When scurvy was identified as a form of malnutrition, an exciting race for the isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of vitamin C started
Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2
The sp2 Graphene Selection
Selective defunctionalization of epoxides on graphene oxide by using proven synthetic chemistry
Periodicity of Melting Points
The phenomenon of periodicity is particularly clear in the melting points of the elements
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