Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: March 2025

Angewandte Chemie 15/2025: Exciting Ambience
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Light-Activated Catalyst Resets Carbon–Halogen Bonds to Turn Racemates into Enantiomer-Enriched Products
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

Unorthodox Catalysts for Diels-Alder Reactions
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

Believing in the Power of Collaboration
Dr. Tom Kinzel, Executive Director of the GDCh, about the importance of volunteer engagement, collaboration, and the changing needs of society as a central task of modern chemical societies

Method Simplifies Deprotection and Modification of N-Heterocycles
A mild, efficient system for selectively deprotecting and modifying N-heterocycles in a single step

Rapid Synthesis of 5-Amino-4-Cyanoxazoles in a Ball Mill
Mechanochemistry enables a rapid, solvent-free synthesis of 5-amino-4-cyanoxazoles in just 10 minutes, achieving high yields with minimal waste

Exploring New Fragrance Frontiers
Exploring cage bicyclic hydrocarbons as bioisosteres for novel fragrances

Nominations Open for the Primo Levi Award
The Primo Levi Award honors chemists who advance human rights, ethical responsibility, and the societal role of chemistry

Angewandte Chemie 13/2025: Dispersed Sites
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie