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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
First In-Depth Characterization of Dibenzoterrylene (DBT)
DBT shows a unique conformational switch that transforms it from a closed-shell molecule to a pronounced biradical, offering design principles for quantum and spintronic materials
A Newly Discovered Reaction Between Ethanol And Sugars in Beer
Michael Hellwig, Germany, discusses a non-enzymatic pathway that may contribute to beer aging and flavor changes
A Coumarin-Based AIE Probe for Eco-Friendly Hg²⁺ Sensing
A coumarin-based aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe uses intramolecular conformation locking to enable sensitive, selective, and rapid Hg²⁺ detection
Armin de Meijere (1939 – 2025)
German organic chemist known for exploring transition metal–catalyzed reactions for the synthesis of complex organic molecules has passed away
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
85th Birthday: Henning Hopf
Professor Henning Hopf, a leading German organic chemist and known his long service to the scientific community, celebrates his 85th birthday
Enantioselective VOC Sensing Using Monosaccharide-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Chemiresistors
M. Hurevich and S. Yitzchaik, Israel, address a challenge in chemical sensing: the enantioselective detection of weakly interacting volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
High-Yield Synthesis of Antiaromatic 5,15-Dioxaporphyrin (DOP)
To establish a high-yielding, reproducible method, reaction conditions, including concentrations, oxime reagents, reaction time, and solvets were investigated
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 🤔❓
Otto Röhm: A Chemical Visionary Bridging Chemistry and Industry
Otto Röhm (1876–1939), a chemical innovator and founder of Röhm & Haas, introduced industrial enzymes and Plexiglas
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
Impact of Multiple S-Palmitoylation on Peptide Behavior in Mass Spectrometry
How do multiple S-palmitoylation events influence peptide solubility, ionization, and fragmentation in mass spectrometry analysis?
Interfacial Supramolecular Polymerization Enables 2D Hierarchical Architectures
A novel interfacial polymerization strategy allows precise formation of two-dimensional hierarchical architectures with enhanced exciton migration and sensing performance
Breaking the NIR-IIx Barrier: Organic Small-Molecule Fluorophores for Deep-Tissue Imaging
Researchers develop bright, stable organic dyes that enable precise deep-tissue imaging and disease detection in the NIR-IIx spectrum
Creating and Manipulating π-Extended Quintulene on Surfaces
A curved nitrogen-doped nanocarbon synthesized that can flip shape and trap a gold atom at its center