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Is aromaticity loss necessary for transition-metal promoted arene–alkene cycloadditions?

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18093-18098
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05337K, Edge Article
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João V. Schober, Croix J. Laconsay, Judy I. Wu
Diene- and ene-like reactivity in transition metal coordinated arenes can be expected when there is a notable degree of aromaticity loss at the complexed arene.
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Diverse quantum interference regimes in intramolecular singlet fission chromophores with thiophene-based linkers

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17823-17830
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03546A, Edge Article
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Jonghwan Lee, Sungsik Eom, Hyungjun Kim
This work explores intramolecular singlet fission chromophores having diverse thiophene-based linkers and highlights the relation between quantum interference and nonadiabatic coupling in the multiexciton formation step of singlet fission.
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Substituent effect in determining the total structure of an all-alkynyl-protected Ag98 nanocluster for methanol tolerant oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18161-18169
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04318A, Edge Article
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Xiaoqin Cui, Xuehuan Zhang, Ting Li, Sheng Zhu, Gaoyi Han, Huan Li
A sterically demanding ortho-CF3 substituent defines not only the arrangement of ligands on a Ag98(2-CF3PhCC)48Cl4 nanocluster (Ag98) but also the inter-cluster interactions. Ag98 shows excellent methanol tolerance in the oxygen reduction reaction.
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Automated electrosynthesis reaction mining with multimodal large language models (MLLMs)

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17881-17891
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04630G, Edge Article
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Shi Xuan Leong, Sergio Pablo-García, Zijian Zhang, Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Leveraging multimodal large language models (MLLMs) to process multimodal data inputs and complex inter-modality data dependencies for automated (electro)chemical data mining from scientific literature.
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Quadrupolar dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared emission consisting of Schiff bases based on π-conjugated scaffolds

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17950-17961
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05006A, Edge Article
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Kazuya Tanimura, Kento Tanaka, Masayuki Gon, Kazuo Tanaka
The study focuses on dinuclear hypervalent tin(IV) compounds with near-infrared (NIR) emission and unique quadrupolar orientations, showing potential for constructing electronic structures with narrow energy gaps.
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On-demand controlled bidirectional DNAzyme path for ultra-sensitive heavy metal ion detection

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18170-18178
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04404E, Edge Article
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Jing Xu, Yujin Li, Futing Wang, Xinqi Luo, Wei Zhang, Yifan Lyu, Hongfen Yang, Ren Cai, Weihong Tan
A bidirectional self-powered biosensor is constructed for the quasi-simultaneous detection of Pb2+ and Hg2+ based on MoS2@CuS heterostructures as an accelerator and hybridization chain reaction as a signal amplification strategy.
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Two in one: merging photoactivated chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy to fight cancer

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17760-17780
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04608K, Perspective
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Kirill M. Kuznetsov, Kevin Cariou, Gilles Gasser
Combining photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) into one single compound allows to achieve more efficient light-induced therapy.
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FragGen: towards 3D geometry reliable fragment-based molecular generation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04620J, Edge Article
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Odin Zhang, Yufei Huang, Shichen Cheng, Mengyao Yu, Xujun Zhang, Haitao Lin, Yundian Zeng, Mingyang Wang, Zhenxing Wu, Huifeng Zhao, Zaixi Zhang, Chenqing Hua, Yu Kang, Sunliang Cui, Peichen Pan, Chang-Yu Hsieh, Tingjun Hou
FragGen introduces a novel fragment-based AI-based molecular design method. It proposes the geometry handling protocol to improve the generation quality and has been applied to design highly bioactive type II kinase inhibitors.
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Porous liquids: an integrated platform for gas storage and catalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17720-17738
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04288C, Perspective
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Errui Li, Kevin M. Siniard, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng Dai
In this perspective, recent discoveries in the integration of gas storage and catalysis by leveraging PL platforms have been summarized, highlighting the unique features different from those of traditional homogeneous or heterogeneous procedures.
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Unified enantiospecific synthesis of drimane meroterpenoids enabled by enzyme catalysis and transition metal catalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06060A, Edge Article
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Yipeng You, Xue-Jie Zhang, Wen Xiao, Thittaya Kunthic, Zheng Xiang, Chen Xu
A unified synthetic strategy for drimane meroterpenoids was developed by combining heterologous biosynthesis, enzymatic oxidation, and transition metal catalysis. Six drimane meroterpenoids were synthesized in a concise and enantiospecific manner.
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Boronic ester-templated pre-rotaxanes as versatile intermediates for rotaxane endo-functionalisation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04879B, Edge Article
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Jingjing Yu, Marius Gaedke, Satyajit Das, Daniel L. Stares, Christoph A. Schalley, Fredrik Schaufelberger
Dynamic covalent boronic ester bonds can pre-organise diol-containing threads and V-shaped boronic acid ligands towards mechanical interlocking. After interlocking, the pre-rotaxane could be modified to create many unique [2]rotaxanes architectures.
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Double coordination shell modulation of nitrogen-free atomic manganese sites for enhancing oxygen reduction performance

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05998K, Edge Article
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Xue Bai, Yin Wang, Jingyi Han, Siyu Chen, Xiaodi Niu, Jingqi Guan
Utilizing double coordination shell modulation, we construct a novel nitrogen-free single-atom manganese coordination configuration catalyst on graphene oxide (Mn–S1O4G), which exhibits excellent ORR and zinc–air battery performances.
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Correction: Second-shell modulation on porphyrin-like Pt single atom catalysts for boosting oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC90219J, Correction
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Tayyaba Najam, Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah, Hanqing Yin, Xin Xiao, Shamraiz Talib, Qianqian Ji, Yonggui Deng, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Jie Hu, Ruo Zhao, Aijun Du, Xingke Cai, Qiang Xu
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The photo-isomerization of the cyclononatetraenyl ligand and related rare earth complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04767B, Edge Article
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Lucie Pedussaut, Nolwenn Mahieu, Camille Chartier, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Maxime Tricoire, Iskander Douair, Nicolas Casaretto, Laurent Maron, Grégory Danoun, Grégory Nocton
Reversible light isomerization in organometallic complexes of lanthanides: the low-energy wavelengths favor the cis isomer, and the high-energy wavelengths favor the trans isomer.
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The chirality-induced spin selectivity effect in asymmetric spin transport: from solution to device applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05736H, Review Article
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Ritu Gupta, Anujit Balo, Rabia Garg, Amit Kumar Mondal, Koyel Banerjee Ghosh, Prakash Chandra Mondal
This review highlights recent experimental findings related to the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect. This effect is demonstrated to explain asymmetric electron's spin transport in chiral molecules for various technological applications.
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Photo-triggered NO release of nitrosyl complexes bearing first-row transition metals and therapeutic applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06820C, Review Article
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Seungwon Sun, Jisu Choe, Jaeheung Cho
In biological systems, nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signaling molecule that regulates a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Given the significance of NO, there has been considerable...
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Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-H Olefination and Photoregulation of Sterically-Hindered Diarylethenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05375C, Edge Article
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Guanlun Zhang, Xu Wu, Shiyu Mao, Mengqi Li, Honglong Hu, Bing-Feng Shi, Weihong Zhu
Sterically-hindered diarylethenes with intrinsic chirality have shown great potential in chiral signal regulation, light-controlled liquid crystals (LCs), etc. Their unique enantiospecific phototransformation between axial chirality of ring-open isomer and central...
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Insights into the photoinduced anion translocation of the Donor-π-Acceptor+(ion)- molecules

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04738A, Edge Article
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Hao-Ting Qu, Iida Partanen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Yan-Ding Lin, Igor O Koshevoy, Andrey Belyaev, Pi-Tai Chou
By strategic design and synthesis of a new series of phosphonium salts (compounds 1–7[OTf]), where [OTf]- stands for the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion, we performed comprehensive spectroscopic and dynamic studies on the...
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Probing water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04589K, Edge Article
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Athulya Nadol, Florian Venel, Raynald Giovine, Maeva Leloire, Christophe Volkringer, Thierry Loiseau, Christel Gervais, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Bertrand Doumert, Julien Trébosc, Olivier Lafon, Frédérique Pourpoint
The stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of water is crucial for a wide range of applications, including the production of freshwater, desiccation, humidity control, heat pumps/chillers and...
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Enhanced efficiency in plastic waste upcycling: the role of mesoporosity and acidity in zeolites

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05121A, Edge Article
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Saideep Singh, Joaquín Martínez-Ortigosa, Nuria Ortuño, Vivek Polshettiwar, Javier García-Martínez
By optimizing zeolite pore confinement, polymer diffusion and up-cycling efficiency in hierarchical catalysts are significantly enhanced, reducing plastic degradation temperatures and providing a suitable route to sustainable plastic-to-fuel pathways.
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A metabologenomics strategy for rapid discovery of polyketides derived from modular polyketide synthases

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04174G, Edge Article
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Run-Zhou Liu, Zhihan Zhang, Min Li, Lihan Zhang
A metabologenomics workflow using mass defect filtering (MDF) and bioinformatics-based structural prediction was established for rapid screening of modular polyketide natural products, and led to the identification of 22 polyketides.
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PharmacoNet: deep learning-guided pharmacophore modeling for ultra-large-scale virtual screening

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04854G, Edge Article
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Seonghwan Seo, Woo Youn Kim
PharmacoNet is developed for virtual screening, including deep learning-guided protein-based pharmacophore modeling, a parameterized analytical scoring function, and coarse-grained pose alignment. It is extremely fast yet reasonably accurate.
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Light-assisted carbon dioxide reduction in an automated photoreactor system coupled to carbonylation chemistry

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06660J, Edge Article
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Jasper Schuurmans, Tom Masson, Stefan Zondag, Simone Pilon, Nicola Bragato, Miguel Claros, Tim den Hartog, Fransesc Sastre Calabuig, Jonathan van den Ham, Pascal Buskens, Giulia Fiorani, Timothy Noel
Continuous-flow methodologies offer promising avenues for sustainable processing due to their precise process control, scalability, and efficient heat and mass transfer. The small dimensions of continuous-flow reactors render them highly...
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Enantioselective dearomative formal (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes with aromatic azomethine imines: access to fused 2,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06334A, Edge Article
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Xue-Chun Yang, Feng Wu, Wen-Biao Wu, Xu Zhang, Jian-Jun Feng
We present the first enantioselective dearomative (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes (BCBs) utilizing a chiral Lewis acid catalyst and bidentate chelating BCB substrates.
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M12L24 nanospheres as supramolecular templates for the controlled synthesis of Ir-nanoclusters and their use in the chemo-selective hydrogenation of nitro styrene

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06324D, Edge Article
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Lotte L. Metz, Rens Ham, Eduard Bobylev, Kelly J. H. Brouwer, Alfons van Blaaderen, Rim van de Poll, Victor Drozhzhin, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Joost N. H. Reek
Controlled preparation of ultrafine metal nanoclusters (<2 nm) is challenging, yet important as the properties of these clusters are inherently linked to their size and local microenvironment. In the present...
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Cyclic peptides targeting the SARS-CoV-2 programmed ribosomal frameshifting RNA from a multiplexed phage display library

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04026K, Edge Article
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Jacob A. Iannuzzelli, Rachel Bonn, Andrew S. Hong, Abhijith Saseendran Anitha, Jermaine L. Jenkins, Joseph E. Wedekind, Rudi Fasan
Cyclopeptide agents targeted against the −1 programmed ribosomal frameshifting stimulatory sequence RNA pseudoknot of SARS-CoV-2 were discovered by screening a multiplexed phage display library of genetically encoded peptide macrocycles.
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Steering N/S coordination number to accelerate catecholase-like catalysis over low-coordinated Cu site

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05014B, Edge Article
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Meng Yuan, Nannan Xia, Ziheng Huang, Chaofeng Huang, Xun Hu, Fei He
Modulating the coordination configuration of metal Cu center through steering the N/S coordination number around Cu center boosted the catalytic activity of catechol oxidase-mimicking nanozyme.
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A polymer deposition-mediated surface-charge reformation strategy: reversing the MOF biomineralization behavior

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05935B, Edge Article
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Yanbin Xu, Huangsheng Yang, Anlian Huang, Linjing Tong, Wei Huang, Guosheng Chen, Wei Yi, Siming Huang, Gangfeng Ouyang
A biocompatible polymer deposition-mediated surface-charge reformation strategy is reported that enables the in-place MOF biomineralization onto different enzyme templates.
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An ultrasensitive 2,4,6-trinitrophenol nanofluidic sensor inspired by olfactory sensory neurons in sniffer dogs

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05493H, Edge Article
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Xin Li, Zhanfang Liu, Linsen Yang, Shengyang Zhou, Yongchao Qian, Yuge Wu, Zidi Yan, Zhehua Zhang, Tingyang Li, Qingchen Wang, Congcong Zhu, Xiang-Yu Kong, Liping Wen
Inspired by sniffer dog olfactory sensory neurons, an ultrasensitive TNP detection sensor was developed by in situ growing UiO-66-NH2 layers on AAO. It exhibits a limit of detection with 6.5 × 10−16 g mL−1, offering a new method for rapid detection.
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Large second harmonic generation and birefringence from extended octupolar π-conjugated structures

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05756B, Edge Article
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Danyang Dou, Bingbing Zhang, Daqing Yang, Ying Wang
By adopting an extended octupolar π-conjugation strategy, two excellent optical functional materials with a strong SHG response and large birefringence were prepared.
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Pd/NHC sequentially catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of planar-chiral macrocycles

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05482B, Edge Article
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Gongming Yang, Shangde Liu, Shujie Ji, Xingsen Wu, Jian Wang
The unprecedented non-enzymatically atroposelective synthesis of planar-chiral macrocycles via a Pd/NHC sequential catalytic intermolecular macrocyclization is reported.
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Three in one: engineering MOF channels via coordinated water arrays for regulated separation of alkanes and alkenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05286B, Edge Article
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Lu-Lu Ma, Pavel N. Zolotarev, Kang Zhou, Xin Zhou, Jiaqi Liu, Jiafeng Miao, Shenfang Li, Guo-Ping Yang, Yao-Yu Wang, Davide M. Proserpio, Jing Li, Hao Wang
Regulated adsorptive separation of alkane/alkenes has been achieved through engineering the coordinated water arrays in MOF channels.
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Zinc borylation and reduction by a diborane(4) species via B–O bond formation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06389A, Edge Article
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Liam P. Griffin, Simon Aldridge
Zinc boryl and metal–metal bonded Zn(I) complexes can be accessed from a common Zn(II) iodide precursor and bis(pinacolaton)diboron(4).
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Strain-induced charge delocalization achieves ultralow exciton binding energy toward efficient photocatalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05873A, Edge Article
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Junyuan Duan, Yinghe Zhao, Yu Wu, Youwen Liu, Junnian Chen, Ruoou Yang, Jiazhao Huang, Chuanqi Luo, Mao Wu, Xiaodong Zheng, Pengyu Li, Xueliang Jiang, Jianguo Guan, Tianyou Zhai
A novel approach of strain-induced charge delocalization is developed to significantly reduce the exciton binding energy of Ta2O5 nanorods to below ambient thermal energy, leading to a remarkable enhancement in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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Merging nucleophilic phosphine catalysis and photocatalysis for the rapid assembly of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexane scaffolds from feedstock allyl alcohols

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06684G, Edge Article
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David M. Whalley, Luca Carlino, Okky Dwichandra Putra, Niall A. Anderson, Susannah C. Coote, Olivier Lorthioir
A synthesis of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexanes from readily available allyl alcohols and electron-poor arylalkynes. The transformation utilises phosphine catalysis and energy transfer catalysis for rapid assembly of these diverse scaffolds.
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From small changes to big gains: pyridinium-based tetralactam macrocycle for enhanced sugar recognition in water

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06190J, Edge Article
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Canjia Zhai, Ethan Cross Zulueta, Alexander Mariscal, Chengkai Xu, Yunpeng Cui, Xudong Wang, Huang Wu, Carson Doan, Lukasz Wojtas, Haixin Zhang, Jianfeng Cai, Libin Ye, Kun Wang, Wenqi Liu
Incorporating pyridinium into an anthracene-based macrocycle significantly enhances its sugar binding affinity by increasing hydrogen bonding and expanding the contact surface area.
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Structural constraint at a P–P bond: phosphinophosphination of alkenes, alkynes, and carbonyls by a concerted mechanism

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06581F, Edge Article
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Lijun You, Daniel Roth, Lutz Greb
A structural constraint approach at a P–P bond is presented that enables the phosphinophosphination of alkynes, alkenes, and carbonyls with high regio- and diastereoselectivity. The apolar nature of the P–P bond facilitates a concerted mechanism.
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Regioselectivity switches between anthraquinone precursor fissions involved in bioactive xanthone biosynthesis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06369D, Edge Article
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Xiao Jing Lv, Chun Zhi Ai, Li Rong Zhang, Xiu Xiu Ma, Juan Juan Zhang, Jia Peng Zhu, Ren Xiang Tan
BruN and BTG13 cleave chrysophanol hydroquinone into monodictyphenone and cephalanone F, respectively, with the regioselectivities found tunable via the key amino acid (AA) substitution strategy.
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CuBr-mediated surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization in air

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06012A, Edge Article
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Menglu Chen, Shuai You, Tingting Guo, Haohao Ren, Longzu Zhu, Peize Wang, Wenbo Sheng, Chenliang Gong, Wei Li
CuBr-mediated surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization for polymer brushes with patterned and block architectures over large areas in air is reported.
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Deep Learning Enabled Ultra-high Quality NMR Chemical Shift Resolved Spectra

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04742G, Edge Article
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Zhengxian Yang, Weigang Cai, Wen Zhu, Xiaoxu Zheng, Xiaoqi Shi, Mengjie Qiu, Zhong Chen, Maili Liu, Yanqin Lin
High quality chemical shift resolved spectra have long been pursued in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In order to obtain chemical shift information with high resolution and sensitivity, a neural network...
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Bridge Editing of Spin-Flip Emitters gives Insight into Excited State Energies and Dynamics

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05860G, Edge Article
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Florian Reichenauer, Robert Naumann, Christoph Förster, Winald Robert Robert Kitzmann, Antti-Pekka M. Reponen, Sascha Feldmann, Katja Heinze
Six-coordinate chromium(III) complexes with high spin-flip (SF) photoluminescence quantum yields and lifetimes (molecular rubies) have attracted huge interest in the past years due to their applicability in sensing, photocatalysis or...
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Resonance Plasmonic Coupling: Selective Enhancement of Band Edge Emission over Trap State Emission of CdSe Quantum Dots

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04960H, Edge Article
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Livin Paul, Elizabeth Mariam Thomas, Akshaya Chemmangat, Stephen Gray, K. George Thomas
The photoluminescence properties of quantum dots (QDs) are often enhanced by eliminating surface trap states through chemical methods. Alternatively, a physical approach is presented here for improving photoluminescence purity in...
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Simultaneous generation of hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals from H+/OH− pairs caused by water–solid contact electrification

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06227B, Edge Article
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Fengjie Chen, Jingde Wu, Dou Wang, Yu Xia, Qingyuan Song, Ying Liang, Pu Wang, Bolei Chen, Yong Liang, Yongguang Yin, Yawei Wang, Maoyong Song, Guibin Jiang
Water–solid contact electrification is a common physical phenomenon involving interfacial electron and ion transfer, recently discovered to trigger unique redox reactions.
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Organic dopant cyclization and significantly improved RTP properties

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06213B, Edge Article
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Shiguo Zhang, Guanyu Liu, Zhichao Mao, Shanfeng Xue, Qikun Sun, Wenjun Yang
Synthesized CDIA and ODIA via cyclization, obtained long-lived RTP polymers with lifetimes of 2146 and 2656 ms. Experimental and theoretical data show cyclization effectively restrains intramolecular rotation and stabilizes triplet populations.
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Pnictogen-based vanadacyclobutadiene complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05884D, Edge Article
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Mehrafshan G. Jafari, John B. Russell, Hwan Myung, Seongyeon Kwon, Patrick J. Carroll, Michael R. Gau, Mu-Hyun Baik, Daniel J. Mindiola
The reactivity of a [VV] alkylidyne with unsaturated substrates such as NCR (R = Ad or Ph) and PCAd leads to the formation of rare transition metal complexes featuring an α-aza-vanadacyclobutadiene and a β-phospha-vanadacyclobutadiene moieties.
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Dual ligand-enabled iron and halogen-containing carboxylate-based photocatalysis for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of alkenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04038D, Edge Article
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Wanru Han, Zhenyan Zhao, Kui Jiang, Yu Lan, Xuehan Yu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wei Yang, Donghui Wei, Shi-Jun Li, Linbin Niu
Dual ligand-enabled iron photocatalysis for the conversion of all kinds of halogen-containing carboxylates (CnXmCOO, X: F, Cl, Br) to CnXm radicals is disclosed for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of non-activated alkenes.
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Noncentrosymmetric tellurite halides created by a depolymerization strategy: toward strong SHG intensity and wide bandgap

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06403H, Edge Article
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Dan-Dan Zhou, Chun-Li Hu, Xin-Wei Zhang, Jiang-Gao Mao, Fang Kong
Successful synthesis of centrosymmetric Ga(Te3O7)Br and non-centrosymmetric M2(OH)(TeO3)(Te2O5)X (M = Al, Ga; X = Br, Cl) using a depolymerization strategy.
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Photochemical carboborylation and three-component difunctionalization of α,β-unsaturated ketones with boronic acids via tosylhydrazones

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06537A, Edge Article
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Álvaro Valdés-Maqueda, Manuel Plaza, Carlos Valdés
The photochemical carboborylation of α,β-unsaturated tosylhydrazones with boronic acids gives tertiary allylboronates. A one pot sequence involving an aldehyde allylation provides a powerful three-component method for diversity oriented synthesis.
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Direct Ladderization of Cyclooctatetraene-containing, Processable Conjugated Ladder Polymers from Annulated bis-Zirconacyclopentadienes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06902A, Edge Article
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August J. Rothenberger, Harrison M. Bergman, He Li, Miao Qi, Yunfei Wang, Yi Liu, T. Don Tilley
Conjugated ladder polymers (CLPs) are difficult yet captivating synthetic targets due to their fully unsaturated fused backbones. Inherent challenges associated with their synthesis often lead to low yields, structural defects,...
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Synergetic effect of mild hypothermia and antioxidant treatment on ROS-mediated neuron injury under oxygen-glucose deprivation investigated by scanning electrochemical microscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05977H, Edge Article
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Junjie Zhang, Yulin Liu, Yuxiang Zhao, Siyu Zhang, Feng Xu, Fei Li
Ischemic stroke and reperfusion injury result in neuronal damage and dysfunction associated with oxidative stress, leading to overproduction of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In...
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