Inorganic chemistry – Page 12
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FeatureThere’s something about boron
Boron’s chemistry is as much defined by what it isn’t – carbon, or a metal – as by what it is. Recent years have started to fix this misconception, as James Mitchell Crow reports
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ResearchHopes raised of a ‘super-table’ to end periodic table disputes
Mathematical analysis could help answer where hydrogen or lanthanum should sit on the table
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ResearchFrozen fluorine’s structure revisited after 50 years
Second ever crystal structure of solid fluorine solves 50-year-old crystal symmetry conundrum
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ResearchOdd boron compound gets two nitrogen molecules to link up
Bis-dinitrogen made directly from nitrogen gas in first-of-its-kind reaction
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ResearchWarnings that dirty stirrer bars can act as phantom catalysts
Metal contaminants that can’t be removed by cleaning can be a serious problem for sensitive reactions
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ResearchBismuth gets involved in small molecule activation
Reaction adds to research blurring the lines between transition metal and main group compounds
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ResearchSqueezable copper–nitrogen compound made under extreme pressure and heat
Scientists create copper diazenide in first direct reaction between nitrogen and copper
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OpinionThe dangers of dimethylmercury
Looking back at how the death of Karen Wetterhahn changed lab safety
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ResearchInorganic isomerism uncovered in cadmium sulfide clusters
CdS nanocrystals reversibly transition between ‘wurtzite-like’ and ‘zinc blende-like’ forms in a single step
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ResearchDesigner copper complexes offer route to cheaper organic LEDs
New material cuts out precious metals
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ResearchNew analogue of cyclohexane is first cyclic silicon–aluminium compound
Rare example of bonds between common elements
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ResearchHydrides come within a whisker of room temperature superconductivity
High pressure lanthanum superhydride sets a new critical temperature record, validating theoretical predictions
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ResearchRobot speeds up production of plutonium spacecraft fuel
Radioisotope synthesis quadrupled by robot in bid to reach Nasa target
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ResearchQuasi-cubic iodine fluoride predicted under pressure
IF8 would have the highest ever coordination number in a neutral main group compound
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FeatureWhat is an element?
Our understanding of what an element is has evolved over the years, but it’s still a tricky concept to nail down. Philip Ball investigates
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ResearchCatalytically, is copper the new gold?
Approach for depositing copper on silica support influences how easily it oxidises, and in turn the reactions it catalyses
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ResearchBonding rethink called for as new metavalent bond proposed
Combination of elements in the metalloid region of periodic table produces a bond with both metallic and covalent characteristics
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ResearchCluster fundamentals
Stefanie Dehnen discusses the exotic structures of inorganic chemistry’s middle ground
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ReviewThe Rhubarb Connection and Other Revelations: The Everyday World of Metal Ions
Lars Öhrström and Jacques Covès tell the stories of the metal ions in modern technology and medicine
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ResearchMasses of superheavy elements nihonium and moscovium measured
First direct measurement made by US team