Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 8/2015: High Impact

Grand Prix 2014 de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France, honored

Predecessors of the German Chemical Society in Nazi Germany
What was the exact contribution of the German chemical societies in World War II?

A Spoonful of Sugar for Selective Oxidation
Selective aerobic benzylic alcohol oxidation of lignin model compounds

Guess the Chemist (38)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

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

Carl Djerassi (1923 – 2015)
Carl Djerassi, creator of the contraceptive pill, has passed away

French Young Chemists’ Network Created
France's regional young chemist groups decided to work together in order to be stronger and more visible

Yves Chauvin (1930 – 2015)
Yves Chauvin, Nobel Laureate, has passed away

70th Birthday: Klaus Roth
Author and Professor Klaus Roth, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, celebrates his 70th birthday