Tiny water droplets transmutate aniline into pyridine in ambient and catalyst-free conditions

Aniline can now be transformed into pyridine without adding any catalysts, oxidants or toxic reagents. In a recent study ...
Nature

Bridging the gap between transition metal- and bio-catalysis via aqueous micellar catalysis

Previous studies have shown that aqueous solutions of designer surfactants enable a wide variety of valuable transformations in synthetic organic chemistry. Since reactions take place within the inner ...
Nature

Discovery of Amorphous Iron Hydrides via Novel Quiescent Reaction in Aqueous Solution

Novel amorphous iron hydrides (AIHs) are synthesized for the first time under ambient conditions by employing novel “quiescent reaction”, without stirring for mixing solutions, during a conventional ...
C&EN

Spontaneously arising electric fields affect reactions on catalyst particles in solution

Electric fields arise spontaneously at the surface of solid catalysts immersed in liquids, and this common yet largely overlooked phenomenon directly affects the rates of a large class of reactions.
CU Boulder News & Events

Experimental detection of intermediates of the oxygen evolution reaction at aqueous metal-oxide interfaces

Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, Edited by Wandelt and Bussetti 2023, DOI (current, online): https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85669-0.00082-9 The oxygen ...
Electronic Design

Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries: Insights into Next-Gen Solutions

Advantages of a potassium-ion battery. How does a water-in-salt electrolyte help in making a potassium-ion battery viable? Tokyo University of Science's advanced methodology that was used to gain more ...