All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 4
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OpinionMasataka Ogawa and the search for nipponium
Could a Japanese scientist, whose claim to have discovered an element was dismissed, been right all along? Kit Chapman investigates
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Research
Polyatomic molecule cooled to almost absolute zero
Ultracold calcium monohydroxide created in magneto-optical trap
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High-pressure compound contains record-breaking 50% hydrogen
Unique hydrogen–methane van der Waals compound is stabilised by nuclear quantum effects
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Carbon monoxide polymerised by unusual thulium sandwich complex
Thulium-mediated oligomerisation of carbon monoxide creates C–H activation catalyst
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Electric fields bring new dimension to debate on atomic size
A new methodology gives surprising answers to an old question
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Quantum nature of hydrogen bonds observed in acid–base complex
Spectroscopic evidence of proton delocalisation could change the way we approach acid–base chemistry
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New family of hollow molecules separates troublesome hydrocarbon mixtures
Meet the cagearenes – 3D frameworks made from aromatic building blocks and methylene groups
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It’s not enough to be 3D and aromatic to be 3D aromatic
Misusing the term 3D aromaticity could put chemists on a slippery slope where the concept loses meaning
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Magnetic fields generate intricate periodic trends
By including magnetic fields in conceptual DFT, scientists have been able to use it to predict chemical behaviour under extreme conditions
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First examples of odd-electron σ bonds for aluminium and gallium
Two new complexes with unusual two-centre/one-electron σ bonds are added to the group 13 family
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Rydberg atoms can form molecular bonds with charged species
Researchers observe unusual bond, which is substantially longer than classical covalent interactions
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Webinar
Broadband benchtop NMR spectroscopy: it’s more than just protons
Join us for an introduction to broadband NMR spectroscopy – and see how the Oxford Instruments X-Pulse enables applications using a wide range of nuclei
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Strange new bonds found hiding in plain sight in common organometallics
Collective interactions are proof that there’s more to bonds than just connecting neighbouring atoms
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Pepto-Bismol compound’s structure unveiled after 120 years
Electron microscopy triumphed over x-ray crystallography as century-old structural puzzle around bismuth subsalicylate is finally solved
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Molecular ratchet made from only 26 atoms rotates in one direction
Chiral fuel drives molecular machine’s rotation, mimicking fundamental biological processes
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Opinion
William Knox, the only Black supervisor in the Manhattan Project
The story of the Knox family is one of education overcoming adversity, finds Kit Chapman
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Research
Light-driven molecular motor made from entirely renewable resources
Green synthetic strategy leads to first light-driven molecular motor from wood biomass
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Vibrational reactivity control harnesses quantum realm to speed up chemistry
‘Quantum phase control’ supercharges reaction between chlorine and singly deuterated methane at ambient temperature
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This metal triangle seems to defy definition – is it aromatic or not?
Discussion around thorium ring’s aromaticity has chemists questioning if we should stop calling metal clusters aromatic
