All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 13
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OpinionExploring the potential of nanoarchitectonics
Combining self-assembly techniques from across scientific disciplines could allow us to precisely build any material structure
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ResearchMacrocyclic NHC ligands serve up trio of new actinide sandwich complexes
Delocalised, anionic macrocyclic NHCs with unusually strongly σ-donation set to expand suite of stable organometallic complexes with f block cations
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ResearchAcidity of a single hydroxyl group measured with atomic precision for first time
Functionalised AFM tip used to assess the acidity of individual OH groups on an indium oxide surface
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OpinionIda Noddack and the trouble with element 43
The German chemist discovered one element and may have been the first to suggest nuclear fission – but her legacy is troubled, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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Research‘Molecular drone’ that carries off atoms points way to speedier atomic control
Phthalocyanine derivative leaves vacancies in surface
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OpinionLetters: May 2021
Readers ponder hydrogel vaccine distribution and life with hearing difficulties
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ResearchMolecular ‘compass’ traces van der Waals interactions within a zeolite
The tiny device consists of single hydrocarbon molecules trapped in the channels of a zeolite
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ResearchCalculations predict first quadruple bond between a transition metal and silicon
Silicon–ruthenium interaction adds to flurry of research on multiple bonds
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ResearchLightest uranium isotope yet reveals nuclear stability secrets
Discovery offers new insight into isotopic stability seen at ‘magic numbers’
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ResearchComputational study finds fluorine in flatland
Proposed planar clusters contain fluorine atoms and group 13 elements
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ResearchExotic bond takes computational chemists by surprise
New results could help to solve the dispute around the strange Na–B bond in NaBH3–
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ResearchThree-centre single-electron bond caught in a cage
Fullerene cage stabilises bond never before seen in lanthanide chemistry
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ResearchNew definition of electronegativity fixes flaws left by Linus Pauling
Revised version of Pauling’s formula enables better predictions for problem systems such as metal-containing molecules
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ResearchFour-electron transfer is a first for f-element chemistry
Uranium (II) systems shown to effect reduction of azobenzene to yield a bis(imido) uranium (VI) complex
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ResearchChemists reconsider the impact of through-space effects
Through-space electrostatic effects are shown to be dominant in certain radical reactions, where previously through-bond interactions were thought to determine reaction rate
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ResearchCadmium cyanide surprises chemists by shrinking when irradiated with x-rays
Contraction expands potential applications for inorganic materials
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ResearchOrganometallic manganese cluster resembles nesting dolls
Researchers make an intricate structure with a strong magnetocaloric effect
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ResearchWarped nanographene at odds with aromaticity
Scientists discover a π-electron circuit with an odd number of electrons in a polycyclic system
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ResearchSubtle quantum phenomenon found to alter chemical reactivity for the first time
Peeking into the picosecond transition state window reveals effect of spin–orbital interactions