Reaction Dynamics of the Methoxy Anion CH3O- with Methyl Iodide CH3I
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Thomas Gstir, David Sundelin, Tim Michaelsen, Atilay Ayasli, Dasarath Swaraj, Jerin Judy, Fabio Zappa, Wolf Dietrich Geppert, Roland Wester Studying larger nucleophiles in bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN 2) reactions bridges the gap from simple model systems to those relevant to organic chemistry. Therefore, we investigated the reaction dynamics between... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 17, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Thomas Gstir Source Type: research

Reaction interferometry with ultracold molecules
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00175J, PaperJeshurun Luke, Lingbang Zhu, Yi-Xiang Liu, Kang-Kuen Ni We propose to coherently control the ultracold 2KRb $\rightarrow$ K$_2$ + Rb$_2$ reaction product state distribution via quantum interference. By leveraging that the nuclear spin degrees of freedom in the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 16, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jeshurun Luke Source Type: research

Temperature dependent stereodynamics in surface scattering measured through subtle changes in the molecular wave function
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Helen Chadwick, Gil Alexandrowicz A magnetically manipulated molecular beam technique is used to change the rotational orientation of H2 molecules which collide with a stepped Cu(511) surface and explore how the polarisation dependence of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 14, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Helen Chadwick Source Type: research

On the Biocatalytic Synthesis of Silicone Polymers
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yuqing Lu, Lu Shin Wong Polysiloxanes, with poly(dimethyl)siloxane (PDMS) being the most common example, are widely used in various industrial and applications due to their Si-O-Si backbone structure. The conventional synthesis of PDMS involves the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 13, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yuqing Lu Source Type: research

Reaction dynamics of S(3P) with 1,3-butadiene and isoprene: Crossed beam scattering, low temperature flow experiments, and high-level electronic structure calculations
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4FD00009A, PaperJinxin Lang, Casey D. Foley, Shameemah Thawoos, Abbas Behzadfar, Yanan Liu, Judit Z ádor, Arthur Suits Sulfur atoms serve as key players in diverse chemical processes from astrochemistry at very low temperature to combustion at high temperature. Building upon our prior findings showing cyclization to thiophenes... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 7, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jinxin Lang Source Type: research

Interaction of surface cations of cleaved mica with water in vapor and liquid forms
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Giada Franceschi, Sebastian Brandstetter, Jan Balajka, Igor Sokolovi ć, Jiří Pavelec, Martin Setvín, Michael Schmid, Ulrike Diebold XPS and atomically resolved nc-AFM shed light on the interaction of the surface K+ ions of muscovite mica with water vapor and liquid water under ultraclean conditions. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Giada Franceschi Source Type: research

Water dynamics and sum-frequency generation spectra at electrode/aqueous electrolyte interfaces
Faraday Discuss., 2024,249,289-302 DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00103B, PaperJean-Fran çois Olivieri, James T. Hynes, Damien Laage We perform molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous NaCl solutions at the interface with graphene electrodes, and examine the impact of both ion concentration and electrode potential on interfacial water reorientational dynamics. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jean-Fran çois Olivieri Source Type: research

Transformations in crystals of DNA-functionalized nanoparticles by electrolytes
Faraday Discuss., 2024,249,408-423 DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00109A, PaperRoger John-Erik Reinertsen, Felipe Jim énez-Ángeles, Sumit Kewalramani, Michael Bedzyk, Monica Olvera de la Cruz Colloidal crystals of DNA-coated nanoparticles transition from face-centered cubic to body-centered cubic structures with increasing salinity; this transition is concurrent with salt-induced dehydration of the grafted DNA. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Roger John-Erik Reinertsen Source Type: research

Hydrophobic hydration of the hydrocarbon adamantane in amorphous ice
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sukhpreet K. Talewar, Luis Carlos Pardo, Thomas F. Headen, Siriney O. Halukeerthi, Bharvi Chikani, Alexander Rosu-Finsen, Christoph G. Salzmann The hydrophobic adamantane molecule is fully hydrated through vapour codeposition with water onto a cryogenic substrate and the structure of the first hydration shell is studied with neutron diffraction. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sukhpreet K. Talewar Source Type: research

Atomic-scale structure of interfacial water on gel and liquid phase lipid membranes
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Simone Benaglia, Harriet Read, Laura Fumagalli The molecular arrangement of interfacial water upon solid-to-liquid phase transition of lipid molecules was investigated with sub-molecular resolution by 3D AFM. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Simone Benaglia Source Type: research

Substrate effect on charging of electrified graphene/water interfaces
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yongkang Wang, Yuki Nagata, Mischa Bonn Surface-specific spectroscopy study of buried graphene electrodes, supported on different substrates, reveals that graphene charging is decoupled from the charging of its substrate. The substrate governs the reorganization of interfacial water. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yongkang Wang Source Type: research

The limit of macroscopic homogeneous ice nucleation at the nanoscale
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.John A. Hayton, Michael B. Davies, Thomas F. Whale, Angelos Michaelides, Stephen J. Cox We investigate the extent to which the size of the critical nucleus and the rate at which it grows in thin films of water are affected by the thickness of the film. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: John A. Hayton Source Type: research

A first-principles machine-learning force field for heterogeneous ice nucleation on microcline feldspar
Faraday Discuss., 2024,249,98-113 DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00100H, PaperPablo  M. Piaggi, Annabella Selloni, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Roberto Car, Pablo G. Debenedetti A machine-learning force field paves the way for the simulation of heterogeneous ice nucleation on microcline from first principles. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Pablo  M. Piaggi Source Type: research

Collective modes and quantum effects in two-dimensional nanofluidic channels
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Baptiste Coquinot, Maximilian Becker, Roland R. Netz, Lyd éric Bocquet, Nikita Kavokine This article introduces confined response functions, which provide a general framework for the Coulomb interactions of fluctuating matter in nanoscale confinement. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Baptiste Coquinot Source Type: research

Water –lipid interface in lipidic mesophases with excess water
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yang Yao, Sara Catalini, Paolo Foggi, Raffaele Mezzenga We study the influence of excess water on the phase transition of lipidic mesophases from the cubic to reverse hexagonal phase. Excess water permeates the interface and forms additional hydrogen bonds with lipids, accelerating the lipid dynamics. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Faraday Discuss. latest articles - February 6, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yang Yao Source Type: research