Annealing in a noble-gas atmosphere kinetically inhibits desorption and allows covalent coupling on inert surfaces

Argon Atmosphere Allows On-Surface Synthesis of Extended Nanostructures

Enantioselective Heteroarylalkylation Combines Photoredox and Chromium Catalysis
Radical-polar crossover three-component transformation for the functionalization of 1,3-dienes

Site-Selective C–H Functionalization Used to Prepare Atropisomers
Organic photoredox catalysis provides a general approach to the coupling of biaryls with a range of nucleophiles

Electrocatalytic Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation with High Energy Efficiency
Catalysts for a petroleum-independent strategy for ethylene production developed

Selective C(sp³)-H Borylation of Methoxy Groups via Iron Complexes
Ken Sakata and Yoshiaki Nishibayashi from Japan, found new iron complexes to efficiently catalyze selective C(sp³)-H borylation of methoxy groups in aryl and alkyl methyl ethers

Angewandte Chemie 7/2025: Activation
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Bio-Gel That Heals Bone Fractures
By functionalizing polyetheretherketone with thrombin and a bio-gel, scientists have developed a bioactive implant surface that supports bone repair

Summer School: Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes
Combining a series of lectures with practical computational sessions and laboratory visits, addressing a broad range of topics related to spectroscopy and computational chemistry

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Formal Cycloaddition Provides a Path to Furanones
Formal [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between cyclopropenones and aldehydes

Zinc on a Cotton Cloth for High‐Performance Zn‐Ion Batteries
Facile method to fabricate flexible Zn anode via electroplating developed