Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Six‐coordinate silicon dihydride reacts with carbon dioxide

Phenol-functionalized phosphonium salts as catalysts for the synthesis of carbonates

Combining stability with enhanced DNA recognition

Pyridine–acetylene–aniline unit shows affinity for saccharides and catalyzes glycoside acylation

Metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors to combat a common resistance mechanism

Photochemically generated thioaldehydes undergo thia-Diels–Alder reactions

Material with promising responses to low bending angles

Improved preparation of EIDD‐2801, currently in clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment

New synthesis route gives safe and easy-to-handle ionic liquids