Highlights
C&EN: Crystals defy their symmetry to discern chiral light
24 June 2025Centrosymmetric crystals have always absorbed equal amounts of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light—until now.
C&EN: Magnetic stirrers linked to issues with reproducing chemistry results
17 June 2025From the lab that found impurities on your stir bar—your flask’s placement on a stirrer plate can mess with your reaction too.
C&EN: ‘Perplexanes’ achieve mind-bending molecular topology
10 June 2025Zirconium helps to weave entangled nanocarbon cages in high yields.
C&EN: Atom-thin iodine film makes its debut
29 May 2025Iodinene is the first halogen analog of graphene and is expected to be unusually metallic.
C&EN Talented 12: Sascha Feldmann
23 May 2025Commanding charged particles and light for energy efficiency.
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C&EN: Magnetic liquid frees microfluidics from friction
Conveyor-belt effect in the liquid speeds sensitive cell samples with less pressure.
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C&EN: Simple synthesis for shapeshifting molecules
Bullvalene’s constant metamorphosis could be exploited in sensing applications.
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C&EN: Porous ionic liquid captures alcohols and CFCs
Cage-like structures could enable selective separations in continuous-flow systems.
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C&EN: Boron-nitrogen compound is close cousin of benzene
The latest ‘inorganic benzene’ has pronounced aromaticity.
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C&EN: Biorefinery turns birch wood into renewable chemicals
Lignin breakdown produces phenol and propylene, offering a low-carbon alternative to fossil-fuel-based processes.
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C&EN: Zeolite membrane finds holey purpose in methanol synthesis
Porous sodium aluminosilicate separates water from gases in high-temperature reaction.
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C&EN: Boron makes quadruple bond with rhodium
RhB is the first diatomic molecule with a four-fold bond to boron.
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C&EN: Porphyrin wheel sets record as largest aromatic ring
With 162 delocalized electrons, giant ring has global aromaticity.
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C&EN: Rhodium photocatalyst does double duty to generate hydrogen
Air-stable complex uses light to catalyze production of solar fuel.
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C&EN: Mechanoacid polymer signals a smash hit
Stress-induced acid formation shows location and timing of damage.
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