Researchers have reported an enantioselective synthesis of lactones by using a Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder approach
Reversible Diels-Alder Reactions for More Enantioselectivity
Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 10 October
Final summary of results for ChemistryViews readers likely and unlikely, serious and whimsical suggestions for Nobel Prize winners
Chirality, On the Other Hand
Artificial helical peptide chains can induce enantioselectivity in some organic reactions, offering another clue to nature's chiral bias
Emil Fischer’s 160th Birthday
Hermann Emil Fischer, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, developed the Fischer projection for carbohydrates
University World Ranking 2012 by TimesHE
The Times Higher Education University Ranking places Caltech in the top spot with the Univeristy of Oxford and Stanford joint second
Superabsorbent Polymer For Oil Spill Treatment
A new cross-linked terpolymer with great oil absorbing capacity possesses applications in oil spill prevention
Korean Polymer Society Young Scientist Awards
The Korean Polymer Society and Wiley have presented two awards to up-and-coming young scientists in the field of polymer science
Angewandte Author Profiles September 2012
Mathias Christmann, Shu-Hong Yu, Masahiro Miura, and Chao-Jun Li were interviewed
Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Voting Results Friday 5 October
Latest results for the predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Methyl Ricinoleate as Platform Chemical
Methyl ricinoleate can be used as a platform chemical for the synthesis of a variety of functional compounds of interest