Magnus Buchner, Marburg, and his coauthors have synthesized and characterized monocationic tris(pyrazolyl)borate beryllium phosphine complexes

Sterics, Electronics, and Reactivity in Beryllium Phosphine Complexes

š§Ŗ Article Highlight: C(sp²)āH Activation via a NiāAl Complex
A heterometallic NiāAl complex breaks CāH bonds in pyridines with ligand-controlled precision

Crown Ether-Driven Phosphorescence for 3D-Printed Optical Materials
Novel crown-ether-isolated Ag(I) polymers overcome quenching, achieve strong green phosphorescence and aggregation-induced emission (AIE)

Interfacial Coordination Induced Crystalline Metallacyclic Membrane for Enantioseparation
Novel interfacial-assembled chiral membrane achieves unprecedented enantioseparation: 100% enantiomeric excess and high flux via selective retardation

Angewandte Chemie Update
Just published articles from Angewandte Chemie, the flagship journal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
Efficient Imidazolium-Titanium Catalyst for Oleic Acid
A hybrid Ti-imidazolium catalyst achieves 96% oleic acid conversion with high stability, offering a green route for esterification-based biofuels.

2025 Chemistry Europe Award Presented to Stefan Grimme at IUPAC Opening Ceremony
At IUPAC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Stefan Grimme received the prestigious Chemistry Europe Award for his contributions to density functional theory

š§Ŗ Article Highlight: Light-Activated Iron Catalysts for Efficient Curing of Dark Alkyd Paints
Photoactive ironānaphthalene complexes enable fast, environmentally friendly curing of even dark-pigmented alkyd paints

Copper-Salen Complex Shows Promise as Safer Cancer Agent
A new copper-salen complex targets cancer cells with reduced harm to healthy cells, offering a potential alternative to traditional chemotherapy drugs

š§Ŗ Article Highlight: Planar Tetracoordinate Fluorine in Binary Clusters
First examples of planar tetracoordinate flourine atoms in binary MāFāā» (M = Li, Na) clusters have been predicted using quantum chemical methods