Most Accessed Articles: November 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals
Phosphine-Stabilized P4C4 Cage Compound
First synthetic access to a phosphine-stabilized P4C4 cage, expanding the exploration of P,C phases in contrast to the well-studied P,N phases
Triazole-Functionalized Phenanthroline Derivatives Show Anti-Tumor Activity
Selective cytotoxicity in lung cancer cells suggests therapeutical potential
Magnetized Droplet Chains in Liquid Crystals
Varun Chandrasekhar, Jian Ren Lu, Ingo Dierking, University of Manchester, explore how ferrofluids, when dispersed in liquid crystals, form unique droplet chains with magnetic functionality
α-Diimine-Stabilized Gallylenes Can Activate CO2
Low-valent complex can react with carbon dioxide and its sulfurized analogues
Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Unsupported Group 14–Aluminium Bonds
New class of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) also features the first structurally authenticated Al–Pb bond
Crown Ether-Based Calcium Detection in Partially Aqueous Solutions
Simon Wheeler, UK, discusses his new fluorescent sensor for Ca²⁺
Electrolysis and Organic Synthesis Decoupled to Achieve Rare Selectivity
Ex-situ electro-oxidation pairs hydrogen generation with aldehyde production
Most Accessed Articles: October 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals
Binding RNA Drug Targets Using Spirocycles
New azaspirocycles with potential applications in drug discovery
Triel Bonds: New Pathway to Pentacoordinate Carbon
Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes
Selective Photocatalytic Benzene Oxidation
Iron-carbon nitride fragments used for the conversion of benzene to phenol
Synthesis of Axially Chiral Diaryl Aldehydes
Chiral phosphoric acid catalyst promotes formation of useful precursors for the synthesis of axially chiral compounds
“Bushy-Tailed” Disinfectants
Multicationic quaternary phosphonium compounds act as novel disinfectants with potent bioactivities and low toxicity
New Tetracyclic Ring Systems Synthesized
Five new heterocyclic ring systems that could have uses in medicinal chemistry
A New Chapter in Magnetism: The Role of Symmetry in Luminescent Yb3+ Complexes
Although the prolate single molecule magnets known from the textbook have large ground state splittings, this does not lead to strong magnetism
Silylation and Germylation of Azauracils
New protocol can be used for the late-stage functionalization of complex, drug-like molecules under mild conditions
New Cleavable Linker Design for Targeted Drug Therapy
Physiological thiol gradient between extra- and intracellular areas used to trigger novel cleavable linkers
Sustainable Aqueous Calcium-Ion Battery
Highly stable aqueous battery based on saturated CaCl2 with excellent fast charging capabilities developed