Nature synthesisPub Date : 2026-09-08DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-01153-x
{"title":"Meet the editors","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s44160-026-01153-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44160-026-01153-x","url":null,"abstract":"The six editors of Nature Synthesis outline their key topics of interest within the scope of the journal.","PeriodicalId":74251,"journal":{"name":"Nature synthesis","volume":"5 9","pages":"1305-1305"},"PeriodicalIF":22.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44160-026-01153-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature synthesisPub Date : 2026-08-28DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-01130-4
Arnab Ghatak, G. Shiva Shanker, Ran Shimoni, Idan Hod
{"title":"Designing heterogeneous electrocatalytic sites using reticular chemistry","authors":"Arnab Ghatak, G. Shiva Shanker, Ran Shimoni, Idan Hod","doi":"10.1038/s44160-026-01130-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44160-026-01130-4","url":null,"abstract":"Catalytic activation of small molecules offers opportunities for sustainable energy conversion and storage, addressing the demand for carbon-neutral energy sources. This need has prompted the development of advanced heterogeneous electrocatalytic systems that are capable of efficiently driving these molecular transformations. Consequently, substantial progress has been made in explaining the structural and functional characteristics of catalytically active sites and their influence on electrochemical performance. However, the molecular-level understanding and manipulation of the immediate microenvironment surrounding heterogeneous catalytic centres, and its role in governing electrocatalysis, remain limited. To address this knowledge gap this Review discusses recent developments, showing how reticular chemistry can regulate the proximal chemical environment of active sites, thereby influencing electrocatalytic activity and selectivity. Moreover, as the field progresses towards more complex multi-electron and proton-coupled reactions, emerging challenges and reticular chemistry-based approaches for overcoming them are outlined. This Review explores how reticular chemistry regulates the proximal chemical environment of heterogeneous electrocatalytic sites to enhance the activity and selectivity of small-molecule activation reactions. The authors discuss recent advances in microenvironment control, outline emerging challenges for multi-electron and proton-coupled reactions, and present reticular chemistry-based strategies for overcoming such issues.","PeriodicalId":74251,"journal":{"name":"Nature synthesis","volume":"5 9","pages":"1316-1326"},"PeriodicalIF":22.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature synthesisPub Date : 2026-08-27DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-01156-8
Alexandra R. Groves
{"title":"Nanoconfined electrocatalytic CO2 reduction","authors":"Alexandra R. Groves","doi":"10.1038/s44160-026-01156-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44160-026-01156-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74251,"journal":{"name":"Nature synthesis","volume":"5 9","pages":"1307-1307"},"PeriodicalIF":22.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature synthesisPub Date : 2026-08-27DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-01154-w
Thomas West
{"title":"Combining CO2 and bicycloalkanes for polyester production","authors":"Thomas West","doi":"10.1038/s44160-026-01154-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44160-026-01154-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74251,"journal":{"name":"Nature synthesis","volume":"5 9","pages":"1306-1306"},"PeriodicalIF":22.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature synthesisPub Date : 2026-08-26DOI: 10.1038/s44160-026-01133-1
Brandon R. Sutherland, Varinia Bernales, Alán Aspuru-Guzik
{"title":"Accelerating synthesis at scale requires a coordinated ecosystem","authors":"Brandon R. Sutherland, Varinia Bernales, Alán Aspuru-Guzik","doi":"10.1038/s44160-026-01133-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44160-026-01133-1","url":null,"abstract":"The pace of materials discovery is increasingly determined by how quickly candidate materials can be made, characterized, and validated at scales relevant to real applications. Sustaining progress will require not only technical advances but also a coordinated ecosystem of standards, shared data, and translational infrastructure across sectors.","PeriodicalId":74251,"journal":{"name":"Nature synthesis","volume":"5 10","pages":"1472-1474"},"PeriodicalIF":22.6,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149126000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}