ChiralChem

Chiral Chemistry is an open-access journal publishing leading research in chiral chemistry, from fundamental theory to industrial applications.

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A Nobel Prize for chirality! 🧬

✨Congratulations to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai, awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”

#NobelPrize #Chemistry #Chirality #AsymmetricSynthesis

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🌈 Can one material switch both its handedness and structural color?

Yonggang Yang team reports a #photochromic cholesteric liquid #crystal system enabling precise control of handedness and reflection wavelength for colorful polymer network patterns.
📖 https://t.co/LExrvjxebb

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🇨🇳 Happy National Day!

For the next seven days, we’ll be celebrating China’s National Day holiday and taking some time to rest and recharge. 🌿

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday filled with joy, rest, and good moments!

See you after the break! 👋

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🧩 Can one chiral phosphoric acid play two roles in #asymmetric synthesis?
Nan-Fang Mo & co-authors report an asymmetric dearomative [4+2] annulation of indoles with O-silylated hemiaminals, revealing the dual role of chiral #phosphoric acid.
📖 https://t.co/EGEXiTRGun
#Chirality

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🧩 What if light could turn quinolines into chiral frameworks?

Weidi Cao & co-authors develop a catalytic asymmetric dearomative [4+2] photocycloaddition of quinolines with alkenes.

📖 https://t.co/cZOyxjagV5

#ChiralChemistry #Photochemistry #AsymmetricSynthesis

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🧩 What controls selectivity in NHC-catalyzed cascade reactions?

Yang Wang & Donghui Wei and co-authors uncover the origins of #selectivities in a #Friedel–Crafts #alkylation/annulation cascade, providing new insights into #NHC-catalyzed reactions.

📖 https://t.co/oXguPNf3kI

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🧩 What can CO₂ build beyond carbon capture?

Feng Zhou & co-authors highlight recent advances in using #CO₂ as a C1 synthon for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral #carboxylic acids and #heterocycles.

📖 https://t.co/J5tKR8wTKZ

#CO2 #AsymmetricSynthesis

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🧩 Can we control chirality from a distance?

Senmiao Xu & Lili Chen highlight key strategies for remote asymmetric C–H activation, opening new possibilities for enantioselective functionalization of arenes.

📖 https://t.co/2mtJ1qyqIX

#ChiralChemistry #AsymmetricSynthesis

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What makes desymmetrization so powerful?

In our Chiral Chemistry article, Hua Wu and Yu-Ping He et al. present an enantioselective ester aminolysis approach toward chiral molecular building blocks.
Welcome to your reading!

🔗 https://t.co/PPu4POcbBZ
#AsymmetricSynthesis

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🧩 Can alkynyl carbenes unlock a new route to chiral sulfenamides?

Xihe Bi, Genping Huang & Xingwei Li and co-authors report an #enantioselective aza-Mislow–Evans rearrangement via S-allenylation, offering a new strategy for asymmetric #sulfur chemistry.

#AsymmetricSynthesis

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🌍 Your voice. Your ideas. The future of chiral chemistry.

Chiral Chemistry is seeking early-career researchers worldwide to join its Youth Editorial Board.

~20 positions | 2-year term
📅 Apply by Oct 15, 2026
📩 [email protected]
🔗 https://t.co/pTYeIZIIE2
#Chemistry

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🧩 Can NHC catalysis unlock new forms of chirality?

Zhichao Jin and co-authors review recent advances in NHC-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of axial, planar, inherent and helical chiral compounds.

📖 https://t.co/KeVAwyqDSD

#ChiralChemistry #NHC #AsymmetricSynthesis

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🌷 Happy Teachers’ Day!

On this special day, Chiral Chemistry extends our warmest wishes and sincere appreciation to all teachers and researchers for your dedication to education, research, and the advancement of science.

Wishing you joy, good health, and continued success! 💐

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How can transition metals make #denitrogenative transannulation “#asymmetric”?

Prof. Ren-Rong Liu’s team highlights key advances and mechanisms in asymmetric denitrogenative transannulation for #chiral heterocycle synthesis.

🔗 https://t.co/GFwePct0kQ

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🧩 Can asymmetric hydrogenation conquer challenging heteroatom-substituted alkenes?

Wanbin Zhang and co-authors highlight recent advances in the asymmetric hydrogenation of vinyl silanes, sulfides and chlorides.

📖 https://t.co/K30C6J1RC5
#ChiralChemistry #AsymmetricSynthesis

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🌟 Ready to make your mark in the field of chiral chemistry?

Join the Youth Editorial Board of Chiral Chemistry and help shape the future of chirality research!

📅 Apply by Oct 15, 2026

Send your short CV to:
💌 [email protected]

👉 https://t.co/pTYeIZIIE2

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How can nickel catalysis unlock chiral benzylamines?

A new ACS Catalysis study reports an enantioselective C–H alkynylation strategy for their synthesis. 🔬

🔗 https://t.co/Ii7MBvO8GT

#ChiralChemistry #AsymmetricSynthesis #NickelCatalysis

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@WeiweiLuo_CSUST @JOC_OL Congratulations on this beautiful work!

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🧩 Can nitrogen removal unlock new chiral heterocycles?

Wen-Ge Guo & Ren-Rong Liu review recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric denitrogenative transannulation.

📖 https://t.co/pX53w5qbiL

#TransitionMetalCatalyzed #Cyclization

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🌱 A new milestone for Chiral Chemistry!

Our First Editorial Board Meeting was successfully held, bringing together experts to discuss the journal’s development and the future of chiral science.
🤝 Thank you for your continued support!
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