American biochemist discovered the first vitamins

50th Anniversary: Death of Elmer McCollum

80 Years of Polyurethane
Otto Bayer discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethane out of poly-isocyanate and polyol in 1937

Most Accessed Articles: October 2017
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Missing Link of the Primordial Soup
Diamidophosphate could have created three vital building blocks

Angewandte Chemie 46/2017: Chemistry and Biology and More
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Direct Amination of Unfunctionalized Aromatics
Highly electrophilic aminium radicals react with unfunctionalized aromatics to produce arylamines

István E. Markó (1956 – 2017)
Organic chemist at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, passed away in July

The Charm and Appeal of Organic Chemistry
Interview with Phil Baran, who is well known for the synthesis of complex molecules

Jong-KVCV: Spotlight on Chemistry and Future Scientists
Members of the Youth Division of the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (Jong-KVCV) talk about their motivations and work

Emissions of a Car
The chemical composition of a car's exhaust gas explained