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ResearchChemists reconsider C–H and C–C bond length rationale
Quantitative proof for steric repulsion theory
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Gold double helix assembles with DNA-like precision
DNA construction principles create first ever double-helical gold nanocluster assembly
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Best sighting yet of exotic crystals composed entirely of electrons
2D materials used to stabilise Wigner crystals
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Computational technique brings protein images into focus
Localisation algorithm breaks AFM resolution limits
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Molecular machines talk to living cells for the first time
Artificial molecular motors gently pull on cells’ membrane receptors to trigger a biochemical response
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Origin of mysterious alpha effect in nucleophilic substitution reactions unveiled
Alpha nucleophiles’ ability to get close to electrophiles – rather than their intramolecular lone pair repulsion – gives them unusual reactivity
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Fun with f-elements
Working with lanthanides and actinides may be challenging, but David Mills says the field is ripe for discovery
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Scientists uncover pitfalls of letting algorithms determine crystal structures
Chemists warn not to blindly trust x-ray crystallography software after finding and correcting mistakes in iodine azide structures
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More metallomimetic chemistry from boron
One boron atom bonds like a transition metal in two different ways
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Anti-electrostatic halogen bonding shown in solution for the first time
UV-vis spectroscopy and computational analysis explore nature of counterintuitive anionic interaction
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Potassium’s electrons slowly transform into anions under pressure
Electride transition solves the mystery of how a liquid can be denser than a close-packed solid
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Bond between artificial and natural atom measured for the first time
Chemists reveal the tiny forces in chemical bonds between quantum corrals and AFM tip atoms
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Free radicals for post-translational modification
A technique for forming new carbon–carbon bonds at specific sites in proteins
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Reaction between ultracold molecules reveals limits of quantum statistics
Real-world molecules don’t always follow the quantum-statistical model
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Exploring the potential of nanoarchitectonics
Combining self-assembly techniques from across scientific disciplines could allow us to precisely build any material structure
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Macrocyclic NHC ligands serve up trio of new actinide sandwich complexes
Delocalised, anionic macrocyclic NHCs with unusually strongly σ-donation set to expand suite of stable organometallic complexes with f block cations
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Acidity of a single hydroxyl group measured with atomic precision for first time
Functionalised AFM tip used to assess the acidity of individual OH groups on an indium oxide surface
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Ida Noddack and the trouble with element 43
The German chemist discovered one element and may have been the first to suggest nuclear fission – but her legacy is troubled, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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‘Molecular drone’ that carries off atoms points way to speedier atomic control
Phthalocyanine derivative leaves vacancies in surface
