The prestigious award has been presented to Licheng Sun by the Swedish Chemical Society

Arrhenius Medal Awarded to Licheng Sun

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Blowing Up Bridges
N,N'-Ethylene-bridged bis(nitropyrazoles) – a new family of energetic materials

Formal Total Synthesis of (–)-Taxol
Pd-catalyzed eight-membered carbocyclic ring formation

Threading Polymers Through a Macrocyclic Ring
Slippage of a porphyrin macrocycle over threads of varying bulkiness

Angewandte Chemie 45/2014: Mechanics and Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Putting the Catalyst in Charge of Regioselectivity
Regiodivergent pathways of rhodium(III)-catalyzed dihydroisoquinolone synthesis

Making Trimethoxyboroxine from CO2
Trimethoxyboroxine can be efficiently prepared from the reduction of carbon dioxide by borane in a single step

Gold Medals for Guinness Molecules
Finding the most stable structure for a given molecular formula is a rewarding project for teachers and students alike

Nagoya Medals of Organic Chemistry 2014
John F. Hartwig and Itaru Hamachi awarded