The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society) has been presented to Professor Klaus Müllen

Mechanistic and computational analysis of a multicomponent reaction of cyclohexadiene, 2-phenyl-indol-3-one, and acetonitrile conducted

A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed

A strategy for the synthesis and functionalization of fluorinated α-C-glycosides was developed

A unique C–H arylation has been used to synthesize the akuammiline alkaloid (+)-scholarisine A in a mere 14 steps

Graphene oxide materials prepared by using different oxidants show distinct electrochemical properties

Triazole-linked porphyrin–polymer conjugates that assemble into supramolecular assemblies though porphyrinatozinc–triazole coordination developed

A group of scientists in China developed a biomimetic synthesis of equisetin and (+)-fusarisetin A

Sumanene dimer synthesized as a single isomer by a group of scientists in Japan

A polymer gel that continuously responds to fleeting stimuli described