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KNCV Gold Medal 2025
Bruno Ehrler (The Netherlands) received the most prestigious Dutch chemistry prize for chemists under the age of 40
Thiolate-Templated Construction of Aromatic Silver Nanoclusters
Construction of highly stable Ag₃₄ nanoclusters via a dual-exchange strategy, exhibiting high-efficiency near-infrared electroluminescence in NIR-OLEDs
Dual Lewis Acid–Base Molecular Cages Activating N₂ via Cooperative Interactions
H. Nose, Kenya, and F. Ruipérez, Spain, discuss computational studies showing that molecular cage design can enable efficient nitrogen activation
Stable Zn⁺ Species in a Ladder-Like Polymer
Researchers created air-stable monovalent zinc using a simple polymer and visible light
Unusual Geometries in Mo(VI) and W(VI) Fluoride Cations
Terpyridine triggers autoionization of MoF₆ and WF₆, yielding rare cationic metal–fluoride complexes
Coordination Motorized Oscillator Converts Low-Grade Thermal Energy into Usable Motion
Ximin He, USA, discusses a supramolecular polydimethylsiloxane with dynamic coordination crosslinks that enables a coordination motorized oscillator
90th Birthday: Herbert W. Roesky
Renowned German inorganic chemist known for his work on fluorine compounds
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
Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein—Discoverer of Tellurium
Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein discovered the semimetal tellurium while investigating Transylvanian ores in the late 18th century
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
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
Susumu Kitagawa (Japan), Richard Robson (Australia) and Omar M. Yaghi (USA) are awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 – Final Voting Results (October 8)
Latest results of your predictions for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 – Voting Results October 3
Latest results of your predictions for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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
Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 – Voting Results September 26
Latest results of your predictions for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Does Heteronuclear B–C One-Electron σ-Bonding Exist?
Why true one-electron B–C σ bonds are difficult
A New Tb Cluster Scintillator for Temperature-Independent X-ray Imaging
A terbium cluster scintillator, a material that converts X-rays into visible light, enables temperature-independent X-ray imaging with 23.3 LP mm⁻¹ resolutio