Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis

TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z

ChemistryViews.org: Second Anniversary
Celebrating two exciting and successful years – looking back on what we've achieved and forward to your feedback and a great third year

New Route to Potential Glycosidase Inhibitors
Efficient preparation of 8 of the 16 isomers of inhibitor candidate deoxynojirimycin could help find new diabetes treatments

Straightforward Synthesis of Phenanthrenes
Phenanthrenes synthesized in a straightforward manner from arenes and styrenes by using cross dehydrogenative coupling

Most Accessed Articles: April 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for April 2012

Planned Coincidence for Discovering New Reactions
Antibody-based immunoassay helps in the search for new chemical reactions by screening thousands of reactions at once

100th Birthday of Herbert C. Brown
Herbert C. Brown won the Nobel Prize for his work on organoboranes and hydroboration; also the answer to Guess the Chemist (5)

Angewandte Chemie 21/2012: One Step Ahead
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Metal-Organic Framework for Rotaxanes
Metal-organic framework based on a [2]rotaxane stops random dispersion and incoherent motion seen with rotaxanes in solution

Single Phase Ionic Liquid/Water Mixtures
Ionic liquids can function as solvents even if water is present after all. The discovery opens up a new range of applications