Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 20/2016: From Sour to Sweet

Climate Change in Middle East and North Africa
Climate change could make parts of the Middle East and North Africa unsuitable for living

Illegal Drugs in Dietary Supplements
Forbidden stimulant oxilofrine found in various dietary supplements sold in the USA

Small but Mighty: Boron Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles for hydrogen generation from water at room temperature

Using Failures to Predict Success
Machine learning model uses the results of failed syntheses to predict more successful methods

Synthesis of Chiral Silicon Molecules
Chiral silacyclopentanes can be synthesized in enantioselective β-elimination reactions

Chemical Code Hides in Plain Sight
Optical emission spectra generate the encryption key for numerically coded messages

This Adhesive Switches On and Off
Reversible polymer adhesive bonds and releases in response to UV light

Fluorine as a Hydrogen-Bond Acceptor
Experimental evidence for the involvement of fluorine in weak hydrogen bonds

Gel Keeps Electrodes Intact
Gel electrolyte delays the disintegration of nanowire electrodes in lithium batteries