Reactions and synthesis – Page 29
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ResearchBifunctional catalyst enables direct production of liquid fuels from syngas
Zeolite-supported cobalt nanoparticles enable selective Fischer–Tropsch conversion of syngas to gasoline, jet fuel and diesel
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ResearchSimple propeller molecule builds complex porous material
Symmetric compound self-assembles into holey lattice that can self-heal and store gases
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ResearchGold rush for lignin conversion
Catalytic breakthrough surrounding the notoriously difficult oxidative depolymerisation of lignin could make cellulosic ethanol biofuels commercially viable
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![Designed heme-[4Fe-4S] metalloenzyme](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/8/8/5/138885_heme_index_2.jpg)
ResearchArtificial iron–sulfur catalyst is highly functional
Sulfite reductase mimic represents major advancement in engineering synthetic enzymes
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ResearchClassic multicomponent reaction finally gets chiral touch
59 years after its discovery, the Ugi reaction becomes enantioselective with the help of a chiral phosphoric acid
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ResearchHydrogen bonds help porphyrin bend aromaticity rules
Molecule undergoes unprecedented topology switch from Möbius aromatic to Hückel anti-aromatic when immersed in polar solvent
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ResearchMacrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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ResearchChemists weave granny and triple trefoil knots
Interwoven grids folded into mechanically interlocked molecules, including a super-coiled three-trefoil
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ResearchRadical chain reactions could solve soot formation mystery
New theory suggests how solid particles of soot – or interstellar dust – form as volatile gaseous precursors burn
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ResearchSunlight converts plastic waste to hydrogen fuel
Food contamination no problem for photocatalytic recycling process
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ResearchAlgorithm decides on chemical compromises when optimising self-driving experiments
Greek mythology inspires machine-learning approach
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ResearchCarboxylic acid layer integral to titanium dioxide self-cleaning method
Tricky surface analysis reveals unexpected mechanism
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ResearchNeuNMR set to enhance understanding of heterogeneous catalysis
Integrated neutron-scattering and NMR method proves much more powerful than the sum of its parts
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ResearchLights – camera – catalysis!
Like thousands of chemists worldwide, Bert Weckhuysen is a keen photographer. More unusually, however, he has found a way to bring his hobby and his research together
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ResearchObserving orbitals solves hydrogen transfer puzzle
Visualising atoms’ wave function lets chemists tell true from indirect hydrogen atom transfer
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ResearchRed–blue light switch pushes equilibrium both ways
Switchable reaction cycle drives bond-making or breaking depending on light colour
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ResearchStacked copper clusters create semiconducting supramolecule
Mixed valencies and overlapping π-electron clouds help electrons move from molecule to molecule
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![Structural Characterization of r[5]C24+](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/0/138240_CHEMPR499-10-7b.jpg)
ResearchMolecular necklace with record 24 positive charges made
Supercharged catenane squeezes 24 positive charges into five-ring interlocked system
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ResearchRadical ion synthesis finally embraces green chemistry
Mechanochemical route to naphthalenediimide radical ions
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ResearchRound-the-ring catalysis makes cyclic peptides chiral
Classic hydrogenation catalyst installs multiple stereocentres one by one to create small amino acid rings as single enantiomers