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A Cubic Cu58 Nanocluster Protected by Bowl-Shaped Ligands
Phosphangulene-protected clusters can interact with fullerenes

Nucleotide Derivatives with Increased Reactivity
Prolinyl nucleotides with higher reactivity created by introducing substituents at the pyrrolidine ring

Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Complexes of Sc(II)
Previously unknown Sc(II) scandocene complexes obtained via reduction of bis(cyclopentadienyl) scandium iodides

Copper-Based Perfluorinated Catalytic System for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols
Straightforward oxidation of benzyl alcohols using perfluorinated NHCs formed in situ and a widely available copper source

Selective Electrochemical Arene Amination
Reductive approach involves the generation of N-radical cations

Hexagonal Boron Nitride with a 3D Structure for Lithium Metal Batteries
NaCl/Glucose-assisted strategy gives 3D h-BN that can be used as as a reinforcing phase for polymer-based electrolytes

Diradicals Built from Bis-Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes
Bis-CAACs with trans-1,4-cyclohexylene linkers converted to crystalline diradicals

Mario Markus Prize for Ludic Sciences for Juliane Simmchen
Researcher from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, and the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, honored for scientific work with a playful character

Cooperation to Accelerate E-Methanol Production
BASF's SYNSPIRETM catalyst technology to be combined with Envision Energy's process package to accelerate conversion of green H2 and CO2 into e-methanol