Simple mixtures of ribose and urea produce nucleosides capable of forming base pairs

Evidence for an Early Genetic System

Pathways toward Post-Petrochemistry
Electroreduction of carbon monoxide for the highly selective production of ethylene

Aza-Version of the Hexadehydro-Diels–Alder Reaction
Pyridynes made from diyne nitriles

Efficient Synthesis of Macrocyclic Peptides
Selective cyclization produces small- to medium-sized cyclic peptides

First Hypervalent Iodine(III/V) Reagent
New oxidant can be used in the synthesis of 2-unsubstituted 2H-azirines

KNCV Gold Medal 2019
Ilja Voets, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, received the most important Dutch chemistry prize

Separating Illicit Drugs with MagLev
Magneto-Archimedes levitation (MagLev) could complement or even replace other portable drug identification techniques

Versatile Difunctionalization of Cyclopropyl Amines
Nucleophilic substitution reaction using N-iodosuccinimide

Hemoglobin-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indolizines
Mild, efficient, and practical multicomponent reaction

Ternary Polymer Solar Cell with Boosted Performance
Small molecule increases efficiency and stability of polymer solar cell