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Nature Chemistry

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Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes

The asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes to chiral hydroxylamines is a long-standing problem due to the labile N-O bond and inert C=N bond. It has now been enabled by a chiral nickel catalyst with excellent results in which the weak interactions between catalyst and substrate play crucial roles.

Wanbin Zhang

Jun 13, 2022

Breaking and making of bonds: constructive remodeling of a polymer under mechanical loads.

Nature Communications

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Breaking and making of bonds: constructive remodeling of a polymer under mechanical loads.

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Chenxu Wang and 1 other

Jun 13, 2022

Stereocontrol of alkene synthesis via switching among electrochemistry, photocatalysis and photo-electrochemistry

Nature Communications

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Stereocontrol of alkene synthesis via switching among electrochemistry, photocatalysis and photo-electrochemistry

Chen Zhu

Jun 10, 2022

Nature Catalysis

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Acidic CO2RR Employing Bimetallic Catalysts Increases the Carbon Utilization Efficiency in CO2 Electrolysis

With growing interest in the upgrade of CO2 to valuable chemicals, the present-day problem of low carbon utilization – the result of carbonate formation – is attracting ever-increasing attention. We develop a new electrocatalyst that works well in acid, improving the activity in CO2RR.

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Ying Wang and 1 other

Jun 10, 2022

A photochemical way to pure ethylene

Nature Chemistry

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A photochemical way to pure ethylene

Luka Đorđević

Jun 09, 2022

Efficiently solving the Schrödinger equation for many molecules at once with deep neural networks

Nature Computational Science

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Efficiently solving the Schrödinger equation for many molecules at once with deep neural networks

Rafael Reisenhofer

Jun 06, 2022

Simple coating makes E.coli different

Nature Communications

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Simple coating makes E.coli different

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Zhiyong Sun and 1 other

Jun 06, 2022

Nature Chemistry

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Low-valent tungsten unlocks a new direction for alkene functionalization

Tanner Jankins

Jun 03, 2022

Fe-metathesis: untold stories

Nature Catalysis

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Fe-metathesis: untold stories

Satoshi Takebayashi

Jun 03, 2022

Oxygen Evolution on Single Cobalt Sites with an Intramolecular Hydroxyl Nucleophilic Attack Pathway

Nature Catalysis

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Oxygen Evolution on Single Cobalt Sites with an Intramolecular Hydroxyl Nucleophilic Attack Pathway

Fusheng Li

May 26, 2022

Selective Isomerization of Terminal Alkenes with Extremely Active Ruthenium Catalysts

Nature Communications

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Selective Isomerization of Terminal Alkenes with Extremely Active Ruthenium Catalysts

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Marta Mon and 1 other

May 20, 2022

You can’t always get what you want… but you can now get the trisubstituted macrocyclic alkene that you need

Nature Chemistry

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You can’t always get what you want… but you can now get the trisubstituted macrocyclic alkene that you need

Filippo Romiti

May 20, 2022

Mo3+ hydride as the origin of H2 evolution and selective NADH regeneration in molybdenum sulfide electrocatalysts

Nature Catalysis

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Mo3+ hydride as the origin of H2 evolution and selective NADH regeneration in molybdenum sulfide electrocatalysts

Jeremy Bau

May 19, 2022

Nature Chemistry

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Protein changes on the ultrafast timescale

In phytochrome Agp2 ultrafast proton-transfer occurs from the chromophore to a hydrogen-bonded water network in the protein prior to photoisomerization. The altered hydrogen bonds persist after photoisomerization and trigger together with the new chromophore geometry the activated protein conformation.

Karsten Heyne

May 16, 2022

Nature Communications

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"Concentriosome": A Compartment Without Permanent Boundaries

We have unearthed a new artificial organelle known as “Concentriosome” to carry out spatiotemporal enzymatic cascade reactions in solution and regiospecific chemical events using the standing waves that in turn are generated by the Faraday Instability setup.

Prabhu Dhasaiyan

May 13, 2022

Faradaic Junction: Coupled Electron-Ion Transfer at Solid Surface/Interface

Nature Communications

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Faradaic Junction: Coupled Electron-Ion Transfer at Solid Surface/Interface

Wenjun Luo

May 13, 2022

Nature Communications

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High-resolution crystal structure of a 20 kDa superfluorinated gold nanocluster

The design, synthesis, and high-resolution single-crystal X-ray structure of a superfluorinated 20 kDa gold nanocluster was achieved. The nanocluster presents an Au25 core coated by a shell of multi-branched highly fluorinated thiols (SF27) resulting in almost 500 fluorine atoms.

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Claudia Pigliacelli and 1 other

May 12, 2022

The RNA-peptide world

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The RNA-peptide world

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Luis Escobar and 1 other

May 12, 2022

Control of human protein-degradation machinery by USP14 revealed in unprecedented detail

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Control of human protein-degradation machinery by USP14 revealed in unprecedented detail

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Youdong Mao and 1 other

May 11, 2022

Reactant-induced photoactivation of in situ generated organogold intermediates leading to alkynylated indoles via Csp2-Csp cross-coupling

Nature Communications

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Reactant-induced photoactivation of in situ generated organogold intermediates leading to alkynylated indoles via Csp2-Csp cross-coupling

Mehdi Abdellaoui

May 05, 2022