Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 19/2014: Good Vibrations

Flexible Catalytic Active Site
Organocatalysts inspired by enzymes for enantioselective Michael reactions

Speedier Route to Antibiotic Core
Improved method offers better access to the core structure of synthetic antibiotics

Building Strong Carbon Acids from 1,1-Bis(triflyl)alkadienes
Strong carbon acids set to become a useful class of organocatalysts

Comparing Catalysts
The selectivity of ligand-capped palladium catalysts in hydrogenation reactions is compared with their lead-poisoned equivalents

Academic−Industrial Partnerships in Drug Discovery and Development
According to K. C. Nicolaou, such a partnership will be essential to apply fundamental chemistry to medicine

The Enzyme Spring: Biocatalysis
New developments from the multifaceted field of biocatalysis

Iron Catalysis for Quinoline Synthesis
New method irons out the old problems in synthesizing quinolines

Hydrocracking Catalyst Development
Rive Technology and Zeolyst partner for hydrocracking catalyst development

Radical Annulation Through Trifluoromethylation
Novel approach for efficient and selective introduction of a CF3 group into electron-deficient unsaturated organic compounds