Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 49/2024: Relevant Chemistry

Using Single-Atom Sulfur to Grow High-Quality Monolayer MoS2
Highly reactive sulfur species derived from battery waste provides products with low defect densities

α-Diimine-Stabilized Gallylenes Can Activate CO2
Low-valent complex can react with carbon dioxide and its sulfurized analogues

Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Unsupported Group 14–Aluminium Bonds
New class of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) also features the first structurally authenticated Al–Pb bond

Carboranyl Diphosphine Activates Ammonia
Metal-free, room-temperature N–H bond activation

Molecular “Frame” Stabilizes T-Shaped Rhodium Complexes
14-Electron Rh(I) complexes with PNP pincer ligands can undergo oxidative additions with unactivated C–H bonds

Most Accessed Articles: October 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Self-Assembly of Ag Nanoparticles Using Eu(III) Complexes for Anticounterfeiting
Composite materials with unique optical properties can be used for high-information-density anti-counterfeiting labels

How Ice-Nucleating Proteins Control Freezing
Hierarchical assembly of bacterial ice nucleators based on tyrosine interactions and electrostatic interactions

Weekly Research News Challenge: Unusual Photoswitch – Toxic Cosmetics – New Drug Linker
Answer three questions about last week’s news to see how well you’re keeping up with the science world around you