Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 6/2014: Full of Energy
Mauveine – A Chemical Icon
If you want to see mauveine, the first commercial synthetic chemical dye, look for Victorian lilac postage stamps
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