Azaacenes containing B←N units have low-lying LUMO energy levels and n-type character

n-Type Organic Semiconductors

Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination
Ru-catalyzed synthesis of chiral primary amines from ketones, hydrogen, ammonium acetate or ammonia gas

Using Light to turn Styrenes into Ketones
Oxidative coupling of styrenes with light-generated alkyl radicals

Record-Breaking Twisted Hexacene
The largest end-to-end twist in an acene to be recorded to date

Split of DowDuPont
Names announced of DowDuPont’s forthcoming spinoffs

50th Anniversary: Death of Hertha Sponer
Renowned researcher in the field of molecular spectroscopy, co-developed the Birge-Sponer method

E-Cigarettes Cause DNA Damage
Nicotine and its derivatives can damage DNA when vaporized and inhaled

Aerogel Materials with Periodic Structures
Ordered aerogels made from cellulose nanocrystals

DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitors Fight Cancer
Potential nucleic acid drug lead for cancer therapy and useful chemical probe for studies of epigenetics

Scalable Synthesis of Fluorinated Graphene Nanosheets
Thermal exfoliation of fluorinated graphite for high-yield synthesis