Oxidative coupling of styrenes with light-generated alkyl radicals

Using Light to turn Styrenes into Ketones

Record-Breaking Twisted Hexacene
The largest end-to-end twist in an acene to be recorded to date

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