Table of Contents

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

Organic chemistry

Enantiopure amino acids are now available from asymmetric modified Strecker reactions

Trimethylaluminum-treated polar monomers form alternating copolymers with ethylene

This polymer-bound alkylating reagent provides smooth esterifications

The first entirely stereoselective total synthesis of (–)-quinine

A key intermediate in synthesis of the carbapenem class of -lactam antibiotics

Inorganic chemistry

Physical chemistry and electronics

Analytical chemistry and metrics

Fluorescence polarization provides a measure of chiral recognition

Use fluorescence properties to probe water structures in ion-exchange resins

This small reaction calorimeter allows in situ measurement of reaction parameters

NMR validates the protein structure within reverse micelles

2-D Solid-State NMR spectroscopy is a sensitive probe for supported

Mo-alkylidene polymerization catalysts

Biotechnology and life sciences

How does the hairpin ribozyme autocatalyze site-specific cleavage of its phosphate backbone?

Can paracyclophane derivatives coordinate to highly specific receptor binding sites?

Materials

External stimuli can switch the helicity of a chiral polysilane aggregate

These helical rosette nanotubes self-assemble via hydrogen bonding

Electrografting and ROMP leads to surface-anchored polynorbornene brushes

Encapsulate active core molecules with dendritic frameworks to simulate biological systems

Use dendrimer functional groups to bind metal nanoparticles and generate organic–inorganic hybrids

Prepare gallium nitride nanowires with lengths in the micrometer range

Functionalized mesoporous silica bonds heteropoly acids tightly

This review sums up the synthesis and characterization of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles

These polymer–clay nanocomposites have unusual rheological properties

Uniform metal nanoparticles catalyze the formation of carbon nanotubes

Processing

These Ω-functionalized nonanoic acid derivatives are useful precursors to nylons 6,9 and 9

An improved synthesis of 2-aminoindan hydrochloride uses cheaper raw material

Ionic liquids may have special utility as extractants for biofuel recovery

This selective withdrawal apparatus produces uniform polymer coatings on particles

Diethoxymethane (DEM) may become a solvent of choice for many synthesis reactions

Business and government

How do leading-edge companies build a tradition of innovation?

General