1,3-Dienes and 1,3,5-trienes can be formed simply by a microwave-accelerated Ru-catalyzed hydrovinylation of alkynes and enynes

Straightforward Hydrovinylation Approach to Dienes and Trienes

Anti-adhesive β-Cyclodextrin Complexes Reduce E. coli Infection
Heptavalent n-heptyl α-D-mannosides on β-cyclodextrin cores are shown to inhibit bacterial adhesion in vivo

Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibition by Auranofin
The interaction of auranofin with selenols and thiols has implications on the anticancer activity of gold(I) compounds

Triple-Layered Microspheres
A diverse range of composite materials can be formed through the multistep growth of coordination polymers

Gold Nanostandard from Vitamin P
Biofriendly approach for the synthesis of differently shaped gold nanostructures

DNA Logic Gates for Metal-ion Sensing
Electronic logic gates made from DNA in conjunction with metal-ion sensing could be used for point-of-care sensing devices

Long Wavelength Fluorescein Analogues
Modification of fluorescene leads to analogues with better photo-physical characteristics

Lactimidomycin – No Effect on Cell Motility but Still Cytotoxic
Synthesis and biological re-evaluation of the cytotoxic effects of Lactimidomycin and its progeny in cancer cells

Green Oxidations on Graphene
Graphene as an aerobic oxidation carbocatalyst derived from natural resources

Machine-Assisted Flow Synthesis
Flow-based syntheses to accelerate multistep routes to highly complex, medically relevant compounds have been evaluated