Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Jan Thesing celebrates his 90th birthday on May 15, 2014.

90th Birthday: Jan Thesing

Swapping the Chiral Pool for Organocatalysis
Quinidine catalyzes the asymmetric synthesis of thiazolidines

Making Mushroom Molecules
A synthetic route to prepare an unusual tricyclic fungal alkaloid has been developed

Organocatalytic Route to α-Amino Acid Derivatives
Both enantiomers of substituted α-amino acid derivatives selectively synthesized

Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Functional dibenzo[g,p]chrysenes pack in brickwork arrays and show high charge carrier mobility

Reassignment of the Absolute Configuration of Fortucine
Asymmetric synthesis of fortucine

Beyond Elastic
Organic crystal demonstrates superelasticity

The Biochemistry of Peppers
How is it that only plants from the genus Capsicum are able to synthesize compounds that sting one’s tongue so intensely?

Make Chemistry More Attractive
Dr. Thomas Geelhaar, the new President of the GDCh, will focus on working towards better acceptance of chemistry in society

First Solid-State Study of a Functionalized Fullerene Radical Anion Salt
A radical anion of a highly functionalized fullerene derivative with twelve bulky addends shows promising magnetic properties