Outstanding work on the prediction of the properties of inorganic solids honored

Liebig Memorial Medal for Claudia Felser

Paracelsus Prize 2022
Antonio Togni, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, honored

Bench-Stable Manganese(III) Chloride Source
Easy-to-prepare complex is useful, e.g., in coordination chemistry and for alkene dichlorinations

On the Path to Hydrophobic “Non-Stick” Silk
Tuning the hydrophobicity of silk fibroin protein

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Bind to a Copper Oxide Surface
First example of a covalent bond between NHCs and oxygen atoms in the oxide layer

Total Synthesis of Resiniferatoxin
Structurally complex highly potent capsaicin analogue prepared in 15 steps

“Activated Borane” Acts as an Effective Adsorbent for Organic Pollutants
Co-thermolysis of decaborane(14) and toluene gives new porous material

Metal-Free Ammonia Activation
Carbene-stabilized dithiolene zwitterion activates NH3

Synthesis of 1,3-Azasilinones via a (4 + 2) Annulation
1,3-N,Si reagent and propynones used as precursors

Klaus Grohe Prize 2022
Raphaël Rodriguez, Institut Curie, Paris, France, honored for interdisciplinary work in medicinal chemistry