Sequential semi-hydrogenation, double-bond isomerization, and metathesis gives fuel for use in modern diesel engines

Sustainable Diesel from Rapeseed Oil Esters

Ferrocene-Water Complex: Spectroscopic and Computational Insights
Characterizing the structure of the ferrocene-water ((Cp)2Fe:H2O) complex using rotational spectroscopy and computational chemistry

Enhanced Battery Modeling: Improving Charge and Lifetime Predictions
Limei Jin and Christoph Scheurer discuss their advanced method to enhance electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to improve the accuracy of estimating battery charge levels and aging over time

A Series of Iron-Trielyl Complexes
Iron aluminyl, gallyl, and indyl complexes synthesized

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

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

Renewable Ethanol and Methanol Used for the Synthesis of 1,5-Diketones
Nickel-catalyzed coupling of alcohols with ketones also allows for a one-pot aminomethylation

Plant-Synthesized Quantum Dots for Colorectal Cancer Therapy
Rhododendron luteum extract-based carbon dots (RL-CDs) synthesized via a simple, green approach

Pt-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes: A Regioselective Approach to Vinyl Boronates
A platinum-catalyzed hydroboration method that enables highly selective (E)-1,2-vinyl boronate synthesis, overcoming heteroatom coordination challenges

Overcoming Resistance to Aminoglycoside Antibiotics in Enterococcus
Corinne Lionne and Elise Kaplan from Montpellier, France, discuss a new family of inhibitors they have discovered that reverse aminoglycoside resistance in Enterococcus strain