Regioselective access to 9-membered lactones with a fused indole unit

Domino-Like Ring Expansion

Angewandte Chemie 6/2018: Design to Serve
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

First Total Synthesis of Ceanothine D
Proposed structure of a cyclopeptide alkaloid found in red root synthesized

Converting Unsaturated Acids to β-Chiral Aldehydes
Copper hydride-catalyzed asymmetric reduction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids

Regiochemical Control in Triptycene Formation
Orientation of a [4+2] cycloaddition between aryne and anthracene molecules can be controlled

Single C–F Bond Cleavage in Trifluoromethylarenes
Selective monodefluorination via visible-light catalysis with Lewis acid activation

Synthesizing Shape-Persistent Organic Cages
Importance of precursor rigidity in the formation of organic cages studied

Angewandte Chemie 5/2018: Tuneable Properties
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

How Haloimidazolium Salts Interact with Anions
Competing binding modes investigated

First Total Synthesis of Amorfrutin C
Potent antitumor natural product synthesized