Germany's most prestigious research prize awarded

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2020

80th Birthday: Jürgen O. Metzger
Organic chemist and sustainable chemistry proponent

Angewandte Chemie 46/2020: Candidates
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Lanthanide Nitride Foams
Lanthanide bis(tetrazolato)amine complexes can form nanostructured foams via a combustion reaction

Borders of Cycloaddition and Chemistry of Frescos
Karl Anker Jørgensen, Aahus University, Denmark, on his research, Roald Hoffmann, and the chemistry of frescos

Slit-Shaped Micropores for CO2 Capture
A new synthetic hybrid clay mineral efficiently and selectively captures carbone dioxide from gas streams

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First Total Synthesis of Leonuketal
Terpenoid natural product with a unique tetracyclic structure

Silk-Supported Pd Catalyst for Cross-Coupling Reactions
Biopolymer‐supported catalyst with improved recyclability

150th Birthday: Sir William Jackson Pope
British chemist and crystallographer known for his work on optically active N, S, Se, or Sn compounds