A new lead for antimalarial drugs has been developed through structure-activity studies on the GlaxoSmithkline database
New Malaria Lead Compound Identified
Angewandte Chemie 10/2012: Click! Goes the Sulfur
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
New Route to Benzothiazoles
Copper-catalyzed three-component reaction route to benzothiazoles avoids sulfur poisioning of catalyst
Planar Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles
At a planar CH2Cl2-water interface positively charged nanoparticles (NPs) spontaneously self-assemble into hexagonally close-packed lattices
First Synthesis of Photoactive Toxin
The first enantioselective total synthesis of the toxin (S)-bisoranjidiol, a bisanthraquinone, has been achieved by US chemists
Angewandte Chemie 9/2012: Sunny Outlook
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Most Accessed Articles: January 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2012
New Route to Indole Functionalization
The first direct carboxamidation of indoles by Pd-catalyzed C–H bond activation offers new functionalization of the molecules
Cardiotonic Steroid Glycoside Synthesis
Overview of the chemical synthesis of cardiotonic steroid glycosides – recently neglected, but promising field
Periodic Tales
Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess