Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)

Molecule-based memory devices edge closer with the development of supramolecular structures that act as tiny magnets

Electronic screens based on new energy-efficient technology could become more affordable thanks to the substitution of expensive metal components with copper ones

A one-pot synthesis provides a simpler and faster route to highly efficient solar cells

Materials made from porous coordination polymers with flexing structures make better traps for harmful gases

High-speed laser measurements reveal new insights into rearrangements of light-driven chemical structures with implications for solar-energy conversion and opto-electric devices

A newly discovered natural product produced by a fungus prevents cancer cells from becoming malignant

Numerical simulations reveal that deliberately engineering defects into ultrathin oxide films enhances catalytic water-splitting reactions

Researchers from Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have invented new ‘smart’ biomaterials including a unique hydrogel that has an on-off switch to precisely control its density and a new modular block copolymer that can be tailored to be triggered by specific temperatures.

Scientists from Singapore have created a new chemical method that enables the development of a variety of tiny light conducting metal-semiconductor contacts. These light-sensitive nano-sized components could help create bioimaging labels as well as better photocatalysts used in fuel cells.

Trapping four silicon atoms into a short-lived, diamond-shaped complex gives surprising insights into aromaticity

The first cubic-shaped complexes of rare-earth metals and organic carbenes present chemists with a unique structure motif for carbene chemistry study

National Institute of Materials Science announced that a chemical wiring method has been developed for interconnection of each organic molecule by electrically conductive polymers.

Revealing the inner workings of cells takes a step forward using a newly developed Raman microscopy technique

Novel tuberculosis treatments could result from success in artificially synthesizing sugar-based structures of the bacterium’s cell wall

A novel photochemical process allows catalytic and magnetic metals to be deposited onto semiconductor nanorods without effort

Solar-powered ‘nanoalloys’ can convert polluting nitrates into ammonia fertilizer without releasing carbon dioxide

Twin zinc atoms can direct an important organic double-bond-forming reaction with greater efficiency than other methods

Linking silicon and carbon double bonds into an extended network with bulky molecules produces air-stable and photo-responsive crystals

The toolbox for imaging DNA now comes with an artificial DNA fluorescent base that can be ‘switched off’

Bulky molecules help trap boron compounds into a never-before-seen structural arrangement

Advanced laser spectroscopy exposes the unique organization of water molecules under model membrane surfaces

Modifying a familiar class of dye molecules with optically active carbon rings creates new possibilities for light-based medical therapies

Fluorescent unnatural base pairs light up the structures of DNA and RNA chains with minimal disturbance

Finely tuned nickel complexes combine important biomolecular precursors with high efficiency and low environmental impact

The first total synthesis of the complex natural product chaetocin expands the tools to reverse lethal gene expressions

Size-controllable bulky ligands stabilize multiple bonds of heavy elements into photoactive materials

A finely tuned rare-earth metal catalyzes the exact interactions needed for site-selective molecular synthesis

Porous coordination polymers that strongly adsorb polar guest molecules can be made using a ligand with separated positive and negative charges

Imaging electron movements that cause chemical reactions is now possible by using high-speed lasers

Mechanically trapped molecules throw light on energy transfer within artificial photosynthetic systems