Triethyl orthoformate increases nucleophilicity of ketones

Making Benzofuranes from Ketones

Borrowing Hydrogen to Make Branched Ketones
α-Alkylation of methylene ketones using alcohols

Improving Alkyne Metathesis for Natural Products
Two-component alkyne metathesis catalyst has an improved substrate scope

Nonheme Iron Catalyzed Epoxidation
Nonheme iron–oxygen species as a highly effective catalyst for olefin epoxidation

Angewandte Chemie 24/2016: Chirality Now and Then
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A Sea Full of Plastic Particles
Study of plastic waste fragments in the North Atlantic gives clues to their origin and fate

Inhibitors Against Iron-Overload Diseases
Irreversible inhibitors and first activity-based fluorescent probe of matripase-2

Bayer Investing in Agriculture Industry Sector
Bayer and Planetary Resources intend to collaborate to improve agriculture with crop-specific satellite images

Dow Corning Officially Taken Over by Dow
Beginning June 1, the Dow Chemical Company is now 100 % owner of Dow Corning’s silicones business

2016 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
K. C. Nicolaou and Stuart L. Schreiber honored