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ResearchComputational study finds fluorine in flatland
Proposed planar clusters contain fluorine atoms and group 13 elements
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Exotic bond takes computational chemists by surprise
New results could help to solve the dispute around the strange Na–B bond in NaBH3–
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Three-centre single-electron bond caught in a cage
Fullerene cage stabilises bond never before seen in lanthanide chemistry
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New definition of electronegativity fixes flaws left by Linus Pauling
Revised version of Pauling’s formula enables better predictions for problem systems such as metal-containing molecules
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Four-electron transfer is a first for f-element chemistry
Uranium (II) systems shown to effect reduction of azobenzene to yield a bis(imido) uranium (VI) complex
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Chemists reconsider the impact of through-space effects
Through-space electrostatic effects are shown to be dominant in certain radical reactions, where previously through-bond interactions were thought to determine reaction rate
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Cadmium cyanide surprises chemists by shrinking when irradiated with x-rays
Contraction expands potential applications for inorganic materials
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Organometallic manganese cluster resembles nesting dolls
Researchers make an intricate structure with a strong magnetocaloric effect
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Warped nanographene at odds with aromaticity
Scientists discover a π-electron circuit with an odd number of electrons in a polycyclic system
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Subtle quantum phenomenon found to alter chemical reactivity for the first time
Peeking into the picosecond transition state window reveals effect of spin–orbital interactions
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Coordinative bonding to carbon more nuanced than first thought
New insights from valence bond theory enhance understanding of bonding in carbones
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Double bond metathesis extended to germanium compounds
Partner swapping reaction carried out with digermene compounds, with no need for a catalyst
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How philosophy helps solve puzzles in chemistry
Without realising it, chemists use a range of philosophical tools to probe the world
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First ever peek at excited molecular orbitals in real time
Approach offers future possibility of observing ultrafast electron motion in time and space
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Watching solvent molecules move in real time
X-ray techniques and molecular dynamics simulations were combined to obtain a molecular movie of a light-driven charge-transfer process
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Cations pairs exhibit surprising attraction
‘Complex of complexes’ containing silver and iodonium ions experience an unprecendented interaction
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Pressure used to define relationship between atomic radii and electronegativity
Analysis of electronic state transitions uncovers long-sought connection between key chemical concepts
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Space, energy and synthetic half-reactions
Matching driving forces with intermediates to predict new chemistry
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Molecular firing range allows surprisingly specific bond breaking
At energies equivalent to temperatures of several thousand Kelvin fragmentation is unexpectedly precise
