New Journal of Chemistry

"Metalloligand-directed synthesis of trinuclear FeIII/3d clusters: access to linear {FeIII2MII} (M = Co, Ni, Mn) and triangular {FeIIICuII2} complexes with tunable magnetic exchange" 🧪Issue 38's OA cover article is by Albert Escuer, Theocharis C. Stamatatos & co. doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

"Selective hydrogenative rearrangement of furfural to cyclopentanone/cyclopentanol using carbon-doped titania-supported ruthenium catalysts" 🧪Issue 38's cover article is by Rodiansono, Takayoshi Hara and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/39

"The untangling number as a measurement of entanglement complexity in 3-periodic networks" 🧪Issue 38's Open Access cover article is by Myfanwy E. Evans and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/38

"An ICT-activated fluorescent probe for selective detection of carboxylesterase 2" 🧪Issue 37's cover article is by Sivan Velmathi and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/37

"Interplay between helical Δ/Λ chirality and the ligand-based asymmetric centre in cyclometalated iridium(iii) complexes: possibility for selective sensing of d-serine" 🧪Issue 35's cover article is an Open Access paper by Kazuyoshi Takimoto, Hisako Sato & co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

"Facile synthesis of a nickel–quinizarin metal coordination compound as a binder-free electrode for efficient alkaline oxygen evolution reaction" 🧪Issue 35's cover article is an Open Access paper by Rafia Nimal & co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

Now open for submissions: Advanced Materials/Biomaterials and their Applications. Guest edited by Deepak Chopra, Anik Sen, Nishant Nai, and Ranjit Biswas. Submissions open until 30 September 2026. www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

"Efficient upgrading of furfural via C–H activation over a CNF supported ionic liquid ruthenium catalyst" 🧪Issue 34's cover article is by Neeraj Gupta and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/34

"LCST phase separation behavior of simple alkyl gallates bearing short oligoethylene glycol groups" 🧪Issue 33's cover article is by Yasuteru Mawatari and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/33

"Substitution- and packing-driven charge and exciton transport in core-substituted squarylium dye crystals: a computational study" 🧪Issue 32's cover article is by Krishna Chaitanya Gunturu and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

Looking for guidance on studying luminescent sensors? Check out the new OA Perspective by Maria Vittoria Balli and NJC Associate Editor Luca Prodi: "Luminescent chemosensors: common pitfalls, best practices, and the scientific rationale behind editorial guidelines" doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

"Degradation pathway of FAPbI3 perovskites: oxidation of formamidinium molecules" 🧪Issue 31's cover article is an Open Access Communication by Naoyuki Nishimura, Takurou N. Murakami, Tetsuji Itoh and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

Nominations are now open for the ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship, recognising an outstanding independent early-career researcher who is advancing the chemical sciences through their exceptional research. Anyone can nominate – make yours today www.rsc.org/standards-an...

"Electrochemical monitoring of ROS-mediated interaction of tomato peel components with the colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cell line" 🧪Issue 30 Open Access cover article by Irene Domínguez, Antonio Doménech-Carbó and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

We’re excited to announce the 22nd International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC22). Join award-winning speakers for plenary, keynote, invited & contributed talks, submit to our poster session & join a full social programme with your community: https://www.icbic2027.org #ChemSky

"A sustainable bio-based catalytic system for the synthesis of [1,2,4]-triazoloquinazolinones as promising anticancer agents" 🧪Issue 29 cover article by Dhrubajyoti Gogoi, Akalesh Kumar Verma, Diganta Sarma & coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

"Hierarchical effects of cyclodextrin ring positioning in triblock-copolymer polyrotaxanes on microphase-separated structures" 🧪Issue 29 outside front cover is an Open Access article by Shuntaro Uenuma, Hideaki Yokoyama, and Kohzo Ito Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

"Camphor synthesis through the metal-doped phosphotungstic acid lacunar salt-catalyzed borneol green oxidation with hydrogen peroxide" 🧪Issue 28 cover article by Márcio José da Silva and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... Explore the full issue: pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/28

"Synthesis, coordination and catalytic application of hybrid phosphinoferrocene ligands bearing imidazole N-donor groups" 🧪Issue 27 Cover article by Petr Štěpnička & co ‒ Read more here! 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6nj... 📍 @charlesuni.cuni.cz Explore the full issue⬇️ pubs.rsc.org/nj/issue/50/27

Congratulations to Nicolas C. C. McVeigh from the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social for winning the New Journal of Chemistry oral presentation prize at the Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms discussion group meeting in Manchester last week!

🧪On this week's front cover is a paper by Fabiano Bernardi and coauthors entitled, "Size control of NiO nanoparticles for hydrogen storage application." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

🧪On this week's front cover is an Open Access paper by Briana R. Schrage, Christopher J. Ziegler and co: The high-valent vanadium chemistry of isoindoline chelates. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/d6nj...

@harshit18.bsky.social has been awarded one of the poster prizes by the @newjchem.rsc.org (NJC) of the @rsc.org at EUPOC 2026 conference ‘Designing New Polymers by Combining High-Throughput and Artificial Intelligence Tools’ held in Bertinoro, Italy from May 18 – 21. Congratulations Harshit.

"Dynamic NMR spectroscopic and computational studies of 1H-pyrazoles: determination of the prototropic barriers" Issue 24 Cover article by Rosa M. Claramunt & co ‒ Read more here! 👀👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ... 📍 @uneduniv.bsky.social 🧪 Explore the full issue⬇️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🧪On this week's front cover is a paper by Timothy J. Prior, Carl Redshaw and coauthors entitled, "Synthesis, structure and catalytic capability of two yttrium diphenylglycinate complexes." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪This week's back cover is a paper by Karuppasamy Sundaravel & co called, "Nickel(ii)–flavonolate complexes of tetradentate 4N donor ligands as enzyme–substrate models of quercetin-2,4-dioxygenase: the effect of ligand steric and electronic properties on dioxygenolysis" doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover is a paper entitled "Solid-state fluorescence sensing of amine vapours by an anthracene-based Zn(ii) complex, its phosphatase activity and theoretical calculations" by Shyamal Kumar Chattopadhyay and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪On this week's outside front cover is a paper by Tao Yin, Riyang Shu and coauthors entitled "A dual-activator strategy to facilely tune the pore structure of lignin-based porous carbon for high performance supercapacitors." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

Last paper with my PhD work 🧪 Electron deficient confined spaces within naphthalene diimide cryptophanes, in @newjchem.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

🧪On this week's outside front cover is a paper by Aasif Hassan Sheikh and coauthors called, "Chemistry of water-soluble carbon nanotubes and carbon quantum dots with group IB metal-dithiolenes: structural and photophysical properties." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover is an article by Sivakumar Shanmugam and coauthors titled, "Stereoselective one-pot synthesis of spiro-indenoquinoxaline–pyrrolidine hybrids: structural elucidation and biological evaluation." Find it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪On this week's outside front cover is an Open Access paper by Kazuma Suehiro and Yutaka Amao on "Dual-biocatalytic L-lactate production from gaseous CO2 and acetaldehyde." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

On this week's front cover is a paper by Víctor M. Jiménez-Pérez and coauthors: "BOSCHIBAs as a fluorescent dye of silk fibroin with mechano- and thermoresistive properties: ultrasound synthesis, photophysical characterization, X-ray analysis, and molecular docking." doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover is an article "On the magnetic criteria of aromaticity in topologically spherical molecules: theoretical tools for the magnetic response of giant fullerenes C240 and C540," by Riccardo Zanasi & co.: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪On this week's front cover is a paper by Tatiana Renata Gomes Simões and co-workers entitled, "Hybrid azine–oxamic acid molecular design: synthesis, structure, and supramolecular implications." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On the front cover of this week's issue: γ-Graphyne-modulated g-C3N4 nanostructures for boosted photocatalytic ammonia production, by Xiaoqing Ma, Mauricio A. Melo, and coauthors. doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's front cover: a Communication by David C. Magri and coauthors - A fluorescent naphthalenediimide AND logic gate: a Pourbaix sensor for two protons and one electron: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

Featured on this week's front cover is an article on the 'Complexation of uranium(vi) with glyphosate in acidic to basic aqueous solutions,' by Qiang Li and coworkers. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

Congratulations to Marco Sá and Catarina Alves for winning the @daltontrans.rsc.org & @newjchem.rsc.org prizes at the 15th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference (ICiCC) in Lisbon earlier this month!

🧪On this week's front cover: Degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid using zero-valent iron coated with carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin polymer, by Miroslav Černík, Mietek Jaroniec, Stanisław Wacławek & coworkers: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's outside front cover: Dipicolinic acid modified carbon nitride for photocatalytic degradation of acid violet 7 dye and charge storage application, by Suresh S. Umare and coworkers: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's outside front cover is a paper by Bolin Chetia and coauthors: Zinc ferrite as a sustainable and robust catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction: an experimental and theoretical analysis - doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

Now open for submissions: Advanced Materials/Biomaterials and their Applications. Guest edited by Deepak Chopra, Anik Sen, Nishant Nai, and Ranjit Biswas. Submissions open until 30 September 2026. www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

🧪On this week's outside front cover: Ce-accelerated spontaneous redox synthesis of NiFe-based electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction, by In-Kyoung Ahn. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover: Photocatalytic activation of indole alkanols for intramolecular cyclization toward furoindolines, by Lanxiang Liu, Bei Zhou, Jun Lin, and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On the cover of this week's issue: Ring-opening polymerization and epimerization of l-lactide catalyzed by indium(iii) acetate: synthesis, characterization, and computational validation, by José E. Báez & co. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover: Synthesis and crystal structure of a [2+4]-type organic cage based on calix[4]arene, by Manabu Yamada and coauthors. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪On this week's inside front cover is a paper by Ennio Zangrando, Ria Sanyal & co: "Supramolecular networks of picrate derivatives with tunable hydrogen-bonding densities for selective bacterial killing." Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ...

🧪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...

🧪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...