Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 16/2018: 350 Years of Discovery and Curiosity

A More Direct Way to Propene
Promising catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

News from SABIC
First polyacetal (POM) plant in Middle East, novel reactor concept for combustion pyrolysis of methane, MIT cooperation

Biocatalytic Synthesis of trans-2-Hexenal
Synthesis of the Green Note aroma trans-2-hexenal in a continuous-flow microreactor

Humans and Machines Working in Harmony
We have been advocating a machine‐assisted approach to synthesis for many years

Shale Gas in China
China's first shale gas field hits 10 bcm/year

AkzoNobel Sells Specialty Chemicals
AkzoNobel to sell to The Carlyle Group, USA, and GIC, Singapore, for €10.1 billion

Cost of Recycling E-Waste
Recovering gold and copper from e-waste is cheaper than obtaining these metals from mines

Polycarbonate for Eyewear
Lens manufacturer Jiangsu Sigo Optical uses polycarbonate from Covestro

Cleaner Electricity Production
Switching from coal to gas has significantly reduced UK's carbon dioxide emissions