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Please note any use of a preprint server in the cover letter, and as appropriate, state how the manuscript has been adjusted/updated between deposition and submission.  \n Author list with affiliations: must match between electronic entry and manuscript file  \n Abstract  \n Title: Titles should be clear and concise; they must match between manuscript file and electronic submission.  \n Manuscript File: Clean with no highlighting or comments and all changes accepted. Articles should be no more than 40,000 total characters and ~5 figures. Written in a style accessible to our broad audience.  \n (Highly encouraged) Have a colleague in another field read as test for accessibility.  \n (Optional for main text, required in the Supporting Information) an experimental section located after the results and discussion; includes safety comment. In your Experimental/Methods section, please include a safety statement (if appropriate) that emphasizes either: “no unexpected or unusually high safety hazards were encountered” OR explaining any unexpected, new, and/or significant hazards or risks associated with the reported work and how they were mitigated.  \n Tables/Schemes/Figures: Text should be clear and legible, with fonts no smaller than 8 pt.  \n Figures: must be labeled sequentially and match numbered references in article (manuscript and Supporting Information). Where appropriate, label all subsections by letter.  \n Supporting Information (if any) must be included in the electronic submission.  \n Table of Contents (TOC) Graphic  \n References: no specific format required, but must be sufficient to aid referees in their reviewing duties.  \nScope of the Journal  \nACS Central Science publishes the most compelling, important primary reports on research in chemistry and in allied fields across the sciences where chemistry plays a role. It is the first fully open access journal published by the American Chemical Society, and all content is openly accessible immediately. ACS Central Science is a diamond open access journal, entirely open with absolutely no subscription fees or article publishing charges. Authors publishing in ACS Central Science retain copyright of their article through publishing under a Creative Commons CC BY license.  \nThe journal seeks to address important advances in fundamental areas of chemistry, as well as applied and interdisciplinary research highlighting the seminal role of chemistry in a wide range of other scientific disciplines. The Editors place a premium on articles deemed to be of exceptional scientific quality, originality, significance, and breadth of interest to the global chemistry community.  \nManuscript Types  \nACS Central Science publishes original Articles, Outlooks (reviews, by invitation), In Focus (community resources, by invitation) and commissions highlights called First Reactions to advance understanding of the articles published. Submissions are based on original work not previously published. The Editors welcome submissions for Articles and proposals for Outlooks and In Focus manuscripts.  \nArticles. Reports of original research focused on an individual significant finding or an advance of immediate and lasting impact that is of broad interest to the scientific community. No minimum length requirement is imposed for original submissions, noting that for ACS Central Science, content traditionally considered letters or rapid communications as well as full articles all fall into the category Articles. The Editors request authors explain their findings concisely and accurately, no more than 40,000 characters (including spaces, graphics, tables, and equations), excluding Supporting Information (SI). Authors are encouraged to use Supporting Information as appropriate.  \nOutlooks (Reviews) . Outlooks are invited by the Editors. 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