Highest honor of the American Chemical Society (ACS) presented to researcher working at the interface of chemistry and biology

Priestley Medal 2022 for Peter B. Dervan

First Total Synthesis of (−)-3-Oxoisotaxodione
Chiral bicyclic hydrazide used as an organocatalyst for key synthetic step

Copper-Catalyzed Germyl Peroxidation of Alkenes
Alkenes react with germanium hydrides and tert-butyl hydroperoxide via a radical relay

Hybrid Nylon Combines Thermal Stability and Recyclability
Nylon based on a bicyclic lactam has useful properties in copolymers

Hydrophobic Sand Used as Mulch to Save Water in Arid Regions
Sand with a nanoscale wax coating increases soil moisture and yields in agriculture

Concise Total Synthesis of Daphenylline
Asymmetric alkaloid synthesis using a dearomatization-based strategy

Flexible Carbon Supports for Cobalt Single-Atom Catalyst
Electrocatalysts for binder-free zinc-air batteries

Iron-Catalyzed Hydrogenations of Ketones, Aldehydes, and Imines
Tetraaminocyclopentadienone iron dicarbonyl acetonitrile complexes act as precatalysts

Trifluoroacetonitrile Precursor Synthesized
2,2,2-Trifluoroacetaldehyde O-(aryl)oxime releases useful reagent under basic conditions

Sustainable Cleaning of Nanofiltration Membranes
Chemoenzymatic cascade reaction degrades pollutants in membranes used in watewater treatment