Diketopyrrolopyrroles as a nontoxic replacement for anthraquinone dyes

Safer Dye for Pyrotechnic Smoke Signals

Desilylative Coupling on Metal Surfaces
First successful C(sp2)–Si desilylation on a surface

Total Synthesis of Ulodione A
New type of semipinacol-like ring-expansion rearrangement

Carbazole-Containing Expanded Porphyrins
Octaphyrins and their bis-BF2 complexes synthesized from 3,6-carbazole precursors

Improved Silver-Based Coating for Biofilm Prevention
Long-term reduction of bacterial adhesion on implanted medical devices

α-Arylation of Secondary Amides
Ni-catalyzed arylation of redox-active N-hydroxyphthalimide esters of half amides

Hydrooxygenation of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes
Palladium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective reaction using a substituted pyridinyl oxazoline (Pyox) ligand
Boroles and Borapyramidanes Can Be Interconverted
A suitably substituted boronol can be readily and reversibly converted to its nonclassical borapyramidane isomer
Homocoupling of N-Acyl-2-Aminoacetophenones
Autoxidative dehydrogenative coupling mediated by potassium tert-butoxide
Flourescent Code Made from Edible Silk Proteins for Safer Medications
Smartphone-readable security code could thwart medication counterfeiters