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DORA Releases New Guidance on Assessment of Research/Researchers

Reducing Health Damage Caused by Alcohol
Protein gel converts alcohol into acetic acid in the gastrointestinal tract, reducing blood alcohol levels and associated health risks in mice

Iron-Catalyzed, Light-Induced Decarboxylative Alkoxyamination
Carboxylic acids turned into the corresponding alkoxyamine derivatives

All-Germanium Analogue of Cyclobutane-1,3-diyl
Tetragermacyclobutane-1,3-diyl has a nearly planar four-membered germanium ring

Soundtrack Competition for Young Italian Musicians
The Italian Chemical Society (SCI) is hosting a national competition for young musicians to compose soundtracks for scientific films

A Heavier Analog of Isonitrile
Stable monomeric phosphagermylenylidene (R–P═Ge) synthesized using a Lewis base for stabilization

Enantioselective Dearomatization of Pyridinium Salts
C4-selective addition of copper-based silicon nucleophiles to pyridinium triflates

Chromium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arylation
Substrates with unactivated C–H bonds and C–halide bonds react under mild conditions

First Example of a Biscyaphido Complex
Phosphorus analogue of cyanide used as a ligand, shows enhanced π-acceptor character

Using CO2 to Synthesize Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks
Greenhouse gas used to make zirconium-based MOFs