The GDCh videos can be found on the public relations pages and in the following places:

• on our YouTube channel YouTube.com/@gdch
  here you will find interviews with the winners of the GDCh awards, videos of our anniversary WiFo and videos of our ChemSlams.
• on the pages of the JCF (JungesChemieForum). Here you will find the series Ask me Anything, in which, for example, our presidents Matthias Urmann and Peter R. Schreiner have answered questions.

The Podcast "Alles Chlor" of the JCF (JungesChemieForum) can be found on the JCF website and in the GDCh.app in the category "Podcast: All things chlorine"

Beginning with Herrmann Staudinger, macromolecular chemistry has been a central part of the research landscape in Germany for almost 100 years. Many scientific, and now also economic, achievements have been made by the many outstanding polymer chemists of the past and present in Germany. The university guide summarises the extensive spectrum of today's research on polymers and macromolecules - all working groups involved in polymer research in Germany are presented in a brief portrait.

The university guide was compiled by the GDCh's Macromolecular Chemistry Division.

• Paperback, 228 pages
• Format: DIN A4, 1000 g
• ISBN: 978-3947197040

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To mark its anniversary, the German Chemical Society (GDCh) has published a book that sheds light on the achievements and possibilities of chemistry in all its facets in an entertaining way. "Infinite expanses. Kreuz und quer durchs Chemie-Universum" is the title of the book published by Wiley-VCH. Numerous renowned authors take the reader on an understandable and diverse journey through the world of chemistry. The book was edited by former GDCh President Thisbe K. Lindhorst, former GDCh President Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger and the GDCh itself.

In twelve chapters, recognised experts deal with achievements, applications and innovations in chemistry as well as challenges and new approaches. What renewable raw materials are available and how can carbon dioxide or hydrogen be used for energy production in the future? To what extent can genetic research help to develop a bacterial immune system? What alternatives to antibiotics are conceivable? How can we prevent the climate catastrophe? What possibilities does nuclear chemistry offer? What environmentally friendly materials and solutions for information storage are chemists working on worldwide? How can recycling technologies be improved?

The book is aimed at both scientific laymen and experts and provides many approaches in a colourful kaleidoscope to get to know and understand the importance of chemistry for our world better.

• Bound edition: 230 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2017)
• ISBN: 978-3527342037

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The German Chemical Society and the Association of German Chemists in the Nazi Regime

The history of the chemical industry in the Third Reich has been extensively documented, but an investigation into the scientific organisations of chemists has been lacking until now. The GDCh commissioned the experienced science historian and author of several works on the history of science, Professor Helmut Maier, to conduct a study on the German Chemical Society and the Association of German Chemists in the Nazi ruling apparatus. This resulted in the book "Chemists in the Third Reich". It covers the entire period from 1933 to 1945 and also includes previously inaccessible documents in his work.

From the foreword by Professors Henning Hopf and Petra Mischnick: "It is a mistake to believe that historical events - and especially negative events - can be "made good" or even "overcome" in any way. But they can and must be remembered in as much detail as possible. This work serves this purpose."

• Bound edition: 742 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2015)
• ISBN: 978-3527338467

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Not a trace of boredom, but plenty of reading fun and learning something about chemistry along the way? Klaus Roth achieves this like no other. He doesn't just explain - no, he brings chemistry to life with all its funny, serious and fascinating aspects.

At any rate, photosynthesis, which gives us the air we breathe and allows orchids to grow, is not hocus-pocus. But what does this have to do with a small green cactus? You'll know after reading this, I promise! Chemistry is undoubtedly the main player in nature, but it has done much more than that - it has changed our society. How was it actually possible for a tiny pill to stir up emotions and at the same time give women self-determination? What a success story of chemistry.

Things get hot and heavy when Klaus Roth turns his attention to capsaicin - the fiery ingredient in peppers, the pungency of which has brought tears to the eyes of many. Klaus Roth doesn't shy away from old clichés in his new book either: artificial sweeteners are bad, natural sugar is good, nicotine is the bad thing about smoking, really? Truly strong stuff!

Have you heard of bitter quinine, an alkaloid? You've probably already drunk it, at least if you like tonic water. But more importantly, it also cures malaria. Is that where the popular saying "Good medicine must taste bitter" comes from?

At the end, it smells wonderfully good once again. It's very Christmassy in the chemical confectionery - a wonderfully contemplative ending after many fascinating stories. And so it must end: Chemistry isn't complicated, chemistry is fun!

• Bound edition: 230 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2014)
• ISBN: 978-3527337392

It is the official book of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) for the International Year of Chemistry 2011. At the latest since the ozone hole and climate debates, atmospheric chemistry has become increasingly popular. Terms such as ozone, CFCs, CO2 and nitrogen oxides are on everyone's lips. But who really knows? Reinhard Zellner, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and his numerous co-authors provide interested citizens with the right answers to their questions. They describe the chemistry that takes place in the atmosphere between the earth and outer space, why atmospheric chemistry and the substances in the atmosphere can influence the climate, which substances to pay particular attention to, how they get into the atmosphere and how undesirable developments can be counteracted. The book is richly illustrated and contains informative graphics and tables. There has never been such a comprehensive and comprehensible presentation of the interrelationships on the German book market before.

Boring, my arse - chemistry is exciting, witty, incredibly useful and not at all incomprehensible, as Klaus Roth shows us in an entertaining way - and he also demonstrates that chemistry goes through the stomach. Chemical processes give crusty bread its fragrant crust, and without the chemical interplay between egg yolk, oil and water, a three-star chef's finesse is of no use if he wants to create a heavenly mayonnaise or hollandaise sauce. Even the Sunday breakfast egg only succeeds with a dose of chemistry. And it makes the champagne tingle on our tongues, but also gives us a hangover after overindulging. Chemistry also protects us from deadly diseases such as scurvy - honour to the discoverer of vitamin C! Chemistry improves our quality of life in many areas that we do not associate with this natural science at first glance. When we enjoy the wonderful sound of music from our CD player or watch a funny video on DVD, we actually have chemistry to thank. Klaus Roth presents interesting facts and treasures, from the serious to the bizarre, in a wonderfully understandable and humorous way. The book was published by Wiley-VCH in Weinheim. It is available in bookshops.

• Bound edition: 252 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2010)
• ISBN: 978-3527327522

The book Chemical Delicacies by Professor Dr Klaus Roth, Berlin, published in 2007, is a "best of" of the author's essays that regularly appear in the "curious, exciting, everyday" section of the GDCh journal Chemie in unserer Zeit. In an entertaining and informative way, Klaus Roth takes the reader on a journey to the most diverse settings in which chemistry plays an important role. He covers a wide range of topics, including the description of chemical processes as well as anecdotes from the world of science and comments on statements made by our political celebrities. The GDCh will be awarding a special edition of the book from May 2007 as a prize for the best A-level student in chemistry. The book is published by Wiley-VCH in Weinheim. It is available in bookshops.

• Bound edition: 216 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2007)
• ISBN: 978-3527319848

This is the official book for the Year of Chemistry 2003, published by the GDCh and sponsored by the BMBF. On more than 230 pages, it uses a daily routine to show that chemistry characterises our everyday lives in a variety of ways that are hard to imagine life without it - even if we often don't even know or realise it. This book shows where we encounter it everywhere. Entertainingly written by Kristin Mädefessel-Herrmann, Friederike Hammar and Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, graphically appealing and always easy to understand, it is an exciting read for laypeople and experts alike.

• Bound edition: 244 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH (2004)
• ISBN: 978-3527309702

Green and chemistry - a contradiction? Not at all! Chemistry is aware of its responsibility for the environment and is strongly committed to developing waste-preventing, material and energy-saving processes. Not only the improvements that have already been achieved, but also environmental thinking and behaviour should be taught at school and university at an early stage. This book shows how this can be implemented.

A colourful bouquet of eyewitness accounts bound into one book: This is the anniversary volume of the GDCh "Chemie erlebt - 50 Jahre GDCh" from 1999. 28 well-known chemists report on the period from reconstruction to reunification and beyond. What was talked about and discussed, what was researched and worked on? "Chemie erlebt" highlights many milestones in chemistry from the past 50 years.

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The autobiographical series "Life's Work in Chemistry" provides insights into the lives and thoughts of outstanding researchers in the mirror of time. What role does the uninterrupted sequence of hypothesis, experiment and interpretation play in cutting-edge chemical research, what role do the impulses of mentors, colleagues and students or even those of competitors play? Successful scientists describe authentically and personally how new things are created in the natural sciences.

• Publisher: GNT-Verlag GmbH

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