How was Prussian blue really discovered—with luck or a stroke of genius?
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 4
First Diarsene Radical Anion Isolated
Reduction of a neutral diarsene gives new species with reducing properties
N-Heterocyclic Iminophosphoranes
New class of strongly basic heterocycles
Angewandte Chemie 31/2022: Lights on Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
65th Birthday: Evamarie Hey-Hawkins
German inorganic chemist has performed important research on, e.g., organophosphorus chemistry and catalysis
First Polythioplatinate(II) Synthesized
Assembly of three Pt(II) ions linked by sulfido ligands and capped by sulfito ligands can act as a precatalyst
The Highest Oxidation State of Rhodium
The first rhodium species with the oxidation state +7, the third highest of all elements
85th Birthday: Roald Hoffmann
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, well-known for teaching the chemical community how to use molecular orbitals, and a poet and playwright
The First Flat B6H6 Ring
Planar hexagonal borophene stabilized by bridging hydrogen atoms in a triple-decker sandwich complex
Acyclic Anionic Oxoboranes and Iminoboranes Synthesized
Boron compounds that are isoelectronic to ketones and alkynes, respectively