Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: December 2021

Aerobic C–C Bond Cleavage Catalyzed by Fungus
White-rot fungus promotes C−C bond cleavage in aromatic compounds, producing phenol

Dinuclear Chlorotetrylenes of Silicon, Germanium, and Tin
Compounds based on a backbone-bridged bis(amidine) synthesized

HCl‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alkylarenes
Mild and practical approach to generating chlorine radicals

Bringing Other Voices into the Discussion
Peter Gärtner, President of the Austrian Chemical Society, on generally understandable explanations in chemistry and research in the field of doping

Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Bisindolylmethanes
Triarylmethyl cation‐catalyzed three‐component coupling

How Bulky Can a Phosphine Ligand Be?
Sterically crowded tris(2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl)phosphine studied

The Simplest Phosphorus Superbase
Easy and scalable synthesis of tris(1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinyl)phosphine

Protonated Species of Ethylene Carbonate
Synthesis and isolation of a highly resonance-stabilized cation

Total Synthesis of Entrectinib
Therapeutic for non-small cell lung cancers and solid tumors