Cyclopropenimines are shown to be a highly effective new class of enantioselective Brønsted base catalysts

Enantioselective Brønsted Base Catalysis

HgII-Selective Fluorescent Indicator
A simple fluorescent indicator that undergoes a new type of reaction only in the presence of Hg(II) developed

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ChemistryViews wishes all its readers a happy Easter and recommends some articles to get you in the Easter spirit

Angewandte Chemie 15/2012: Enlightenment
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Ring Strain Restrains
In a nanohoop molecule, macrocyclic ring strain slows rotation of aryl units, leading to interconverting atropisomers

Hitting Malaria Where It Hurts
Miniaturized high-throughput screening assays could help identify a prophylactic strategy against liver-stage malaria

Wonderlab Comic — I Major in Chemistry
Have you ever found yourself in one of these familiar situations when you tell people you are a chemist?

Guess the Chemist (4)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Ketones Get Heavy
A way to replace the carbon atom in the ketonic C=O unit with the heavier element, germanium, found

The Crisis of the Chemist — Chemists and Their Handicaps
Interview with Erwin Reicher, first ever Professor of Applied Popularity Research, University of Kleinzack, on how to make chemistry popular