Peter R. Schreiner, Justus Liebig University Giessen, discusses his research, interdisciplinary education, chemistry's role in fostering collaboration and critical thinking, leadership in the GDCh, and his passion for music

Luísa Martins, Portugal, discusses a recently published study exploring the effects of catalysts, solvents, and reducing agents on the reaction kinetics of nitroarene reduction

Solid-state mechanochemistry enables the synthesis of stoppered [c2]daisy chains from pillar[5]arene derivatives without solvents

An eco-friendly allylation of unprotected carbohydrates in water, eliminating toxic tin reagents

Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A new light-activated catalyst enables deracemization via carbon–halogen bond cleavage—the first of its kind targeting heteroatom bonds—offering a streamlined route to chiral pharmaceuticals

E. H. Tiekink, R. Verdijk, T. A. Hamlin, F. M. Bickelhaupt used quantum chemistry to show that hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts speed up the Diels–Alder reaction

Dr. Tim Kinzel, Executive Director of the GDCh, speaks here about the importance of volunteer engagement, collaboration, and addressing the changing needs of society as a central task of modern chemical societies

A mild, efficient system for selectively deprotecting and modifying N-heterocycles in a single step