Check out the answer to today's entry in the Chemistry Advent Calendar: Guess the Houses and Molecules—discover who synthesized iconic molecules 🧪

2️⃣Who Was the First to Synthesize This Molecule?

One-Pot Aminative Coupling of Alkenes and Arenes
A multi-component alkene-arene and alkene-alkene aminative coupling reaction has been developed for the synthesis of secondary amines and aziridines

Guess the Houses and Molecules—Chemistry Advent Calendar
Discover where famous chemists lived 🏠 and who synthesized iconic molecules 🧪. Every second day, a new question unlocks—can you identify the chemist behind the house or the molecule?

Angewandte Chemie 49/2024: Relevant Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Making Science Fun Also for the General Public
David A. Leigh, UK, about his research, the link between magic and science, chemistry communication in an age of misinformation, his personal journey, inspiring teachers, and his desire to learn more languages

Adding a Curve to Perylenediimides
Curvature-dependent self-assembly observed in π-functional materials

Photoswitches that Are Compatible with Water
Stenhouse salts can serve as visible-light photoswitches in protic environments

Chiral COF Membrane Allows Enantioselective Amino Acid Separation
High enantioselectivity for the separation of racemic phenylalanine

Angewandte Chemie 48/2024: Guidance
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Making Cyclobutenes from Cyclopropyl Carbenes
Transition-metal-free, fluoro-promoted thermal rearrangement