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Angewandte Chemie 18/2025: Connections

Never Give Up And Always Be Pragmatic And Optimistic
Katharina Landfester discusses the excitement of daily innovation, nanocapsule research, the importance of mentorship and optimism, the value of public engagement, and interdisciplinary inspiration

Scalable and Flexible Synthesis of Spirotetrahydroquinoline Derivatives
Efficient and practical copper-catalyzed method for the synthesis of spirotetrahydroquinoline (STHQ) derivatives

Electrochemical Co-Catalyzed C─H Activation for Enantioselective Formation of Indoles With Two Different Chiral C─N Axes
Lutz Ackermann and colleagues have introduced a new class of chiral oxazoline ureas as κ²-N,O-preligands for enantioselective transition metal catalysis

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Light-Driven Routes to Strained Borylated Rings
Energy transfer catalysis under visible light to construct borylated cyclopropane and cyclobutane rings

Room-Temperature C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bond Formation from Alcohols and Aryl Acids
This method unites two activation modes to streamline access to aryl–alkyl products from abundant feedstocks

Visualizing Enzyme Activity in 3D
High-resolution, whole-organ 3D mapping of enzyme activity, which combines tissue clearing with an activity-based covalent chemical probe

Mild Aqueous Synthesis of Thioamides
Chemoselective thioamidation of potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) and amines using elemental sulfur in aqueous solution
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Inspired by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Javier García Martínez shares tips for young scientists, gathering insights from both emerging and established chemists