French chemist co-discovered the Friedel–Crafts reactions with James Mason Crafts

Charles Friedel and the Accidental Discovery of an Important Reaction

Angewandte Chemie 17/2024: Hybrids
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Dual-Ligand Strategy for Acetylene Separation
New Zn-based metal–organic framework (MOF) functionalized with sulfonic acid and amino groups

Sonogashira Coupling in Water and Under Air
Efficient, environmentally friendly, copper-free approach uses an industrial surfactant

First Synthesis of Elusive Methanetriol
Molecule with three hydroxyl groups at the same carbon atom prepared at low temperatures

“Soft” Covalent Organic Framework Opens Its Pores
Material shows guest-triggered gate-opening behavior for various gases

Microwave-Assisted, Metal-Free Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,2,4-Triazines
One-pot, three-step [4+2] annulation strategy for the preparation of highly substituted derivatives

Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Isocyanides Gives Amides
Silver-catalyzed reaction with a free-radical mechanism

Platinum-Carbon Catalysts Form in Propane Dehydrogenation
In-situ-generated Pt-C solid solutions responsible for heightened selectivity in reaction over Pt nanoparticles

Angewandte Chemie 16/2024: Robust and Ultrafast
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