Dinucleotide–RNA duplexes with high thermal stability show promise in biotechnology and may help treat genetic diseases

Stable Dinucleotide–RNA Duplexes

Angewandte Chemie 48/2011: From Nano to Giant
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

M. Reetz Receives Otto Hahn Prize
Manfred Reetz, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research, receives the Otto Hahn Prize from the GDCh

Bow Down to the Light
Light-triggered microscale robotic arm makes bending and stretching motions

Crowd Sourcing Chemistry
The wisdom of crowds can help improve molecular diversity in a library of potential pharmaceutical candidates

Angewandte Chemie 42/2011: High Throughput and Efficiency
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Improved Near-IR Absorption in Solar Cells
New organic dye gives the best performance for a dye-sensitized solar cell in the near-IR range thanks to flexible alkyl chains

Most Accessed Articles: October 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2011

New Concept in Catalysis
Room temperature arylation is possible with new catalytic concept that combines light-activated catalysis with Pd-based functionalization

Simple Chiral Non-Racemic Diselenides
Very simple, chiral, non-racemic diselenides prepared and their corresponding selenium electrophiles used for stereoselective functionalization of alkenes