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A memorable debut

Vocalist Pattabhirama Pandit’s erudite rendition of compositions in different ragas reflected the talent of this promising youngster.




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A melange of genres

Rang-Sangam brought different forms of dance and music on one stage.




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When the ustads meet

The scions of hoary legacies, Ustad Rashid Khan and Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, will perform at the opening concert of The Hindu November Fest on November 17




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Music, movement and magic

What does Chi Udaka bring to The Hindu November Fest? Here’s what show co-creators Ian Cleworth and Anandavalli and Shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee say




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‘One should not take liberty in the name of novelty’

In a freewheeling conversation, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande tells Manjari Sinha what makes her performance an emotional experience.




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Amidst the heights of melody...

The 3rd Shimla Classical Music Festival saw some of the finest musicians showcasing commendable execution of intricate compositions.




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A stage for home grown arts

Shekhawati Utsav proves that there is more to Rajasthan than forts, desert and camels.




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Ghantasala: A legend in his lifetime




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Musician Nadaka on the geet-taar, a string instrument he crafted, and his fascination for Indian classical music

Nadaka says the geet-taar, with its integration of four instruments, helps him play the nuances and micro-tones of Carnatic music.




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‘Jacquemus’: Viral sensation Tesher’s latest single nods to Brazil, Bollywood and summertime

Infused with influences from Brazilian Baile Funk, Bollywood and hints of other regional Indian musical influences, Tesher says he wanted to create a song that would sound familiar to people across cultures 




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85% industry leaders call for major investments in quantum computing: Report




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Market capitalization of privately listed companies surged 6.4 times, PSUs grew 5 times over last 10 years: Motilal Oswal




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Collective effort needed to meet USD 2 trillion export target by 2030: Piyush Goyal




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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FPI can go beyond 10% in listed company by reclassifying investment as FDI: RBI




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets AIIB Board of Directors in Delhi




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Smart snacking grows 1.2 times faster than traditional snacks in India




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Donor-modified asymmetric N/B/O multi-resonance TADF emitters for high-performance deep-blue OLEDs with the BT.2020 color gamut

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18135-18145
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04896B, Edge Article
Open Access
Jing Jin, Zhaolong He, Di Liu, Yongqiang Mei, Jiahui Wang, Huihui Wan, Jiuyan Li
Spiro-acridine modified N/B/O type MR-TADF emitters realized deep blue fluorescence with an EQEmax of 20.5% and CIE (0.147, 0.048), which is state-of-the-art efficiency for N/B/O type deep-blue MR emitters with CIEy approaching the BT.2020 standard.
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Spotting d-band centers of single-atom catalysts by oxygen intermediate-boosted electrochemiluminescence

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18085-18092
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03763D, Edge Article
Open Access
Ruyu Xie, Kaitao Li, Rui Tian, Chao Lu
We have proposed an oxygen intermediate-boosted electrochemiluminescence probe for rapid spotting of the d-band centers of single-atom catalysts: the d-band centers closer to the Fermi level contributed to higher luminol ECL intensities.
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Chemoenzymatic multistep retrosynthesis with transformer loops

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18031-18047
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC02408G, Edge Article
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David Kreutter, Jean-Louis Reymond
Integrating enzymatic reactions into computer-aided synthesis planning (CASP) should help devise more selective, economical, and greener synthetic routes.
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Recent advances in hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors for harsh environment applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17799-17822
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05295A, Review Article
Open Access
Miaoyu Li, Jie Pu, Qinghe Cao, Wenbo Zhao, Yong Gao, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Cao Guan
The application of hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors in harsh environments, including extreme temperatures, humidity, high mechanical strain, and strong corrosion, is investigated.
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When microplastics/plastics meet metal–organic frameworks: turning threats into opportunities

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17781-17798
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05205F, Review Article
Open Access
Pengfei Wu, Mengting Guo, Ran-Wei Zhang, Qing Huang, Guibin Wang, Ya-Qian Lan
The study discussed how MOFs treat microplastics, how to make plastic-based MOFs, and how MOF@plastic composites can be used. It aids in understanding how to convert plastic/microplastic concerns into opportunities for high-valued products.
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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
Open Access
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
Open Access
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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A facile self-saturation process enabling the stable cycling of a small molecule menaquinone cathode in aqueous zinc batteries

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17971-17978
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04685D, Edge Article
Open Access
Shuo Li, Guoli Zhang, Qianrui Li, Tianshun He, Xiaoqi Sun
A facile self-saturation strategy, realized by the introduction of a hydrophobic methyl group on naphthoquinone, is demonstrated to suppress the dissolution of small molecule cathode materials and achieve stable cycling in aqueous zinc cells.
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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
Open Access
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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MR-TADF liquid crystals: towards self assembling host–guest mixtures showing narrowband emission from the mesophase

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18022-18030
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04429K, Edge Article
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Julius A. Knöller, Franziska Müller, Tomas Matulaitis, John M. dos Santos, Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Eli Zysman-Colman, Sabine Laschat
We developed a MR-TADF based, columnar liquid crystalline host system and doped it with a MR-TADF guest. Efficient FRET allowed us to construct the first columnar liquid crystal with narrowband MR-TADF from the strongly aggregated mesophase.
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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
Open Access
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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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
Open Access
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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Electrochemical trifluoromethylation of alkynes: the unique role of DMSO as a masking auxiliary

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06780K, Edge Article
Open Access
Jihoon Jang, Ho Seong Hwang, Haeryeong Jeong, Eun Jin Cho
An electrochemical trifluoromethylation method for terminal alkynes has been developed, facilitating the synthesis of CF3-alkynes with DMSO as a masking auxiliary.
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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
Open Access
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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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
Open Access
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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Selective lignin depolymerization via transfer hydrogenolysis using Pd/hydrotalcite catalysts: model compounds to whole biomass

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03942D, Edge Article
Open Access
Darren Dolan, Rebekah Brucato, Christopher William Reid, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Adelina M Voutchkova-Kostal
Cleavage of lignin ether bonds via transfer hydrogenolysis is a promising route to valorize lignin, but processes that use mild reaction conditions and exploit renewable hydrogen donor solvents (rather than...
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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
Open Access
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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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
Open Access
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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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
Open Access
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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A polymer deposition-mediated surface-charge reformation strategy: reversing the MOF biomineralization behavior

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05935B, Edge Article
Open Access
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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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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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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Dynamic satellite–parent liposome networks for quantitative microreactions

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04925J, Edge Article
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Jia-Qi Tian, Nan-Nan Deng
A dynamic satellite–parent liposome network was developed to explore molecular transfer and quantitative microreactions through environmental stimuli, offering a platform to mimic multicellular systems in vitro.
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CuBr-mediated surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization in air

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06012A, Edge Article
Open Access
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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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
Open Access
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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Ligand Cross-Links as a Design Element in Oligo- and PolyMOFs

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06109H, Edge Article
Open Access
Debobroto Sensharma, Seth M Cohen
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) constructed using cross-linked oligomeric or polymeric ligands (OligoMOFs and PolyMOFs respectively) have so far relied on a handful of canonical structural blueprints, in which the cross-links have...
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