New Heterobimetallic Complexes with Anticancer Activity
The modification of ferrociphenol by appending a phosphine moiety to the cyclopentadienyl ring (initially unsubstituted) of the ferrocene unit offers a new and promising approach to enhancing this anticancer agent and enables the synthesis of novel biologically active derivatives.

New Molecular Daisy Chain Architectures
What insights can we get from a daisy chain structure without a preferential low-energy arrangement of mechanically linked components?

Safe & Fast Flow Synthesis of Nitrofuran Pharmaceuticals
Automated continuous flow synthesis enables rapid nitration of furfural to produce nitrofuran-based pharmaceuticals with high yields in five minutes.

Chlorinated Organic Substances Can Be Converted into Dioxins in the Atmosphere
A new photochemical pathway forming dioxins and furans from atmospheric chlorinated organics on mineral dust identified, highlighting the need to reassess the toxicity of these compounds and their transformation products

Angewandte Chemie 19/2025: Exciting
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: April 2025
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Where Do Parrots Get Their Colors?
Unlike other birds, parrots create their own colors—thanks to special pigments and nanoscale feather designs

Transmutation of a Metallabenzene for Pyridine Synthesis
Fluorescent pyridine phosphonium salts via transmutation of metallabenzenes

Angewandte Chemie 18/2025: Connections
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Scalable and Flexible Synthesis of Spirotetrahydroquinoline Derivatives
Efficient and practical copper-catalyzed method for the synthesis of spirotetrahydroquinoline (STHQ) derivatives

15 Years of ChemistryViews
A big thank you to all our wonderful readers, authors, supporters, and friends for the rich, unforgettable, and inspiring encounters, moments, and opportunities over these 15 years

Light-Driven Routes to Strained Borylated Rings
Energy transfer catalysis under visible light to construct borylated cyclopropane and cyclobutane rings

Room-Temperature C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bond Formation from Alcohols and Aryl Acids
This method unites two activation modes to streamline access to aryl–alkyl products from abundant feedstocks

Mild Aqueous Synthesis of Thioamides
Chemoselective thioamidation of potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) and amines using elemental sulfur in aqueous solution

Machine Learning is a Fantastic Tool—But Not a Miracle Worker
Frank Glorius on how collaboration, data, and leadership shape the future of chemistry and scientific discovery

Angewandte Chemie 17/2025: Precise Deposition
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Werner Prize 2025
Synthetic organic chemistry and catalysis researcher Dmitry Katayev from the University of Bern has been honored by the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)

CO₂ Release from Aralkylamine–CO₂ Complexes at Room Temperature
F. Inagaki and R. Murakami discuss a recent study demonstrating that CO₂ can be spontaneously released from aralkylamine–CO₂ complexes, representing a promising advancement in CO₂ capture technology

Total Synthesis of Ectocarpin A
A fully enantioselective total synthesis of ectocarpin A, a new oxylipin, in 12 steps starting from tetrahydro-1H-cyclopentafuranone

Tunable Fluorescent λ⁵-Phosphinines via C-4 Heteroatom Substitution
Functionalized λ⁵-phosphinines serve as versatile fluorophores with selective reactivity and tunable photophysics