Volume 3 Issue 4, April 2019

A new optical approach has been developed for the generation, manipulation and transportation of floating micro droplets.

A biomimetic total synthesis of (–)-oxycodone relies on an electrochemically mediated coupling of two oxygenated aryl rings for a key bond formation.

Formylglycine residues are important functional handles on native and synthetic proteins. The formation of these residues is mediated by a copper enzyme operating via a superoxo intermediate.

Selective binding of multiple guests within cages could lead to new applications in catalysis and sensing. This Review discusses the design of synthetic cages with the aim of developing and controlling guest–guest chemistry.

Ethanol has emerged as a potential alternative feedstock for the synthesis of middle-distillate transportation fuels. This Review describes the chemistry of ethanol-to-distillate processes and challenges associated with improving current technologies and implementing new ones.

Chiral molecules can filter electrons according to their spin. This chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect can have important applications, such as in spintronics and in enantioseparation. This Review describes the CISS effect, its mechanism and its fascinating applications.

Ruthenium complexes have the potential to serve as potent drugs that act through unique mechanisms. This Review describes how these drugs can be efficiently and selectively delivered using polymers.