US chemists have synthesized a metal-organic framework (MOF) material with the largest surface area of any known porous substance

MOFs with Ultrahigh Surface Areas: Is the Sky the Limit?

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C–H Bond Functionalization
Overview of C–H functionalization strategies for rapid synthesis of biologically active compounds such as natural products and pharmaceutical targets

Dendrimers—Towards Catalytic, Material and Biomedical Uses
Book on dendrimers and their applications is reviewed by Mauri Kostiainen, Aalto University, Finland

Ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions
The Scimago Institutions Ranking, the SIR World Reports 2012, is the most comprehensive ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions

Angewandte Chemie 34/2012: In the Limelight
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Fragments of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes
Book that looks at the rapidly growing interest in open geodesic polyaromatic molecules is reviewed by Fabien Durola, France

University World Ranking 2012
Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

Ibuprofen Decoy
Pain-reliever ibuprofen makes enzyme oxidize styrene with hydrogen peroxide

Low-Cost, Simple, Efficient, Safe Trifluoromethylation
Aryl boronic acids undergo smooth and selective trifluoromethylation with low-cost fluoroform-derived CuCF3 in DMF in non-dried air