N-difluoromethyl carbamoyl fluorides used as robust building blocks for amides, (thio)carbamates, ureas, and formamides

An Efficient Path to N-Difluoromethyl Amides and Related Compounds

(8+3)-Cycloadditions Give Heptatriene-Fused Thiopyrans
Reactions of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes with tropothione

Electrochemical Synthesis of Biheteroaryls
Radical-radical coupling of heteroaryl phosphonium salts with N-heteroarenes

Ball Milling‐Derived α-Alumina Catalyst for Methanol Dehydration
Alumina polymorph prepared using a mechanochemical method provides high activity, selectivity, and stability

75th Birthday: Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff
German chemist and virologist performed important work on the development of antiviral drugs and antibiotics, as well as on emerging infectious diseases

A Trivalent Bis(acyl)phosphide Complex of Uranium
Phosphorus analog of acetylacetonate (acac) supports genuine trivalent uranium complexes

How Do Different High-Fat Diets Affect Gut Health?
Dysregulation of genes related to metabolism and the immune system observed in mice; might affect colon cancer, inflammation, infectious diseases, and other conditions

A Polyoxometalate Nanocluster with 238 Metal Centers for Brain Tumor Therapy
Large transition-metal–lanthanide co-encapsulated POM cluster combined with brain-targeted peptide

Total Synthesis of (–)-Daphenylline
Hexacyclic alkaloid with a sterically crowded tetrasubstituted benzene ring

Platinum Chalcogenide Nanoparticles Capped with Alkynes
Functionalization via conjugated bonds allows for charge transfer between ligands and nanoparticle cores