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Triel Bonds: New Pathway to Pentacoordinate Carbon
Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes
A New Chapter in Magnetism: The Role of Symmetry in Luminescent Yb3+ Complexes
Although the prolate single molecule magnets known from the textbook have large ground state splittings, this does not lead to strong magnetism
Sustainable Aqueous Calcium-Ion Battery
Highly stable aqueous battery based on saturated CaCl2 with excellent fast charging capabilities developed
Understanding Polymerization in Extraterrestrial Ices
How can complex organic molecules like paraldehyde be synthesized in extraterrestrial ices?
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Release for Enzymatic Synthesis
A novel system combines light-triggered hydrogen release from formic acid with enzymatic hydrogenation, enabling controlled chemical synthesis under mild conditions
One vs. Two Electrons: Structural Surprises in Tetraphenylene
The sequential addition of electrons to tetrabenzo[a,c,e,g]cyclooctatetraene (tetraphenylene) reveals distinct structural changes, which complement textbook knowledge
Recycling of Rare Earth Elements From E-Waste
Using raw mixtures of rare earths elements (REE) recovered from e-waste as catalysts to promote the stereoselective synthesis of highly valuable compounds
Self-Propelling Nanobubbles in Ultrapure Water
Self-propelled motion of oxygen nanobubbles in ultrapure water at body temperature reported, challenging the notion of Brownian diffusion
A New Mechanism for How a Drug Boosts Cell Defenses
HPPE's surprising effect: activating cell defense by releasing zinc and mild stress in the cells
Understanding Hydride-Hydride Interactions in Hydrogen Storage Materials
Exploring hydride-hydride interactions in transition metal complexes to improve hydrogen storage by optimizing ligands, configurations, interaction strengths
Exploring Nickel(II) Catalysts for Fluorinated Ether Formation
Xavi Ribas, University of Girona, and colleagues conducted a mechanistic study that provide valuable insights for the future design of new F-containing bioactive fluorinated aryl-alkyl ethers
Novel Strategy for Cancer Immunotherapy
Method uses pH-sensitive peptides (pHLIPs) and click chemistry to enhance the ability of natural killer cells to target and destroy these cells
Unique Patterns of Thiol-Mediated Cellular Uptake
Two existing exchange networks and a new repressor pathway discovered, improving the understanding of cellular delivery systems and offering new strategies for drug delivery
Broadening the Horizon of Organic On-Surface Synthesis
Using gold nanoparticles with surface-assembled monolayers (SAMs) to achieve highly selective hetero-Ullmann coupling
New Insights into the Photostability of Phenoxazines
Identifying the degradation products of phenoxazine in halogenated and non-halogenated solvents
Halogen Bonding in Polycyclic Aromatics
Quantum chemical calculations reveal how aromatic polycyclics of different sizes act as Lewis bases in halogen bonds, which is valuable for pharmaceutical drug design
Pain Relief Without the Usual Risks of Opioids
Screening of a chemical library of 40,000 natural products showed that aniquinazoline B, a fungal natural product, activates the µ-opioid receptor
Hydroformylation of Vinyl Arenes
Enantioselective hydroformylation of vinyl arenes via copper hydride catalysis
Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Catalyst Performance
How relatively simple machine learning models can be found