Impressions from the Chemiedozententagung, the meeting of young chemistry professors, in Freiburg, Germany

Snapshots from the Young Professors' Meeting 2012

IUPAC to Update Terminology and Nomenclature Rules
Coordination polymers and metal organic frameworks: terminology and nomenclature guidelines

Angewandte Chemie 12/2012: Worth the Trip
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Synthesis of Non-Toxic Pesticides
A novel synthesis of the insect growth regulator hydroprene has been developed using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling

Molecular Impact of Ionic Liquids
First molecular level monitoring of carbohydrate conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids

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

Solvent-Free Luminescent Organic Liquids
A solvent-free route to luminescent organic liquids presents a new method for making for organic electronic devices

Nickel Inversion
Functionalized arenes can be made using a nickel-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition of electron-deficient dienes and alkynes

2011 Trends in Macromolecular Chemistry
An overview of the latest trend report published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine

Sherwood Rowland (1927 – 2012)
Sherwood Rowland, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work showing that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion, dies