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A nanoscale chemical oscillator: reversible formation of palladium nanoparticles in ionic liquid (2025)
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Lodge, R. W., Cull, W. J., Weilhard, A., Argent, S. P., Alves Fernandes, J., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2025). A nanoscale chemical oscillator: reversible formation of palladium nanoparticles in ionic liquid. Nanoscale, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR04150J

From the theory of chaos-to-order transitions to the origins of life on Earth, oscillating chemical reactions play a fundamental role in nature. This study demonstrates how chemical oscillators can exist at the nanoscale, bridging the gap between mol... Read More about A nanoscale chemical oscillator: reversible formation of palladium nanoparticles in ionic liquid.

The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Amine-Containing Surfactants Against Cysts and Trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. (2025)
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Ratnayake, D., Ansah, M., Batham, B., Keddie, D., McNee, G., & Heaselgrave, W. (2025). The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Amine-Containing Surfactants Against Cysts and Trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. Microorganisms, 13(3), Article 665. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13030665

Microbial keratitis, a vision-threatening infection commonly linked to contact lens use, poses a significant challenge, particularly when caused by Acanthamoeba species. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is difficult to treat due to the organism’s ability... Read More about The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Amine-Containing Surfactants Against Cysts and Trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp..

Interactive Knowledge-based Kernel PCA for Solvent Selection (2025)
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Boobier, S., Heeley, J., Gärtner, T., & Hirst, J. D. (2025). Interactive Knowledge-based Kernel PCA for Solvent Selection. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c07974

Selecting more sustainable solvents is a crucial component to mitigating the environmental impacts of chemical processes. Numerous tools have been developed to address this problem within the pharmaceutical industry, employing data-driven approaches... Read More about Interactive Knowledge-based Kernel PCA for Solvent Selection.

Synthesis of 2-Arylphenols via Formal Bismuth(V)-Mediated C–O Arylation of Guaiacols (2025)
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Ansarian, N. F. M., & Ball, L. T. (2025). Synthesis of 2-Arylphenols via Formal Bismuth(V)-Mediated C–O Arylation of Guaiacols. Organic Letters, 27(11), 2769-2774. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00593

We report a new C-O arylation strategy for the synthesis of 2-arylphenols from bio-abundant guaiacols. Functionalization of the strong C-O bond is achieved through a sequence of arylative dearomatization – mediated selectively by an electrophilic bis... Read More about Synthesis of 2-Arylphenols via Formal Bismuth(V)-Mediated C–O Arylation of Guaiacols.

Selective isomerization of β-pinene: a sustainable method for total utilization of turpentine as a biomass resource (2025)
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Munday, R. E., Whitehead, R. Z., Iacono, E., Jacob, P. L., Howdle, S. M., Walker, G. M., Taresco, V., & Lanterna, A. E. (2025). Selective isomerization of β-pinene: a sustainable method for total utilization of turpentine as a biomass resource. Catalysis Science and Technology, 15(7), 2132-2137. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cy01247j

Abundant and naturally available terpenes, such as α-pinene, are gaining attention as polymer building blocks, providing a biogenic source to replace fossil carbon feedstocks. However, α-pinene extraction from the natural source, turpentine, requires... Read More about Selective isomerization of β-pinene: a sustainable method for total utilization of turpentine as a biomass resource.

Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers (2025)
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Axioti, E., Dixon, E. G., Jepras, T., Tin He, F., Hartman, P. J. V., Hopkins, B., Di Bari, V., Suksiriworapong, J., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Galantini, L., Francolini, I., Cavanagh, R. J., & Taresco, V. (2025). Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers. ChemPlusChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202400668

Many new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) demonstrate high hydrophobicity and low water-solubility issues. In this regard, polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have been extensively used as drug delivery carriers for the encapsulation of such APIs.... Read More about Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers.

A short stereodivergent synthesis of (R) and (S)-nicotine (2025)
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Dawood, R. S., & Stockman, R. A. (2025). A short stereodivergent synthesis of (R) and (S)-nicotine. New Journal of Chemistry, 49(12), 4860-4863. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ00366K

A straightforward and efficient enantioselective synthesis of (S)-nicotine and unnatural (R)-nicotine with high yields is presented. Judicious choice of solvent in the key asymmetric addition of the pyridyl Grignard reagent to the chiral sulfinimine... Read More about A short stereodivergent synthesis of (R) and (S)-nicotine.

The Facile Synthesis of Exogenous Lewis-Base-Free Amidoalanes: A Structural Comparison (2025)
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Hemsworth, J., Vinogradov, A., Lewis, W., Woodward, S., & Willcox, D. (2025). The Facile Synthesis of Exogenous Lewis-Base-Free Amidoalanes: A Structural Comparison. Molecules, 30(5), Article 986. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30050986

A simple one-pot reaction of LiAlH4, AlCl3, and a secondary amine HNR2 [R = Et, iPr, iBu, cyclo-C6H11, (CH2)4, and (CH2)5] in hydrocarbon solvents results in the formation of exogenous Lewis-base-free amidoalanes [H2Al(NR2)]n (n = 2 or 3) as crystall... Read More about The Facile Synthesis of Exogenous Lewis-Base-Free Amidoalanes: A Structural Comparison.

The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution (2025)
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Pan, J. M., Betts, H., Cubbon, A., Bolt, E. L., Soultanas, P., & He, L. (2025). The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution. Open Biology, 15(2), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.240112

The human HELQ helicase is a superfamily 2, 3’-5’ helicase homologous to POLQ and RNA helicases of the Ski2-like subfamily. It is involved in diverse aspects of DNA repair and is an emerging prognosis biomarker and novel drug-target for cancer therap... Read More about The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution.

In Situ Transformation of Tin Microparticles to Nanoparticles on Nanotextured Carbon Support Boosts the Efficiency of the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction (2025)
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Burwell, T., Thangamuthu, M., Besley, E., Chen, Y., Pyer, J., Alves Fernandes, J., Lanterna, A. E., Licence, P., Aliev, G. N., Theis, W., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2025). In Situ Transformation of Tin Microparticles to Nanoparticles on Nanotextured Carbon Support Boosts the Efficiency of the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(4), 2281-2290. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02830

Developing sustainable, efficient catalysts for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to valuable products remains a crucial challenge. Our research demonstrates that combining tin with nanostructured carbon support leads to a dynamic interface promo... Read More about In Situ Transformation of Tin Microparticles to Nanoparticles on Nanotextured Carbon Support Boosts the Efficiency of the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.