The phenomenon of periodicity is particularly clear in the melting points of the elements

Periodicity of Melting Points

Cross-Coupling of Heteroarenes by C–H Functionalization
Transition metal-catalyzed direct inter- and intramolecular (hetero)arylation reactions of heteroarenes containing one heteroatom

Behind the Scenes of the Wonderlab Cartoon
Interview with Sophie Lin, a chemist in Taiwan, who started drawing the Wonderlab Cartoon Series for ChemistryViews.org in 2010

Building Anticancer Drugs Without Side Effects
Late-stage divergent synthetic route allows the synthesis of analogues of bleomycin, a common anticancer drug

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

Direct Imine Acylation
A direct method of coupling imines with carboxylic acids creates a wide range of heterocycles

Metal- and Oxidant-Free Direct sp3 C–H Arylation of Pyrrolidine
A simplified arylation of pyrrolidine offers an alternative to metal-mediated reactions

The Early Career Series
ChemPlusChem features up and coming researchers whose focus is on multidisciplinary research centering on chemistry

Angewandte Chemie 5/2013: Separate and Unite
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tetrahalogenated Spiroketals
Iodocyclization gives spirocyclic skeletons with four halogen substituents