Epoxidation of 1-bromo-1,3-dialkylallenes produces the first crystalline allene oxide of any kind

First Stable Bromoallene Oxides

70th Birthday: E. Peter Kündig
Former President of the Swiss Chemical Society celebrates 70th birthday

Synthesis of Lignin Model Compounds
Enantiomerically pure synthesis of lignin dimer and trimer models in multigram quantities

Polymer Cylinders Are Almost Two-Faced
Patchy supramolecular bottle brushes are a first step toward an easy synthesis of Janus cylinders

Tuning Reactivity by Changing Chelation
Changes in C–N chelation gave iridium complexes with high activity for catalytic transfer hydrogenation

Imine Reduction Using Iron Catalysts
Abnormal-NHC−Fe(0) complex outperforms noble metal catalysts

Directed Route to Biaryls
Palladium(II)-catalyzed C–H arylation of aromatic alcohols directed by quinolinyl acetal

Angewandte Chemie 36/2016: Directing Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A European Platform for Scientific Discussion
Chemists creating a European identity through conferences and journals

One-Pot Synthesis of Polysubstituted Furans
Visible-light- and iridium-catalyzed synthesis