If you want to see mauveine, the first commercial synthetic chemical dye, look for Victorian lilac postage stamps

Mauveine – A Chemical Icon

Synthesis of Carolacton
A synthetic route for carolacton, a compound active against a bacterium that causes tooth decay, has been developed

Navigating the Channels of Total Synthesis
Total synthesis of chiriquitoxin, isolated from the skin of a dart frog

Guess the Chemist (26)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Beer and Baby Oil: The Chemistry of Everyday Objects
Professor A. Flint and K. Anscheit developed chemistry experiments for secondary school students using everyday objects

Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2
When scurvy was identified as a form of malnutrition, an exciting race for the isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of vitamin C started

The sp2 Graphene Selection
Selective defunctionalization of epoxides on graphene oxide by using proven synthetic chemistry

Periodicity of Melting Points
The phenomenon of periodicity is particularly clear in the melting points of the elements

Cross-Coupling of Heteroarenes by C–H Functionalization
Transition metal-catalyzed direct inter- and intramolecular (hetero)arylation reactions of heteroarenes containing one heteroatom

Behind the Scenes of the Wonderlab Cartoon
Interview with Sophie Lin, a chemist in Taiwan, who started drawing the Wonderlab Cartoon Series for ChemistryViews.org in 2010