Ryosuke’s paper is featured on the Front Cover of Chem. Sci. / 磯貝くんの論文が表紙を飾りました
磯貝くんの論文が，英国王立化学会 (RSC) の旗艦誌 “Chemical Science” の最新号 (2026年第6巻) に掲載され，表紙絵 (Outside Front Cover) に選ばれました。
カバーアートでは，標的化合物をカイトに例え，折れ曲がった前駆体からまっすぐ平面になったカラフルなカイトを組み立てる様子を親しみやすく表現しました。磯貝くんが，家族と力を合わせて空に羽ばたかせています。 誰よりも家族思いな彼のあたたかい人柄を表現することができた力作です。磯貝くん，おめでとう！！！
（この温かいイラストの作成にあたっては，株式会社ヤップ様に大変お世話になりました。この場を借りて感謝申し上げます。）
Ryosuke’s paper was featured on the Outside Front Cover of Issue 6 of Chemical Science!
For the cover art, we used a kite as a metaphor for the target compound. The illustration shows the transformation from a bent precursor into a highly planar, colorful kite being assembled, capturing the key process in a friendly way. In the scene, Ryosuke is launching the kite into the sky together with his family. We wanted to reflect his warm personality and the fact that he truly cares about his family more than anyone. It turned out to be a heartfelt and meaningful piece. Congrats, Ryosuke!
We would also like to express our sincere thanks to YAP Co. Ltd. for their tremendous support in creating this lovely illustration.
Modular Synthesis of Benzothiophene-Fused Pentalene Reveals Substituent-Dependent Antiaromaticity
R. Isogai, K. Yasui, A. Fukazawa,* Chem. Sci. 2026, 17, 3005–3011.
DOI: 10.1039/D5SC09325B
(originally posted on ChemRxiv DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-58vnd)
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