Werner Weisweiler, Technische Hochschule (TH) Karlsruhe, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday

75th Birthday: Werner Weisweiler

New Route to Tetrasubstituted Allenes
A new method to synthesize fully substituted allenes by using asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis has been developed

Most Accessed Articles: January 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2013

Angewandte Chemie 8/2013: Humble Beginnings, Strong Growth
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 7/2013: Everything under Control
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Author Profiles January 2013
Paul Knochel and Nagao Kobayashi were interviewed this month

Efficient and Selective Formation of Macrocyclic Disubstituted Z Alkenes
First general protocols for efficient Z-selective formation of macrocyclic disubstituted alkenes by catalytic ring-closing metathesis

Most Accessed Articles: December 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012

Recent Developments in Phosphinine Chemistry
Most recent achievements in the design of donor-functionalized, chelating 2,4,6-triarylphosphinine derivatives lead to interesting applications

Functional in a Flash
Inexpensive and non-toxic aluminum catalyst can make highly functional organic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide