Chemistry Nobel Laureate known for transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

85th Birthday: Ei-ichi Negishi

Dynamics of Cavitand Complexes Studied
Bis-formamide caviplexes investigated using diffusion‐ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY)

Batteries that Harvest Sunlight
Aqueous zinc-ion battery can be recharged by light—without external solar cells

Asymmetric Catalysis with Anodic Benzyne
Electrochemical α-arylation of cyclic β-ketocarbonyls with benzyne intermediates

Synthesis of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfides
Readily accessible thiosulfonates used as electrophiles

C–H Bond Functionalization with CO2
Pyrazole used as a removable directing group

Robotic Chemist Developed
Mobile robot operates autonomously in a conventional laboratory

Triplet-Sensitized Photochromism of Diarylethenes
Mechanistic study of diarylethene photoswitches with biacetyl sensitizers

Nucleotide Analogues Could Stop SARS-CoV-2 Replication
Several compounds that shut down the virus's polymerase reaction were identified

Chiral Nanosheets for Enantiomeric Separation
Asymmetric sheets with chiral voids rapidly distinguish enantiomeric mixtures