Three-component 1,2-aminoalkylation or 1,2-alkylarylation of styrenes with unactivated alkyl bromides

Trinuclear Gold Catalyst for the 1,2-Difunctionalization of Alkenes

Formal Cross-Coupling of Amines and Carboxylic Acids
Building blocks activated as pyridinium salts and N-acyl-glutarimides for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling

Photoinduced Fusion of Polymer Microspheres Used to Form Clusters
Azobenzene polymer microspheres fused using trans-cis-trans photoisomerization

Covalently Linked Macrocycles Form Molecular Nanotubes
Hexakis(m-phenylene ethynylene) units connected by oligo(β-alanine) linkers can form synthetic ion channels

Drug Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Lipophilic antibiotics prepared as high-dose, amorphous nanoparticles for inhalation therapy

Engineered Enzyme for the Formation of a Furan-Based Bioplastic Precursor
Modified carboxyl methyltransferase can catalyze the conversion of bio-derived 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid to its dimethyl ester

Isomerization of Homoallylic Alcohols to Ketones
Nickel-catalyzed reaction with a simple catalyst gives yields up to 98 %

Carbon Nanomaterial with Pentagonal Defects for Electrocatalysis
Fullerene precursor undergoes pyrolysis and ammonia treatment to give nitrogen-doped catalysts for hydrogen peroxide production

Johan Elf Awarded the Norblad-Ekstrand Medal
Physical chemistry professor from Uppsala University, Sweden, honored for his pioneering work in characterizing single molecules within the living cell

Littered Cigarette Filters Can Leak Toxins and Harmful Fibers
Multidisciplinary work shows that filters can be toxic to aquatic larvae and gives recommendations for litter prevention measures