Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 24/2022: The Active Type

Thioesterase Domain Catalyzes Diaryl Ether Formation
Enzyme domain promotes a series of successive conversions

Dehydrogenative Construction of Benzoxazoles
Metal-free synthesis of substituted benzoxazoles from cyclohexanones and aliphatic primary amines

Thieno-Fused Coronene Nanoribbons
Triptycene-capped nanoribbons with precise lengths

Synthesis of Naphthalene-Containing Natural Products
Dehydrocacalohastine and musizin prepared from simple naphthalene derivatives

Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Thioesters
Reaction of vinyl triflates with arylsulfonyl chlorides

Li/Al Dihydride for the Hydrogenation of Imines
Abundant and inexpensive main group metal catalysts

Benzocyclobutenone-Derived Ketonitrones
Intramolecular C–H functionalization gives four-membered rings

Controlled Synthesis of Cyclic Helical Polymers
Asymmetric polymerization of isocyanide into optically active polymers using chiral Pd(II) catalysts

Frustrated Lewis Pair Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Alkenes
Reactions of unactivated alkenes catalyzed by sterically hindered 9-phosphatriptycenes