C&EN Chemistry Year In Review 2015
  • Top Headlines Of 2015
  • Top Research Of 2015
  • Year in Quotes
  • Revisiting Research Of 2005

Top Research of 2015

C&EN reviews 2015’s most notable chemistry research advances


Molecules Of The Year

Cool Stuff Chemists Made in 2015

Hexafluorocyclohexane Sets A Polarity Record

Giant Porphyrin Goes Big On Aromaticity

[5]Radialene Fills In A Missing Hydrocarbon Gap

Cobalt-Boron Molecular Drum Beats Coordination Record

Boron Forms A Featherweight Aromatic Compound

Superstrong Organic Reducing Agent

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  • Top Headlines of 2015
    • Chemical Makers Looked To Big Deals
    • NASA Got Up Close And Personal With Pluto
    • Opposition To Neonicotinoids Intensified
    • 2015 Nobel Prizes In Science At A Glance
    • Climate Pact Clinched
    • Little Good News For Chemistry Job Outlook In 2015
    • Pfizer To Merge Again, This Time With Allergan
    • Oil And Gas Industry Under Pressure
    • Greening Up Fracking
    • An Industry In Spin Cycle
    • Finally, Emoji For Chemists
    • A Big Deal For Chemists
    • Tianjin Explosion Put Spotlight On Safety
    • Women Assumed Leadership Roles At American Chemical Society
    • Artificial Ingredients In The Crosshairs
    • Jacqueline K. Barton, Unwavering Chemistry Champion
    • House Science Committee Chair Pummeled Science Agencies
    • NIST Veteran Became U.S. Government’s Top Chemist
    • Gene-Editing Technique Raised Ethics Questions
    • World Chemical Production At A Glance
    • Classroom Fires During Science Demonstrations Spark Concern
    • Climate Was Right For Deal-Making
    • American Chemical Society Dives Deeper Into Open Access With The Debut Of ACS Omega
    • Lego Began Research On Switching To A Biobased Plastic
    • New Chair Took The Helm At Troubled Chemical Safety Board
    • Genetically Modified Foods In The Spotlight
    • Overhaul Of U.S. Chemical Law Moved
    • ACS Scholars Program Turned 20
    • American Chemical Society Expanded Its Global Reach
    • Scientists Called For Standardized Antibodies
  • Top Research of 2015
    • Flexible Electronics You Can Inject
    • Special Delivery For Sensitive Reagents
    • Yeast Programmed For Opioid Total Synthesis
    • Miracle Machine Builds Molecules On Demand
    • Nickel Shines As A Catalyst
    • 3-D Printing Takes On A New Dimension
    • Atomically Thin Films Grow In Number
    • Digging In The Dirt Yields Novel Bacteria Fighter
    • Keeping GMOs On A Leash
    • A Liquid With Holes In It
    • Electron Microscopy Provides Unprecedented Close-ups
    • C&EN’s Molecules Of The Year
    • Survey Results: The Most Memorable Chemistry Research Of 2015
  • Year in Quotes
  • Revisiting Research Of 2005
    • Nanocar Research Kept Rolling Along
    • Huygens‘s Revolutionary Titan Landing
    • First Amyloid Crystal Structures Were Just The Beginning
    • High-Impact Chemistry From 2005