Study improves understanding of biomolecule formation on primordial Earth via photochemistry

Direct Synthesis of N-Doped Carbon Photocatalysts from NH3 and CH4 Gases

New Workflow for Fatty Acid Discovery Using Ozone
Large number of newly described, naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids identified

Tetraazacoronenes Synthesized
Nitrogen-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) prepared via Zr-mediated cyclization or four-fold Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

Biocatalytic Synthesis of Metaxalone
Protein engineering of a halohydrin dehalogenase leads to useful oxazolidinone products

Angewandte Chemie 28/2023: Principles and Applications
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Cobalt-Catalyzed syn-Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes
New approach uses cobalt complexes with triazine-based PNP pincer-type ligands

New Class of Negatively Curved Polycyclic Arenes
Tandem oxidative ring expansion gives products with oxepine or thiepine rings

Benzoxazinones Prepared from Aniline Derivatives and CO
Rh(III)-catalyzed ortho-C–H bond carbonylation gives useful heterocycles

Using Seawater for the Electrooxidation of Ethylene Gives 2-Chloroethanol
Reaction in a strongly acidic environment using natural seawater as an electrolyte

The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 2
The discovery of vulcanization—a happy accident or the result of hard work?