An overview of the latest trends in various fields of chemistry published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie

Trend Reports 2014

Regioselective Synthesis of Diacylglycerol Rosmarinates
1,2-diacylglycerol rosmarinates synthesized in a chemo-enzymatic reaction and tested for their antioxidant activity

Engaging a New Generation of Chemists
J.-W. Toering, Director of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, talks about his motivation, the Society's challenges, his future plans for it

Chemical Poems: Ununseptium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Guess the Chemist (39)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Scientists Need More Advanced Skills
Courses from scientists for scientists on communication and presentation skills, project and time management

Leibniz Prize 2015
Germany's most prestigious research prize awarded

Horst Pracejus Prize 2015
F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, USA, honored

ADUC Prizes 2014
Tanja Gaich, Viktoria H. Däschlein-Geßner, and Michael Sommer honored

Catalytic C–H Activation of Indoles and Pyrroles
Ru-catalyzed arylation of indoles and pyrroles opens new route to synthetic motif that allows further functionalization