🔔Inside cover of Issue 10 presents: Tunable Nd³⁺ dimer luminescent molecular thermometer via Stark sublevels by Yolimar Gil 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

🔔Welcome to Issue 10! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Reversible CO₂ induced gate-opening and -closing pressures in 2D rare earth–oxalate coordination networks by Kittipong Chainok 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI...

🔔 Hot article by Xianhe Meng, Nengjun Yu, Chubin Wan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Ultrasmall nanocrystalline CeO₂ fillers improving the performance of PVDF-based polymer electrolytes for lithium metal batteries 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #Batteries #EnergyStorage #MaterialsChemistry #Electrochemistry

🔔 Hot article by Liang Zhao 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. A noble metal-free triphenylamine-based coordination capsule with NADH mimics as a renewable vessel for enhanced biomimetic hydrogenation 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #Biomimetic #Photocatalysis #Catalysis #GreenChemistry

🔔 Hot article by Qiliang Wei, Niancai Cheng 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. CeO₂ nano-nail-induced interface electronic effects boost ethanol oxidation 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #Electrocatalysis #Nanomaterials #Energy #Catalysis

🔔 Hot article by Annette Rompel 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Structural insights into ortho-aminophenol oxidases: kinetic and crystallographic characterization of SmNspF and SgGriF 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI... #InorgChemFront #Metalloenzymes #StructuralBiology #Catalysis #BioinorganicChemistry

🔔 Hot article by Fang Hu, Kai Zhu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. A bifunctional biomass-derived additive for constructing a hybrid SEI layer to enhance the cycling stability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries under high current densities doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #ZincBatteries #EnergyStorage #Electrochemistry

🔔 Hot article by Xuemei Yang, Peng Ren 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. A coordination polymer based on tetranuclear Tb³⁺ clusters exhibiting dual turn-on/off fluorescence sensing of long- and short-chain polyfluoroalkyl substances 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI... #InorgChemFront #Fluorescence #Sensors #PFAS #InorganicChemistry

Peer review is the backbone of scientific progress 🔬 We’re delighted to recognise the 2025 Outstanding Peer Reviewers for Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers— www.rsc.org/standards-an... 👏 Thank you for making a difference. #PeerReview #InorganicChemistry #AcademicPublishing

🔔 Review article by Xiang Wu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Research progress on self-discharge mechanisms and mitigation strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #ZincIonBatteries #EnergyStorage #SelfDischarge #Electrochemistry

🔔 Review article by Jianping Lai, Lei Wang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Atomic-level precision synthesis and dynamic structure–property relationships of high-entropy nanomaterials: advances, challenges, and perspectives 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #Nanomaterials #MaterialsScience #Chemistry

🔔Welcome to Issue 9! Please read the Inside Front Cover article: Crystallographic and EPR-based characterisation of Cu²⁺-binding to serum albumin: ATCUN coordination and additional sites by Alan J. Stewart, Bela E. Bode, Wladek Minor 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI...

🔔Welcome to Issue 9! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Latent one-dimensional luminescent coordination polymer emerging from copper(I) iodide secondary building units by Hiroaki Imoto 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

A broad perspective on metal complex-based optical recognition of fluoride ions: twelve years (2014–2025) of innovations and applications http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2026/QI/D5QI02060C

Hot article by Hongye Bai, Ying Liu, Guohai Xu, Weiqiang Fan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Cu³⁺/Ni³⁺ dual active sites for high-voltage driven electrocatalytic production of 2,5-furanedicarboxylic acid 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... #InorgChemFront #Electrocatalysis #BiomassConversion #FDCA

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Speciation analysis by LC-MS/MS reveals selective binding in competitive assays. Metal-dependent binding selectivities may be exploited to guide future #metallodrug design. Now out in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org #TeamMassSpec #ChemSky pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Freshly published in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... We show how substituents at the C vertices affect the reactivity of ortho-carboranes in reaction with cAAC. Huge congrats to the very talented Nardeen Safadi and Vladimir Kampel!!

Substituent effects on o-carborane reactivity with cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (@dobrovetskyg.bsky.social): pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... (@inorgchemfront.rsc.org).

Excited to share Tom, Bin and Eniola's work on size-dependent electronic structure of Ti(-oxo)-alkoxides in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org. Size effects increase the HOMO-LUMO gap relative to band gap of bulk TiO2, with greatest effect on the LUMO position. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

✨Inside cover of Issue 5 presents Tunable aurophilic aggregates as the basis of mechano- and thermochromism in gold(I) ethynyl complexes by M. Concepción Gimeno 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #GoldChemistry #Mechanochromism #CoordinationChemistry #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

🔔Welcome to Issue 5! Please read the cover article: Chemical and magnetic tuneability in structurally defined hetero-trimetallic dendrimers by Valérie Marvaud, Moritz Malischewski 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #CoordinationChemistry #MolecularMagnetism #Dendrimers #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

🔔Inside cover of Issue 4 presents Real-time vibrational fingerprinting of liquid-phase sulfide electrolyte synthesis 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶 Raman spectroscopy by Nataly Carolina Rosero-Navarro 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #SolidStateBatteries #InSituSpectroscopy #RamanSpectroscopy #Free_to_read doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

🔔Welcome to Issue 4! Please read the cover article: Ultralong Co₁₁(HPO₃)₈(OH)₆/Co₉S₈ hierarchical tubular architectures with highly enhanced electrochemical performance for supercapacitors by Chengzhen Wei, Cheng Cheng 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read #Supercapacitors doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

We are delighted to announce the Best @inorgchemfront.rsc.org Covers of 2025! Read below the scientific papers behind each winning piece. Front cover Issue 01 doi.org/10.1039/D4QI... Back cover Issue 05 doi.org/10.1039/D4QI... Front cover Issue 05 doi.org/10.1039/D4QI...

🎉 2025 Most-Popular Articles in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers To celebrate the Lunar New Year, we’re highlighting a curated selection of 2025’s most popular papers. blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/02/1... 🆓 Free to read until 20 March. #InorganicChemistry #MaterialsChemistry #Catalysis #RSC

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Recent research by Nataly Carolina Rosero-Navarro's team. #ICVCSIC Here, in situ Raman spectrometer integrated with a microwave reactor provides real-time vibrational fingerprints of the liquid-phase reaction between Li₂S and P₄S₁₀ in acetonitrile. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01971K

#OpenAccess article by Piotr Pander's team. #POLSL In this work authors report the second ever example of a fully experimentally confirmed thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in a dinuclear Ir(III) complex. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01968K

And don't miss the outside back cover article of issue 1: Molecular insights into the role of selenoenzymes in the toxicity of methylmercury by Karinne Miqueu, Luisa Ronga 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01958C

Check out the inside front cover article of issue 1: Structure of the most stable methylaluminoxane anion [(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆Me]⁻ and its precursor by Mikko Linnolahti 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01957E

Welcome to Issue 1 of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers! Read the outside front cover article: A simple and practical wax-encapsulation method for air-sensitive XAS samples by Skye Fortier 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01913C

Hot article by Moritz Malischewski's team. #UPMC #FU-BERLIN Authors report the synthesis and characterisation of a tuneable magnetic hetero-trimetallic dendrimer family, M Ln₃Co₆, with Ln³⁺ = La, Gd, Tb, Dy and M³⁺ = Cr or Co. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02242H

Research article by Romano Dorta's team. #FAU Authors report a crystalline chiral lithium alkene-phosphide that undergoes rapid, enantiospecific fluorination to give a fluorophosphinamide–alkene ligand in >99% ee. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01994J

Review article by Seunggyu Lee and Jesse G. Park. #YonseiUniversity This review highlights notable design strategies and recent advances in the synthesis of metal–organic magnets. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01936B

#OpenAccess article by Junhua Luo's team. #FJIRSM Utilizing the strong anchoring effect of the diamine with the inorganic skeleton, stable X-ray detection is achieved by synthesizing novel 0D polar perovskites, namely AP₂BiI₇ (AP = 4-amidinopyridine). doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01640A

#OpenAccess article by Gaël Ung's team. #UCONN Authors report the synthesis and chiroptical properties of lanthanide complexes supported by axially chiral 1,1′-biisoquinoline-N,N′-dioxide ligands. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02406D

Research article by Shengjie Peng's team. #NUAA #SEU Authors construct Ir single-atom catalysts supported on Co₃O₄ (IrSA-Co₃O₄) via the synchronized formation of Co defects and the immobilization of Ir single atoms during precursor pyrolysis. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02279G

Research article by ustavo Claus, Camilla Abbehausen and Stefano Leoni. Here, metadynamics simulations were employed to investigate the mechanism of interaction between the [Au(I)(NHC)Cl] complex and the zinc finger region of HIV-NCp7. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01601K

Authors present a reusable, visible-light-activated antimicrobial filtration system that combines a crystal violet–gold nanocluster (Au@CV)-coated pre-filter with a conventional dust-capturing main filter. #Openaccess article by Jae Hee Jung's team #SejongUniversity doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02008E

Happy to share one of the most challenging papers we have ever published! MOFs Based on p-Carboxyphenylsiloxane: Synthesis, Structures and Properties @mofpapers.bsky.social @inorgchemfront.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Research by Hailing Guo's team, from China University of Petroleum (East China) Authors present a novel interface-engineering strategy to fabricate covalently crosslinked zeolite–graphene oxide (GO) membranes. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02226F

Research article by Sun Hee Kim's team. #KBSI Authors employed advanced electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to investigate the Cu–Aβ1–16–O₂ reaction and observed substantial ligand rearrangement at the copper center. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02016F

#OpenAccess article by Erli Lu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Authors develop a DETAN-based strategy that selectively coordinates LiClO₄ over NaClO₄, enabling efficient lithium–sodium perchlorate separation and structural characterization of the Li complex. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01799H

Recent research by Mateusz Reczyński's team. Authors report CN-bridged CuII–MIV (Mo, W) coordination complexes that combine moderate proton conductivity with light-induced switchable magnetism, highlighting their potential as photoswitchable spin-ionic materials. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01915J

#OpenAcces article by Mikko Linnolahti's team. #UniversityofEasternFinland #UEF Authors resolve the MAO anion puzzle with a sheet-derived model, identifying a >50 kJ mol⁻¹ more stable anion that matches the newly crystallized MAO structure. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01957E

Review article by Matthew A. Wiebe and Anne Staubitz. #UniversityofKiel This review article discusses the new design principles and polymer synthetic concepts. #polyaminoboranes #polyphosphinoboranes doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01935D

HOT research by Yicheng Wu's team. #TJUT Two new non-centrosymmetric and polar antiperovskite-type X₃BA oxychalcogenides, Ba₃S[SnOS₃] and [Ba₂Sn]S[Ge₂O₇], were successfully designed and synthesized by chemical substitution. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01989C

HOT research by Zhiguo Song's team. #KUST In this study, authors propose a novel pivot-polyhedron linkage engineering strategy based on the LiZnNbO₄ (LZNO) spinel crystal to tackle this issue. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02019K