Atoms and bonds – Page 8
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ResearchActive liquid climbs walls
A two-phase liquid containing molecular motors could create a new class of soft matter
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ResearchDiamond capsules allow ambient analysis of high-pressure samples
Crystalline forms of argon and neon can now be analysed using techniques that would previously have been impossible
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ResearchPerfluorocubane catches electron in molecular box
Cube-shaped molecule can hold a single electron – a real-life version of the ‘particle in a box’ principle from quantum mechanics textbooks
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ResearchElectrons become chiral reagent in polymer synthesis
Chiral polymer made from completely achiral chemicals using only electrons’ angular momentum
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ResearchComputational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Bonds driven by relativistic effects, rather than electronegativity differences
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ResearchManganese coordination polymer separates xylene isomers
A highly flexible and stable material offers new opportunities for industrial xylene purification
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ResearchTime-resolved spectroscopy shines new light on migratory insertion mechanism
Using lasers to probe metal-centred reactions leads to new understanding of highly reactive catalytic intermediates
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ResearchMetallic deuterium made at pressures rivalling those found at the centre of a planet
Synthesis could aid study of high-pressure superconductors
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ResearchRich chemistry revealed by tip microscopy pulses’ bond making and breaking
Using an STM, scientists have been able to precisely switch between three different molecules, opening the way to multiple selective transformations
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ResearchImprobable rotaxane made using a foldamer helix
Macrocycle displaced to a site for which it has no formal affinity
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ResearchTheories on origin of enzymes’ catalytic power united
Transition state stabilisation and ground state destabilisation both reduce the energy barrier by enhancing charge density but vary in their timing
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ResearchNew technique reveals interactions inside indium nucleus
Study will help researchers understand how seemingly simple single-particle phenomena emerge from complex interactions among protons and neutrons
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ResearchPerfectly planar stable silicon clusters with six contacts predicted
Hexacoordinated systems theorised to remain stable, even with protecting ligands
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ResearchTiny orbitals paint intuitive picture of large molecules’ reactivity
Frontier molecular orbitalets pinpoint location and energy of reactive bonds in large compounds
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ResearchPolyatomic molecule cooled to almost absolute zero
Ultracold calcium monohydroxide created in magneto-optical trap
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ResearchHigh-pressure compound contains record-breaking 50% hydrogen
Unique hydrogen–methane van der Waals compound is stabilised by nuclear quantum effects
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ResearchCarbon monoxide polymerised by unusual thulium sandwich complex
Thulium-mediated oligomerisation of carbon monoxide creates C–H activation catalyst
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ResearchElectric fields bring new dimension to debate on atomic size
A new methodology gives surprising answers to an old question
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ResearchQuantum 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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ResearchNew family of hollow molecules separates troublesome hydrocarbon mixtures
Meet the cagearenes – 3D frameworks made from aromatic building blocks and methylene groups