A group of scientists in China developed a biomimetic synthesis of equisetin and (+)-fusarisetin A
Let Nature Be Your Guide
Bowled Over by Single Isomer of Bisumanenyl
Sumanene dimer synthesized as a single isomer by a group of scientists in Japan
Miniature Pump
A polymer gel that continuously responds to fleeting stimuli described
Most Accessed Articles: July 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for July 2013
100th Anniversary of the First PVC Patent
Production method for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) first patented 100 years ago by Friedrich Klatte; answer to Guess the Chemist (20)
Improving the Synthesis of Perylene Diimide Dimers
A combination of C–C homocoupling and C–H activation doubles the yields of perylenediimide dimers
Molecular Containers in the Gas Phase
Noncovalent interactions between several protonated amines and an original ditopic receptor, nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril, are investigated
Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Attenols A and B
A highly convergent total synthesis of attenols A and B utilizing a double alkylation tosylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC) strategy to construct the spiro acetal segment
Angewandte Chemie 34/2013: Celebrating Liquid Crystals
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Resolving Asymmetric Epoxidations
An enantioselective route to form epoxides by using kinetic resolution techniques has been developed