Stereoselective construction of the tricyclic core of marine norditerpinoid brings total synthesis of anticancer compounds closer

Getting to the Core of the Problem

New MOF for CO2 Capture
The first rigid metal-organic framework made from a flexible amine shows high potential for CO2 capture and storage

Angewandte Author Profiles May
Kilian Muñiz, Anthony K. Cheetham, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, and Helmuth Möhwald, are interviewed this month

Angewandte Chemie 21/2011 – The Worm that Turned
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Highly Selective Alkene Dimerization
Rhodium immobilized on zeolites can dimerize ethene with high selectivity without the need for ligands

Near-IR Dyes for Solar Cells
Much of sunlight’s energy is wasted as it lies in the near-infrared (NIR) region. New, stable NIR dyes collect and use this energy

A Convergent Approach
Two bis(indole) alkaloid natural products have been synthesized for the first time by a convergent approach

Angewandte Chemie 20/2011: Fireworks
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Roald Hoffmann Awarded
Nobel laureate Professor Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University, NY, USA, receives the Otto Warburg Medal

Hydroboration with Copper Catalyst
Hydroboration of challenging beta-substituted vinylarene substrates can be efficiently performed with copper catalyst with high selectivies