Cellulose and cellobiose can be converted to furanoids in the presence of the ionic liquid zinc chloride hydrate and anisole

Getting More from Cellulose: Acid-Catalyzed Formation of Furan-Type Compounds

Intestinal Cancer from Sugary Soft Drinks?
Direct molecular mechanism links the consumption of fructose with colon cancer

Luminescent Nanosensor for Exosome Detection
Multiplex differentiation of cancer exosomes that bypasses real‐time light excitation

The Best Element Videos
Half time of the Element Video Competition and first winning videos

Atmospheric Research in a Passenger Aircraft
Yafang Cheng, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany, uses a passenger aircraft for comprehensive scientific research

Constructing Models for Teaching and Learning
Aleksandar Kondinski, KU Leuven, Belgium, uses commercially available toys to create complex chemical structures
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Behind the Science: Solvent-Free Synthesis of Pillar[5]arene‐Containing [2]Rotaxanes
C. Gers-Panther, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, talked to J.-F. Nierengarten, University of Strasbourg, about mechanochemical reactions

Electrochemical Synthesis of Sulfonamides
Oxidative coupling of amines and thiols, both readily available

Priestley Medal 2019 for K. Barry Sharpless
Highest honor of the American Chemical Society (ACS) presented to Nobel Laureate

Biosynthetic Pathway to Amino Acids with a Terminal Alkyne
Discovery may open new strategies for easier modifications on peptides or proteins used in medicine and technology