First example of the induction of point chirality in which two of the substituents around an sp3 carbon atom are geometric isomers

The timing of the key steps in antibiotic and potential anti-cancer compound, salinomycin's biosynthesis has been uncovered

A [2]catenane and a pretzelane that incorporate porphyrin by axial ligation have been made by researchers in China

Francis Waller talks about common intellectual property issues for chemists from his 30 years experience of filing patents

TimesHE ranks the American universities top in league table headed by Caltech with Harvard and Stanford second and third

The Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry has been awarded to Eric Jacobsen (Gold Medal) and Keiji Tanino (Silver Medal)

Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship

A complex pentafoil knot comprising, not of DNA as were previous knots, but a synthetic organometallic system

A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?

Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts