Synthesis of stereogradient poly(propylene carbonate) by stereo- and enantioselective copolymerization of propylene oxide with CO2
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Sorted Building Blocks

Tough Crystal Nut Cracked
Correct prediction of all three known crystal structures of a sulfonimide

Tuned Enzymes for Feedstock Production
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methanol production from methane

Sensitive to Oxygen
New class of phosphorescent iridium(III) porphyrin complexes leads to tunable oxygen indicators

Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns

Six Steps to Strychnine
The nightmarish effects of strychnine are nothing compared to its systematic name, which hints at how difficult it is to make

Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer

Switching Qubits with a Terahertz Source?
Rotational transitions induced in molecules on a chip could have important applications in quantum computing

Small Molecule, Big Role
How the simplest molecule – H2 – governed the cosmological development of our universe

The Lingering Risk of Thirdhand Smoke
Thirdhand smoke re-emitted from surfaces could pose long-term health risk while firsthand smoke does damage in minutes