Over 2.5 years @reecelisterroberts.bsky.social has been working on isolating a range of 4-atom nitrogen chain radical anions! Now published in @natchem.nature.com! @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Locum Associate or Senior Editor Job Title: Locum Associate or Senior Editor (Chemical Biology / Biological Chemistry), Nature Chemistry Company: Nature Portfolio Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term (maternity leave cover) Location(...

We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

Wavelength-steered directional rotation in an autonomous light-driven molecular motor - Nature Chemistry The rational design of autonomous light-powered molecular motors remains a formidable challenge in nanoscience. Now, a photochemically driven diazene-based rotary motor has been shown to rotate around...

There's a new motor in town! 🏎️ 🔬

Out in @natchem.nature.com , our latest study introduces a light-driven diazene molecular rotary motor able not only to achieve directional motion, but also to invert the rotation by varying the colour of the light supplied.

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Towards single-crystalline two-dimensional poly(arylene vinylene) covalent organic frameworks - Nature Chemistry Two-dimensional poly(arylene vinylene) frameworks are promising polymer semiconductors, yet obtaining highly crystalline materials is a major challenge. Now a series of 11 highly crystalline or single...

This is a v nice paper.. Essentially a reconstruction strategy and it yields really impressive results... @natchem.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Collective asymmetric synthesis of the Strychnos alkaloids via thiophene S,S-dioxide cycloadditions - Nature Chemistry Thiophene S,S-dioxides are excellent substrates for cycloaddition reactions, but underused in target-oriented synthesis. Here the authors show how these heterocycles enable the asymmetric synthesis of...

Amazingly efficient synthesis of the strychnine family of alkaloids from Ed Anderson Group at @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social
These thiophene-dioxides are really useful synthons
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Quantum quacks Nature Chemistry - It is 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, and not only did it bring with it a greater understanding of the world around us, it also introduced a new...

When I wrote my latest for @natchem.nature.com on the appropriation of the quantum mechanical lexicon by scam artists, could I have imagined that the surgeon general of Florida would be peddling the woo? Alas, probably. rdcu.be/eXQL (1/3)

Chiral catalysis-driven rotary molecular motors - Nature Chemistry The structural anisotropy necessary for the powered directional rotation of chemically fuelled molecular motors had previously been provided by chiral fuels or enzymes. Now it has been shown that asym...

Out today in @natchem.nature.com 😃 Huakui, @stefanborsley.bsky.social @benjaminoacid.bsky.social & co illustrate why catalysis-driven motors (like motor proteins) can't use designs based on light-driven motors or molecules-that-rotate-through-multi-reaction-sequences www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Lovely summary of our 🎯 DarT-labelling technology! We are hoping to see this applied to a more basic cell biology and biochem applicationsn

link to the original @natureportfolio.nature.com @natchem.nature.com article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We just took a deep dive into this tour-de-force chemoproteomics paper from @stephanhacker2.bsky.social and colleagues in our journal club today — really interesting findings about selectivity and coverage of 56 different electrophilic warheads, and great experimental and analysis workflows. Bravo!

CO2 sorption in fluorinated non-porous coordination polymers - Nature Chemistry Porous materials have long been a focus of research for gas separations. Now, flexible, highly fluorinated coordination polymers lacking permanently built-in cavities have been shown to adsorb CO2 thr...

Tobi and I were invited to highlight the recent paper of the team led by Vitórica-Yrezábal and Brammer in Nature Chemistry, so please enjoy "CO2 sorption in fluorinated non-porous coordination polymers" 😍 @chemiehhu.bsky.social @hhu.de
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Discovery of highly fluorescent covalent organic frameworks through AI-assisted iterative experiment–learning cycles - Nature Chemistry Developing porous crystalline materials with tailored properties is challenging because of the vast design space and the high cost of screening. Now, highly fluorescent covalent organic frameworks hav...

Finally, the November cover shows an artistic representation of a mountain landscape symbolizing an iterative machine learning optimization, with paths representing successive improvements to the chemical structure of fluorescent COFs. Full paper here:
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Ribose at the heart of life - Nature Chemistry Benjamin N. Bhawal examines the enigmatic history of ribose in chemistry, its multifaceted structure, and its role in the origin of life and the design of future therapeutics.

And an In Your Element on the history of ribose, its structure, and its role in the origin of life and the design of future therapeutics.

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Reducing the carbon footprint of chemistry labs - Nature Chemistry Philippe Loubet and André Estévez-Torres, from Bordeaux INP and CNRS-University of Lille respectively, talk to Nature Chemistry about assessing the carbon footprint of chemistry laboratories, and appr...

A Q&A with Philippe Loubet (Bordeaux INP) and André Estévez-Torres (CNRS-University of Lille) about the carbon footprint of chemistry labs and ways to cut their environmental impact.

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The human story of benzene - Nature Chemistry The discovery of benzene two centuries ago marked a turning point in chemistry. From contributing to the development of chemical bonding concepts, to its practical use in the chemical industry, the st...

A Comment by Judy I. Wu (@judywuchem.bsky.social) on the human history of benzene, to celebrate the 200 years since the discovery of this iconic compound.

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Extinguishing the saturation horizon - Nature Chemistry The buffering capacity of the world’s oceans has helped offset the effects of CO2 emissions on climate; however, it is not without cost. Bruce Gibb discusses the causes, the chemistry and the conseque...

A Thesis on the causes, the chemistry and the consequences of ocean acidification, by Bruce C. Gibb

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artistic representation of a mountain landscape symbolizing the iterative machine learning optimization, with paths representing successive improvements to the chemical structure of the COFs.

Our November issue is live!🔔 It contains the usual mix of Articles and News and Views, along with…

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"The human story of benzene" by @judywuchem.bsky.social, now online @natchem.nature.com
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” This Collection recognises the achievements of the Laureates. #chemsky 🧪

Core diversification using 1,2-oxaborines as a versatile molecular platform Nature Chemistry - In drug discovery, the preparation of analogues with diverse core structures often requires laborious efforts. Now it has been shown that 1,2-oxaborines, which are synthesized...

Check out our latest work in Nat. Chem. @natchem.nature.com !
We developed a platform using 1,2-oxaborines to construct a broad range of aromatic and non-aromatic cores from common enone/enal precursors.
Congratulations to Yao and the team!
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Bottom-up approach to making larger hydrocarbon molecules capable of optical cycling Nature Chemistry - Alkaline-earth phenoxides show promise as optical cycling centres; however, their properties when connected to larger structures is unclear. Now it has been shown that their...

Check out our new paper on making cooler and bigger qubits in @natchem.nature.com!
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Check out my 'News & Views' on this exciting work, now out by invitation in Nature Chemistry @natchem.nature.com and available to read at rdcu.be/eJitR and www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our manuscript introducing ion-pair assembly in CDC-borenium ions as a method to unlock red to near-infrared luminescence is now published in Nature Chemistry (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)! Chunlin shows that counteranion modulation directs solid-state emission! #maingroup @natchem.nature.com

Opinionated science Nature Chemistry - When the facts can’t speak for themselves, scientists can give them a voice, argues Michelle Francl.

Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3

Big congrats to my colleagues upstairs! Great work now published in @natchem.nature.com. Always happy to run #proteomics experiments with you. 🤝

Magnets may help astronauts breathe easier. A study in @natchem.nature.com shows they can boost water-splitting efficiency in microgravity by up to 240%, offering a simpler way to produce oxygen in space. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Origins of life: the molecules that could have unlocked peptide synthesis For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key.

For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key

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Super interesting insight into a @natcomputsci.nature.com paper.

Cool stuff, discovery of protein oliogophosphorylation by the Fiedler lab @fmp-berlin.de @natchem.nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Now what if NME1 is indeed the missing eukaryotic inorganic polyphosphate kinase?

Photoinduced double charge accumulation in a molecular compound - Nature Chemistry The photoinduced accumulation of redox equivalents is a challenging requirement for artificial photosynthesis. Now a molecule has been developed in which the sequential absorption of photons results i...

New molecular design absorbs 2 photons to store 2 positive and 2 negative charges

100 ns lifetime, 3 eV energy storage, and 37% quantum yield

A step toward multi-electron photochemistry

Mathis Brändlin and @bjoernpfund.bsky.social in @natchem.nature.com

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