Fully fused PAHs prepared via Pd-catalyzed annulative dimerization of phenylene triflate, followed by ring closure

New Route to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Repurposing Tires for Wastewater Cleaning
Pyrolysis char from tires can be used to remove phenolic contaminants from water

Metal Sulfides for Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes
Hierarchical hybrid nanoboxes for Na-ion batteries with sustained performance

Metal–Organic Cage as a Reactor for Enantioselective Photocatalysis
Asymmetric [2+2] cycloaddition through visible-light photocatalysis inside a supramolecular cage

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Electrochemical Annulation
Metal-coordinated bicyclic intermediate is important in reaction of imidazoles with alkynes

Angewandte Chemie 17/2020: A Sunny Outlook
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Highly Effective Membrane Cleaning
High-pressure jet cleaning of microfiltration membranes can restore up to 80 % of the original throughput

Chiral Organosuperbase Catalyst
Brønsted-base catalyst with dual function

Single-Site Catalysis Hypothesis Challenged
Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane does not proceed over an isolated boron site

Distorted Nanographene Ribbons
Inclusion of a seven-membered ring in nanographene ribbons can lead to enhanced two‐photon absorption