Intramolecular oxidative cyclization gives fused polycyclic quinazolinone derivatives

Metal‐Free Synthesis of Polycyclic Quinazolinones

ATP Could Provide a Safety Mechanism against Cancer
ATP and other nucleoside triphosphates inhibit a tumor-relevant transcription factor

Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of Phenanthridinones
First phenanthridinone synthesis that progresses via a direct C–H amidation under visible-light irradiation

Great People Don’t Need to Show Off
EuChemS Organic Division President Gianluca Farinola about his fascination for organic chemistry and the importance of young scientists

Light-Activated Ruthenium-Arene Anticancer Drugs
Organometallic complexes for photoactivated chemotherapy

Monocarborane Copper(I) Acetylides
Atomically defined complexes with tunable structural and luminescence properties

Water Is Key for Solid-State Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions
Phenylboronic acid can act as a source of water molecules

Phosphorene Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis
Titanium dimer supported on a black phosphorus layer enables nitrogen reduction at low overpotential

Ionic Liquids for the Degradation of Plastic Bottles
Iron(III)-containing ionic liquid as an active catalyst for the glycolysis of PET under microwave irradiation

Self-Assembly of Rodlike π-Conjugated Molecules
Diacetylene-bridged phenylvinylene oligomers have solvent-dependent self-assembly behavior