Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 6/2019: Global Culture

Optimized Binding Cavity
Directed evolution of a designer enzyme with an unnatural catalytic amino acid

Selective Synthesis of Diarylsulfones with Bulky Substituents
One-step gold(I)-catalyzed protocol to access ortho-substituted diarylsulfones

Improving Polymer Solar Cells
Bis(thieno[3,2-b]thieno)cyclopentafluorene is a promising building block for non-fullerene acceptors in polymer solar cells

Remarkably Stable InH3 Complex Found
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) adduct of indane

Cytochrome P450 Enzyme for C–H Bond Functionalization
Cytochrome P450 variant for the hydroxylation of aliphatic and aromatic C–H bonds

Restrict Intentionally Added Microplastics
ECHA wants to restrict microplastic particles that are intentionally added to mixtures such as cosmetic products

Biomimetic Catalysts for Water Splitting
Cluster with exchangeable solvent ligands mimics the oxygen-evolving complex in photosynthesis

Polycyclic N-Oxides as High-Performance Energetic Materials
Stable, insensitive compounds with good detonation properties

Improved Desulfurization of Gasoline
Using pervaporation membranes, gasoline can selectively be separated from unwanted sulfuric compounds