Dr. Annette Doherty, Non-Executive Director, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK, elected President of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Annette Doherty New RSC President

Targeted Probe for Photoacoustic Tumor Imaging
Probe for covalent labeling activated under hypoxia for high-quality imaging of aggressive prostate cancer

Hans Günter Gassen (1938 – 2024)
One of the pioneers of genetic engineering in Germany has passed away

Tricyclic Indole-2-Carboxamides Show Antitumor Properties
Understanding cannabinoids as anticancer drugs

Triarylimidazole-Based Drugs Activated by Light
New strategy for caging bioactive triarylimidazoles uses a dialkylamino unit as a photoremovable group

Angewandte Chemie 26/2024: A Sustainable Future
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Pain Relief Without the Usual Risks of Opioids
Screening of a chemical library of 40,000 natural products showed that aniquinazoline B, a fungal natural product, activates the µ-opioid receptor

Mechanochemical Path to NO-Releasing Drugs
Strategy using 1,1’-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) as an activating agent allows for a straightforward synthesis of two bioactive iminosydnones

Green Late-Stage Functionalization of Tryptamines
Efficient and rapid protocol for the oxidative halocyclization of tryptamines works even with household bleach

Most Accessed Articles: May 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals