Professor Dominic Tildesley is now president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK

New RSC President

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

Chemistry of Caipirinha
Caipirinha is not only the World Cup 2014 cocktail, but Brazil's national cocktail

Chemical Poems: Indium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Guess the Chemist (31)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Behind the Science: Enantioselective Preparation of δ-Valerolactones
Dr. K. Jones, Associate Editor for ChemCatChem, talks to Professor V. Gotor-Fernandez, University of Oviedo, Spain, about his recent article

Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofuran Derivatives
Sequential one-pot Cu-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction and iodocyclization of γ,δ-unsaturated alcohols

Carlos F. Barbas III (1964 – 2014)
Professor Carlos F. Barbas III, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), USA, passed away last Tuesday

Hydrophobic Catalysts
Introducing a hydrophobic shell enhanced the catalytic activity of core-shell catalysts in one-pot oxidation reactions

Most Accessed Articles: May 2014
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for May 2014