Leonardo da Vinci's famous paintings contain exceptional pigments that may have accelerated drying

Unusual Lead-Based Minerals in Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Activating Elemental Selenium via a Solvothermal Approach
Se precursor used for the synthesis of metal selenide nanocrystals, nanosheets, and single crystals

Regiodivergent Aminoalkylation of Alkyl Halides
Reaction based on dual nickel/photoredox catalysis shows ligand-controlled regioselectivity

Liposomes with Methyl-Branched Hydrocarbons for Improved Drug Delivery
Design inspired by the low permeability of the cell membranes of archaea

Electrochemical C–H Acylation of Quinolines
Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) strategy using alcohols as acyl sources

Electride Used for Transition-Metal-Free Dinitrogen Dissociation
Ba2N with electrons in the interlayer spaces boosts N2 dissociation under mild conditions

An Enantioselective Aromatic Finkelstein Reaction
Asymmetric copper-catalyzed reaction for the remote desymmetrization of diarylmethanes

Carbonylative Difunctionalization of Ethylene Gives 4-Oxobutanoates
Ligand-free, cobalt-catalyzed four-component radical reaction

Stereoselective Path to Densely Substituted Pyrrolidines
Cycloaddition between chiral N-tert-butanesulfinylazadienes and azomethine ylides

Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclobutanes
Ir-catalyzed asymmetric allylic etherification and visible-light induced [2 + 2] cycloaddition