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Angewandte Chemie 34/2019: Forming Bonds

First Synthesis of a Carbon Nanocone
Carbon pentagon surrounded by 30 hexagons

Superalkali with Record Low Ionization Energy
New alkali-metal complex has an ionization potential of only 1.52 eV

First Scandium Phosphonioketene
Reaction of a scandium phosphoniomethylidene with carbon monoxide

First Isolable, Open-Shell Iridium Oxo Complex
Unusual bonding situation and ambiphilic reactivity

Boron Analogue of 2-Butene Synthesized under Mild Conditions
Catalyst-free diboration of a B–B triple bond

Angewandte Chemie 33/2019: A Soft Spot for Chemistry
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Simulated Chemical Vapor Deposition
Thermal decomposition of a tungsten carbonitride precursor investigated in situ

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First Square-Planar f-Element Complex Isolated
Thorium(III) aryloxide complex with unprecedented structure