🧪 Article Highlight: Calcium Joins the Organometallic Toolbox
French chemists capture and study long-sought di-n-butylcalcium, showing it can perform useful reactions when kept ice-cold
Plasmon-Enhanced CO₂-to-Ethylene Conversion
Cpper–palladium (CuPd) nanoparticles designed and illuminated with LED light to test how plasmon resonances affect CO₂ electroreduction
Cascade Chemistry Opens a New Path for Acetone Arylation
A new Pd-catalyzed cascade reaction achieves selective mono-α-arylation of acetone using diaryliodonium salts and alkene
In-Situ Functional Crosslinking for High Performance All-Solid-State Batteries
A novel in-situ crosslinker two-in-one bis-diazirine molecule acts as rigid linker and electron-withdrawing inducer
Protein–Starch Clusters: A Strategy for Designing Diabetes-Fighting Foods
How wheat proteins control starch digestion revealed: Key mechanisms for designing low-glycemic foods with transformative diabetes-fighting potential
🧪 Article Highlight: Predicting Molecular Aggregate Behavior of Organic Chromophores
Walter Thiel Medal winner Felix Plasser, UK, and colleagues studied how molecules in solid organic materials interact, focusing on the influence of π-stacking and explaining under what circumstances their chromophores couple to form H- or J-aggregates
Ti/Mg Doping Inhibits Harmful Phase Transitions in High-Voltage LiCoO₂
This work presents a simple and effective modification protocol for high-voltage LCO cathodes and offers valuable insights for designing stable layered oxide cathode materials
Intrinsic Luminescence of Pure Organic Mono- and Di-Radicals in Aggregated States
Strategy enables efficient organic radical luminescence in solids by suppressing harmful interactions, aiding solid-state lighting
How Green Was Ancient Roman Concrete?
Roman concrete requires comparable energy and CO ₂ emissions as modern concrete but could reduce environmental impact through longer-lasting structures
ChemElectroChem Celebrates 10 Years: Anniversary Article Collection
ChemElectroChem marks its 10th anniversary with a Special Collection featuring contributions from leading authors, reviewers, and board members
Should we be worried about Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)?
As the most abundant PFAS, TFA's rising presence raises concern over its toxicity and regulatory status
Halogen-Substituted Silylium Ions
Generation and characterization of all halogen-substituted silylium ions of the type [Alk2XSi(HCB11H5Br6)] (X = F, Cl, Br or I; Alk = Me, Et, iPr or tBu)
ChemBioChem Readers’ Choice 2025
Readers' Choice collection at ChemBioChem—enjoy reading the top articles from 2023 and 2024 selected based on citations, downloads, and social media engagement
Green Technology: Co₄N@C Breaks Down Tetracycline
Water-friendly catalyst Co₄N@C made with NaCl efficiently destroys tetracycline in wastewater using PMS-green tech for cleaner water, fast reuse.
Site-Modified Foldamers Target Pathogens Fast
Precision-modified foldamers show promise in targeting drug-resistant bacteria, offering a new path for therapeutic development.
Smart Hybrids Fight Breast and Prostate Cancer
Potent triazole-tethered hybrids show strong cancer-killing action against TNBC and prostate lines, offering hope for smarter, targeted treatment options.
Vacancy-Engineered Cobalt Sulfide Powers Up Supercapacitors
Enhancement of cobalt sulfide-carbon nanofibers with sulfur vacancies to create supercapacitors that deliver high capacitance and long cycle life.
Chemistry – A European Journal Readers’ Choice 2025
Collection that showcases the most popular articles published in the journal in 2023 and 2024 in terms of citations, downloads, social media activity
Decoding Protein Disorder: Peptides, IDPs, Therapeutic Insights
Short peptides offer new clues to protein behaviour, unlocking how disordered proteins function and paving the way for disease research and drug design.