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)

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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

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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

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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

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Ultrathin Gold Nanorods with Remarkable Optical Properties
A new synthesis method reveals how gold clusters assemble into ultrathin “quantum needles” with unique near-infrared optical behavior

How Metal-Support Interactions Redefine Nanoparticle Surfaces
Tibor Szilvási, University of Alabama, used modeling and machine learning to show how metal-support interactions change the shape of Au nanoparticles under real-world conditions

Plasmon-Enhanced CO₂-to-Ethylene Conversion
Cpper–palladium (CuPd) nanoparticles designed and illuminated with LED light to test how plasmon resonances affect CO₂ electroreduction

Synthesis and Reactivity of Heavy Azadipnictiridines and Stabilized-Iminobismuthane
Small inorganic rings from heavy dipnictenes and azides synthesized; enabling unique products such as NHC-stabilized imino-bismuthane and GeBr₂ ring insertion; broadening main-group chemistry and new reactivity

Ti/Mg Doping Inhibits Harmful Phase Transitions in High-Voltage LiCoO₂
This work presents a simple and effective modification protocol for high-voltage LCO cathodes and offers valuable insights for designing stable layered oxide cathode materials

Halogen-Substituted Silylium Ions
Generation and characterization of all halogen-substituted silylium ions of the type [Alk2XSi(HCB11H5Br6)] (X = F, Cl, Br or I; Alk = Me, Et, iPr or tBu)

Green Technology: Co₄N@C Breaks Down Tetracycline
Water-friendly catalyst Co₄N@C made with NaCl efficiently destroys tetracycline in wastewater using PMS-green tech for cleaner water, fast reuse.