
Can Cutting Boards Be a Source of Microplastics?
Plastic cutting boards could produce significant amounts of microplastics during food preparation

Photochemical Aminochlorination of Alkenes
Practical, catalyst-free protocol with N-chlorosulfonamides as both nitrogen and chlorine source

First Total Synthesis of Thiamyxins A–C and E
Potent class of RNA-virus-inhibiting (cyclo)depsipeptides

New Vaccine Concept against SARS-CoV-2 Successful in Animals
Vaccine based on a modified "single-cycle" virus that is incapable of replication

Three-Year Collaboration in Computational Catalysis Science
Merck Collaborates with John F. Hartwig's research groups based in Berkeley, CA, USA, on digital design of catalysts

Cobalt(II)-Mediated Three-Component Synthesis of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles
Nitrene transfer followed by addition of a carboxylic acid and an intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction

Paul Bunge Prize 2023 for Robert W. Smith
Award honors studies on the history of scientific instruments

Template-Controlled Synthesis of Chiral MOFs
Chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) grown via directed assembly on twisted bundles of cellulose nanocrystals

Path to β-Trifluoromethyl Imides
Visible-light-induced four-component reaction using CF3Br, alkenes, carboxylic acids, and nitriles

Light-Promoted Regioselective Germylation
Synthesis of germanium-containing spiro[4.5]trienones and vinylgermanes

A “Sterically Stressed” Amide as a Protecting Group for Amines
5-Chloro-8-nitro-1-naphthoyl (NNap) can be introduced as an acid chloride and removed under mild conditions

Multi-Enzyme Biosynthesis for the Production of 3-Amino-2-Hydroxy Acetophenone
Critical intermediate in the synthesis of asthma medication

Treatments to Delay Avocado Ripening Compared
Effects of chitosan-based coatings studied and compared to ethylene inhibitors

Path to Medium-Sized Sulfur-Containing Heterocycles
Base-mediated rearrangement of 1,3-dithianyl-substituted propargylamines gives eight-, nine-, and ten-membered rings

1,3‐Oxazoles as Anticancer Compounds
5-Sulfinyl(sulfonyl)-4-arylsulfonyl-substituted 1,3-oxazoles show promising activity

Oxidative Chlorination of Plutonium and Uranium Metal
Reaction with gallium(III) chloride in 1,2-dimethoxyethane

High-Performance Stretchable Polymer Solar Cells
Thymine-functionalized terpolymer allows for hydrogen bonding, which improves performance

α-Alkylation of Saturated Cyclic Ketones
Amine-free, directing-group-free transformation using quantum dots as a photocatalyst

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Path to Aryl and Alkenyl Halides from Fluorosulfonates
Transformation of readily available starting materials is compatible with chloride, bromide, and iodide