The Comptes Rendus - Chimie are a free-of-charge, open access and peer-reviewed electronic scientific journal publishing original research articles. It is one of seven journals published by the Académie des sciences.Its objective is to enable researchers to quickly share their work with the international scientific community.The Comptes Rendus - Chimie also publish journal articles, thematic issues and articles reflecting the history of the Académie des sciences and its current scientific activity.