All Matter articles – Page 5
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ResearchLasers and lithium team up for ammonia production at ambient conditions
A pioneering method uses lasers and lithium salts to fix nitrogen with record-breaking yields
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ResearchMOFs offer safer solution for handling fluorinated gases that can ‘tame the tiger’
Compounds vital in medicinal chemistry and imaging can be stored ready to use at room temperature
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ResearchEncapsulation drives visible light isomerisation in azobenzene photoswitch
Efficiency and selectivity of photoswitches boosted by confining light-sensitive structures into supramolecular capsules
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NewsExplainer: why have quantum dots won the 2023 Nobel prize?
Tiny particles that ‘added colour to nanotechnology’ have uses in TV screens, synthetic chemistry and medical devices
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ResearchInstanton theory extended to describe quantum tunnelling through a conical intersection
Quantum pathfinding cuts computational burden and offers fresh insights
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ResearchDoubly oxidised carbene tests the limits of the octet rule
Removal of two non-bonding electrons creates four-electron intermediate that could find use in synthesis
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ResearchAncient Roman glass fragment changed from green to gold over time
Photonic crystals developed naturally on 2000-year-old artefact
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OpinionThe classic sandwich
Ferrocene turned our understanding of structure and bonding on its head
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FeatureFifty years since the ferrocene furore
Only two of the discoverers of the sandwich compounds that revolutionised organometallic chemistry received the Nobel prize, leaving one very big name feeling left out. Mike Sutton traces the controversy
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BusinessAddressing the saga of nitrosamine contamination in drugs
Scientific and regulatory progress is helping minimise the impact of mutagenic impurities
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ResearchTransformation analysis reveals structural similarities in FDA-approved drugs
Reaction informatics tools combined to create a new method for mapping chemical space
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Research‘Transformative’ carbonyl cross-metathesis used to synthesise alkenes
Two new catalytic methods can produce a broad range of Z- and E-alkenes with remarkable cross-selectivity, paving the way for more efficient organic syntheses
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ResearchSustainable glue made from soy oil and tannin outperforms best commercial adhesives
Mussel inspired plant-based adhesive still requires optimisation but shows promise
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ResearchElectrochemical conversion of acids to alkenes achieved on kilogram scale
Efficient production of valuable alkenes achieved under mild conditions by reversing hydrocarboxylation reaction
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ResearchChemical oscillator’s tick-tock action catalyses reaction regular as clockwork
Small molecule oscillator can catalyse Knoevenagel condensation periodically without affecting the oscillation
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Research‘Simplistic’ molecular motor avoids complex synthesis
Adsorbate motor contains no rotating parts, but moves with 100% unidirectionality and can transport cargo
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ResearchOrganocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastic waste into monomers
Step towards closed-loop recycling
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ResearchInorganic membrane could cut industrial separation costs
Membrane remains stable under harsh conditions that cause current materials to fail
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ResearchClever ligand design enables alcohol-directed C-H activation
Despite being the most common functional group in nature alcohols have proven difficult to functionalise
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ResearchChemical industry hasn’t yet developed an appetite for biocatalysis, survey finds
Misconceptions along with a lack of time and resources driving industry’s reluctant attitude to biocatalysis and chemoenzymatic catalysis