Purdue University

Chemical Nomenclature

The Chemical Nomenclature STEM Certificate is a self-guided program that provides guidance on rules related to naming in chemistry, including: binary compounds, Types I & II ionic compounds, ...
Nature

Simple electronegativity-based model for predicting formation of stable compounds across the periodic table

Since Linus Pauling developed the concept of electronegativity, various heuristic models have been developed to estimate the capability of chemical elements to form stable compounds. All these models ...
Nature

Solvent-free synthesis of a binary organic material with spectroscopic, thermodynamic, dielectric and computational studies

The synthesis of a novel schiff base, N, N’-(1,4-phenylene) bis[(4-chloropyridin-2-yl) methanimine], abbreviated as PCPMA, was achieved through a solid-state reaction. Phase-diagram analysis of the ...
Phys.org

Scientists predict new, hard, and superhard ternary compounds

Scientists from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry (ISSC SB RAS), Pirogov Medical University and Yerevan State ...