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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · Sep 11
This year's Chemical Science Symposium celebrates the chemistry of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics. Join us to explore cutting edge research from our international speakers and the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship winner.

18-19 November 2025
London, UK, and online

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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!

“Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.

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Graphical abstract for “Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🔥 HOT in Chemical Science!

“Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen).

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Graphical abstract for “Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, China).
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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📢 This week's Chemical Science Pick of the Week is here!

"Heavy-Atom Effect Regulating Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses" by Zhifeng Shi et al. (Zhengzhou University)

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Composite scientific graphic showing luminescent glass behavior and related data. Top row: six circular glass samples transitioning from clear under UV light to glowing green after UV is turned off, over 2 seconds. Bottom left: molecular structure illustration of (BuTPP)₂MCl₂X₂ glass with labeled atoms and polyhedral units. Bottom right: line graph of photoluminescence (PL) lifetime (ms) versus atomic number of [MCl₂X₂]²⁻, ranging from 98 to 188. The graph shows a sharp decrease in PL lifetime from 600 ms to near zero, with regions labeled RTP (green) and STE (orange). A yellow badge reads “Pick of the Week.” Text below: “(BuTPP)₂MCl₂X₂ glass (M = Zn, Cd; X = Cl, Br, I).
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!

“Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.

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Graphical abstract for “Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!

“Graphene oxide/carbon nanotube reinforced PCM microcapsules with high thermal conductivity and high latent heat for thermal energy storage” by Shujiang Ding et al. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.

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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Check out our latest collaborative work with the Baik and Wirth groups in @chemicalscience.rsc.org
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Oxidative Rearrangement of Alkynes to chiral α-Arylalkanoic Esters
Chiral α-arylalkanoic esters, valued as anti-inflammatory agents, are synthesised through an enantioselective oxidative rearrangement of alkynes under green, metal-free conditions. This study achieves...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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New and 🔥HOT🔥 in Chemical Science

"Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Remote P or Other Heteroatom (Si/S) Stereogenic Axially Chiral Scaffolds"

From Wenqi Liu, Zhijie Ling, Yang-Zi Liu and Wei-Ping Deng, Zhejiang Normal University, China.

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Diagram showing an enantioselective condensation reaction. On the left, a naphthyl-based substrate with X = P/S/Si reacts with an oxime derivative in the presence of CPA (chiral phosphoric acid catalyst). The product retains the heteroatom (P/S/Si) and introduces axial chirality. A multistep transformation arrow leads to a complex heteroatomic structure on the right. Text below highlights: “33 examples (up to 99% yield, 98:2 er)” and four checked features: remote heteroatomic axial chirality, broad substrate scope, high enantioselectivities, and synthetic application.
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Don't miss Hiroaki Imoto et al's recent article

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'Structural effects of arsine ligands on C–H difunctionalization of thiophene'

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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📢 NEW #ChemSciCovers

'Iron porphyrin flanked by viologen redox units for persistent carbon dioxide reduction in the presence of oxygen' by Ally Aukauloo, Philipp Gotico et al.

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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Have you seen this new HOT article in Chemical Science?

"Highly Selective and AI-Predictable Se-N Exchange Chemistry Between Benzoselenazolones and Boronic Acids for Programmable, Parallel, and DNA-Encoded Library Synthesis"

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Diagram illustrating SeNEx chemistry for selective synthesis. Top section shows a reaction scheme: BSEAs (benzoselenazole derivatives) reacting with boronic acids in the presence of AgNO₃ and DIPEA, converting N–Se to C–Se bonds. Middle banner reads “Highly selective and AI predictable SeNEx chemistry and its diversified performance.” Bottom section displays three applications: sequence-regulated oligoselenide (colored circles labeled A–E connected in a chain), on-plate parallel synthesis (grid of colored wells labeled A–D and 1–7), and DEL synthesis (DNA strand attached to a selenium-containing molecule). Colorful spheres and chemical structures represent selenium-based compounds.
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Don't miss Vinamr Jain, Michael T. Bergman, Carol K. Hall and Fengqi You's recent article

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'AI-driven rational design of promiscuous and selective plastic-binding peptides'

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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Issue 44 is here! #ChemSciCovers

Our front cover this week features Selvan Demir et al 🤩

'A tetraazanaphthalene radical-bridged dysprosium single-molecule magnet with a large coercive field'

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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Was great to be in London over the last 3 days for the fantastic @chemicalscience.rsc.org symposium and a talk at the @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Thanks Ramon Vilar for the invitation! Back to Paris for 2 days now…
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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🔥HOT🔥 research just published in Chemical Science! ✨

"Suppressing Oxygen-Vacancy-Mediated Chlorine Corrosion for High-Current Stable Seawater Electrolysis" by Shibin Yin et al. (Guangxi University, China).

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A scientific illustration showing an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) mechanism in water. At the center, layered structures composed of atoms (Ni, Fe, V, Cl, O, and H) form a catalyst with a labeled “Protective layer.” Above the catalyst, hydroxide ions (OH⁻) and oxygen molecules (O₂) are depicted, connected by a “Hydrogen bond network.” Lightning-like energy lines suggest electrochemical activity. Color-coded spheres represent elements: Ni (green), Fe (yellow), V (purple), Cl (light green), O (red), and H (white). The background is an underwater scene with bubbles, emphasizing the reaction environment.
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!

“Photo-Generated Radicals Mediated Molecular Luminescence Enhancement” by Xiang Ma et al. from East China University of Science & Technology, China.

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A scientific schematic illustrating radical-mediated luminescence. The top row shows three stages: on the left, blue spheres labeled “Non-luminescence” under UV light at 365 nm; in the center, a mix of blue and orange spheres glowing brightly, labeled “Strong luminescence”; and on the right, blue spheres again after another 365 nm exposure. Text highlights “QY = 51.1% Radical-mediated” in bold red, with a photo of a glowing sample. A checklist on the right lists: “Radical-mediated luminescence,” “Amine detection,” and “Synthesize asymmetric esters.” The overall color scheme uses blue for non-luminescent species and orange for luminescent radicals.
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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We're back with a bit of an ad-hoc solution after some technical difficulties.

Dr Michelle Ma opens our afternoon session of the first day covering theranostic radiotracers in oncology, focusing on 99mTc and 188Re.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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There has been so much fantastic bioinorganic chemistry research presented as part of the #ChemSciSymposium.

If you'd like to discover more state-of-the-art research in this area, do make sure to check out our spotlight collection with @daltontrans.rsc.org:

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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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ChemComm’s new 5-page limit is here! We’re giving authors more space for statements and references, while preserving the concise and accessible nature of our Communications.

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November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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I appreciate this. All the stuff you have to put at the end made an article here shorter than before!
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ChemComm’s new 5-page limit is here! We’re giving authors more space for statements and references, while preserving the concise and accessible nature of our Communications.

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November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Nar1 is another weird guy - looks like a [FeFe]-hydrogenase, appears to be related even, but has no H2 activity. Braymer et al. now report in @chemicalscience.rsc.org that Nar1 from yeast binds a [2Fe-2S] cluster instead of the H-cluster's diiron site. Same but different...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Congratulations to the poster prize winners of the 2025 Chemical Science Symposium!

Celeste Fion @chemicalscience.rsc.org prize ✨

Niamh Oliver @analyst.rsc.org prize✨

Sara Staudhammer @sensorsdiagnostics.rsc.org prize ✨

🎉 Congratulations! 🎉
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy offers new insights into the physical nature of halogen bonding – in some cases it found covalent contributions can account for up to a quarter of interaction energy.
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Paramagnetic NMR used to probe covalent character of halogen bonds
Assessing hyperfine shifts in paramagnetic NMR spectra provides new details on the covalent character of halogen bonded cocrystals
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November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Broad-spectrum rejection of emerging organic contaminants with different structures and properties from complex water matrices by a chlorine-resistant Janus nanofiltration membrane http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2025/SC/D5SC05978J
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November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Closing out our #ChemSciSymposium for 2025, Professor Chris Chang is presenter with our Chemical Science Lectureship prize by our symposium chair, Professor Tom Meade!
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Cover @chemicalscience.rsc.org on "Mimicking sMMOH chemistry: trapping the Sc3+ -bound nonheme FeIII –O–O–FeIII adduct prior to its conversion into an FeIV 2 (m-O)2 core" by @marcelswart.bsky.social in collaboration with Prof. Larry Que

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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM