organic solvents by ball milling with esterification agents

Hans Wolfgang Spiess Retires
Hans Wolfgang Spiess has retired from his role as Director of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2012
Sarah E. Reisman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, and Corey R. J. Stephenson, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, awarded

Angewandte Author Profiles November 2012
Jean’ne M. Shreeve, Liming Zhang, Zhenyang Lin, Claudio Palomo, and Jaephil Cho were interviewed this month

Conducting Hydrogels for Nerve Regeneration
Combining conducting polymers with the structural properties of hydrogels could give scaffolds that promote nerve regeneration

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