In a study published in Chemical Science, researchers used metadynamics and spectroscopy to show how ligand crowding alters lanthanide solvation free energy, explaining why malonamide ligands preferentially extract light lanthanides, reversing the trend.
In studies published in Dalton Transaction and Chemistry A European Journal, researchers report that redox-driven reactivity in Np gives rise to the formation of multinuclear Np molecules through proton-coupled electron transfer chemistry.
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers report the high-resolution molecular structure of a “biohybrid,” a plant protein engineered for applications in solar-driven hydrogen production.
In a study published in ACS Nano, researchers use atomic layer deposition tools to synthesize magic-size clusters of a novel metal chalcogenide species from gas phase.
In a study published in ACS Catalysis, researchers use AI-driven methods to characterize more than 100 catalysts for the conversion of propane to propylene, an approach that can be applied generally to identify and characterize dehydrogenation catalysts.
In a study published in the Journal of Chemical Physics, researchers report that two different molecules can have similar rotational spectra. Current AI-based chemical discovery methods can miss these “twins,” which in some cases may be discerned later.
In a study published in Nature Geoscience, researchers show that the predicted contribution of Criegee intermediates in forming secondary organic aerosols falls below Amazon forest measurements, implying other mechanisms or more troposphere formation.
In studies published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, researchers used advanced free-energy simulation methods to show that nanostructured solvents reduce the energy cost for extractants to bind metals.
