Spiers Memorial Lecture: Mechanochemistry, tribochemistry, mechanical alloying –
retrospect, achievements and challenges - Faraday Discussions (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D2FD00149G …

Challenges in quantifying how force affects bond formation have hindered the widespread
adoption of mechanochemistry. We used parallel tip-based methods to determine reaction …

In recent years, mechanochemistry has become an innovative and sustainable alternative to
traditional solvent-based synthesis. Mechanochemistry rapidly expanded across a wide …

Photochemical reactors inherently suffer from the low penetration depth of light and
therefore rely on high dilutions to enable chemical reactions. Here we present the first …

This proof‐of‐concept study cements the viability and generality of mechanophotocatalysis,
merging mechanochemistry and photocatalysis to enable solvent‐minimized photocatalytic …

Mechanical activation of reactions can reduce significantly the amounts of solvent and
energy required to form covalent organic bonds. Despite growing interest in the field of …

Implementing photochemical reactions through mechanochemical methods can reduce
waste generation by eliminating the need for bulk solvents. The absence of solvent results in …

Attaining controllable molecular motion at the nanoscale can be beneficial for multiple
reasons, spanning from optoelectronics to catalysis. Here we study the movement of a two …

A single-crystal-to-single-crystal solid-state reaction of vinylogous donor–acceptor
cyclopropanes is documented. The enantiospecific synthesis of new products, distinct from …

In its ongoing development, mechanochemistry is becoming equipped with additional
energy inputs such as light. In this work we demonstrate a proof‐of‐principle setup for real …