
Argon Atmosphere Allows On-Surface Synthesis of Extended Nanostructures
Annealing in a noble-gas atmosphere kinetically inhibits desorption and allows covalent coupling on inert surfaces

Enantioselective Heteroarylalkylation Combines Photoredox and Chromium Catalysis
Radical-polar crossover three-component transformation for the functionalization of 1,3-dienes

Site-Selective C–H Functionalization Used to Prepare Atropisomers
Organic photoredox catalysis provides a general approach to the coupling of biaryls with a range of nucleophiles

Selective C(sp³)-H Borylation of Methoxy Groups via Iron Complexes
Ken Sakata and Yoshiaki Nishibayashi from Japan, found new iron complexes to efficiently catalyze selective C(sp³)-H borylation of methoxy groups in aryl and alkyl methyl ethers

Angewandte Chemie 7/2025: Activation
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Formal Cycloaddition Provides a Path to Furanones
Formal [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between cyclopropenones and aldehydes

Chemistry and Love: A Valentine’s Day Special
A growing collection of articles related to February 14

Plastic Recycling for 3D Printing
A sustainable 3D printing material platform based on polythioenones (PCTE) is introduced

Amine N-Oxides Used for Carbon Capture
Eco-friendly 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide (MMNO) captures carbon dioxide

Building “Houses” Stereoselectively
Synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclo[2.1.0]pentanes ("housanes")

Renewable Ethanol and Methanol Used for the Synthesis of 1,5-Diketones
Nickel-catalyzed coupling of alcohols with ketones also allows for a one-pot aminomethylation

Angewandte Chemie 6/2025: High Throughput
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Quantum Research: Supramolecular Chemistry Enables Efficient Spin Communication
Can spin communication in photoexcited chromophore-radical systems be promoted by non-covalent bonds?

What is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid used for pain relief in medical settings but is also widely abused

Pt-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes: A Regioselective Approach to Vinyl Boronates
A platinum-catalyzed hydroboration method that enables highly selective (E)-1,2-vinyl boronate synthesis, overcoming heteroatom coordination challenges

Faster, Cheaper, Smarter Thioxanthone Synthesis
Novel method to prepare complex thioxanthones from relatively simple and accessible precursors

Solvent-Controlled, Silver-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling
Reaction of cyclic aldimines and α-imino-oxy acids gives either nitriles with a cyclic imine or ring-opened oxonitriles

Biomolecule Precursors Found in Asteroid Sample
Samples from asteroid Bennu contain organic compounds, including amino acids and nucleobases

Happy Birthday, Klaus Roth!
Author of popular chemistry articles and books and Professor at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, celebrates his 80th birthday