The Magazine of Chemistry Europe

Michael Hellwig, Germany, discusses a non-enzymatic pathway that may contribute to beer aging and flavor changes

German organic chemist known for exploring transition metal–catalyzed reactions for the synthesis of complex organic molecules has passed away

Lena Daumann and Jonathan Gutenthaler-Tietze, Germany, discuss whether rare earth elements can mediate a prebiotic reaction network similar to the Krebs cycle, starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate

Frédéric Avenier, France, discusses a simple iron-based method to attach an NH group to sulfides using an air-stable catalyst that works at room temperature

One-third of substances in imported mixtures lacked proper REACH registration, while restricted hazardous chemicals were found above legal limits

Lauren Niu, USA, receives the €10,000 Mario Markus Prize for playful science for her research on the geometry of knitted fabrics

Professor Henning Hopf, a leading German organic chemist and known his long service to the scientific community, celebrates his 85th birthday

Where did famous chemists live?

M. Hurevich and S. Yitzchaik, Israel, address a challenge in chemical sensing: the enantioselective detection of weakly interacting volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

We have created Advent calendars on a variety of themes for many years. Here is a collection of previous ones—browse through, and there’s surely plenty of exciting content to discover