Fine-tuning of catalytic activity is possible with bimetallic mesoporous materials containing aluminum and zirconium

Aluminium and Zirconium in Synergy

Chemical Intermediate from Biomass-derived Carbohydrate
Direct catalytic synthesis of 5-methylfurfural (MF) - an important chemical intermediate - from biomass-derived carbohydrates

Synthesis of Scyphostatin
New route to scyphostatin analogues allows the late-stage manipulation of hydrophobic chains that control N-SMase inhibition

Losing Control in MOFs
Losing control in metal-organic frameworks could give them unique characteristics, such as dynamic solid state properties

Biaryl Coupling Without Palladium
Direct biaryl cross coupling can be achieved without palladium by copper mediated dual C-H activation

How Safe Is Nano?
Nanotoxicology: An interdisciplinary challenge

Angewandte Chemie 5/2011: Building Bridges
An overview of the lastest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Special Issue: Nakamura's 60th Birthday
Eiichi Nakamura's birthday is celebrated with a special issue of Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Borealis Student Innovation Awards
Vassileios Touloupides and Jukka Rasanen receive the Borealis Student Innovation Awards for 2010

Protein Discrimination in Human Blood
Synthetic polypeptide conjugate that selectively binds target proteins could offer alternative to antibodies for protein recognition