Chiral chemistry: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall ... who's the fairest molecule of all?' The ability to produce so-called optically pure molecules via catalytic asymmetric synthesis (or chiral catalysis) as profiled in this four-part report is ushering in a new era in the production of not just pharmaceuticals and other biologically active compounds but commodity intermediate and fine chemicals as well.

Avoid process engineering mishaps. This article a 'personal odyssey' from a seasoned process engineer shares several case histories, so you can learn from others' mistakes.