Markus Steilemann, Covestro AG, elected President of the German Association of Chemical Industry (VCI)

New VCI President

Gisbert Schneider Receives Ernst Schering Prize
Pioneering research in molecular design honored

First Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Lucidumone
Scalable 13-step preparation of natural product

Enantioselective Hydroselenation of Styrenes
Rh-hydride catalyst favors formation of branched isomers

Diazo-Aluminum Heterocycle Releases N2 to Form Al=C Bond
AlN2 three-membered ring species isoelectronic with diazirines

Enzyme Combined with Redox Mediator for C–H Activation
Horseradish peroxidase, hydrogen peroxide, and N-hydroxyphthalimide used for the functionalization of alkylbenzenes

Multienzymatic Catalysis for Lignin Depolymerization
Multistep system cleaves non-phenolic β-O-4 aryl ether bonds in lignin

Synthesis of Limonene Carbonates in Continuous Flow
Ionic liquid-catalyzed reaction with supercritical CO2 as solvent and reactant

Franc Meyer Receives GDCh Prize for Inorganic Chemistry
Outstanding work in the field of inorganic chemistry honored

Turning a Benzene Ring into a Pyridine
Direct transformation of aryl azides to aminopyridines via nitrogen insertion and carbon deletion