Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 1/2021: Happy New Year

BODIPY-Based Near-Infrared Dyes
Large, arc‐shaped, near‐infrared dyes

New EuChemS President
Floris Rutjes, Radboud University, the Netherlands, has been elected president of EuChemS

New GÖCH President
The Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH) elected Peter Gärtner, TU Wien, as their new president

The Chemistry of Fireworks
The video shows what happens during fireworks and how chemistry is involved

Total Synthesis of (S)‑Cularine
Formal nucleophilic aromatic substitution on a catechol

Structure of Ultra‐Soft Nanogels Investigated
Stiffness tomography of ultra‐soft nanogels using atomic force microscopy

Saliva-Based COVID-19 Tests Using Smartphones
Portable, ultrasensitive assay that only takes 15 minutes

Gd(III) Complexes for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
Bifunctional agent with improved properties for tumor imaging and photodynamic therapy

Imine‐Linked MOF Generates Reactive Oxygen Species
Combination of MOF and COF chemistry leads to new functionalities