Eight-coordinate alkaline earth-carbonyl complexes found

Calcium & Co. Acting Like Transition Metals

Sensor Tells Apart Cola Brands
Fluorescent, barcode‐like sensor strips distinguish 20 different brands of soft drinks

Preservative Modifies Genetic Material
The common preservative sodium benzoate (E211) has a biological effect

Most Accessed Articles: July 2018
Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Angewandte Chemie 36/2018: Time Flies
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Better Synthesis of Sulfonyl Chloride Mimics
Pentafluorophenyl sulfonate esters made using boronic acids

Friedel-Crafts Reactions with Graphene
High-yield arylation of fluorinated graphene

Drug Release from Hydrogels Controlled with Light
Green-light-induced release of antibiotic, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory drugs under physiological conditions

Simple Synthesis of Fully Substituted Triazoles
(3+2) Cycloaddition of nitrile ylides with diazonium salts

August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal for Michael Grätzel
Solar cell pioneer honored by Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society)