An organometallic capsule that can reversibly assemble and disassemble in response to chemical stimuli was recently developed by chemists. Comprising ferrocene-based bent amphiphiles, this new capsule ...

For more than a century, the well-known 18-electron rule has guided the field of organometallic chemistry. Now, researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with ...

Organometallic chemistry centres on compounds and reactions in which metal–carbon bonds enable unique pathways for bond formation, catalysis and molecular activation. Building on early discoveries ...

A research team recently discovered the first organometallic molecule — coined “berkelocene” — containing the heavy element berkelium at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab. An ...

Scientists at OIST have defied a foundational rule in chemistry by creating a stable 20-electron version of ferrocene—an organometallic molecule once thought to be limited to 18 valence electrons.

Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds, which include metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds. While organic chemistry is defined as the study ...

Molecular structure of the new 20-electron ferrocene derivative, highlighting nitrogen (blue), iron (orange), hydrogen (green), and carbon (grey) atoms. For over a century, the well-known 18-electron ...