Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte 17/2023: Improved Technology

Decarboxylative Mannich Reactions with N-Alkyl Imines
Attractive route for the preparation of secondary β-aminoesters

Semihydrogenation of Urea Derivatives to Formamides
Highly efficient ruthenium-catalyzed transformation
![Regioselective Arylation of Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pyrrolopyrimidines-125x94.png)
Regioselective Arylation of Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines
Palladium-catalyzed reaction with arylboronic acids

First Total Synthesis of (+)-Pedrolide
Diterpenoid with a 5–5–6–6–3-fused pentacyclic carbon skeleton

Angewandte Chemie 16/2023: Innovation Watch
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Convergent Total Synthesis of (+)-Ineleganolide
Natural product with a highly oxidized framework and a central seven-membered ring

Mn-Catalyzed Allylation of Benzoates
Simple manganese catalyst for ortho-C–H allylations, which can be combined with a decarboxylation to access allylarenes

Highly Strained Antiaromatic Metallacycle Isolated
Smallest angle of a metal vinylidene within a six-membered ring reported so far

The Licorice Wheel – Part 2
Let us accompany Leopold Ružička on his arduous journey from the molecular formula C30H46O4 to the structural formula