Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 6/2024: Precision

Copper-Based Perfluorinated Catalytic System for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols
Straightforward oxidation of benzyl alcohols using perfluorinated NHCs formed in situ and a widely available copper source

Selective Electrochemical Arene Amination
Reductive approach involves the generation of N-radical cations

Chemistry & Teeth
The way our teeth are made, dental care, cavities, fillings and dentures all have something to do with chemistry—a compilation of articles and quizzes on chemistry related to teeth

Diradicals Built from Bis-Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes
Bis-CAACs with trans-1,4-cyclohexylene linkers converted to crystalline diradicals

Modular Strategy for the Synthesis of Chiral Thiooxazolidinones
Pd-catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] annulations of vinylethylene carbonates and sulfinylanilines

AI-Powered Lab Assistant for Photocatalytic Transformations
RoboChem is a benchtop robotic platform for the self-optimization, intensification, and scale-up of photocatalytic transformations

Optically Active β-Isoindigo-Based BODIPY Analogs
Simple synthesis for β-isoindigo-based BODIPY analogs with strong near-infrared chiroptical properties, showcasing their potential in chiral bioimaging and optoelectronics

Azoimido Ligands in Catalysis
Stable tethered tungsten-alkylidenes with azoimido ligands as efficient ring expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP) initiators

Nonfused Ring Electron Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Molecular packing and orientation control found to be important for high-performance materials