Compounds with functionalized eight-membered rings can serve, e.g., as selective hosts for cesium ions

Functionalized Zigzag-Type Hydrocarbon Belts

Cascade Heck-Alkylation Reaction Gives α-Alkyl Tryptophans
Reaction of amino acid esters with N-(2-iodophenyl)allenamides gives optically active products

Nonstabilized Carbenes Used for Asymmetric Cyclopropanations
Transition metal carbenoids generated from dihaloalkane precursors

Karl Ziegler Prize for Tanja Weil
One of the highest German honors in chemistry presented for work that combines polymer and supramolecular chemistry to answer biomedical questions

Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbonic Acid Anhydrides
Blue-light-mediated synthesis starting from alkyl iodides and carbon monoxide

Dual-Targeting Antibacterial Agents to Combat Bacterial Resistance
A series of 1,3-diamino-7H-pyrrol[3,2-f]quinazoline (DAPQ) derivatives was designed and synthesized to identify outstanding antibacterial candidates

First Carbene-Substituted Products of Yellow Arsenic
Similarities and differences in the reactivity of white phosphorus and yellow arsenic towards carbenes

Open-Source AI Models for Scientific Advancement
Scientists should switch to open large language models (LLMs) and help others to distribute them

Angewandte Chemie 18/2023: Dynamic Reconfigurations
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Clara Immerwahr Award 2023
Reshma Rao, Imperial College London, UK, honored for her work on developing active and stable catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion technologies