Triorganoindium species are prepared through magnesium insertion into organic halides in the presence of InCl3 and LiCl

Coupling with a Pinch of Salt

Honorary Membership of the GDCh
Gunter Fischer and Ekkehard Winterfeldt have been granted honorary membership of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)

Angewandte Chemie 52/2012: Happy Holidays!
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Beer's Bitter
The absolute configurations of the bitter acids of hops determined

The Science of Santa
173 million deliveries in 31 hours? We look at the science behind Santa's Technosleigh and what makes Rudolph's nose glow

A Modern Synthesis of Strychnine
Robert Woodward was the first to make it in 1954 – and you?

Inspired by a Breakwater
Highly efficient electrocatalyst for the reduction of oxygen in fuel cells and batteries

A DNA Hydrogel Capable of Metamorphosis
US researchers have created a DNA-based hydrogel with unique mechanical features useful in electronics or for medical purposes

Tired of Rankings
Planned boycott of rankings of the German Chemistry Departments at the Universities

Optically Active Dihydrobenzofurans
An organocatalytic method yields 2,3-disubstituted dihydrobenzofurans with high optical purity