An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The total synthesis of the antibiotic marinomycin A could nudge us towards antibiotics that defeat resistant microbes, such as MRSA

A simple and widely-applicable method for alkynylation of complex molecules is discovered by exploring a scientific curiosity

Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Graham Hutchings, and Takashi Tatsumi receive awards from the DECHEMA for their work on catalysis

O-alkylsulfonate derivatives of bis-alkylamidoximes are orally available, potent antimalaric compounds thanks to their masked charges

Additives were tested for optimal reactivity and stability of the corresponding active esters for peptide bond formation in aqueous solutions

Synthesis of trisaccharides by Hetero-Diels–Alder welding of two monosaccharide units

Professor B. Weckhuysen, the Netherlands, has received the International Catalysis Award for his work on heterogeneous catalysts

What made Stradivari's violins so special? Klaus Roth looks at the important role of chemistry in Stradivari's workshop and instruments

Head of the Department of Bioelectronics (BEL), EMSE, France, on one of the most dramatic technological developments of the past decades