The hydantoin scaffold found in a range of drugs can be formed simply from ureas and thioureas tethered to amides

Summary of the progress in the synthesis and study of the fascinating natural products chlorosulfolipids

Catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols and lignin is achieved by tuning solubility, cocatalyst, and recyclable catalyst

Ekkehard Winterfeldt, renowned synthetic chemist and former GDCh President, celebrates his 80th birthday

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A one-pot sequence of radical cyclization and Oppenauer-type oxidation gives gamma-lactones in high yields

T. Hoffmann and R. Metternich, F. Hoffmann−La Roche Ltd., look at potential areas for drug R&D outside traditional medicinal chemistry

Direct redox-triggered carbon-carbon coupling sets stage for development of catalysts that exhibit enhanced stereoselectivities

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Engineering methylaspartate ammonia lyase has helped researchers with the asymmetric synthesis of unnatural amino acids