Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

First example of a phosphaborolediide as a readily prepared lithium salt

Nine-step sequence allows preparation and absolute configuration assignment

Reaction proceeds via a nickelate anion

Alcohols converted to ketones or aldehydes via C–C bond cleavage

Nitrogen- and boron-doped bis- and peri-tetracenes

Carbon dioxide promotes the formation of cyanohydrin in aqueous media

Compound called infinitene consists of twelve fused benzene rings forming a twisted loop

Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie