Coupling of aldehydes and alkenes via α-hydroxy sulfinate and ketyl radical anion intermediates

New Strategy to Access Ketyl Radical Anions

Cyclic Hexamer of Naphthylene Synthesized
Cobalt-mediated oxidation of 2,2'-dilithio-1,1'-binaphthyl by ferrocenium salts gives [6]cyclo-1,2-naphthylene

Phenylphosphinamide Additive Improves Stability of Flexible Solar Cells
Enhanced efficiency and stability of flexible inverted perovskite solar cells achieved using small-molecule additive

PE and PP Waste Converted Into Propene and Isobutene
Simultaneous depolymerization of polyethylene and polypropylene into a mixture of propene and isobutene

Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Ferrocene Derivative for Liquid Crystal Materials
Enantiopure planar chiral ferrocene-indanone dimer can be used as a chiral switch in liquid crystals

2-Aminopyridines Made from Bench-Stable Reagents
2-Halopyridinium ketene hemiaminals allow for nucleophilic aromatic substitutions with amines

Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 – Voting Results September 20
Latest results of your predictions for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Role of Compartmentalization in Life-Like Chemical Systems
For the first time, scientists can quantify kinetic asymmetry in complex networks using the new theoretical framework

Literature Prize for Günter Klar and Armin Reller
Authors of book on the development of chemistry honored by German Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)

How Does the Electrochemical Deconstructive Functionalization of Arylalcohols Work?
Mechanistic investigation of an electrochemical method for the functionalization of arylalcohols that involves fragmentation