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Electrochemical cell for neutron scattering Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Emily R. Draper
Emily Draper explains how to design and build electrochemical equipment for neutron scattering experiments with simple, at-hand components and techniques.
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Strategic application of C–H oxidation in natural product total synthesis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Ian Bakanas, Robert F. Lusi, Stefan Wiesler, Jack Hayward Cooke, Richmond Sarpong
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Lipopeptides as tools in catalysis, supramolecular, materials and medicinal chemistry Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Cesar Vicente-Garcia, Ignacio Colomer
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Identifying an algal love potion Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Stephen G. Davey
The structure of pheromone, produced by microalgae in vanishingly small quantities as part of a signalling cascade that controls sexual reproduction, has been determined.
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Tricycles from bicycles Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Stephanie Greed
Researchers have found a new route to complex polycyclic indoline structures from indoles and bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes using a Lewis acid catalyst.
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NMR deconvolution in the blink of an AI Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Martin Priessner
NMR spectroscopic data can now be fed to algorithms capable of deconvoluting the peaks in the search for its structure. Feeding the software with experimental and modelled data means that accurate fits can be produced in little time.
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Setting the zirconocene for radical selectivity Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Haibo Wu, Emanuele Silvi
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Platform chemicals from plastics Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Stephen G. Davey
A general method to depolymerize plastic waste from resin codes 2–7 — including multilayered packaging and oil-contaminated packaging — and produce platform chemicals has been described.
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Molecular pyramids — from tetrahedranes to [6]pyramidanes Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Qiu Sun, Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld, Gerald Kehr, Gerhard Erker
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From autocatalysis to survival of the fittest in self-reproducing lipid systems Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Michael G. Howlett, Stephen P. Fletcher
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Light my fire Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
The volatility of certain ionic liquids can be controlled electrochemically by applying a voltage to break their aromatic components. Cathodic reduction creates combustible species, but once the power is switched off and aromaticity restored, the liquid is thermally stable again.
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Let’s twist again Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Stephanie Greed
Drawing inspiration from helical structures in nature, researchers have developed a cobalt-based complex able to twist and untwist, converting between nanohelix and nanowire structures.
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Looking at your lab through a new lens Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Christina Goudreau Collison, Lea Vacca Michel
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Ab initio quantum chemistry with neural-network wavefunctions Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Jan Hermann, James Spencer, Kenny Choo, Antonio Mezzacapo, W. M. C. Foulkes, David Pfau, Giuseppe Carleo, Frank Noé
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Editing of polymer backbones Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Rachael A. J. Ditzler, Andrew J. King, Sydney E. Towell, Maxim Ratushnyy, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy
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Modern chemistry is rubbish Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Hannah Flerlage, J. Chris Slootweg
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Cap and release Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
The synthesis of a new family of self-assembled Ca2+-seamed capsules is reported. The interior volumes are the largest currently reported voids in molecular capsules, and they are completely isolated from the exterior environments.
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From alchemist to AI chemist Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Rebecca L. Greenaway, Kim E. Jelfs, Alan C. Spivey, Sophia N. Yaliraki
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Let’s not split hairs Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Georgie Cowell
A clean and non-toxic, one-step keratin crosslinking approach has been described, paving the way for greener and more sustainable hair styling.
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Staying alive Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Stephen G. Davey
A living catalyst transfer polymerization enables access to low dispersity polyphenylenes and ultimately to length-selective synthesis of graphene nanoribbons.
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The design of PINO-like hydrogen-atom-transfer catalysts Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Cheng Yang, Sahil Arora, Stephen Maldonado, Derek A. Pratt, Corey R. J. Stephenson
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Tailoring passivators for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Hong Zhang, Lukas Pfeifer, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Junhao Chu, Michael Grätzel
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The emerald curse Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Andrea Sella
A review of Dan Egan’s book The Devil’s Element, where he explores the element that both makes plants grow and toxifies our water — phosphorus.
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Rapid capture of small peptide binders Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Susannah H. Calvert, Joanna F. McGouran
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Publisher Correction: DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap. Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Alex Hoose,Richard Vellacott,Marko Storch,Paul S Freemont,Maxim G Ryadnov
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Interfacial interpretation Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
Voronoi domains combined with modelled vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy can be used to investigate surfaces, interfaces, and hydrations shells at reduced computational costs.
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Copper clusters emulate the elementary Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Stephen G. Davey
A series of tricopper mono-, di- and tri-hydride complexes have been prepared and studied as a models of heterogeneous copper catalysts for carbon dioxide reductions.
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Radical approaches to C–S bonds Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Zijun Wu, Derek A. Pratt
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Publisher Correction: Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity. Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Marina Corbella,Gaspar P Pinto,Shina C L Kamerlin
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Anion chemistry in energy storage devices Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Zhaodong Huang, Xinliang Li, Ze Chen, Pei Li, Xiulei Ji, Chunyi Zhi
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You can judge a book by its spectra Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Stephanie Greed
Near-infrared spectroscopy combined with machine learning can predict the publication years of paper books from 1851 to 2000 with an unprecedented accuracy of 2 years.
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Publisher Correction: Targeting the human gut microbiome with small-molecule inhibitors. Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Amelia Y M Woo,Miguel A Aguilar Ramos,Rohan Narayan,Khyle C Richards-Corke,Michelle L Wang,Walter J Sandoval-Espinola,Emily P Balskus
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Cyclopentadienyl ring activation in organometallic chemistry and catalysis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Andrew VanderWeide, Demyan E. Prokopchuk
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Running rings around a cyclophane Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Stephen G. Davey
When two phenyl rings are perfectly stacked in a cyclophane structure that is bridged by three helicene linkers, they lose some of their aromatic stability, even though the overall structure — with 78 π-electrons — is aromatic.
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Unveiling the final nitrogenase Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Stephanie Greed
Nitrogenases are enzymes capable of reducing atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia. By better understanding their structure and the reaction mechanism, researchers can work towards artificial mimics that may replace the need for the energy-demanding Haber–Bosch process.
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A glass of half and half Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
A highly stable glass has been prepared by the physical vapour deposition of two materials in equal amounts.
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Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Marina Corbella, Gaspar P. Pinto, Shina C. L. Kamerlin
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Metal-catalysed C–C bond formation at cyclopropanes Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Alexis L. Gabbey, Katerina Scotchburn, Sophie A. L. Rousseaux
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How to attract the next generation of chemists Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 André K. Isaacs
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Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Katriona Harrison, Angus S. Mackay, Lucas Kambanis, Joshua W. C. Maxwell, Richard J. Payne
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Ensemble determination by NMR data deconvolution Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Lianne H. E. Wieske, Stefan Peintner, Máté Erdélyi
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Direct air capture: fledgling technology or world saviour? Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Jennifer A. Rudd
A review of Paul McKendrick’s book Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet, which looks at the chemistry, engineering and economics behind direct air capture.
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Modular methodology Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Stephen G. Davey
A bacterial tridecasaccharide known to prevent inflammatory bowel disease has been synthesized.
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Stabilization of photoactive phases for perovskite photovoltaics Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Xueping Liu, Deying Luo, Zheng-Hong Lu, Jae Sung Yun, Michael Saliba, Sang Il Seok, Wei Zhang
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Another Lindlar catalyst? I don’t zinc so Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Stephanie Greed
Hydrogenation reactions of alkynes to cis-alkenes is typically carried out with precious metal catalysts. A new zinc complex represents a rare example of a non-transition metal able to carry out this stereoselective transformation.
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Hide-and-seek on a universal scale Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
Hydroxylamine is a molecule of prebiotic interest, but its estimated abundance in space is orders of magnitude greater than what we have observed. To answer this discrepancy, quantum chemical calculations are used to investigate its formation and destruction pathways.
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Investigating the function and design of molecular materials through terahertz vibrational spectroscopy Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Peter A. Banks, Elyse M. Kleist, Michael T. Ruggiero
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Silk chemistry and biomedical material designs Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Onur Hasturk, Thomas Falcucci, David L. Kaplan
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Targeting the human gut microbiome with small-molecule inhibitors Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Amelia Y. M. Woo, Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos, Rohan Narayan, Khyle C. Richards-Corke, Michelle L. Wang, Walter J. Sandoval-Espinola, Emily P. Balskus
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Miniaturizing chemistry and biology using droplets in open systems Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Yuting Zeng, Jian Wei Khor, Tammi L. van Neel, Wan-chen Tu, Jean Berthier, Sanitta Thongpang, Erwin Berthier, Ashleigh B. Theberge
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Prospects and challenges for nitrogen-atom transfer catalysis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Mario N. Cosio, David C. Powers
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Asymmetric reactions involving aryne intermediates Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Ken Kamikawa
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Inclusive teaching at your fingertips Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Christina Goudreau Collison
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Design principles of the use of alkynes in radical cascades Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Chaowei Hu, Justice Mena, Igor V. Alabugin
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Disordered bronze tops the podium Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
A thermoelectric material is presented which adopts a tungsten bronze structure with high-entropy properties but without rare-earth metals. Through entropy engineering, the Seebeck coefficient is optimized and the thermal conductivity is minimized, thereby creating the most efficient thermoelectric material of its kind.
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Look what the catenane dragged in Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Stephanie Greed
Abundant metal copper with a catenane ligand system can effectively induce the oxygen reduction reaction, a promising alternative to typical precious-metal electrocatalysts.
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Nucleating nanoparticles Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Hannah Hatcher
A gold nanoparticle colloidal system is used to explore the effect of nanoparticle–substrate interactions on heterogeneous nucleation, providing a simple model for a complex and poorly understood physical process.