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Solvation caught in the act
Water molecules observed arranging themselves into solvation shell around azo dye
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Longest molecular chain paves way to interlocked polymers
Polymers made of mechanically interlocked molecules could make for strong but flexible materials
Calcium breaks ‘like repels like’ rule in benzene alkylation
Serendipitous discovery sees main-group metal topple textbook paradigm
Batteries made safer with fire-extinguishing electrolytes
Non-flammable salts form a stabilising layer over anodes of lithium-ion batteries
Beyond buckets and batches
Embracing flow chemistry means leaving behind some faithful friends
Old and new spectroscopic techniques team up to decipher intricate alkaloids
Cutting-edge strategies set to increase our access to chemical space after researchers use them to verify unprecedented structures
Catalyst sets sights on C–H sites
New catalyst stereoselectively functionalises unactivated C–H bonds
Materials
How do liquid metal snowflakes grow?
Electrochemical oxidation shapes liquid gallium–indium metal into fractal shapes
Material containing perfectly planar octacoordinate titanium predicted
Titanium falls flat in an eight-membered boron ring
Next-generation invisible ink revealed
Reversible reaction transforms MOF messages into glowing perovskite crystals
Reactions and synthesis
Catalyst sets sights on C–H sites
New catalyst stereoselectively functionalises unactivated C–H bonds
Stainless steel takes the heat off difluoromethylation
Bespoke 3D-printed reactor makes use of greenhouse gas
Acene synthesis sets new record for twisted molecules
Chemists prepare ‘twistacenes’ with torsion angles of up to 170º
Atoms and bonds
Quantum dots and a bright future
Tune in to the amazing semiconductors giving colour to your TV
Phase to phase
Chemists are finding fascinating phase-change phenomena, discovers Rachel Brazil
Torn crystal reveals interlayer van der Waals forces
Sticking force between layers of atomically thin material measured for the first time
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The long read
Phase to phase
Chemists are finding fascinating phase-change phenomena, discovers Rachel Brazil
Opinions and views
Beyond buckets and batches
Embracing flow chemistry means leaving behind some faithful friends
Natural selection
Bioactive compounds don’t just inspire new synthetic strategies, they’re also the ultimate test
(‒)-Pavidolide B
An innovative approach to making five-membered carbon rings makes for a strikingly short synthesis
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