All Oxidation state articles
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ResearchElectrochemical series for materials makes predicting oxidation states easy
Machine-learning trained model could open up new opportunities in materials discovery
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ResearchElectrons in zinc’s filled 3d orbitals can participate in chemical reactions
Super electrophilic trianions accept three additional electrons to support zinc in a +3 oxidation state
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ResearchPushing praseodymium past its oxidation limits
Researchers isolate the first molecular species bearing praseodymium(IV), which could find applications in catalysis and new materials
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ResearchFirst stable solid pentavalent plutonium compound stumbled upon by chance
Never-before-seen form of plutonium could shake up models of how radioactive contaminants disperse in the environment
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ResearchBrown ring molecule defies the very definition of oxidation state
Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state
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OpinionSolving oxidation states
Exceptions to Iupac’s definition means the rule still needs refinement
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ResearchInterlocked molecules encircle stable radicals
Catenane radicals with up to seven oxidation states might one day be used in memory devices
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Research+2 lead hydride is world’s first
Organo-lead compound completes +2 hydride puzzle of heavy group 14 elements
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ResearchHeaviest +4 ion on the periodic table stabilised
A berkelium(IV) ion has been made under mild conditions using an iron carrier molecule
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ResearchPlutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal
New +2 oxidation state fills hole in transuranium element chemistry
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ResearchFirst double salt containing negative platinum ions
New material has platinum in -2 oxidation state
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ResearchOxidation state +10 may exist in a platinum compound
Prediction suggests platinum oxide compound is stable in +10 state for nearly a year
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ResearchRewriting the textbooks with a pinch of salt
Chlorine atoms in the –2 oxidation state, and other high pressure-induced oddities, predicted using new model