The largest end-to-end twist in an acene to be recorded to date

Record-Breaking Twisted Hexacene

Angewandte Chemie 9/2018: Hot Stuff
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Amino Acids as Versatile Synthetic Precursors
A silver-catalyzed α-aminoalkylation of N-arylacrylamides leads to oxindoles/pyrroloindolines

From 1,6-Diynes to Highly Substituted Cyclic Compounds
Palladium-catalyzed carbocyclizations introduce silyl and boryl groups

Chocolate Flavor in Space
Chocolate flavonoids (propanol and butanals) formed within the interstellar medium through interaction with ionizing radiation

Angewandte Chemie 8/2018: Reverse and Add
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chinese Lanterns/中国灯笼
In the traditional Chinese calendar, the year of the Dog starts today

Efficient Synthesis of Benzofuranes under Mild Conditions
Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation of alkenylphenols

Catalysis for Sustainable Chemistry
Lutz Ackermann, University of Göttingen, Germany, talks about his research in catalysis and organic synthesis

Efficient Synthesis of Dicyanofurans from Biomass
Sustainable pathway to useful chemical building blocks