Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

How do oxygen vacancies influence the catalytic performance of 2D niobium pentoxide?

Helically fused anthraquinones with unusually close carbonyl–carbonyl contacts

Access to anilines and drug conjugates via iridium-catalyzed C−H activation

Photochemical platform ensures off-grid production of chemicals under fluctuating light

Molecular stabilization of sub-nanometer Cu clusters improves reaction

Improved path to commonly used perfume component

Three convenient synthetic routes to neptunium compounds

Converting L-amino acids to D‐amino acids

Covalently linked hybrids of metal complexes of 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-5,15-diazaporphyrinoids and amines