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The boy, the cloud and the very tall tale / Heather Smith

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Astronauts on the Space Station / Sue Fliess ; illustrated by Mia Powell

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Can you hear the plants speak? / Nicholas Hummingbird with Julia Wasson ; illustrations by Madelyn Goodnight

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Canada wild : animals found nowhere else on Earth / words by Maria Birmingham ; art by Alex MacAskill

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Drop : an adventure through the water cycle / Emily Kate Moon

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Electricity / Victoria M. Williams ; illustrated by Miguel Bustos ; with expert advice from Thomas Banyard

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Exoplanets : a guide to the worlds outside our solar system / Wendy Bjazevich ; art by David Miles

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Glaciers are alive / Debbie S. Miller ; illustrated by Jon Van Zyle

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Insect experts in the rain forest / Sue Fliess ; illustrated by Mia Powell

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Pineshish the blue jay : an Algonquin story / written by Michel Noël ; illustrated by Camille Lavoie ; translated by Louis Anctil

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Ellen's broom / Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Daniel Minter

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La neige / écrit par Michael Kusugak ; illustré par Bill Helin

Kusugak, Michael, author




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Raising millions over a cup of coffee

The beverage of choice at cafes mushrooming in metros and small towns alike is proving a strong draw for VC investments too




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Sex-tech: Mixing pleasure with business

Set to hit $2.09 billion by 2030, the booming sexual wellness industry in India is proving irresistible to fund houses 




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India’s booming D2C beauty market

Start-ups take on personal care biggies with niche products, mostly home-delivered through e-commerce




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Mining spent batteries for minerals

Bengaluru startup MiniMines recycles lithium-ion batteries to extract sought-after raw materials




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CO insertion enabled γ-C(sp3)–H heteroarylative carbonylation of tertiary alcohols via heteroaryl migration

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05361C, Communication
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Xin Qi, Yuanrui Wang, Xiao-Feng Wu
A carbonylative γ-C(sp3)–H functionalization of alcohols via migration of heteroaryl groups to produce 1,4-diketones has been developed.
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Synthesis of environmentally friendly energetic cocrystal derived from commodity chemicals

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04037F, Communication
Open Access
Kazuki Inoue, Yosuke Nishiwaki, Mieko Kumasaki, Shinya Matsumoto, Ken Okada
Ammonium nitrate/glycine (2 : 1) energetic cocrystal was synthesized to address two drawbacks of ammonium nitrate: phase transitions and hygroscopicity. The cocrystal did not show phase transitions and exhibited decreased hygroscopicity.
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Mild boroxazolidone formation and dissociation: Application toward target identification of bioactive molecules

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05370B, Communication
Toya Tabei, Kyoko Nagasawa-Goto, Yohei Saito
We successfully found that boroxazolidone can dissociate under aqueous conditions, which were applicable to a solution containing proteins. The immobilization of a newly synthesized diarylborinic acid on beads enabled the...
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Separation of Rare Earth Elements and Nickel Harnessing Electrochemistry and Reactive CO2 Capture and Mineralization

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04632C, Communication
Open Access
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Akanksha Srivastava, Prarabdh Jain, Greeshma Gadikota, Prince Ochonma, Christopher Noe, Tianhe Yin
The aim is to probe the chemical mechanisms underlying the use of multifunctional solvents to simultaneously capture and convert CO2 into insoluble Rare Earth Element (REE)-carbonates, while forming soluble complexes...
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Ti3C2Tx MXene bonded perylene diimide as a robust charge host for seawater electrolytes

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05059B, Communication
Sreelakshmi P., Soujanya H. Goudar, Soumyaranjan Behera, Kotagiri Venkata Rao, Ambika S., Narendra Kurra
MXene bonded perylene diimide redox electrode as a robust host for seawater electrolytes.
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Composition tunable and stable spontaneous emission and lasing in Cd-alloyed perovskite microdisks

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04488F, Communication
Dmitry A. Tatarinov, Elizaveta V. Sapozhnikova, Daria Khmelevskaia, Yangyang Ju, Dmitriy M. Dolgintsev, Elena V. Bodyago, Alexandr A. Marunchenko, Alexey E. Zhukov, Haizheng Zhong, Ivan G. Scheblykin, Anatoly P. Pushkarev
All-inorganic Cd-alloyed perovskite microdisks were synthesized by pressure-assisted high temperature recrystallization. The microdisks showed composition tunable and temporally stable photoluminescence.
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What could be the low-temperature limit of atomic layer deposition of platinum using MeCpPtMe3 and oxygen?

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04679J, Communication
Hao Van Bui, Anh Phan Nguyen, Manh Duc Dang, Truong Duc Dinh, Patricia J. Kooyman, J. Ruud Van Ommen
Room-temperature atmospheric-pressure ALD enables the deposition of highly dispersed Pt sub-nanometer clusters on a gram-scale quantity of TiO2 nanopowder.
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Pyrazolate-supported Cr3(μ3-O) cores; homovalent CrIII3 and mixed-valent CrIII2CrIV

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05161K, Communication
Jessica M. López-Plá, Mohammed Obies, Georgia Zahariou, Michael Pissas, Yiannis Sanakis, John E. McGrady, Raphael G. Raptis
The thermally assisted reaction of Cr(NO3)3·9H2O, 4-Cl-pzH, and Et3N yielded electrochemically active trinuclear CrIII–oxo–pyrazolate complexes with formula (Ph4P)2[Cr33-O)(μ-4-Cl-pz)6X3], X = Cl (1) and Br (2).
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Fabrication of gelatin hydrogels using pre-coordinated lanthanide complexes via imine crosslinking

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03886J, Communication
Chen-Cheng Yu, Yu Yun Hsu, Yu-Chia Su, Yi-Chen Yang, Tzu-Ying Wang, Yi-Cheun Yeh
Precoordinated lanthanide-containing complexes are used to crosslink polyethyleneimine-modified gelatin to form gelatin hydrogel through imine bond formation.
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From one to two: In-site constructing C3N5-Poly (triazine imide) heterojunction for enhanced O2 activation

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05077K, Communication
Shiling Xu, Ziheng Yang, Laiqing Zhang, Xiaorui Zhang, Zikang Zeng, Wenxuan Wang, Yujun Liang, Lan Yuan, Chuang Han
A novel C3N5-Poly (triazine imide) (PTI) heterojunction was designed and constructed by thermal polymerization process, which featured with intimated S-scheme interface coupling and exhibited a predominant performance for H2O2 production....
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Interlayer spacing expansion for V2O5 towards ultra-stable zinc anode-based flexible electrochromic displays in Zn2+/Li+-PC organic electrolyte

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04974H, Communication
Zhe Li, Zhaoyang Song, Linhua Liu, William Yu, Jingwei Chen, Qianqian Zhu, Haizeng Li
To enhance the electrochemical stability and kinetics of V2O5, 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was in-situ polymerized within V2O5 interlayers, rendering PEDOT@V2O5 with enlarged layer spacing, increased stability in organic electrolyte, superior electrochemical...
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Boosting the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich LiNi0.96Co0.02Mn0.02O2 cathode by high-valence Zr/Mo dual-doping

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04275A, Communication
Hongmei Cao, Yudong Zhang, Xunzhu Zhou, Jie Yu, Xiang Chen, Lin Li
Ni-rich oxides are attractive high-energy cathodes for lithium-ion batteries but suffer from inherent instability. Herein, we employed an ectopic Zr4+/Mo6+ dual-doping strategy to reinforce the layered structure through robust M-O...
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Electrocatalytic reduction of N2 to NH3 by MIL-88 derived pod-like Fe7Se8/C nanomaterials under ambient conditions

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04683H, Communication
Gongyao Nie, Huanhuan Zhang, Lanhua Yi, Xiao Ma, Wei Yi, Jiawei Wan, Yebo Lu, Xingzhu Wang
In this paper, pod-like Fe7Se8/C nanocomposite catalyst materials were prepared by MIL-88 selenide annealing and the as-prepared Fe7Se8/C nanocatalyst exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance in neutral electrolyte for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction...
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Recent Advances in Photochemical Strain-Release Reactions of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05108D, Highlight
Xiang Zhou, Ye Hu, Yao Huang, Yang Xiong
Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (BCBs) are attractive compounds for their beautiful “butterfly” conformations, distinctive properties, and novel reactivities. As soon as the first example had been synthesized, a wide range of strain-release reactions...
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Lipidic biomass as a renewable chemical building block for polymeric materials

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04993D, Feature Article
Rafael Turra Alarcon, Gabriel Iago Iago, Caroline Gaglieri, Aniele De Moura, Éder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro, Gilbert Bannach
Polymers are intrinsically connected to our modern society and are found and used in different technologies. Although polymers are worthwhile, concerns about synthetic polymers from non-renewable sources have arisen. Therefore,...
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Catalytic asymmetric Michael and Nef-type sequential reaction of nitroolefin with azlactone to construct oxazole-fused succinimide

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13384-13387
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04858J, Communication
Rui Weng, Yuqiao Zhou, Yaqin Zhang, Xiaoming Feng, Xiaohua Liu
A series of oxazole-fused succinimides bearing vicinal quaternary carbon centers were synthesized via catalytic asymmetric Michael addition and Nef-type sequential reactions of nitroolefins with azlactones.
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Employing a PhI(OAc)2-mediated domino reaction to assemble nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives and assessing their anti-inflammatory activity

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13352-13355
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03245D, Communication
Xinyue Li, Yuhua Fang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Shenshen Luo, Yuhui Xue, Tingting Yong, Bin Wang
Metal-free radical cascade synthesis of substituted pyrazole derivatives was initiated by PhI(OAc)2 at 23 °C.
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Pivotal role of starch in restoring the photocatalytic performance of chitosan films for eliminating water pollutants

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13364-13367
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04759A, Communication
Aman Chauhan, Archana Negi, Kirti, Moondeep Chauhan, Ajeet Kaushik, Ganga Ram Chaudhary
The enhanced adsorption properties of chitosan films after starch impregnation combined with the excellent charge-transfer traits of the CdS@CuS catalyst restore the reduced photocatalytic activity towards ciprofloxacin degradation.
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Solution plasma synthesis of α-amino acids

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13408-13411
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04482G, Communication
Changhua Wang, Yutong Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Yinhe Rong, Xintong Zhang
This work uses solution plasma for easier control of amino acid synthesis, successfully producing rare serine, achieving green and low-carbon synthesis from small molecules to amino acids.
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Bipyridine-based conjugated microporous polymers for boosted photocatalytic U(VI) separation

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13348-13351
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04456H, Communication
Yun Xie, Zifan Li, Chenchen Liu, Qiming Song, Yunhai Liu, Zhibin Zhang, Bin Han
Incorporating bipyridine (BPY) units into conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) boosts exciton dissociation, charge separation, and oxidation capacity, thereby exhibiting an admired U(VI) separation rate under sacrificial agent-free conditions.
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Functional metal–organic frameworks derived electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage: a review

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13292-13313
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04086D, Highlight
Basree, Arif Ali, Khusboo Kumari, Musheer Ahmad, Ganesh Chandra Nayak
Pristine MOFs and their derivatives have been proven for supercapacitor as well as energy storage due to their versatile features like huge specific surface area, high porosity, redox active metal centre, high thermal stability, and so on.
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Atomistic insight into the promising thermoelectric performance of the copper-based ternary phosphide CaCuP

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13400-13403
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04660A, Communication
Un-Gi Jong, Chol Ryu, Ji-Min Hwang, Su-Hyang Kim, Il-Gwang Ju, Chol-Jun Yu
We provide a valuable atomistic insight into the thermoelectric properties of hexagonal CaCuP, revealing that nano-structuring can double the thermoelectric figure of merit by further reducing lattice thermal conductivity.
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On site portable detection of gaseous I2 using green and pollution-free electrochemical methods

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05418K, Communication
Xiao-Lan Yang, Qiu-Hong Zhu, Guo-Hao Zhang, Shuang-Long Wang, Lijian Ma, Song Qin, Guo-Hong Tao, Ling He
A poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) probe material that is rich in I2 interaction sites was developed, and a green and pollution-free electrochemical method was used to detect gaseous I2 using PIL-based film sensors.
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Catalytically transforming legacy phthalate esters from plastic waste into benzoic acid and benzoate plasticizers

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05158K, Communication
Open Access
Simon Windels, Dirk E. De Vos
Upcycling of plastic-waste derived phthalate plasticizers into benzoic acid via a one-pot hydrolysis–decarboxylation process using Cu2O and H-beta 75 in water.
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Intramolecular cyclization of N-aryl amides for the synthesis of 3-amino oxindoles

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05259E, Communication
Haitao Yang, Yu Pan, Yijing Tian, Kaili Yu, Yifeng Bai, Yonggang Jiang, Hongbin Zhang, Guogang Deng, Xiaodong Yang
A mild and efficient strategy to synthesize pharmaceutically important 3-amino oxindoles from readily available N-aryl amides has been developed.
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An effective orange-red solution-processed circularly polarized organic light-emitting diode

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04938A, Communication
Junqing Wang, Xiaoyi Lai, Yongzhi Zhou, Lei Hua, Weiguo Zhu, Pengfei Duan, Yafei Wang
Two orange-red emission circularly polarized thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters (R)-ad-PXZ/(S)-ad-PXZ were synthesized. The solution processable device exhibits the maximum external quantum efficiency of 9.0% and gEL value of 10−3.
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Rapid and sensitive detection of vanillylmandelic acid based on a luminescent fourteen-metal Tb(III) planar nanocluster

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03667K, Communication
Yanheng Meng, Shiqing Wang, Xiaoli Lv, Xianfeng Huang, Wei-Bing Zhang, Xiaojun Wu, Desmond Schipper, Xiaoping Yang
A 14-metal Tb(III) nanocluster with four CO32- anions as templates was constructed for the quantitative and qualitative detection of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) with high sensitivity and selectivity. The luminescence response...
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Palladium catalyzed C(sp3)-H alkylation of 8-methylquinolines with aziridines: access to functionalized γ-quinolinylpropylamines

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05275G, Communication
Anita Sahoo, Tripti Paul, Shubhajit Basak, Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy
Palladium-catalyzed directed site-selective C(sp3)-H alkylation of 8-methylquinolines has been accomplished using aziridine as an alkylating source via a sequential C-H and C-N bond activation. Site selectivity, funtional group tolerance and...
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Base-Promoted Cascade 5-exo-dig Annulation/Carboxylation of o-(1-Alkynyl)benzenesulfonamides with CO2: Divergent Synthesis of Mono- or Gem-dicarboxylic Esters

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05239K, Communication
Yang Yao, Junxue Bai, Peidong Cheng, Han Yang, Jianwei Sun, Song Sun
A base-promoted cascade 5-exo-dig cyclization/carboxylation of o-alkynylsulfamides with CO2 has been accomplished, furnishing a variety of benzosultams-containing acrylates in good yields by using CO2 as the carboxylic source. Notably, in...
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Machine Learning Directed Discovery and Optimisation of a Platinum-Catalysed Amide Reduction

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05273K, Communication
Open Access
Eleonora Casillo, Benon Maliszewski, Cesar Blanco, Thomas Scattolin, Catherine Cazin, Steven P Nolan
The discovery and optimisation of reaction conditions leading to the reduction of amides, a fundamental large-scale industrial reaction, is achieved using a machine learning (ML) platform and a platinum catalyst....
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Iron-catalysed intramolecular C(sp3)–H amination of alkyl azides

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04169K, Feature Article
Open Access
Kai Wu, Chi-Ming Che
This review summarizes recent major advances in iron-catalysed C–H aminations of alkyl azides through iron–alkylnitrene/alkylimido intermediates to access various N-heterocycles.
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Sustainable Production of Aromatic Chemicals from Lignin using Enzymes and Engineered Microbes

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05064A, Feature Article
Open Access
Timothy D.H. Bugg, Victoria Sodré
Lignin is an aromatic biopolymer found in plant cell walls, that is the must abundant source of renewable aromatic carbon in the biosphere. Hence there is considerable interest in the...
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When Kashmiri kehwa sells out in Canada

Niche regional spices and foods are seeing a surge in popularity, both within India and abroad, in a movement spearheaded by a homesick diaspora, curious lockdown cooks and innovative entrepreneurs



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Pesticide residues above limits detected in curry powders sold in Kerala

Eight samples had no manufacturer details, while the rest were from leading brands