Polylactide derivatives with accelerated chain scission could help to prevent marine pollution
Biodegradable Polymer with RNA-Inspired Breaking Points
70th Birthday: Hildegard Nimmesgern
Former Sanofi-Aventis chemist committed to equal opportunities in chemistry
Immunity from One Coronavirus Could Provide Protection against Others
Coronavirus vaccines or infections can elicit cross-protective immunity against distinct coronaviruses
Ferrocene‐Based Phosphenium Ion
Highly reactive phosphenium ion stabilized by intramolecular phosphine coordination
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Toxicodenane A
Nine-step sequence allows preparation and absolute configuration assignment
Benzodiphosphaborolediide Synthesized
First example of a phosphaborolediide as a readily prepared lithium salt

3rd Ryoji Noyori ACES Award
Takuzo Aida, University of Tokyo, Japan, honored with the highest honor offered by the Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES)
Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aromatic Ethers
Reaction proceeds via a nickelate anion
Nitrogen Atoms Improve Properties of Antibacterial Peptide
Albicidin modified by replacing phenyl groups with pyridines
Catalyst Turns Polypropylene into Motor Oil
Carbon-supported platinum nanoparticles for complete hydrocracking into liquid hydrocarbons