A new synthetic route to p-xylene from ethylene has been developed by chemists in the USA

Ethylene to para-Xylene

EROS Best Reagent Lecture 2012
The EROS Best Reagent Award Lecture will be broadcasted over the internet through a virtual event platform

Peptidodendrimer Drug Delivery
Attachment of a membrane-interacting protein allows a dendrimer to enter cells, making it a potentially useful drug-delivery vehicle

Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Emulsified Ionic Liquids
Chemists in China have emulsified two immiscible ionic liquids and used the mixture as a solvent for making porous nanorods

Simple Access to 2-Arylpyridines
Palladium-catalyzed direct heteroarylation of bromo-2-chloropyridines followed by Suzuki coupling affords a variety of 2-arylpyridines

Li+-Mediated Cross-Coupling: As Easy as A B–C!
New synthesis of ferrocene-type anionic metallacarboranes based on Li+-mediated nucleophilic substitution

Selective Detection of Pd2+ Ions
An newly developed aminonaphthalimide derivative is a selective probe for palladium(II) ions

How Breakthroughs Occur in Research
Tthe concept of viral research areas and "Black Swan events", using the example of organic synthesis

Grinding Out Selectivity
Chiral carbon centers can be formed mechanochemically by using just a pestle and mortar