Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 35/2014: Inspiration and Automation

Fluorinated Polyphosphazenes for Insensitive Pyrotechnics
Non-energetic poly[bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene] (PTFEP) is an effective oxidizer for Mg-based pyrolants

Bispirooxindole Derivatives
Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of bispirooxindole derivatives via a three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

Fighting Ebola Without Knowing How
The lack of licensed treatments or vaccines for Ebola leads to emergency use of the experimental drug ZMapp

Benzocoumarin Family Complete
Benzo[g]coumarins most suitable for applications as photonic materials

Characterization of Molecular Highways in Zeolites
Characterization techniques verify that surfactant-templated zeolites contain intracrystalline and interconnected mesopores

Marijuana in Children’s Hair
Cannabinoids detected in hair samples from children mainly come from contaminated hands or surfaces

20th Anniversary: Linus Pauling's Death
Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to be awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes; answer to Guess the Chemist (32)

Heating Vegetable Oils with Microwaves
Pausing between microwave pulses significantly influences the quality of heated vegetable oil

Going for Gold in Chiral Amine Synthesis
A diphosphine binuclear gold(I) chloride complex catalyzes the asymmetric hydroamination of alkenes