Highly Active Ni/MgO Catalyst Converts CO₂ into Methane at Low Temperatures
New Ni/MgO catalyst efficiently converts CO₂ into methane at low temperatures, offering a durable, scalable solution for renewable energy storage
Probing Single-Particle Oxygen Evolution Reaction Kinetics in CoFe₂O₄
This study reveals how individual CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles drive oxygen evolution (OER), using nano-impact electrochemistry to uncover true catalytic behavior
Smart Hydrogels Target Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
A smart hydrogel delivers cobalt-based drugs to triple-negative breast cancer cells with precision, showing strong activity and minimal side effects
🧪 Article Highlight: Bench-Stable Copper Catalyst Simplifies Aziridination
A low-cost copper system that forms nitrogen-rich rings in minutes and serves as a light-activated tool for further transformations
Design of Chromium(III) Chromophores with Independent Control of Redox and Optical Properties
Katja Heinze, Robert Naumann, and Steven Sittel (Mainz) synthesized a series of chromium(III) chromophores with identical optical properties but systematically tunable redox behavior to study photoredox mechanisms
Alumanyl Silyl Coinage Metal Complexes: Tuning Si–M Bond Reactivity and CO₂ Activation
J. Voigtland and M. Ludwig, TU Munich, show how main-group elements like Al and Si can fine-tune transition-metal reactivity, offering new ways to activate CO₂
🧪 Article Highlight: Expanding the Toolbox of Fluorinated Lewis Acids with B(C₆F₄Br)₃
B(C₆F₄Br)₃, prepared via silver-to-boron transmetalation, represents a new soft Lewis superacid with potential applications in catalysis and materials chemistry
A Transiton-Metal-Free Shortcut to Alkynyl–Sulfur Building Blocks
Under base conditions, thiadiazoles generate alkynylthiolates that smoothly substitute α-carbonyl bromides, yielding diverse S-containing tetrasubstituted carbon stereocenters
Bridging European Societies and Global Chemistry: Speaking with the New Editor-in-Chief of EurJIC
Chemistry Europe and Wiley-VCH have named Dr. Axel Straube as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
🧪 Article Highlight: Calcium Joins the Organometallic Toolbox
French chemists capture and study long-sought di-n-butylcalcium, showing it can perform useful reactions when kept ice-cold
🧪 Article Highlight: Predicting Molecular Aggregate Behavior of Organic Chromophores
Walter Thiel Medal winner Felix Plasser, UK, and colleagues studied how molecules in solid organic materials interact, focusing on the influence of π-stacking and explaining under what circumstances their chromophores couple to form H- or J-aggregates
ChemElectroChem Celebrates 10 Years: Anniversary Article Collection
ChemElectroChem marks its 10th anniversary with a Special Collection featuring contributions from leading authors, reviewers, and board members
Light-Activated mRNA Cap Analogs Allow Timed Control of mRNA Translation
B. Terzi and W. Teich (LMU Munich) report the first light-sensitive m⁷Gp₄G RNA cap analogs that enable precise, light-controlled regulation of RNA translation
ChemBioChem Readers’ Choice 2025
Readers' Choice collection at ChemBioChem—enjoy reading the top articles from 2023 and 2024 selected based on citations, downloads, and social media engagement
Site-Modified Foldamers Target Pathogens Fast
Precision-modified foldamers show promise in targeting drug-resistant bacteria, offering a new path for therapeutic development.
Smart Hybrids Fight Breast and Prostate Cancer
Potent triazole-tethered hybrids show strong cancer-killing action against TNBC and prostate lines, offering hope for smarter, targeted treatment options.
Chemistry – A European Journal Readers’ Choice 2025
Collection that showcases the most popular articles published in the journal in 2023 and 2024 in terms of citations, downloads, social media activity
Sterics, Electronics, and Reactivity in Beryllium Phosphine Complexes
Magnus Buchner, Marburg, and his coauthors have synthesized and characterized monocationic tris(pyrazolyl)borate beryllium phosphine complexes
Decoding Protein Disorder: Peptides, IDPs, Therapeutic Insights
Short peptides offer new clues to protein behaviour, unlocking how disordered proteins function and paving the way for disease research and drug design.