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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/26/2026) – Department of Chemistry Professor Erin E. Carlson has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is one of fi...

In dihaloarene cross-couplings, the step(s) that take place after reductive elimination and before the start of the next cycle influence selectivity for monofunctionalization versus difunctionalizatio...

A series of 2,6-bis(3-mesitylimidazol-2-ylidene)pyridine (MesCNC) calcium dihalide (X = Cl, Br) complexes have been synthesized by direct treatment of the corresponding imidazolium salt precursor with calcium bis(trimethylsilyl(amide)) (Ca[N(SiMe3)2]2(thf)2), in contrast to previously reported methods. Structural evaluation showed that generating the analogous ligand with substitutions at the 3- and 5-positions of the central pyridine moiety resulted in the 3,5-dimethyl-2,6-bis(3-mesitylimidazol-2-ylidene)pyridine (3,5-Me2-MesCNC)CaI2 complex, which shows puckering of the ligand that has not been observed previously. Attempts to characterize these complexes by solution-state NMR spectroscopy have been previously elusive; herein, we report full characterization of a suite of pyridinebis(carbene) calcium complexes along with single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 14 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41929-025-01473-9Nickel-catalysed cross-coupling reactions generally use Ni(II) or Ni(0) precatalysts. Here the authors report thermally stable dinuclear Ni(I) complexes with commercial isocyanide ligands for the efficient catalysis in Kumada, Suzuki–Miyaura and Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reactions.

Iron’s abundance motivates its use in sustainable catalyst systems that also offer complementary reactivity manifolds compared to precious metals. However, the challenging reduction of benchmark iron ...

New laws and evolving technologies for breaking down polyurethanes aim to create a more circular economy for mattresses

Agency staff members say that the changes are reasonable, but they are worried about the potential effects on review.

General procedures for the rhodium-catalyzed annulation of aryl/heteroaryl O-pivaloyl hydroxamic acids and norbornadiene have been developed. Employing norbornadiene as an acetylene equivalent enables...

The inaugural group of fellows will receive funds for up to 2 years of research

C&EN editors’ annual round-up of spectacular molecules we’ve covered in the past year

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is widely used in teaching and research laboratories, but TLC plate cutters remain expensive, with most commercial models priced above $800 USD. This article presents a...

The fall 2025 grants total $12,475,000 in researcher investments

Heteroatom insertions into chemically inert carbon–carbon single bonds are rare compared to their unsaturated analogues. Now, ligand-to-metal charge transfer offers a promising entry point for oxygen ...

Making these strained intermediates just got easier, thanks to new precursors that react in the presence of blue light

Nature - Myriad Aryne Derivatives from Carboxylic Acids

The Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts + Sciences at Indiana University is a highly collegial department with cutting-edge expertise in a wide variety of modern disciplines including mater...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/2/2025) – The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant (CBITG) isn’t just one of the longest-running student training grants at the University of Minnesota – it’s one of t...

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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (9/25/2025) – Dr. Jihye Park will join the Department of Chemistry faculty in January 2026. The department is thrilled to welcome Park as an Associate Professor.Park will join t...

Reflections of a chemistry professor from a state university in the midwestern United States. Click to read Metallacyclic Logic, by Neal Mankad, a Substack publication. Launched 7 hours ago.

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This electrochemist discovers new catalysts and finds unconventional ways to navigate the lab

The stereoselective functionalization of C–H bonds represents a central challenge in modern organic synthesis. Despite decades of innovation in C–H activation chemistry, methods for Z-selective functi...

Herein, we share an overview of the scientific highlights from speakers at the latest edition of the longstanding Bürgenstock Conference.