Increase in aromaticity drives metallaaromatic ring contraction
2023-05-24T14:27:00+01:00By Hugh Ryan
Acid-promoted ring contraction reaction reshapes an osmaindenol into an osmapentalene
Molecular twist enhances stability of biphenyls
2023-05-19T10:43:00+01:00By Hugh Ryan
Study suggests that decaphenylbiphenyl is not a high-energy molecule, despite being crowded and seemingly strained
Ladder-like polymer that could halt electrical overheating divides opinion
2023-05-17T08:35:00+01:00By Tim Wogan
Questions raised over reported structure and whether the polymer can even perform as researchers hope
N-heterocyclic carbene ligands bulk up to better stabilise metal catalysts
2023-05-16T12:47:00+01:00By Laura Smith
New family of molecules has highest steric volume reported to date for N-aliphatic NHC ligands
New neural networks calculate catalysts’ adsorption energy ‘with lightning-fast speed’
2023-05-12T08:30:00+01:00By Fernando Gomollón-Bel
AI has been used to overcome the problems of modelling massive molecules on metal surfaces, which could accelerate the design of efficient catalysts
Less is more for copper catalyst when it comes to synthesising acetate from CO
2023-05-11T13:30:00+01:00By Tim Wogan
Electrochemical process that targets specific intermediate produces valuable chemical feedstock more efficiently