Commission opens the way for some Member States to move forward on a unitary patent

Unitary Patent Protection in the EU

All that Glitters is Gold
Gold cyclization reaction provides important building blocks for pharmaceuticals

Woven Mesh Electrodes
Weaving metal and polymeric fibers creates a low cost, transparent electrode for flexible organic photovoltaic cells

Outstanding Publication Award
P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern have received the Wiley–Chemical Society of Thailand Outstanding Publication Award

C–C Bond Formation with Iron Nanoparticles
Paramagnetic magnetite nanoparticles used under heterogeneous ligand-free conditions for Sonogashira–Hagihara reaction

Happy Birthday Angewandte Chemie!
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

From Molecule to Object
Largest synthetic macromolecule with defined chemical structure, resembles a virus but is formed from a branched polymer

Angewandte Author Profiles January
K. Peter C. Vollhard, Hans-Günther Schmalz, J. Antoine Baceiredo, and Herbert Waldmann, are interviewed this month

Plastic Impregnation with CO2
Supercritical CO2 acts as a carrier for dyes and additives in quick, environmentally-friendly procedure for plastics

Diversity Without Protecting Groups
Mild, multicomponent reaction allows the introduction of four diversity points in one step, leading to benzoxazinone derivatives