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Most Accessed Articles: July 2024

Angewandte Chemie 34/2024: Chains and Cages
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Single Enzyme for the Synthesis of Both Enantiomers of β-Nitroalcohols
Hydroxynitrile lyase used for bidirectional catalysis

Amination of Aminopyridines via Reversible π Coordination
Ruthenium catalyst acting as an arenophilic π acid in a nucleophilic aromatic substitution

Palladium on a Silk Fibroin Support Catalyzes Sonogashira Couplings
Reactions performed under copper-free conditions using very small metal loadings
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Using Skipped Enynes in [3+3] Annulations with 4-Hydroxycoumarins
Transformation under palladium/Brønsted-acid catalysis gives fused heterocycles

Palladene Aerogels as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts
Metal aerogel promotes formic acid oxidation and oxygen reduction; could be useful in fuel cells

Angewandte Chemie 33/2024: Ambient or Mild
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Turning Simple Cyclohexanones into Phenols with Biocatalysis
Catalytic system based on ene-reductase enzyme gives substituted phenolic compounds

Advanced Manganese Photocatalysts with Boron-NHC Ligands
Can manganese photoredox catalysts enable efficient radical cross-coupling reactions?