Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)

"Surface Phonon-Mediated Molecular Diffusion via Vibration–Phonon Coupling at the Single-Molecule Level" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/w9DRyUf

We're excited to announce our speakers at the upcoming ACS150 JACS Symposium Series: ABCChem 2026, celebrating 150 years of the American Chemical Society and chemical discovery. 📍Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 📅 8 December 🔗 Apply to attend this event: buff.ly/m8klsud

"Atomic-Scale Imaging of Built-In Electric Field Reveals Fe–Ov Synergistic Enhancement for Oxygen Evolution Reaction" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/68FQyb8

"Field-Coupled Water Splitting with Metal-Free Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic-Framework Junctions" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/eEtZ7UJ

"Dipyrrole-Fused Naphthalene Diimide as a Building Block for High-Performance Organic Semiconductors" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/kteTPpR

"Electrochemical C–N Bond Formation from CO2 and Nitrate Using Molecular Catalysis" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/EKjRumq

"Chemically Fueled Active Transport Cascades in Large Unilamellar Vesicles" has made it onto the front cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/uzORbqj

That's a wrap on the #AC150 #JACSSymposium: University of Cape Town. We leave inspired by the exceptional science, meaningful conversations, and emerging research showcased throughout the event.

Prof. Richmond Sarpong (UC Berkeley) inspiring the next generation through science and opportunity: “This conference really inspired me. You’re ahead of the curve (by being here). I didn’t have this similar opportunity growing up in Africa.” #ACS150 #JACSSymposium

From targeting structured RNA to eliminating disease-causing RNAs, Prof. Matthew Disney delivered a fascinating presentation at #ACS150 #JACSSymposium: Cape Town. “Being a #JACS editor is a service to the community,” he noted, reflecting on scientific stewardship and discovery.

That’s a wrap on day one of the #ACS150 #JACSSymposium at the University of Cape Town! A day of inspiring science, groundbreaking drug discovery research, and meaningful conversations shaping the future of global health.

Prof. Marique Aucamp (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) on stage, exploring how supramolecular chemistry is unlocking smarter, more effective drug formulations, enhancing bioavailability and paving the way for affordable, patient-centered healthcare solutions. #ACS150 #JACSSymposium

Prof. Adrienne Edkins (Rhodes University, South Africa) presented research on a new inhibitor that targets KSHV replication, offering promising new approaches for treating Kaposi sarcoma and related cancers. #ACS150 #JACSSymposium

The #ACS150 #JACSSymposium: University of Cape Town has begun! Join us for two days of groundbreaking science, expert presentations, interactive poster sessions, and valuable networking opportunities.

"Synthetic Chimeric Antigen Lysosome-Associated Receptor Redirects Targeted Protein to Degradation" has made it onto the cover of last week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/AREPRLq

"Single-Atom Migration into a Chiral Multilayer Nanocluster Architecture" has made it onto the cover of last week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/PamHwop

Featured at #ACSFall2026: Cover of #JACS Vol. 148, Issue 32 displayed at the convention center, highlighted by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Erick Carreira. "Freestanding Ordered Intermetallic Nanomembranes" by Wang, Cui, Blake, Hwang, et al. 🔗 Issue Cover: buff.ly/pZUUC9L 🔗 Article: buff.ly/oG8GQnc

"Identification of Catalytic Sequence at a Single Active Site on a Single-Cluster Catalyst" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/wplLSmk

"Low-Energy Excitation Leading to Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation in Near-Infrared-Absorbing Bisstyryltriphenylamine–BODIPY Dimers" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/ikP2tZ0

"Open- and Closed-Shell Roles of Sensitizer and Annihilator in Pseudo-Single Component Mixtures for Upconversion" has made it onto the front cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/9oVIQUL

Thank you to everyone who joined us — and to all our speakers — for a stellar #ACS150 #JACSSymposium at #ACSFall2026 as we celebrated 150 years of the American Chemical Society and explored the future of scientific discovery. Learn more about the series: buff.ly/00G8PdZ

Prof. Stefan W. Hell, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, closed out the day at the #ACS150 #JACSSymposium with his talk, “Fluorescence microscopy: a minimum for maximal spatio-temporal resolution.”

Prof. Carolyn R. Bertozzi, 2022 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry presented a keynote lecture on the evolution of Bioorthogonal chemistry. She recounted highlights from its bench-to-bedside trajectory. #JACSSymposium #ACSFall2026 #ACS150

Moderated by JACS Editor-in-Chief Prof. Erick M. Carreira, "A World Built on Science" brought together ACS Priestley Medalists — recipients of the Society's highest honor — to reflect on the evolving role of chemistry in meeting global challenges. #JACSSymposium #ACSFall2026 #ACS150

Prof. M. Stanley Whittingham, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, just presented his talk, “Chemistry is Everything: Lithium Batteries are 50 Years Old – What is Next?”

In the first of our engaging talks today at the #ACS150 #JACSSymposium at #ACSFall2026, Prof. Jack W. Szostak, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, presented his talk, “Information at the Dawn of Life.” Learn more about the event series: buff.ly/2dockKB

"Interfacial Charge Transfer Directing Intermolecular Hydrogen Transfer for On-Surface C–H Activation" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/zZn76bQ

What better way to kick off the #ACS150 #JACSSymposium at #ACSFall2026 than with a rocking playlist? Want to get the party started early? Check out our curated playlist: buff.ly/pVnizn6

"Switching from Reforming to Selective Dehydrogenation for Ethane–CO2 Coconversion on CeO2-Based Catalysts via Crystal-Facet Engineering" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/L2cNdh3

"Chemical Synthesis of Mirror-Image Proteins Reveals Chirality-Dependent Cellular Uptake Mediated by a Cell-Penetrating Peptide" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/ZIlL4Mm

Don’t miss out on your chance to hear keynote insights from ACS Priestly Medalists & Nobel Laureates, and network with ACS Editors at the #ACS150 #JACSSymposium in Chicago, as part of #ACSFall2026. 🔗 Explore full event details: buff.ly/q1wHlpO

"Synthesis of Macrocyclic Peptides via Photochemical Radical Thiol–yne Reaction" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/iNbEzzV

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐒: 📚 Matching Monomers to Metals: Quantified Linear Free Energy Relationships in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerizations @pubs.acs.org Authors: Rosie Thorogood, Thom McGuire, Charlotte Williams 📲 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c06048 #Chemistry #JACS

"Structurally Encoded Mixed Proton–Electron Transport in Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Lanthanide MOFs" has made it onto the front cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/52gkFiq

Check out Noah's new paper on Carbene-Stabilized Cyanogen N-Oxide, out now in @jacs.acspublications.org (pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...)!

Interesting paper by the groups of Hilal Lashuel and @jbaram.bsky.social in @jacs.acspublications.org. Using organometallic chemistry, they arylate cysteines to site-specifically introduce "native-like" phosphotyrosine mimics on the example of α-synuclein. doi.org/10.1021/jacs... #ChemSky #ChemBio

Meet the four Nobel Laureates presenting keynote lectures for the upcoming #ACS150 #JACSSymposium Series at Chicago's #ACSFall2026 event next week. 📍 Chicago, USA | 📅 25 August 🔗 Please register for #ACSFall2026 if you'd like to attend. Learn more: buff.ly/c9kXFbO

"Electrochemical Selective C2–H Hydroxymethylation of Pyridines via a Zinc Single-Atom Cathode and Anodic Iodide Relay-Mediated Strategy" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/kqKOwm6

"Lattice-Embedded Single-Atom Sr–O–Ni Channels Enable Photon–Phonon Coupling for Photothermal N2O Decomposition" has made it onto the cover of the latest issue of #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/cwMpKwx

"Extreme Activation of Surface Proton Hopping Conduction Mechanism via Self-Assembly of Liquid-Crystalline Discotic Molecules" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/jr6kQYn

"Delocalized Electronic States: The High-Shell Nitrogen Effects on Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts" has made it onto the cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/1VcP7H3

"Reversible Regulation of Thermal Conductivity through Spin-Crossover Transitions" has made it onto the front cover of this week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/eFDxbpH

PN cages on surfaces! Our collab with the Ragogna group @western-chemistry.bsky.social is out now in JACS @jacs.acspublications.org ! pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic... Kudos to lead author Justin Lomax from Paul's group on the idea + doing the heavy lifting! @uvicscience.bsky.social

Congrats to my student mentee, Ananthu, for this terrific publication in @jacs.acspublications.org on synthetic modeling of Mo-dependent C–H hydroxylases! It is also a landmark for my lab, as it marks our 100th paper since we started @uic-chemistry.bsky.social in 2012! pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...

First paper featuring one of my students out now in @jacs.acspublications.org! The brilliant Willow Baxter teamed up with the group of @giuliosflask.bsky.social to show how we can pump gradients across lipid bilayer membranes, and harness them to drive other processes. pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...

"Ultrahigh Te-Content Low-Pressure All-Solid-State Li–Te Batteries" made it onto the front cover of last week's #JACS! Explore the science behind the artwork: buff.ly/RepkQ6N

C. beijerinckii's [FeFe]-hydrogenase keeps on giving. In their latest, Morra & team probe the role of the F-domain in O2 stability of CbA5H (via @jacs.acspublications.org). doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

Even molecules enjoy a bubble bath 🫧 This new mechanophore can be activated in a common ultrasound bath, and doubles as a highly efficient force-controlled release platform! Great work by @tomasnicolas.bsky.social and Rob Nixon now in @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We haven't been keeping up lately... let's try to fix that! Our recent @jacs.acspublications.org publication introduces AMPv3-BMS25, the newest version of our neural-network potential for condensed-phase molecular simulations. #chemsky pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

The ACS150 JACS Symposium Series comes to Brazil to celebrate 150 years of ACS and chemical discovery with a day of keynotes lectures and panels sessions in environmental & sustainable, analytical and agricultural chemistry research. 📍 ABCChem 2026 📅 8 December Apply to attend: buff.ly/EYgOAZO