The hydantoin scaffold found in a range of drugs can be formed simply from ureas and thioureas tethered to amides

New Route to Aminohydantoins

Chlorosulfolipids
Summary of the progress in the synthesis and study of the fascinating natural products chlorosulfolipids

Overcoming the Solubility Problem of Lignin
Catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols and lignin is achieved by tuning solubility, cocatalyst, and recyclable catalyst

Halogen Bonding vs. Hydrogen Bonding: Similarities and Differences
Relativistic density functional theory (DFT) reveals a pronounced covalent component in halogen bonds compared to hydrogen bonds

Growing Gold Semishells
Pre-formed Janus silica particles in the synthesis of Au semishells, allows modulating the geometry and morphology

Thermally Stable Solar Cell Materials
A new approach can help scientists predict the thermal stability of potential absorber materials for solar cells

Stacking Effects of Coordination Compounds
Combined experimental and theoretical study on competition between noncovalent anion–π and π–π stacking interactions

Stable Branched DNA G-Quadruplexes
The trebler phosohoramidite enables the synthesis of DNA quadruplexes with modifications on only one of the four strands

New Copper Coordination Compounds
Two Cu(II)-coordination compounds with tridentate aliphatic hydrazone ligand were characterized, and their biological effects tested

Solar-Energy-Driven Biomass Fuel Cell
Light-assisted biomass fuel cell for renewable electricity generation from wastewater