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Sensible Use of Biomass
A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?

Octane from Biomass under Mild Conditions
Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts

H. Schwarz Awarded Blaise Pascal Medal in Chemistry 2011
Helmut Schwarz wins international award for groundbreaking research from the European Academy of Sciences

40 Years Synthesis of Protoilludanes and Related Sesquiterpenes
Sesquiterpenes have fascinating biological properties, members of this class are interesting for the development of new antibiotics

Transition Metal-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Transition metal-based analogues of frustrated Lewis pairs undergo reactivity not seen with their main group counterparts

Carbon Dioxide Recycling?
Diagonal approach for the reductive functionalization of carbon dioxide combines two different approaches for the use of carbon dioxide

Improved Phase Transfer Catalysis in Microreactors
Interdigital mixer-redispersion capillary assembly improves phase transfer catalysis: less chemicals, less energy intensive, safer

Blocking the AChEs and pains of Alzheimer’s Disease
Synthesis of the best human acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors reported – important for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

First Catalytic Hydrogenation of Urea Derivatives
First hydrogenation of urea derivatives to amines and methanol is reported and opens the way for indirect CO2 hydrogenation