Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: November 2024

Angewandte Chemie 50/2024: Key Reactions
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Phosphine-Stabilized P4C4 Cage Compound
First synthetic access to a phosphine-stabilized P4C4 cage, expanding the exploration of P,C phases in contrast to the well-studied P,N phases

Bringing Rare Earth Element Research from the Lab to Children’s TV
Lena Daumann and Sophie Gutenthaler-Tietze share their research and experiences filming for a popular German children's program and other outreach activities

Guess the Houses and Molecules—Chemistry Advent Calendar
Discover where famous chemists lived 🏠 and who synthesized iconic molecules 🧪. Every second day, a new question unlocks—can you identify the chemist behind the house or the molecule?

Angewandte Chemie 49/2024: Relevant Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Using Single-Atom Sulfur to Grow High-Quality Monolayer MoS2
Highly reactive sulfur species derived from battery waste provides products with low defect densities

α-Diimine-Stabilized Gallylenes Can Activate CO2
Low-valent complex can react with carbon dioxide and its sulfurized analogues

Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Unsupported Group 14–Aluminium Bonds
New class of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) also features the first structurally authenticated Al–Pb bond

Carboranyl Diphosphine Activates Ammonia
Metal-free, room-temperature N–H bond activation