The congress was a successful and lively event with chemistry for a sustainable world as the unifying theme

4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Prague

Sason Shaik on the Motivation Behind his Research
Professor Sason Shaik, Israel, talks about the motivation behind his research and how that has led him into diverse areas

Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Growing Crystals Part 1
Patience, luck, and no small amount of skill are required to grow the perfect crystal for X-ray diffraction. Maximize your chances of getting that elusive crystal

Wonderlab Comic – Secret Second Life
Every object in the lab has a specific function. But in Wonderlab, when no one is looking, these objects can live a secret second life

Limonoid Extracts Give New Natural Products
Two new potential anticancer natural products from the bark of the tree Chisocheton erythrocarpus isolated and characterized

Sunshine and Meerwein
The classic Meerwein arylation is impoved by irradiation with visible light (sunshine)

Ceri-ously Simple
Organocerium reagents help to transform unreactive amides into reactive ketones in one step

Guess the Chemist (9)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry Awards
European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) awarded several prizes for outstanding medicinal chemistry research

Molecular Reaction Flasks
Hemicarcerands are well suited as molecular reaction flasks for the inner-phase stabilization of reactive intermediates