Despite weak economic growth, China is prepared to increase its investment in science and technology this year

China to Increase Government Funding for Science

AI-Powered Digital Service for Optimal Catalyst Operation
Clariant launches CLARITY™ Prime

Ammonium/Phosphonium Hybrid Structures as Disinfectants
Chimeric biscationic amphiphilic compounds show encouraging antibacterial activity

A Bis(alumanyl)samarium(II) Complex with Unsupported Al–Sm Bonds
New heterometallic compound is a six-coordinate Sm complex with two unprecedented Al–Sm bonds

Isolable One-Coordinate Lead(I) Radical
Elusive species supported by a sterically demanding hydrindacene ligand

Cascade Process Gives CF3-Functionalized Benzofulvenes
Pd-catalyzed transformation involves an arylation, a Trost–Oppolzer type alder ene reaction, and a double-bond isomerization

Efficient Upcycling of Polyethylene to Liquid Alkanes
Lewis-acid-catalyzed cracking-alkylation reactions at low temperatures

Non-Destructive, AI-Enhanced Characterization of Silicon Carbide
Deep learning-enhanced analysis based on micro-CT scanning

Cyclic Amines Synthesized Using a Radical-Polar Crossover Cycloaddition
Reactions of primary sulfonamides with alkenes under photoredox conditions

Practical α-Heteroarylation of Nitriles
Copper-mediated radical-based reaction using azobis(alkylcarbonitriles) as precursors