New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized

A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex

Arylation of Benzoxazoles with Bulky Aryl Chlorides
Palladium-catalyzed reaction with sterically hindered aryl chlorides using an indolylphosphine ligand

Sieving Out Benzene Impurities from Cyclohexane
Metal–organic framework (MOF) selectively traps benzene in usually challenging separation process

Zinc Enables Base-Free Borylation of Aryl Halides
Palladium-catalyzed borylation of aryl iodides and bromides mediated by zinc triflate has a broad substrate scope

Biobased Polymer Is Suitable for Closed-Loop Chemical Recycling
Tricyclic lactone made from renewable building blocks turned into a recyclable polyester

Using Single-Atom Sulfur to Grow High-Quality Monolayer MoS2
Highly reactive sulfur species derived from battery waste provides products with low defect densities

Photoswitches that Are Compatible with Water
Stenhouse salts can serve as visible-light photoswitches in protic environments

Making Cyclobutenes from Cyclopropyl Carbenes
Transition-metal-free, fluoro-promoted thermal rearrangement

Carboranyl Diphosphine Activates Ammonia
Metal-free, room-temperature N–H bond activation

Template Controls Carbon Nanotube Diameter
Hydrocarbon belts used as organic templates for the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes