Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 44/2022: A Need for Chemists

Nanometer-Scale Imaging Used to Study Coating of Stradivari’s Violins
Infrared scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (IR s-SNOM) provides unprecedented information

New Approach to Antimony Chemistry
Approach for the synthesis and isolation of alkali metal antimonides developed

Trifluoromethylative Thiolation of Alkenes
Path to 1,2-bis(trifluoromethylated) compounds

First Total Synthesis of Havellockate
Complex polycyclic structure with a highly oxygenated tricyclic core and a spiro-fused ring

IUPAC Announced Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry 2022
Showcasing the value of chemistry and informing the general public how the chemical sciences contribute to society and sustainability

Subporphyrin Free Bases Synthesized
Ring-contracted porphyrins consisting of three pyrroles and three meso-carbons

Commercial Process for the Synthesis of Anti-Cancer Drug Sotorasib
Transformation of the established early synthesis route for sotorasib into an efficient large-scale process

Peri‐Functionalized Tetraazaperylenes
Polycyclic aromatic compounds show promise as strong emitters

Catalyst‐Free C–F Activation of 3-Perfluoroalkyl Indoles
Reaction allows the introduction of a nucleophile in the perfluorinated side chain