Stereoselective 12-step total synthesis confirms structure reassignment

Total Synthesis and Corrected Structure of Citrafungin A

Angewandte Chemie 47/2019: A Taste for Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Topology Control in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Desymmetrization of linkers in rare-earth MOFs gives structurally diverse mesoporous materials

New Path to Enantioenriched Pyridine N-Oxides
Desymmetrization of bis(pyridine) substrates uses biomolecule-inspired catalyst

Monomers for Polyamides Made from Biomass
C–H carboxylation of furfurylamine, which is derived from lignocellulose

Carbon-11 from CO2 Built Directly into Heterocycles
Intracyclic labeling using cyclotron‐produced carbon dioxide

Total Synthesis of (+)-Quinine
15-Step enantioselective total synthesis of the unnatural (+)-quinine and (−)-9-epi-quinine enantiomers; important organocatalysts

Georg Michael Hanack (1931 – 2019)
Organic chemist and Emeritus at University of Tuebingen, Germany, passed away

Chemistry & Art
A compilation of articles on chemistry in artworks, on art inspired by chemistry, about the work of scientific teams in museums

Titan on Earth – Icy Formation of Polycyclic Organics
Aromatics can be efficiently synthesized via galactic cosmic ray exposure of low-temperature acetylene ices on Titan’s surface