Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative α-arylation of aryl bromides

Safer Methods for Carbonylative Coupling

Cheaper Chlorination of Organic Compounds
Inexpensive hydrochloric acid is promising for low-cost electrochemical chlorination

Switching Catalysts for Choosing Products
Organic bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)methyl-based catalysts prove versatile for selecting aldol or olefination products

The Falling Walls Conference
The tremendous possibilities arising for mankind were presented in a single day

Supramolecular Catalysts from Simple Components
Magnesium/BINOL supramolecular catalysts made for phosphorus addition, Mannich-type, and hetero Diels-Alder reactions

Carbon Fibers by Thermally Latent Catalysts
Grubbs–Hoveyda-type catalysts in ring-opening polymerization are a step towards the industrial application of carbon fibers

BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize
Professor Pierre Jacobs, KU Leuven, Belgium, was awarded the BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize

Chiral Tin Participates in Radical Cyclizations
Chiral tin hydrides generate radicals and transfer chirality in the cyclization of aldehydes

Are We Refereeing Ourselves to Death? The Peer-Review System at Its Limit
As François Diederich's term of Chairman of the board of Angewandte Chemie comes to an end, he reflects on the peer-review system

Breaking Bond
Which do you prefer to break: a C–H bond or a C–N bond?