Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 11/2017: Escape from Classical Techniques

George A. Olah (1927 – 2017)
Chemistry Nobel Laureate famous for his work on carbocations passed away

Zn–N Interactions Control Catalysis
Zinc complexes and halopyridines interact non-covalently to avoid Pd catalyst poisoning

Guess the Chemist (63)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Phase Transfer without the Catalyst
Effective reactions in microdroplets carried by gas

Bonding in Heterobimetallic Complexes – Covalent or Dative?
Paddlewheel-shaped complexes containing Rh and Sb show various bonding characteristics between the metals

Primary Amines from Renewable Resources
Ruthenium-catalyzed process transforms amino acids to amines and methane

Arene Amination Using Photoredox Catalysis
Series of arenes are selectively aminated under visible-light photoredox conditions

Hydrogenation and Modification of Graphene
Functionalization of chemical vapor deposition-grown graphene by on-surface chemical reactions

All-Organic Rechargeable Battery
High-power battery based on all-organic electrodes