Supercritical carbon dioxide can be used as the "solvent" for the polymerization of lactide with an organo-catalyst

Green Polymers

Helical Organosilica Synthesized
Chiral helical organosilica materials with ultrasmall mesopores have been prepared in less than one hour

Chromogenic Ni2+ Receptor
First example of a coumarin-based chromogenic receptor exhibiting a reconfigurable logic gate pattern

Straightforward Synthesis of Nitriles
Straightforward iron-catalyzed synthesis of nitriles by dehydration of primary amides

It's Crystal Clear
Rh NHC complexes undergo back-to-back single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations by selective nonreversible ligand exchange

Novel Iridium Photosensitizer Split Water
Synthesis of novel Ir photosensitizer improves hydrogen-producing photoreactions

Angewandte Chemie 31/2011: More Nobility
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tobias Ritter Gets Catalysis Award
Tobias Ritter, Harvard University, USA, receives the BASF Catalysis Award

New Route to 2,5-Disubstituted Furans
Ru- and Pd-catalyzed synthesis of 2-arylfurans by one-flask heck arylation/oxidation

Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN
Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN, Japan’s flagship institution for comprehensive scientific research