Asymmetric aminocatalysis opens the Diels—Alder reaction to a new class of dienes

New Dienes for Diels—Alder

Bond Activation by Apparently Benign Molecule
Simple and apparently benign molecule cleaves strong bonds and opens the way for organocatalytic substrate activation

Top Universities in the World
Cambridge University, UK, has topped a league table of the world's best universities, with Harvard and MIT, USA, ranked second and third

Do You Fit The Angewandte Mold?
Do all chemists like sushi? Do they have a typical hobby? And if so, what is it? ChemViews finds out ...

Best in Class!
Study of the structure–activity relationship of steroid sulfatase inhibitors explains why Irosustat is the best in its class

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Danielle Ballivet-Tkatchenko
Danielle Ballivet-Tkatchenko, University of Bourgogne, France, is a leading researcher in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Ulrike Flad
Ulrike Flad is the granddaughter of the founder of the Dr. Flad Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, and will take over its management from her father

Andreas Pfaltz Gives Heilbronner Hückel Lecture
Andreas Pfaltz, University of Basel, Switzerland, is the first Swiss scientist to give the Heilbronner Hückel Lecture

Converting CO2 to Methyl Acrylate
Nickel catalyst can produce methyl acrylate in up to 56 % yield from carbon dioxide and ethene

François Diederich Receives Baeyer Medal
The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the GDCh is awarded to François Diederich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland