The first enantioselective total syntheses of blennolide C and gonytolide C are reported
A Domino Approach to Total Synthesis
A Catalyst Worthy of a Samurai
New nickel catalyst to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between carbonyl compounds and phenole derivatives
Tackling Taxol
An efficient synthesis of the tricyclic core of Taxol has been developed
Amine Methylation Made Easy
A mild and catalytic methylation of amines with formic acid
Schüth New Vice President of Max Planck Society
Professor Ferdi Schüth, Germany, has been elected at the Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society
Boronic Acid Catalyzed Annulation of a Pyran Ring
A route to oxygenated pyrano[3,2-a]- and pyrano[2,3-a]carbazole alkaloids

The Biochemistry of Peppers – Part 2
We are only able to taste sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami – how do we taste hotness?
T. Kläusli on Platform Chemicals from Renewables
Interview with T. Kläusli from AVA Biochem, the first plant which industrially produces the platform chemical 5-HMF from biomass
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