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Mary Garson Becomes New IUPAC President
Mary Garson, Australia, will serve as IUPAC President in 2026 an 2027, succeeding Ehud Keinan, Israel
New EuChemS President 2027–2029
Wolfram Koch, Germany, has been elected president of EuChemS
Cobalt Porphyrin–Chitosan Microspheres for Biosensing and Anticancer Therapy
Biocompatible cobalt-porphyrin–chitosan microspheres created that combine fluorescence, second-harmonic generation, and dynamic motion for potential simultaneous cancer therapy and biosensing
Ion–Dipole Interaction–Driven Assembly of Amphibious Silicate Cages with Host–Guest Recognition
Ion-dipole driven self-assembly yields amphibious silicate frameworks with host-guest recognition in solution and permanent porosity in the solid state
Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks
Lena Daumann and Jonathan Gutenthaler-Tietze, Germany, discuss whether rare earth elements can mediate a prebiotic reaction network similar to the Krebs cycle, starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate
Mild, Bioinspired Iron Catalyst Enables Late-Stage Sulfilimination
Frédéric Avenier, France, discusses a simple iron-based method to attach an NH group to sulfides using an air-stable catalyst that works at room temperature
Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Atropisomers With Non-Adjacent Chiral C−B Bonds
The simultaneous construction of non-adjacent axial and flexible, acyclic central chirality using a single palladium catalyst
Jean-Marie Lehn Honored with Primo Levi Prize
Award honors significant contributions to both the chemical community and society in general
Guess the Molecule
Each day we will reveal a bit more of a molecule. Can you guess what it is 🤔❓
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