Small silacycle can be used in palladium-catalyzed ring expansion reactions

3-Silaazetidine Synthesized from Air-Stable Precursor

Molecule Story: 2,6-Diisopropylphenol
Miklos Simonyi, Hungary, is fascinated by the structure of this molecule

How Green Is Your Plastic?
Economical synthesis of polyacrylates and polymethacrylates from biobased materials

Iridium-Catalyzed Amide Synthesis
Air- and moisture-stable half-sandwich iridium complexes with β-ketoamino ligands as catalysts

Carbon Mineralization in a Porous Liquid
Liquid composite sequesters, stores, and catalytically converts carbon dioxide to calcium carbonate

Amidation of Light Alkanes
Copper-catalyzed dehydrogenative amidation

Green α-Alkenylation of Amides
Manganese-catalyzed reaction uses renewable alcohols and gives only water and dihydrogen as byproducts

115th Birthday: Allene Jeanes
American chemist known for the development of large-scale dextran production and xanthan gum

New Synthesis of HIV Drug Dolutegravir Sodium
Practical synthesis route starting from (R)-3-amino-1-butanol

Most Accessed Articles: June 2021
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals