Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: January 2024

Angewandte Chemie 8/2024: Rational Design
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

What Are Our Teeth Made Of?
In a healthy tooth, enamel, like a glaze, covers the visible part, while dentin surrounds the pulp—What is the main component of our teeth?

Efficient Radioiodination of Arenes
Clean radioiodination of aryl boronic acids at room temperature using low loadings of a copper precatalyst

Hybrid Analogue of Pancratistatin Made from Shikimic Acid
Derivatives of natural products with anticancer activity synthesized via a concise route

€4.2M Project Promotes Non-Animal Chemical Safety Assessments
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) commissions consortium to research alternatives to animal testing

Call for Nominations: Prize for Ludic Sciences 2024
Recognition of a scientific work resulting from research carried out not with a view to a specific application, but out of sheer curiosity

Angewandte Chemie 6/2024: Precision
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chemistry & Teeth
The way our teeth are made, dental care, cavities, fillings and dentures all have something to do with chemistry—a compilation of articles and quizzes on chemistry related to teeth

Calcium Overload for Cancer Therapy
Activating calcium channels leads to a deadly influx of calcium ions into tumor cells