Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals
Most Accessed Articles: January 2020
Chemical Versus Mechanical Recycling of Plastic Waste
Companies are promoting chemical recycling although it requires a lot of energy
100th Anniversary: Death of Carl Alexander von Martius
German chemist developed important, industrially used dyes
Conformationally Stable [4]Helicenes
First highly enantioselective synthesis of 1,12‐disubstituted [4]carbohelicenes
Lighting the Way to Conjugated Polymers
Photocontrolled, transition-metal-free synthesis of n‐type conjugated polymers
Effective Treatment of Livestock Wastewater
Electrocoagulation successfully removes insecticides used in cattle farming
Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of NH3 from N2 and H2O
A practicable option for energy storage and production of fertilizer precursors
Mechanically Flexible Coordination Polymer
1D coordination polymer chains rearrange when bent to form a flexible covalent molecular material
We Need to Work on Our Image
Even young people who are enthusiastic about chemistry will not decide to study it if they do not want to be like a chemist—or like their idea of a chemist
How to Deal with Fake News
It's worthwhile for scientists to share their knowledge and invest in honest brokers—for example, in strong science journalism