Dr. Thomas Geelhaar, the new President of the GDCh, will focus on working towards better acceptance of chemistry in society

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Chemical Poem: Bromine
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Two Catalysts for Reactions on the Double
Synergistic catalysis gives the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction a big boost

Angewandte Chemie 19/2014: Good Vibrations
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Flexible Catalytic Active Site
Organocatalysts inspired by enzymes for enantioselective Michael reactions

Speedier Route to Antibiotic Core
Improved method offers better access to the core structure of synthetic antibiotics

Building Strong Carbon Acids from 1,1-Bis(triflyl)alkadienes
Strong carbon acids set to become a useful class of organocatalysts

Comparing Catalysts
The selectivity of ligand-capped palladium catalysts in hydrogenation reactions is compared with their lead-poisoned equivalents

Academic−Industrial Partnerships in Drug Discovery and Development
According to K. C. Nicolaou, such a partnership will be essential to apply fundamental chemistry to medicine