A three-step pericyclic cascade reaction sequence proves key to synthesizing the core of an insecticidal polyketide

A concise, step-economical synthesis of natural products, tatanans A–C, and their biological activity is examined

Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Technical University Munich, Germany, explains how his institution is preparing to attract the best talent

Adaptable, self-healing supramolecular gels with potential high-tech applications have been produced by UK chemists

50 years until Zefram Cochrane’s test flight of The Phoenix, Earth’s first warp ship; answer to Guess the Chemist 16

First total synthesis of potent antifungal polycyclic ether, gambieric acid A, has established its unambiguous structure

The 4(1H)-quinolone derivative ELQ-300 acts against the asymptomatic and symptomatic stages of malaria infection

Reaction pathways for Maillard degradation of vitamin C are clarified and the end-products identified

First synthesis and consequent structure revision of 4'-selenoadenosine and 4'-selenoguanosine, starting from D-ribose

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) acts as efficient photocatalyst for the one-step oxygenation of benzene to phenol under visible-light irradiation