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Isolation of terminal mercury hydride complexes is reported in @chemicalscience.rsc.org.

The only terminal mercury hydride in the CSD at present, completing the series of Group 12 (Zn, Cd and Hg) congeners.

🔗 CSD Entry KEBRIX: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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October 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A nickel hydride cluster capable of reversibly activating both aromatic and aliphatic C−H bonds under mild conditions, is reported in @natcomms.nature.com.

CSD Entry QAPCEU reveals a compact tetrahedral Ni₄ core capped by four μ₃-hydrides.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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October 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The synthesis and isolation of a crystalline carba[1]ferrocenophane has been reported in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social.

CSD entry HASCIS shows the highest angular deflection from ferrocene's coplanarity so far observed.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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October 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Insights into ammonia synthesis in a molybdenum nitride/SmI2 system.

Isolation of N-methylated imide and amide analogues of the Mo complex give structural evidence for key intermediates in the catalytic pathway.

🔗 CSD Entry ZAWVIH: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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October 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Secondary-sphere hydrogen bonding has been reported to promote catalytic nitrate reduction at iron in @natchem.nature.com.

CSD entry BAWQAW, a model zinc complex, provided key evidence of the role of hydrogen bonding.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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October 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A π-conjugated molecular “π-armor” is reported in @chemrxiv.org.

CSD entry HAXSAF shows a C₃-symmetric monkey-saddle geometry that serves as the key building block for a cage capable of reversible guest binding and permanent guest entrapment.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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August 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Reagents that introduce strain-release bicyclobutane warheads to pharmaceutically relevant precursors are reported in @science.org.

They could lead to improved selectivity and therapeutic performance for covalent inhibitors.

🔗CSD Entry YAWYAB: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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August 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
A new class of bridged cyclic amino(ylide) carbene (bCAYC) ligands for gold catalysis is reported by Szostak et al. in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social.

CSD Entry FALSEV features an exceptionally short intramolecular Au⋯H–C(sp³) interaction.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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August 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A cycloazulenylene reported in Angewandte Chemie 🔎 lnkd.in/dMwZcEcv

Strained macrocycle links 6 azulene units into a symmetric ring revealing a tubular crystal packing motif, a narrow HOMO-LUMO gap, & strong visible-light absorption.

🔗 CSD Entry QATFEB lnkd.in/dgG26jvh

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August 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The crystal structure of hexafluorothioacetone has been reported in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social.

The compound is a blue gas at room temperature and is prone to dimerisation, making crystallography challenging!

🔗 CSD Entry LARLEA: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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July 31, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The first sulfur-centered conjunctive coupling of vinyl boronates is reported in @chemicalscience.rsc.org.

CSD Entry SAPTIR confirms installation of a C-S bond, CF₃ group and Bpin handle in a single organoboron scaffold.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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July 24, 2026 at 11:04 AM
From @reisnerlab.bsky.social, a single-source Co-Zr precursor for scalable photocatalyst films @natchemeng.nature.com.

The fabricated PC uses sunlight to convert biomass and plastic waste into H₂ and value-added chemicals.

🔗 CSD Entry SIXJIS01: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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July 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
A concise and scalable strategy for the synthesis of bridgehead-substituted [2]-ladderanes has been reported in @natchem.nature.com.

👉These ladderanes are versatile building blocks for strain-release cycloadditions.

🔗 CSD Entry GANLIV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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July 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
From @jacs.acspublications.org, borepin synthesis via borylene insertion into arenes.

The reaction proceeds via ring expansion of benzene species mediated by an inverse-sandwich thorium complex.

🔗 CSD Entry XALFAW (1-phenylborepin complex): dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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July 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Developed by Arvinas and Pfizer, vepdegestrant (ARV-471) (🔎http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00362).

Marketed as Veppanu, it is the 1st FDA-approved PROTAC protein degrader for treatment of breast cancers.

🔗 CSD Entry CUSXAT: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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June 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The synthesis of a π-hole-decorated pentanidium, which enables an enantioselective desymmetrization of phosphinic acids to afford chiral phosphinates, has been reported in @jacs.acspublications.org.

🔗 CSD Entry BASZOP: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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June 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The synthesis of all-sp2 square macrocycles is reported in @jacs.acspublications.org.

CSD Entry IZIWOH reveals a rigid, shape‑persistent square architecture constructed from four π‑conjugated panels bridged by DBDA units.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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June 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The first room-temperature-stable, crystalline (amino)(chloro)carbene has been reported in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social.

Reaction of the (amino)(chloro)carbene with nucleophiles gives a range of acyclic carbenes.

🔗 CSD Entry RAQLUV: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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May 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
A Ni(0)−pentalene complex with high fluxionality is reported by Fukazawa et al. in JACS (🔎 doi.org/10.1021/jacs...).

CSD Entry ODEPUN reveals that the complex is stabilised by strong π‑back‑donation.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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May 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
From the Liddle group, a cyclo-Bi3 ring with all-metal aromaticity dominated by sigma orbitals.

Isolated as U / Th inverse-sandwich complexes with ring currents comparable to benzene.

🔗 CSD Entry FAHSAN (U complex): dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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May 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A carbon-free analogue of ferrocene, [Os(B5H10)2], has been reported in @science.org.

The structure is qualitatively similar to ferrocene in structure and bonding, though the metal-ring bonding is stronger.

🔗 CSD Entry UBUGOS: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc....

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May 8, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The first homoleptic Ti(0) and Zr(0) complexes supported by Ga(i) metalloligands are reported in @chemicalscience.rsc.org.

CSD Entry EBUTIJ reveals a seven‑coordinate metal centre adopting a distorted capped trigonal‑prismatic geometry.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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May 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
From @townrowresearch.bsky.social in @jacs.acspublications.org, an air stable Fe(i) complex.

This complex was shown to be a source of Fe(i) for complex synthesis and in situ catalyst preparation.

🔗CSD Entry YAHCEU (anion not shown): dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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April 24, 2026 at 10:10 AM
CO2 capture and release using redox-switchable carboranes has been reported in @jacs.acspublications.org.

The choice of counterions (not shown) of the active species allowed tuning of CO2 binding constants.

🔗 CSD Entry YAFFAR: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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April 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
The first asymmetric synthesis of a mangicol sesterterpene is reported by Maimone et al. in @jacs.acspublications.org.

CSD Entry QAJNID provides unambiguous stereochemical proof of the revised side‑chain configuration.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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April 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM