New route to gold-based catalyst removes need for moisture and light sensitive silver salts

Silver-Free Protocol

Atmospheric Dioxane Degradation
Mechanism of the radical-initiated oxidation of 1,3-dioxane helps explain the role of ethers in the atmosphere

Soaking Up Synthesis
A 21-step synthesis of (−)-nakadomarin A from the simple starting material D-pyroglutamic acid has been achieved

Angewandte Author Profiles
Helmut Werner, Leroy Cronin, Otto Wolfbeis, and Takuzo Aida, are interviewed this month

Protecting the Sweetness
Protection of amino sugar precursors made easy through a Lewis acid mediated rearrangement

New Pathway to Polymers
Single electron transfer radical coupling reaction opens way to room temperature telechelic polymer synthesis

Embedded Rods
Chitin-silicon dioxide nanocomposite made by self-organization and sol-gel chemistry

Angew. Chem. 42/2010: Structures and Properties Out of the Ordinary
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Awards Accepting Nominations
Find links to awards accepting nominations listed here – last update March 31, 2025

Clicking Probes Together
Click chemistry can be used for the efficient labeling of (bio)molecules with 99mTc