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Angewandte Chemie 52/2018: Happy Holidays

Practical Synthesis of α-Substituted Primary Benzylamines
Copper-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling

Barbed and Branched Mesostructures from Polymers
Diblock copolymers self-assemble into biomorphic structures with shapes dictated by the conditions

Thinning of Silicon Nitride Membranes to Form Nanopores
Combination of lasers and dielectric breakdown methods create asymmetric nanopores
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopenta[c]chromenones
N-heterocyclic-carbene-catalyzed quadruple domino sequence

Robust Mobile Phone Cases
GTB Global Trade Berlin and Covestro cooperate for high-quality iPhone protection cases

Trimer Catalyst Enables Selective C–C Coupling
Iodo-selective arylation and alkylation reactions achieved using a Pd trimer

Robot Refills Your Car
Neste pilots a filling station with automated shopping and a refueling robot in Finland

Reactions of Arylcarbenes with Lewis Acids
The closed-shell singlet states of arylcarbenes are stabilized by interactions with Lewis acids

Microtube with Built-In Pump
Rapid controlled transport of water droplets by sunlight-powered pump