Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: May 2021

Microrobots for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Microplastics
Combination of photocatalytic and magnetic materials allows self-propelled motion under light and manipulation with a magnetic field

Angewandte Chemie 25/2021: Dynamic Networks
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

SARS-CoV-2 Protease Can Target Human Proteins
Cleavage of host proteins by viral proteases could be related to COVID-19 symptoms

Enzymatic Friedel-Crafts Alkylations
Squalene-hopene cyclases provide a biological alternative to the traditional reaction

Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids
Enantioconvergent coupling of racemic alkyl electrophiles with alkylzinc reagents, promoted by earth-abundant metal

Three-Component Staudinger Reaction
Synthesis of β-lactams from amines, aldehydes, and diazoketones

Hydrogels Can Firm Up Under Stress
Polyethylene glycol hydrogels crosslinked using sliding rings

Small and Versatile Highly Energetic Molecules
Small carbonyl azides synthesized and characterized

Lonza and Moderna Collaborate for Drug Substance Manufacturing
New mRNA production line in the Netherlands will support the manufacture of up to 300 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses per year