Synthesis offers potential routes to analogues of vitamin-D-based drug

New Route to Paricalcitol

CH2 Adds Something to Fullerenes
Methylene addends in fullerene electron acceptors increase solar-cell efficiency

Benzocoumarin Family Complete
Benzo[g]coumarins most suitable for applications as photonic materials

Azaheterocycles Made Easy
Flexible route makes azaheterocycles easier to access

Zinc Probe for Cell Membranes
Two-photon probe for near-membrane zinc ions developed to monitor zinc ion activity in different cellular compartments

Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Silyl Amines
Nucleophilic silicon transfer to imines made possible with a copper/N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst

E. coli Antigen Built Step by Step
N-formylmorpholine is the key to producing the 1,2-cis α-glycosidic bonds of oligosaccharides

Cascade Reaction to 1,5-Disubstituted Imidazoles
Aerobic photocatalytic oxidation, [3+2] cycloaddition, and aromatization lead to desired products

Gold Tetrahedra with Controllable Sizes
Controlling reaction kinetics allows preparation of lower-symmetry nanoparticles

Radical Anions for the Electron-Poor
Anion radical coupling yields vertically fused polycyclic aromatic heterocycles