All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 30
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NewsFirst protein probing experiments from Europe’s XFEL published
High-intensity x-rays offer insight into protein structure
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ResearchAlkaline earth carbonyls break the rules
Complexes of Ca, Sr and Ba adopt a transition metal-like 18-electron configuration, rather than the octet more usually found in main group compounds
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![Molecular structure of the cation of [Tb(Cpttt)2][B(C6F5)4]·CH2Cl2](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/6/3/6/138636_c8cc05261a-f2_index.jpg)
ResearchTerbium complex completes heavy lanthanide metallocenium family
Introducing terbocenium, a new heavy lanthanide sandwich complex that will add to molecular scale data storage studies
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ResearchTwisting molecule probes cell membrane tension
Changing fluorescence visualises strain in live cells, and reveals unusual behaviour
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ResearchActinide gap plugged by giant neptunium clusters
Complexes could help inform researchers working on nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management
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ResearchObserving orbitals solves hydrogen transfer puzzle
Visualising atoms’ wave function lets chemists tell true from indirect hydrogen atom transfer
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ResearchStacked copper clusters create semiconducting supramolecule
Mixed valencies and overlapping π-electron clouds help electrons move from molecule to molecule
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ResearchFast freezing reveals new insights into lithium battery degradation
Cryo-STEM shows a second type of dendrites growing on lithium electrodes
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ResearchFirst arsenic–germanium double bond made
Scientists use push–pull substitution to synthesise heavy imine
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![Structural Characterization of r[5]C24+](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/4/0/138240_CHEMPR499-10-7b.jpg)
ResearchMolecular necklace with record 24 positive charges made
Supercharged catenane squeezes 24 positive charges into five-ring interlocked system
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ResearchValence bond theory probes fundamental nature of hydrogen bonding
New insight reignites covalent versus electrostatics debate
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ResearchCuboctahedral copper cluster promotes main group coordination to new high
First examples of compounds in which a sulfide, chloride or bromide ion holds so large a coordination number
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FeatureDerek Barton and shape-shifting molecules
It’s 100 years since Derek Barton was born. Mike Sutton looks at his work developing conformational analysis
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ResearchProbability count reveals single atoms under electron microscope
Statistical model removes human bias in finding individual atoms in fuzzy images
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OpinionSolving oxidation states
Exceptions to Iupac’s definition means the rule still needs refinement
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ResearchPuzzle of why very similar sugars can taste much sweeter than others solved
The sweetest saccharides form the strongest and shortest hydrogen bonds
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ResearchA sweet way to make graphene
Green method generates nanomaterial by exfoliating graphite with sugars
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ResearchTrapped-ion quantum computer does chemistry calculations for the first time
For an accurate quantum simulation, all you need is a few atoms
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ResearchNanotube locked inside a porphyrin
Rotaxane-like assembly formed from mechanically interlocked carbon nanotubes and macrocylic porphyrin rings
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Feature150 years of helium
Humanity took a long time to notice the second most common chemical element in the universe, James Mitchell Crow notes. Today we would struggle to do without it