Pyramidal inversion observed for the 1st time in the solid state by applying hydrostatic pressure to barium di-iodate monohydrate. InorgChemFront Matter at Extremes E.H.P.R.G. Pyramidal Inversion in the Solid State - now published in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

First visualization of valence electrons reveals fundamental nature of chemical bonding phys.org/news/2024-08-v…

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My favorite slide from my #acsfall2024 talk. More often than not, Cf is green. #fblockrocks

The Scandium(II) Carbonyl Complex (C5H2tBu3)2Sc(CO) and Its Isocyanide Analog (C5H2tBu3)2Sc(CNC6H3Me2-2,6) | Journal of the American Chemical Society UC Irvine UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences UCI Chemistry #Sc #Carbonyl #Organometallics #Isocyanide #Analog pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Colliard and Deblonde present 25 new compounds with Keggin-derived ligands, forming a consistent base formula of Csx[M(XW11O39)2]·nH2O. Check out our #TOCoftheWeek: go.acs.org/aD3

A helium nucleus is made from a 2 protons and 2 neutrons Physicists at RHIC have now produced a state from 1 anti-proton, 2 anti-neutrons and an anti-lambda particle. Purely anti-matter with an anti-strange quark The heaviest hypernucleus ever observed! bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Thrilled to share that our recent work on the electronic structure of neodymium(III) is now out in Inorganic Chemistry! Thanks to boris le guennic and @ Maxime Grasser for the amazing collaboration! doi.org/10.1021/acs.in… lanthanidelovers_cph @ Sabina S Mortensen

Photodriven Sm(III)-to-Sm(II) Reduction for Catalytic Applications | Journal of the American Chemical Society Caltech Caltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering #Photodriven #Sm #Reduction #Catalysis pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Happy to share this review that just went online: Europium(ii/iii) coordination chemistry toward applications - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Miniscule monkeys called marmosets give one another individual “names.” scim.ag/8hl News from Science

The Counterintuitive Relationship between Orbital Energy, Orbital Overlap, and Bond Covalency in CeF62– and CeCl62– | Journal of the American Chemical Society UBuffalo Minasian Lab Berkeley Lab CanadianLightSource #OrbitalEnergy #Overlap #Covalency #CeF pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

very happy with how this study turned out!

Congratulations Jacob!!

Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat, Pete!!! Praseodymium in the Formal +5 Oxidation State | ChemRxiv - go.shr.lc/4exJ4uD

Made a fun plutonium picture collage for #plutoniumfutures2024 such a neat conference #fblockrocks

White-nose syndrome has led to the significant decline of insect-eating bats since its introduction to North America in 2006. In U.S. counties where it has been detected, farmers compensated for the loss of insect-eating bats by increasing insecticide use by 31.1%, according to a

New work out with the Daly group and folks at LANL. Rina and Christina did a great job with the calculations. Pu(III) joins the series of characterized An(III) phosphinodiboranates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. UIowa Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Too cool! cnn.com/2024/09/17/sci…

Vitamin B12 has the most complex structure of all vitamins. It was illuminated by chemistry laureate and crystallography pioneer Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, who used X-ray techniques to research these structures. What discoveries will lead to this year's Nobel Prizes?