Table of Contents

• Organic chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Physical chemistry and electronics
• Analytical chemistry and metrics
• Biotechnology and life sciences
• Environmental sciences
• Materials
• Processing
• Business and government
• General

Organic chemistry

Use samariam(III) triflate compounds to reduce carboxylic acids to the corresponding alcohols

Convert methane and carbon monoxide into functionalized products using very low cost reagents

Selectively epoxidize allylic alcohols using a polymeric titanium(IV) glycolate catalyst

Use silica-supported iron complexes to catalyze multiple organic reactions

Carry out continuous, selective hydroformylation of olefins in supercritical carbon dioxide

This method leads to -methylation of several -amino acids

Here's a general strategy for the synthesis of amino sugars

The acylation of alkylbenzenes is efficiently catalyzed by perfluoroalkanesulfonic acids

Convert sulfoxides cleanly to the corresponding sulfides

Now you can run a Grignard-type reaction in water!

Subcritical carbon dioxide can promote solventless chemical reactions

Inorganic chemistry

Use samariam(III) triflate compounds to reduce carboxylic acids to the corresponding alcohols

Highly mesoporous titanium phosphates with high surface acidities

Use the trialkylmagnesate complex for more effective halogen–magnesium exchange

Use silica-supported iron complexes to catalyze multiple organic reactions

Physical chemistry and electronics

Shrödinger's cat gets some real-world company

Analytical chemistry and metricslogy and life sciences

A novel radiolabeling technique may provide early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Use chemically modified -cyclodextrins as sensors to detect contaminants in drinking water

Use confocal Raman microscopy to profile component concentrations across sections of materials

Fluorescently-labeled proteins may offer a new strategy for reagentless biosensors

Biotechnology and life sciences

Low-affinity ligands lend a helping handle in drug discovery

A novel radiolabeling technique may provide early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Who currently regulates genetically modified crops in the United States?

Use chemically modified -cyclodextrins as sensors to detect contaminants in drinking water

Highly ordered macroporous structures are templated by bioskeletons

Polymers can be designed to degrade easily in vivo and deliver a conjugated drug

Environmental sciences

Materials

Form breathable polymer films by microlayer coextrusion of poly(ethylene oxide) and filled polypropylene

This 3-D rotaxane has a bead-and-string structure

Here's a good summary of advanced materials based on polymer nanocomposites

Highly ordered macroporous structures are templated by bioskeletons

Titanium alkoxide catalysts can now be conveniently attached to porous polymer supports

Selectively epoxidize allylic alcohols using a polymeric titanium(IV) glycolate catalyst

Anionic aluminophosphate molecular sieves display Brønsted acidity

Sulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica is available via direct synthesis

Polymers can be designed to degrade easily in vivo and deliver a conjugated drug

Light-emitting polymer technology is poised for entry into new commercial markets

Use confocal Raman microscopy to profile component concentrations across sections of materials

Highly mesoporous titanium phosphates with high surface acidities

This sol–gel process produces mesoporous silica–polystyrene hybrids without surfactant templating

Gaseous carbon sources and catalysts produce useful quantities of carbon nanotubes

Nanoscale gold rods exhibit remarkable fluorescent behavior

These self-assembled polymers display surprising similarities to covalent polymers

Processing

Convert methane and carbon monoxide into functionalized products using very low cost reagents

Business and government

Who currently regulates genetically modified crops in the United States?

Can industry learn from the Central Intelligence Agency?

General

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