Main group chemistry
The latest chemistry news and research on main group chemistry, including coordination chemistry and their properties and reactions, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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ResearchThere is unexpected chemistry going on in lithium deposits
After decades understanding pH controls boron speciation in seawater and other saline waters it turns out the opposite is true with lithium brines
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NewsAustralian who ordered radioactive materials over the internet walks away from court
Emmanuel Lidden had been attempting to collect every element on the periodic table
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ResearchMercury-free electrochemical lithium isotope separation could fuel a fusion future
Vanadium oxide pores selectively sequester sieve lithium isotopes
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ResearchSimple trick lets pure blue quantum dots maintain their performance without cadmium
Inserting sulfur into heavy metal-free nanocrystal lattice produced pure blue quantum dot LEDs
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ResearchChemical reaction results in ‘remarkable’ swirling patterns on germanium surface
Beautiful designs were discovered by accident
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ResearchCarbon–boron triple bond formed for the first time in a neutral novel molecule
Synthesis could help chemists better understand bonding
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ResearchCentre of the Earth could hold large reservoir of iron–helium compounds
Compounds containing helium and iron can be stable at ambient pressures
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ResearchFive-membered bismuth ring opens up ‘a new era for aromatic compounds’
Bismuth analogue of cyclopentadiene finally isolated
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ResearchAll-inorganic perovskite solar cells excel with stabilising ligand
The addition of a hydrazide facilitates film formation and fosters stability of tandem solar cells
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ResearchFluorspar to fluorine chemicals without going via hazardous hydrogen fluoride
Safer way to turn calcium fluoride mineral into valuable industrial materials
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ResearchNanotorus made from pure antimony paves way for other all-metal structures
Tubular structure contains 68 antimony atoms
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ResearchAI trained on photos of salt ‘stains’ can predict their chemical composition
Imaging could become a simple way to identify inorganic salt crystals on other planets
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ResearchAll-metal aromatic ring isolated for the first time
Bismuth species raises questions about the nature of aromaticity in molecules composed of heavier elements
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ResearchRedox-fluid ligand stabilised as triradical for the first time
Complex with unusual spin state has implications for single-molecule magnets
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ResearchIntermediate considered ‘too reactive to isolate’ finally tamed
Nitrene species stabilised for three days with careful choice of substituent
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ResearchHow many molecules of water does it take to dissociate HCl? It’s complicated
New work sheds lights on when hydrogen chloride turns into hydrochloric acid
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ResearchElectrochemical wizardry conjures nitrate at room temperature from air
Process could cut the huge carbon footprint of fertiliser production
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ResearchDimetallocene with two different metal centres synthesised for the first time
Molecule first theorised 20 years ago created in the lab
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ResearchNew metal-free MOFs show early promise for nuclear chemistry
Discovery of counterparts to metal-organic frameworks guided by crystal-structure prediction tools