A concise synthesis of a novel alkaloid natural product with the pyrroloindoloquinazoline skeleton has been devised

Concise Total Synthesis of a Newly Discovered Alkaloid

Migration of Nanoparticles from Textiles
More realistic exposure scenario for wearing Ag- and TiO2-engineered nanoparticle-containing textiles

Squaring Up To Michael Additions
Organocatalytic continuous-flow Michael additions give great selectivity and good product diversity

New Extraction Media for Phenolic Compounds
Simple, low-cost, green, and efficient method to extract and isolate natural products from biomaterials

Hope for Hepatitis Drug
A straightforward synthesis of an antiviral drug, entecavir, to treat hepatitis B has industrial scale-up potential

New Carbene Anchors for Gold Surfaces
Carbene anchors can be used to add a secure monolayer to a gold surface, and could circumvent limitations of thiol bridges

Arsenic in Rice
Global pattern in rice As speciation, the factors causing the variation, and origin and transport mechanisms of methylated As

Clicking for Cyclic Peptides
A straightforward method to synthesize cyclic peptides from cysteine-containing peptides

Priestley Medal for Peter Stang
Peter Stang, University of Utah, USA, receives the highest honor of the American Chemical Society

Evolutionary Gel
Adaptable, self-healing supramolecular gels with potential high-tech applications have been produced by UK chemists