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🧪On this week's inside front cover: "Illuminating weak bonds: non-classical C–H⋯Br hydrogen bonding and bright emission in a BODIPY fluorophore," by Karrar Al-Ameed and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
NJC Volume 50 Number 6. The featured article is a Paper by Karrar Al-Ameed et al. entitled "Illuminating weak bonds: non-classical C–H⋯Br hydrogen bonding and bright emission in a BODIPY fluorophore." The artwork shows two molecules drawn in a ball-and-stick style. Glowing orange lines indicate the C–H⋯Br hydrogen bonding.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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🧪Now online: From fluorine chemistry to noncovalent interactions - a cross-journal collection in @pccp.rsc.org , @crystengcomm.rsc.org and NJC celebrating the 70th birthday of Prof. Giuseppe Resnati. doi.org/10.1039/D5CP...
From fluorine chemistry to noncovalent interactions: celebrating Prof. Giuseppe Resnati
Celebrating the remarkable mission of Professor Giuseppe Resnati in science.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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🧪On this week's inside front cover: "Tunable Cu–Ni phosphine–thiolate complexes as water-compatible catalysts for base-free click chemistry," by Subrato Bhattacharya and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 5. The featured article is entitled "Tunable Cu–Ni phosphine–thiolate complexes as water-compatible catalysts for base-free click chemistry," and is by Subrato Bhattacharya and coauthors. The artwork shows a ball-and-stick representation of a copper-nickel phosphine–thiolate complex performing the azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction, over a green background.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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🧪On this week's outside front cover is an article by Cui Jiehu on "Enhanced flame retardancy in epoxy resins by ZnAl-LDH/ammonium polyphosphate synergism: impact of alkali source variation." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 5. The featured article is Enhanced flame retardancy in epoxy resins by ZnAl-LDH/ammonium polyphosphate synergism: impact of alkali source variation, by Cui Jiehu and coauthors. The cover artwork shows flames at the bottom of the screen. The fire is being suppressed by white material. A magnified section shows the structure of this material as a zinc-aluminium layered double hydroxide. The magnified section is also linked to an aeroplane, suggesting possible uses for the flame-retardant material.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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🧪On this week's outside front cover is an Open Access article by Kamya Jasuja & Raj Kumar Das on the "Enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 modified BiOBr for the degradation of reactive blue 19 under visible light" - read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 4. The featured article is by Kamya Jasuja and Raj Kumar Das and is entitled "Enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 modified BiOBr for the degradation of reactive blue 19 under visible light." The artwork shows a sunlit underwater scene. In the center is bismuth oxybromide supported on graphitic carbon nitride. On the left is a ball-and-stick representation of the dye RB19. The dye is being degraded to a selection of small molecules by the supported catalyst.
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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🧪This week's inside front cover features A theoretical study of the anharmonic effect on the important combustion reaction mechanism of NH3/PODE1 mixed fuels, by Li Yao and co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The inside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 3. The featured article is by Li Yao et al and is entitled 'A theoretical study of the anharmonic effect on the important combustion reaction mechanism of NH3/PODE1 mixed fuels.' The cover art shows ball-and-stick representations of PODE1 (dimethoxymethane) and ammonia, over a background showing flames.
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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🧪On this week's outside front cover is an article by Ling Liang, Fanggui Ye and coworkers entitled 'Design of a hollow GOx@Cu2+–PA integrated nanozyme for self-cascading colorimetric sensing of glucose' - doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 3. The featured article is by Ling Liang, Fanggui Ye, et al and is entitled Design of a hollow GOx@Cu 2+ –PA integrated nanozyme for self-cascading colorimetric sensing of glucose The cover art shows a hollow nanoparticle containing Glucose oxidase. A nearby blood vessel releases glucose, which is oxidised into hydrogen peroxide inside the nanoparticle. Outside the nanoparticle, tetramethylbenzidine has reacted with the peroxide, producing water molecules and turning the solution blue.
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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🧪On this week's inside front cover: a Communication on 1,10-Pyrene-monoimides: a new class of electron acceptors and excimer-forming fluorescent dyes, by Julia A. Schneider and coauthors: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The inside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 2. The featured article is by Julia A. Schneider and coauthors and is entitled 1,10-Pyrene-monoimides: a new class of electron acceptors and excimer-forming fluorescent dyes. The artwork shows three sets of the Pyrene-monoimides along with cuvettes. On the left, the the molecules show little overlap and the cuvette is blue. In the centre, the molecules overlap somewhat and the cuvette is yellow. On the right, the molecules overlap significantly and the cuvette is red.
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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🧪Featured on this week's outside front cover is a paper by Pramod S. Patil and coauthors: Rapid synthesis of cobalt phosphate microplates for supercapacitors - doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
Outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 2. Featured article is by Pramod S. Patil and coauthors and is entitled: Rapid synthesis of cobalt phosphate microplates for supercapacitors. The artwork shows the aqueous hybrid device reported in the paper. This is represented as a clear blue block with a dense coating of narrow microplates at the bottom and glowing white lights scattered throughout.
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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🧪On this week's inside front cover: a Communication on 1,10-Pyrene-monoimides: a new class of electron acceptors and excimer-forming fluorescent dyes, by Julia A. Schneider and coauthors: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The inside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 2. The featured article is by Julia A. Schneider and coauthors and is entitled 1,10-Pyrene-monoimides: a new class of electron acceptors and excimer-forming fluorescent dyes. The artwork shows three sets of the Pyrene-monoimides along with cuvettes. On the left, the the molecules show little overlap and the cuvette is blue. In the centre, the molecules overlap somewhat and the cuvette is yellow. On the right, the molecules overlap significantly and the cuvette is red.
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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🧪Featured on this week's outside front cover is a paper by Pramod S. Patil and coauthors: Rapid synthesis of cobalt phosphate microplates for supercapacitors - doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
Outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 2. Featured article is by Pramod S. Patil and coauthors and is entitled: Rapid synthesis of cobalt phosphate microplates for supercapacitors. The artwork shows the aqueous hybrid device reported in the paper. This is represented as a clear blue block with a dense coating of narrow microplates at the bottom and glowing white lights scattered throughout.
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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🧪Featured on the cover of the first issue of our 50th anniversary volume is a paper by Tianchi Li, Weifang Zheng & co: Impact of various reductants on Pu(iii) stability in the organic phase and its distribution ratio in a biphasic system: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 1. Featured Paper is by Tianchi Li, Weifang Zheng and coauthors and is entitled "Impact of various reductants on Pu(iii) stability in the organic phase and its distribution ratio in a biphasic system." The artwork shows blue sphere with golden wings labelled as plutonium three. It is surrounded by ball-and-stick representations of reductants, which fade into clouds in the distance.
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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🧪Featured on the cover of the first issue of our 50th anniversary volume is a paper by Tianchi Li, Weifang Zheng & co: Impact of various reductants on Pu(iii) stability in the organic phase and its distribution ratio in a biphasic system: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 50, Number 1. Featured Paper is by Tianchi Li, Weifang Zheng and coauthors and is entitled "Impact of various reductants on Pu(iii) stability in the organic phase and its distribution ratio in a biphasic system." The artwork shows blue sphere with golden wings labelled as plutonium three. It is surrounded by ball-and-stick representations of reductants, which fade into clouds in the distance.
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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🧪On the Inside Front Cover of this week's NJC, an Open Access paper on the 'Novel synthesis and SPR characterization of gold nanoparticles' by Vian Mahmood Saleh & co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The inside front cover of NJC Volume 49, Number 48. The featured article is by Vian Mahmood Saleh and coauthors and is entitled Novel synthesis and SPR characterization of gold nanoparticles. The artwork shows a microscopic view of fluid droplets. To the left are a cluster of small dark particles surrounded by a golden haze. Overlaid are the structures of acetone and acetylacetone.
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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🧪On this week's Outside Front Cover of NJC is a paper by Kuldeep Kumar and P. Arun entitled 'Predicted behavior of a proposed novel hexa-structured layered Sb2S3: potential optoelectronic applications in the GHz range.' Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The Outside Front Cover of NJC Volume 49 Number 48. The featured article is by Kuldeep Kumar and P. Aruna and is entitled 'Predicted behavior of a proposed novel hexa-structured layered Sb2S3: potential optoelectronic applications in the GHz range.' The cover art shows the proposed structure of the antimony sulfide orthorhombic phase, featuring chains of antimony and sulfur. The background is a close-up of an electronic circuit.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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🧪On the most recent front cover of NJC is a Communication by José A. L. da Silva and co-authors entitled 'Efficient direct phosphorylation of ribonucleosides by slightly soluble nickel phosphate mineral arupite, using wet/dry cycles' doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
Outside front cover of NJC Volume 49 Number 47. Featured article is a Communication by José A. L. da Silva at al. entitled 'Efficient direct phosphorylation of ribonucleosides by slightly soluble nickel phosphate mineral arupite, using wet/dry cycles' Cover article shows an estuary scene at sunset. Overlaid are the structures of a nickel phosphate, a ribonucleoside, urea, and borate. These are reacting to phosphorylate the ribonucleoside.
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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On this week's cover: Development of real-time monitoring system for water based on chemiluminescence using chemiluminophore and photosensitizer for singlet oxygen generation, by Yousuke Ooyama and coauthors. Read it here: DOI doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ... 🧪
The Outside Front Cover of NJC Volume 49, Number 46 The featured article is Development of real-time monitoring system for water based on chemiluminescence using chemiluminophore and photosensitizer for singlet oxygen generation, by Yousuke Ooyama and coauthors. The cover art shows an image that appears to be underwater. Ball-and-stick models of luminol and a phenazinone-based dye are shown, along with oxygen molecules with arrows indicating the singlet or triplet species. An inset chart shows the increase in chemiluminescence intensity with increasing water.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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On this week's front cover🧪: a paper by Jun Young Lee & Jeong Hoon Park entitled 'I-124 Labeled Rhein-coated gold nanoparticles for targeted breast cancer.' Read it here: DOI doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 49, Number 45. The featured article is 'I-124 Labeled Rhein-coated gold nanoparticles for targeted breast cancer' Jun Young Lee and Jeong Hoon Park. The artwork shows gold nanoparticles functionalised with the rhein anthroquinone derivative, featuring yellow spheres with the radiation symbol to represent iodine-124. The nanoparticles glow as they approach a tumor.
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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On the most recent front cover🧪is an Open Access article by Toshiyuki Moriuchi and coauthors: Catalytic dehydroxylative homo-coupling reaction of alcohols by using iron/l-ascorbic acid system. Read it here: DOI doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 49 Number 44. The featured article is Catalytic dehydroxylative homo-coupling reaction of alcohols by using iron/l-ascorbic acid system by Toshiyuki Moriuchi and coauthors. The cover art shows a scene of mountains, hills, and a fog-filled valley. On a cloud stands a man in a white cloak with a white beard, labelled Fe. Arrows show alcohols passing by the man and undergoing coupling reactions.
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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On this week's front cover🧪: First-principles exploration of truxene–BODIPY architectures as alternative non-fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaics, by Banashmita Barman and Dhruba Jyoti Kalita. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 49, Number 43. Featured article is entitled First-principles exploration of truxene–BODIPY architectures as alternative non-fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaics, by Banashmita Barman and Dhruba Jyoti Kalita. Cover art shows a grid-like array, overlaid with the molecular structure of BODIPY molecules.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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On the most recent front cover🧪: an Open Access article by David Morales-Morales & co: Theophylline-based NHC–Ir(i) complexes bearing fluorinated benzyl groups as potential anticancer agents. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of NJC Volume 49, Number 42. Featured cover article is Theophylline-based NHC–Ir(i) complexes bearing fluorinated benzyl groups as potential anticancer agents, by David Morales-Morales. The cover art shows the chemical structure of an N-heterocyclic carbene iridium complex and ball-and-stick illustrations of the complex entering a cell, against a background of red blood cells.
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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On this week's front cover🧪: Synthesis and photochromic modulation of aromaticity in dinaphthylethene derivatives, by Lin Ding, Ruiji Li, and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover of New Journal of Chemistry, Volume 49, Number 41. The cover article is Synthesis and photochromic modulation of aromaticity in dinaphthylethene derivatives, by Lin Ding, Ruiji Li and coworkers. The cover art shows a stylised image of a dinaphthylethene which glows like a fluorescent light. The central position used to modulate the aromaticity is shown as a large ring containing electrical sparks.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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🧪On this week's front cover: Bio-based edible packages from cassava (Manihot esculenta) peel starch incorporating amla (Phyllanthus emblica) pomace microparticles for palmyrah fruit leather, by Danushika C. Manatunga & co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...
The outside front cover for NJC Volume 49, Number 40. Featured article is Bio-based edible packages from cassava (Manihot esculenta) peel starch incorporating amla (Phyllanthus emblica) pomace microparticles for palmyrah fruit leather. by Danushika C. Manatunga and coauthors. Artwork shows some orange snacks or candies in transparent plastic wrappers. Images of cassava root and amla fruit are shown with arrows pointing at the wrappers.
October 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🧪 "MOFs" or "Coordination Polymers"? Interested in the terminology behind this year's Chemistry #NobelPrize? Read this paper by Lars Öhrström, with coworkers including winner Susumu Kitagawa. Cited in the Scientific Background to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025: doi.org/10.1039/C2CE...
Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines
Coordination polymers (CPs) and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are among the most prolific research areas of inorganic chemistry and crystal engineering in the last 15 years, and yet it still seems t...
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