A one-pot conversion of primary alcohols to aldoximes can be carried out in aqueous solution with the appropriate bacterial enzymes

One-Pot Enzymatic Oxidation of Alcohols

Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrazolidine Derivatives
A highly enantioselective, metal-free cascade reaction as an entry to 3-hydroxypyrazolidine derivatives

Explosives Detection Gels
Universal, portable and convenient detection system for the explosive triacetone triperoxide has been developed by US researchers

Ibuprofen Decoy
Ibuprofen tricks cytochrome P450 into using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant for asymmetric styrene epoxidation

Polymer International Award for Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receives the third Polymer International-IUPAC Prize

Celebrating 60th Anniversary of Nachrichten aus der Chemie
GDCh membership magazine Nachrichten aus der Chemie celebrates its 60th anniversary at the ACHEMA exhibition

Angewandte Chemie 26/2012: Strong and Selective
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: May 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for May 2012

William Knowles (1917 – 2012)
William Knowles, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on asymmetric hydrogenation reactions, dies aged 95

Angewandte Chemie 25/2012: Never Boring, Always Magic
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie