New class of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) also features the first structurally authenticated Al–Pb bond

Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Unsupported Group 14–Aluminium Bonds

Crown Ether-Based Calcium Detection in Partially Aqueous Solutions
Simon Wheeler, UK, discusses his new fluorescent sensor for Ca²⁺

Electrolysis and Organic Synthesis Decoupled to Achieve Rare Selectivity
Ex-situ electro-oxidation pairs hydrogen generation with aldehyde production

Most Accessed Articles: October 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Binding RNA Drug Targets Using Spirocycles
New azaspirocycles with potential applications in drug discovery

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

Selective Photocatalytic Benzene Oxidation
Iron-carbon nitride fragments used for the conversion of benzene to phenol

Synthesis of Axially Chiral Diaryl Aldehydes
Chiral phosphoric acid catalyst promotes formation of useful precursors for the synthesis of axially chiral compounds

“Bushy-Tailed” Disinfectants
Multicationic quaternary phosphonium compounds act as novel disinfectants with potent bioactivities and low toxicity

New Tetracyclic Ring Systems Synthesized
Five new heterocyclic ring systems that could have uses in medicinal chemistry