In this issue, Pu Chun Ke et al. review nanocomposites in the context of amyloid diseases. Andres Jäschke et al. summarize research on photochromic nucleosides and oligonucleotides. The Minireviews deal with visible-light-induced palladium catalysis (Vladimir Gevorgyan et al.), passive and active systems in colloidal self-assembly (Jinyao Tang et al.) as well as asymmetric catalysis with p-block elements (Rebecca L. Melen et al.). In a Scientific Perspective, Raymond Dean Astumian discusses kinetic asymmetry and directionality of nonequilibrium molecular systems.

In the original research section, Montserrat Diéguez et al. demonstrate the asymmetric hydrogenation of tetrasubstituted acyclic enones (see picture). Zhaolai Chen et al. describe perovskite single crystals with self-cleaning surfaces for efficient photovoltaics. Micha Fridman et al. reshaped echinocandin antifungal drugs to circumvent glucan synthase point-mutation-mediated resistance. Kana M. Sureshan et al. found massive molecular motion in a crystal to lead to a helical covalent polymer in a solid-state polymerization.

• Angewandte Chemie 9/2024: Exploration,
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