Nat. Commun.: Researchers, led by RESOLV Spokesperson Prof. Havenith, published astonishing insights about the hydrogen bonding of H2S. Water and the bad-smelling molecule hydrogen sulphide do not seem to have much in common at first sight. However, when investing a little energy, some differences disappear.

Adv. Energy Mater.: RUB researchers, including RESOLV scientists Prof. K. Tschulik and Prof. M. Muhler, published their results on mechanistic insights into how dynamic surface reconstruction and transformation affect the activity and stability of mixed CoMn cubic spinels toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.: A collaboration between the research groups of RESOLV PIs Prof. G. Clever (experimental) and Prof. S. Kast (theory) provided new insights into the solvent dependence of a thermodynamic equilibrium between coordination assemblies.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.: The group of RESOLV scientist Prof. G. Clever has used ingenious strategies to enable the selective incorporation of two different types of ligands into three- and four-membered rings. They showed that the central cavity can host a guest molecule and that the host-guest complexes exhibit interesting optical properties that differ from those of the isolated ring and guest.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. : RESOLV member Prof. Dominik Marx presents terahertz (THz) spectroscopy methods to study the solvation dynamics of open-shell molecular radicals in water. Focusing on the nitroxide spin probe HMI (2,2,3,4,5,5-HexaMethylImidazolidin-1-oxyl), the study generalizes established spectral decomposition techniques—supermolecular solvation complex (SSC) and cross-correlation…

Nature: RESOLV PI, Prof. B. List, and his team developed an elegant synthesis of the popular fragrance Ambrox.

Nat. Commun.: Three RESOLV groups, led by Prof. S. Kruss, Prof. M. Havenith, and Prof. C. Herrmann, published their results about how nanotubes can serve as biosensors. They change their fluorescence when they bind to certain molecules. Until now, it was unclear why. Researchers have gained new insights into the cause of the fluorescence.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.: RESOLV researchers characterize the effect of rubidium ions on water–ice nanoislands in terms of area, fractal dimension, and apparent height by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.: Coupling of Aryl Chlorides with Lithium Nucleophiles Enabled by Molecularly Defined Alkynyllithium Palladium Catalysts

Chem. Sus. Chem.: Decarboxylative Ketonization of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids in a Continuous Flow Reactor Catalysed by Manganese Oxide on Silica