
Launch of a New Chemistry Europe Journal: ChemFoodChem
Chemistry Europe has launched a new journal, complementing its existing suite of 20 high-profile, peer-reviewed journals. ChemFoodChem is designed to combine chemistry and food science on a global...

Direct Coupling of Polyfluoroarenes with Acylsilanes
Introduction of polyfluoro(hetero)aryl groups under metal-free conditions

Modular Synthesis of Monofluorinated Triazoles and Triazines
Preparation of fluorinated heterocycles using N-CF3 imidoyl chlorides

Making the Photochemistry of Quinones More Predictable and User-Friendly
Martin Kotora, Charles University, Praha, discusses his work on blue-light-induced photorearrangement of quinones

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

A 20-Year Journey with GDCh and Wiley-VCH
Wolfram Koch, who led the GDCh for over 20 years and strengthened its partnership with Wiley-VCH and other chemical societies, reflects on this memorable time

Room-Temperature Zwitterionic Liquids You Can Actually Stir
Incorporation of a flexible oligoether chain into the spacer between cationic and anionic units reduces viscosity effectively

Angewandte Chemie 9/2025: Superior Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Sustainable Diesel from Rapeseed Oil Esters
Sequential semi-hydrogenation, double-bond isomerization, and metathesis gives fuel for use in modern diesel engines

New Highly Strained, Electron-Rich Molecular Bowl
Difficult-to-synthesize dipyrrole-perylene bowls and a nanographene-like dimer were prepared

Regiodivergent Alkylation of Pyridines
Selectivity controlled by the structural dynamics of alkyllithium clusters

Ferrocene-Water Complex: Spectroscopic and Computational Insights
Characterizing the structure of the ferrocene-water ((Cp)2Fe:H2O) complex using rotational spectroscopy and computational chemistry

Chemical Solution for the Einstein Project
A molecule that self-assembles on a surface into complex, non-repeating patterns

Angewandte Chemie 8/2025: Performance Improvements
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Radical Fluorosulfonylation of Allyl Bromides
Catalyst-free protocol under electroreductive conditions

Atropisomerism in Triarylboranes
First series of atropisomeric triarylboranes composed of a naphthyl rotor and a dihydro-9-bora-anthracenyl stator

Call for Nominations: Prize for Ludic Sciences 2025
Recognition of a scientific work resulting from research carried out not with a view to a specific application, but out of sheer curiosity

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