The winners of the annual national and bi-national prizes of the SCF include Klaus Müllen, Santiago Alvarez Reverter, and Samir Zard

French Chemical Society National and Bi-national Awards

Exploiting Structural Differences in Serotonin Receptors
Serotonin receptors present structural differences which can be used to design agonistic drugs devoid of side effects

New Stimuli Responsive Supramolecular Gels
Photoresponsive supramolecular gels that incorporate an azobenzene unit into peptide side chains are reported

Hope for Hepatitis Drug
A straightforward synthesis of an antiviral drug, entecavir, to treat hepatitis B has industrial scale-up potential

New Route to Anticancer Agent Quinocarcin
Synthesis of quinocarcin through a convergent strategy based on Sonogashira coupling and gold(I)-catalyzed hydroamination

Thermally Stable Silver-Containing Ionic Liquids
Thermally stable ionic liquids prepared for the electrodeposition of metallic silver with high deposition rates

Fluorescence Anion Sensors
Incorporating a fluorescent probe into a polymeric matrix gives a sensor array that can recognize eight different analytes

Awakening to New Drugs against Sleeping Sickness
Structure–activity relationships and optimization of triazine nitriles as rhodesain inhibitors

Intellectual Freedom in Academic Scientific Research under Threat
Sir John Meurig Thomas, UK, argues that scientific research motivated by intellectual curiosity is being restricted by funding bodies

Proper Path to Propiolic Acids
A versatile synthesis of various propiolic acid derivatives by using cesium fluoride has been developed