All Inorganic chemistry articles – Page 10
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ResearchFirst +5 praseodymium compound with PrN triple bond made
The second ever praseodymium compound with a +5 oxidation state paves the way for pentavalent lanthanide chemistry
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Copper brings glow to triple-bonded boron
Unexpected reaction between boron–boron triple bond and transition metals revealed
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Plutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal
New +2 oxidation state fills hole in transuranium element chemistry
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First uranium–rhodium bond shows that shorter is not stronger
Complex with one of the shortest uranium–transition metal bonds ever reported is unstable in solution
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Secret of dinitrogen triple bond's strength unpicked
Scientists find an unexpected explanation for the strength of nitrogen–nitrogen triple bonds
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Inert helium reacted with sodium in chemistry first
Spartan field of helium chemistry given a lift with new sodium compound
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Solvated electrons
Blue flashes and metallic water are just some of the tricks associated with the unleashed electron
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Stable polynitrogen synthesis first blows everyone away
Creation of five-membered aromatic nitrogen ring opens door to new highly energetic rocket fuels and explosives
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Bismuth superconductor leaves theory up in the air
Discovery of superconductivity at exceptionally low temperatures confounds current understanding of the phenomenon
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First double salt containing negative platinum ions
New material has platinum in -2 oxidation state
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Iupac confirms names for four new elements
Elements that complete seventh row of periodic table will be named nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson
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Explainer: How a new element gets its name
Now that the names of the last four elements of the seventh row of the periodic table have been confirmed, we look at the how they got them
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Chemists knock platinum complex flat
Relativistic effects stabilise square planar platinum(0) complexes
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Theory finds window for astatine species’ existence
Researchers take investigation of iodine–astatine–bromine trihalogen anion into the lab
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Microscopy reveals secret of beryl’s iron heart
Discovery of metal stuffed channels in mineral family that includes emerald and aquamarine points way to tuning the material’s colour
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First ever iron–bismuth binary compound
Compound containing solid state iron–bismuth bond crystallised under extreme temperature and pressures
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Neodymium chloride
From medicine to the military, this compound makes lasers for a range of applications
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A new recipe for black phosphorus
Chemists develop a new method to produce supported black phosphorus with applications in catalysis
