
Chemical bonding | College of Chemistry
May 17, 2019 · UCB Chemists using some of the shortest laser pulses available have now been able to resolve the step-by-step process leading to the exploding of a chemical bond, essentially making a …
Scientists finally crack nature’s most common chemical bond
May 26, 2020 · The most common chemical bond in the living world — that between carbon and hydrogen — has long resisted attempts by chemists to crack it open, thwarting efforts to add new …
What happens when you explode a chemical bond?
Jul 11, 2019 · Since most chemical reactions occur rapidly, these fast-pulse lasers are key to “seeing” how the electrons that form the chemical bond behave when the bond breaks and/or reforms. Image: …
Neil Bartlett | College of Chemistry
Mar 20, 2020 · The nature of chemical bonds, and how they join elements together to form compounds, is one of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry. Bartlett's work was critical to the modern …
Actinide acts as electron donor for first time
May 3, 2018 · MAY 2, 2018 | APPEARED IN VOLUME 96, ISSUE 19 A new thorium-aluminum complex is the first in which an actinide element donates electrons when bonding with a metal (Chem. Sci. …
Turning chemical bonds inside out | College of Chemistry
Jul 23, 2018 · Roque continues, “I think this work has immediate impact as it allows the exploration of novel chemical space and provides a simple way to make deep-seated structural changes in a …
Gilbert Newton Lewis | College of Chemistry
Mar 25, 2020 · The electron theory of chemical valence, the advance of chemical thermodynamics, the separation of isotopes which made possible the use of the deuteron in the artificial transmutation of …
Chester Thomas O'Konski | College of Chemistry
Mar 20, 2020 · O’Konski was a pioneer in the use of nuclear quadrupole spectroscopy, a technique used to examine how nuclei in the atoms of a molecule react to chemical bonding. He also worked out …
Dean Toste | College of Chemistry
Our subgroup is currently focused on (1) the synthesis of new redox-flow battery compounds, working to push the boundaries of cell voltage, stability, and capacity in both aqueous and non-aqueous …
Meet our faculty: John Hartwig | College of Chemistry
Nov 15, 2019 · Topics Biopharmaceuticals Chemical Biology Chemical bonding College of Chemistry