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Photo-induced catalyst-free formal carbon insertion of acylsilanes into B–B and B–Si bonds

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2339-2343
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00139G, Research Article
Xiongxiong Lu, Qingbin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Pan Xu, Xuenian Chen, Zhenxing Liu
A formal carbon insertion of acylsilanes into B–B and B–Si bonds has been developed. The in situ formed siloxycarbene under blue LED irradiation worked as the intermediate for the reaction. When 2-furyl and 2-thiophenyl acylsilanes were used, the B(pin) ring was enlarged to a six-membered ring.
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Metal-free photoinduced denitrogenative alkylation of vinyl azides with alkyl radicals toward ketones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00280F, Research Article
Hui Yin, Siqi Jian, Xiujuan Feng, Ming Bao, Xuan Zhang
A metal-free method for the synthesis of ketones via a visible-light induced denitrogenative alkylation of vinyl azides with alkyl radicals is presented.
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Base- and metal-free visible-light driven site-selective α-C(sp3)–H functionalization reaction of glycine derivatives with hydroxamic acid derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00425F, Research Article
Shiyun He, Hongying Fan, Xue Zhang, Meiling Ye, Jian Chen, Jinyu Hou, Tianle Huang, Li Guo, Guanghui Lv, Yong Wu
A visible-light-mediated radical–radical cross-coupling reaction between hydroxamic acid and N-phenyl glycine derivatives under base and metal free conditions is reported. A series of unnatural amino acids and peptides were obtained in good to excellent yields with good chemo-selectivity.
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Stocks that will see action today: November 14, 2024

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Meenachil river basin project in for revival




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‘Sea ranching’ launched off Thiruvananthapuram as follow-up to artificial reef project

Minister of State for Fisheries George Kurian launches project; 10 lakh pompano, cobia fingerlings to be deposited in 10 selected locations




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Waqf Board can initiate criminal proceedings in post-2013 Waqf land encroachment cases

A Single Judge of the Kerala High Court quashed the proceedings against two people in an alleged pre-2013 land encroachment case on Tuesday by noting that such acts were made punishable only through an amendment to the Waqf Act in 2013, the accused were in possession of the property even before the introduction of the amendment, and no penal acts could be given retrospective operation




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Cambodia to deploy over 16,000 security forces for water festival this week




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Africa's policymakers, educators seek ways to end learning poverty on continent




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Canada: Peel Police requests temple body to postpone event amid 'threats'




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WFP seeks fund to help over 1 million food-insecure Kenyans




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South Korea, US, Japan to hold 2nd trilateral Freedom Edge exercise this week




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Swiggy-backed Rapido sees net loss at Rs 371 crore in FY24




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Autocomplete Interview - Megan Thee Stallion Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions

Musician Megan Thee Stallion visits WIRED to answer her most searched for questions on Google. Where did Megan Thee Stallion get her name? What's her favorite anime? What is Megan Thee Stallion's typical workout routine? What does Megan Thee Stallion call her fans? Answers to these questions and many more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview. 'Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words' is now streaming on Prime Video. Megan Thee Stallion's deluxe album 'Megan: Act II" is now available to stream. Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Daniel Poler Talent: Megan Thee Stallion Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White; Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Talent Booker: Jenna Caldwell Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss Sound Mixer: Michael Guggino Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Jason Malizia Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds




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Retraction: Nickel nanoparticles immobilized on three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene as a superb catalyst for the generation of hydrogen from the hydrolysis of ammonia borane

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12,9247-9247
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA90071E, Retraction
Open Access
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Mojtaba Mahyari, Ahmad Shaabani
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A review of noble metal-free high entropy alloys for water splitting applications

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00690A, Review Article
Open Access
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Hamzah Kamaruddin, Zhang Jianghong, Liang Yu, Wei Yuefan, Huang Yizhong
Nano-sized high entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts have attracted much attention as extraordinary electrocatalysts in water-splitting applications, i.e., the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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Aggregation between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers promote efficient and long-lifetime photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07365C, Paper
Yifan Huang, Shihan Liu, Bo Wang, Ying Wang, Yifan Zhang, Pengyang Deng
In this paper, the aggregation effect between oligomeric Ir photosensitizers on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was first discovered and investigated. Four oligomeric Ir photosensitizers were synthesized by copolymerization of [Ir(ppy)2(dabpy)](PF6) (H1)...
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A new versatile crystalline sponge for organic structural analysis without the need of activation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07946E, Paper
Jin chang Liu, Weiping Huang, Yuxin Tian, Wei Xu, Wen-Cai Ye, Ren-Wang Jiang
Crystalline sponges made “crystallography without crystals” and received current attentions, but were difficult to apply directly because of the tedious activation procedures. It was important to prepare crystalline sponges that...
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Engineering electronic band structure of ternary thermoelectric nanocatalysts for highly efficient detection of hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00438H, Paper
Hongyuan Shang, Xiaofei Zhang, Aiping Zhang, Jinwen Du, Ruiping Zhang
This study rationally designs a ternary thermoelectric nanocatalyst PtTeCu nanorod for the accurate detection of hydrogen sulfide in biomedical applications.
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The balancing act between high electronic and low ionic transport influenced by perovskite grain boundaries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04458K, Paper
Open Access
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Nadja Glück, Nathan S. Hill, Marcin Giza, Eline Hutter, Irene Grill, Johannes Schlipf, Udo Bach, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Achim Hartschuh, Thomas Bein, Tom Savenije, Pablo Docampo
Grain size and orientation's impact on charge carriers is explored via a new solvent engineering method for MAPbI3 solar cells. Drift-diffusion simulations connect s-shaped JV curves to slower ions.
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Boosting the electrocatalytic activity of single atom iron catalysts through sulfur-doping engineering for liquid and flexible rechargeable Zn–air batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00524D, Paper
Tianfang Yang, Bingcheng Ge, XuPo Liu, Zunjie Zhang, Ye Chen, Yang Liu
A practical strategy is reported to design single-Fe atom decorated S/N-doped C (Fe SAs@S/N–C) catalysts with a high Fe loading of 5.45 wt%. The prepared catalysts exhibit excellent performances for liquid and all-solid-state Zn–air batteries.
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Regulating the local microenvironment on porous Cu nanosheets for enhancing electrocatalytic CO2 reduction selectivity to ethylene

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01198H, Paper
Dan Wang, Qingqing Song, Kaibin Li, Yuwei Zhou, Junjun Mao, Chenchen Zhang, Yang Lou, Chengsi Pan, Jiawei Zhang, Yongfa Zhu, Ying Zhang
Local microenvironments of the ECO2RR play an important role in tuning the adsorption energy of crucial intermediates, which helps enhance ECO2RR selectivity.
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A full metal-free flexible ammonium-ion battery with biodegradable hydrogel electrolyte

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00249K, Paper
Abhishek Paudel, Ajalynn N. Crum, Ying Wang
In this work, a full flexible metal-free battery is developed using a QSS hydrogel electrolyte sandwiched between a PANI anode and PPy cathode enabling the battery to operate and maintain its performance while bent or twisted.
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A high-current initiated formation strategy for improved cycling stability of anode-free lithium metal batteries

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01043D, Paper
Kangning Cai, Mengtian Zhang, Geng Zhong, Guohuang Kang, Jie Biao, Chuang Li, Yanru Liu, Guangmin Zhou, Feiyu Kang, Yidan Cao
Anode-free lithium metal batteries (AFLMBs) are considered as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation high-energy-density rechargeable lithium batteries. An efficient high-current initiated formation strategy is developed for AFLMBs.
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Closed pore structure engineering from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene for boosted sodium ion storage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01375A, Paper
Xue Li, Ning Sun, Shaohong Zhang, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu
Closed pore architectures with exceptional Na-storage performance have been successfully fabricated from ultra-micropores with the assistance of polypropylene.
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Insights into the Enhanced Cycling Stability of Cobalt-Free Single-Crystal Layered Oxide Cathodes at Elevated Voltage

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA02135E, Paper
Tiancheng Liu, Ke Fan, Changsheng Chen, Mingxia Dong, Yanping Zhu, Gao Chen, Jiangtong Li, Zezhou Lin, Liuqing Li, Ye Zhu, Huangxu Li, Haitao Huang
Co-free single-crystal cathodes Li(NixMn1-x)O2 have been proposed as promising candidates due to remarkable thermal stability and low cost. Unfortunately, insufficient in-depth understanding on the failure mechanisms hinders the development of...
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Green solvents in battery recycling: status and challenges

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07905H, Review Article
Wenyuan Qiao, Ren Zhang, Yikai Wen, Xinyi Wang, Zheng Wang, Guoqiang Tang, Minghao Liu, Hyokyeong Kang, Zafar Said, Jang-Yeon Hwang, Changhui Liu
A green solvent hybrid system will bring about sustainable development in the battery industry by efficiently and environmentally friendly recycling of valuable resources contained in waste batteries.
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Toward record high Zn2+ storage in carbon electrodes via pore confinement engineering

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01191K, Paper
Xiubo Zhang, Chang Yu, Yuanyang Xie, Jinhe Yu, Yingbin Liu, Yi Yang, Jianjian Wang, Shuqin Lan, Siyi Hou, Kunlun Liu, Jieshan Qiu
The effective specific surface area is proposed and well correlated with Zn2+ storage, guiding maximum Zn2+ storage within carbon. Multiple in situ spectroscopy techniques clarify the co-adsorption mechanism of hydrated Zn2+, SO42−, and H+.
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Breaking the Trade-off Between ∆EST and Oscillator Strength in Hybrid LR/SR-CT Compounds for Enhanced TADF Performance

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04549A, Paper
Nikhitha R., Anirban Mondal
Achieving an ideal thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitter requires balancing a minimal singlet-triplet energy gap (∆EST) with a considerable oscillator strength (f), which are typically mutually exclusive. By strategically...
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Dopant-free Tert-butyl Zn (II) Phthalocyanines: Impact of Substitution on Photo-Physical Properties in Their Role in Perovskite Solar Cells

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04013A, Paper
Mahdi Gassara, Jose Garcés-Garcés, Luis Lezama, Javier Ortiz, Fernando Fernandez-Lazaro, Samrana Kazim, Angela Sastre-Santos, Shahzada Ahmad
We synthesized molecular hole-transporting materials (HTMs) featuring a zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) central core and modulated the non-perypheral position with different numbers of tert-butyl groups. The synthesized molecules were also integrated...
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Three held in Coimbatore for pledging fake gold




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Waste-free Kerala: 97,000 children to take part in Haritha Sabhas on Thursday

To create awareness of waste management among children and incorporate their ideas in achieving the goal of waste-free Kerala




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State Library Council Awards declared, M. Leelavathy wins I.V. Das award for overall contributions




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Supreme Court verdict on bulldozer demolitions: Jamiat hails verdict, victims seek compensation

It is a significant step towards safeguarding the rule of law and fundamental rights of citizens, say Jamiat leaders




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Watch: Which are the smaller parties in the fray in Maharashtra? | Election Cheatsheet

We take a look at the various political alliances in the Maharashtra ahead of the Assembly elections in the State.




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Preethi Abraham takes charge as Accountant General of Kerala




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Revise OBC creamy layer limit, say MPs at House panel meeting

They say that many OBC candidates have been unable to join the Civil Services despite clearing the exam




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Children’s Day: public meet, rally led by girls to be held in Thiruvananthapuram

25,000 students from 200 schools will be part of the rally




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Omar seeks compensation from Centre over losses due to Indus Water Treaty

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister’s remarks that the IWT hinders J&K’s power capacity spark row; the focus should be the return of power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, says former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti




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Telangana BJP seeks judicial probe into Vikarabad incident




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Amaran collection in TN crosses ₹100 crore within two weeks; global collection ₹250 crore

Global collection of Amaran in the first 11 days was ₹248 crore, which was far less than the Vijay starrer The GOAT that had a whopping collection of ₹397 crore but ahead of Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan at ₹225 crore, according to data




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'Any relief on bank guarantee will be provided across the sector': Scindia on Vodafone Idea request for waiver of bank guarantees for spectrum




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Centre to deliberate on plans to achieve 500 GW green energy target by 2030




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LTIMindtree expands footprint in US with new innovation facility




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India could save 91,000 crore rupees on import bill through biofuel blending: Hardeep Singh Puri




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A multifunctional “three-in-one” fluorescent theranostic system for hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04962D, Edge Article
Open Access
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Jihong Liu, Dongni Yin, Wen Zhang, Xin Wang, Tony D. James, Ping Li, Bo Tang
A single-component multifunctional fluorescent theranostic system (MB-Gly) for use during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) has been developed.
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UP: Devotees celebrate 'Tulsi Vivah' at Balua Ghat in Prayagraj, marking sacred union of Lord Vishnu, Vrinda




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Akashteer: Transforming India's air defence with cutting-edge technology




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Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil chairs 13th high-powered review meeting of Brahmaputra Board




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Assam Governor attends Sainik school Goalpara's Diamond Jubilee celebrations