A synthetic route for carolacton, a compound active against a bacterium that causes tooth decay, has been developed

Synthesis of Carolacton

Battery Materials R&D and Application Center
BASF starts Research and Development Laboratory and Application Technology Center for Battery Materials in Amagasaki, Japan

Navigating the Channels of Total Synthesis
Total synthesis of chiriquitoxin, isolated from the skin of a dart frog

The Fall of Ikaros: Not Just a Myth
Two independent studies reveal how the thalidomide derivative lenalidomide works against multiple myeloma

The sp2 Graphene Selection
Selective defunctionalization of epoxides on graphene oxide by using proven synthetic chemistry

Cross-Coupling of Heteroarenes by C–H Functionalization
Transition metal-catalyzed direct inter- and intramolecular (hetero)arylation reactions of heteroarenes containing one heteroatom

Elastic Halogen Bonds
Plastic and elastic deformation in molecular crystals can be explained on the basis of halogen bonding

Commercial-Scale Production of 5-HMF
First Industrial Production for Renewable 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)

Direct Imine Acylation
A direct method of coupling imines with carboxylic acids creates a wide range of heterocycles

Making Fingerprints Light Up
Latent fingerprints can be imaged by using upconversion nanoparticles conjugated to a lysozome-binding aptamer