Arrows are used in almost every field of human activity; in chemistry, it has evolved with our understanding of substances, reactivity, and structure

History and Usage of Arrows in Chemistry

Polycyclic Indoles Made Easy
Sequential catalysis simplifies the synthesis of polycyclic indoles, which usually require multistep approaches

Engelbert Zass Awarded
E. Zass, Head of the Chemistry Biology Pharmacy Information Center at ETH Zurich, will be awarded the Gmelin Beilstein Medal

Tetsuo Nozoe: Organic Chemist and Autograph Collector
Tetsuo Nozoe was a pioneer in the area of non-benzoid aromatic chemistry and an autograph collector

Unprecedented Alkaloid
An unprecedented alkaloid containing both epsilon-lactam and delta-lactone rings has been characterized for its medicinal potential

Angewandte Author Profiles October 2012
Dayang Wang, Günter Mayer, and Hiroshi Shinokubo were interviewed

Bridged Bicycles
Making functionalized bridged bicycles in natural product synthesis just got easier thanks to a new carbene cascade reaction

Efficient Chemical Transformations of Cellulose
Cellulose is effectively converted into methanol, propylene, and ethylene glycol over Cu-based catalysts

Hybrid Lighting Device
Bacterial photosynthetic reaction center harvests more light thanks to tailored organic antenna

Electride Ammonia
A new process for making ammonia could reduce the overall energy costs in the manufacture of this crucial chemical