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Reduced TiO2 Nanotubes/Silk Fibroin/ZnO as a Promising Hybrid Antibacterial Coating

von Angela Gabriela et al.

· 18.03.2024

The influence of reduction process of TiO₂ nanostructures on the surface properties of a bioinspired Ti modified implant is elucidated in this work, considering that the interface between a biomaterial surface and the living tissue plays an importan...

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Recent Advances in Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide‐Based Separation Membranes

von Biao Li et al.

· 18.03.2024

The latest advances in layered double hydroxide materials in membrane separation are discussed in this Review article. Specifically, the article will examine the fundamental properties of LDHs, various assembly strategies for LDHs membranes, and the...

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Hierarchical Porous Activated Carbon from Wheat Bran Agro‐Waste: Applications in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Dye Removal, Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

von Amruta Koli et al.

· 18.03.2024

A facile synthesis of hierarchically porous carbon (WB-AC) from wheat bran waste is reported. The WB-AC carbon has a large surface area (757 m² g⁻¹), and the total pore volume (0.3696 cm³ g⁻¹) showed selective CO₂ uptake, rapid dye removal, and high...

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Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Cu3(BTC)2 and Cu(TCPP) on Copper Thin films and Copper‐Based Microstructures

von Ana María et al.

· 18.03.2024

In this research, the MOFs Cu₃(BTC)₂ and Cu(TCPP) were electrochemically synthesized via anodic dissolution of Cu thin films and well-defined Cu-based microstructures as the only Cu source in the partial electrochemical synthesis. A MOF coating on t...

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Prebiotic Synthesis of Glycolaldehyde and Glyceraldehyde from Formaldehyde: A Computational Study on the Initial Steps of the Formose Reaction

von Alessandro Venturini et al.

· 18.03.2024

The early steps of the Formose Reaction are studied computationally using DFT methods. It was found that the dimerization of Formaldehyde takes place via an intramolecular deprotonation reaction, involving the calcium catalyst, and leads to Glycolal...

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Insights on the Anion Effect in N‐heterocyclic Carbene Based Dinuclear Gold(I) Catalysts

von Filippo Campagnolo et al.

· 18.03.2024

The catalytic activity of dinuclear gold(I) complexes depends on the nature of the counterion and on the linker length. Both factors influence two main important steps in hydromethoxylation of 3-hexyne and cycloisomerization of N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)ben...

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Heteronuclear Gold(I)‐Copper(I) Complexes with Thia‐ and Mixed Thia‐Aza Macrocyclic Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Optical Properties

von Rocío Donamaría et al.

· 18.03.2024

Heterometallic polynuclear complexes [{Au(R)₂}₂Cu₂(MeCN)₂]_n (R=C₆F₅, C₆Cl₅) were reacted in THF solution with thioether crowns ligands featuring a different number of S-donor atoms and ring size cavity, and with the quinoline functionalized pendant ...

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Deoxygenation of Oxiranes by λ3σ3‐Phosphorus Reagents: A Computational, Mechanistic, and Stereochemical Study

von Arturo Espinosa

· 18.03.2024

Deoxygenation of oxiranes by the action of phosphane derivatives (PX₃) and heavier pnictogens (PnX₃) was explored in detail with regard to energetics as well as to the stereochemistry and regioselectivity outcome. Two possible routes involve either ...

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A Study on Thiol‐Michael Addition to Semi‐Synthetic Elastin‐Hyaluronan Material for Electrospun Scaffolds

von Antonio Laezza et al.

· 18.03.2024

Elastin and hyaluronan have been coupled exploiting a phosphine-mediated thiol-Michael reaction. The conjugate has been blended and electrospun with poly-D,L-lactide (PDLLA), obtaining scaffolds whose morphology and cell viability are influenced by ...

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Cover Feature: Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Cu3(BTC)2 and Cu(TCPP) on Copper Thin films and Copper‐Based Microstructures (ChemPlusChem 3/2024)

von Ana María et al.

· 18.03.2024

The cover feature image shows the SEM images of Cu₂O microcubes with exposed [100] planes before and after electrochemical conversion into either Cu₃(BTC)₂ or Cu(TCPP). The green arrows represent the direction of the electrochemical reaction. Morein...

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Front Cover: Deoxygenation of Oxiranes by λ3σ3‐Phosphorus Reagents: A Computational, Mechanistic, and Stereochemical Study (ChemPlusChem 3/2024)

von Arturo Espinosa

· 18.03.2024

The front cover picture illustrates the two possible attacks of a phosphane to an oxirane at either the C or O ring atoms, thus promoting carbene transfer (leading to a phosphorane and a carbonyl unit) or oxygen transfer (which gives rise to an alke...

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Recent Advances in Smart Windows Based on Photo‐Responsive Liquid Crystals Featuring Phase Transition

von Xianyu Meng et al.

· 18.03.2024

Smart windows based on photo-responsive LC system doped with photoswitches: Photoisomerization of photoswitches leads to the phase transition of the LC system because of the change of the LC orientation. As a result, smart windows based on the photo...

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Tellurium Containing Long Lived Emissive Fluorophore for Selective and Visual Detection of Picric Acid through Photo‐Induced Electron Transfer

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Alanine Formation in a Zero‐Gap Flow Cell and the Role of TiO2/Ti Electrocatalysts

von Christos Englezos et al.

· 29.03.2024

The room-temperature, electrocatalytic reductive amination (ERA) of biomass-derivable precursors can be a sustainable method to produce amino acids. In order to further the adoption of this method, three different Ti, and TiO₂/Ti felt electrodes wer...

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Stimuli‐Induced Controls of Magnetic and Photophysical Properties Using Liquescent Open‐shell Ionic Molecular Systems

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1‐ and 2‐Tetrazolylacetonitrile as Versatile Ligands for Laser Ignitable Energetic Coordination Compounds

von Simon M. et al.

· 28.03.2024

2-(1H-Tetrazol-1-yl)acetonitrile (1-TAN), 2-(2H-tetrazol-2-yl)acetonitrile (2-TAN), 5-((1H-tetrazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-tetrazole (1-HTMT) and 5-((2H-tetrazol-2-yl)methyl)-1H-tetrazole (2-HTMT) were used as nitrogen-rich ligands for energetic coordinati...

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Continuous‐Flow Catalysis Using Phosphine‐Metal Complexes on Porous Polymers: Designing Ligands, Pores, and Reactors

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Direct Conjugation of Gallium‐(III)‐Corroles to Short Interfering RNA(siRNA) Providing Real‐Time siRNA Imaging and Gene Silencing

von Ifrodet Giorgees et al.

· 27.03.2024

Illustrating the design and applications of Ga-(III)-corrole-siRNA for simultaneous gene silencing and live cell imaging. Abstract Discovering new modifications for oligonucleotide therapeutics is essential for expanding its application to new tar...

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Effects of Cyclic Glycopolymers Molecular Mobility on their Interactions with Lectins

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The Emergence of a Polar Nematic Phase: A Chemist's Insight into the Ferroelectric Nematic Phase

von Ewan Cruickshank

· 26.03.2024

Since being experimentally discovered in 2017 the ferroelectric nematic phase has proven to be the hottest topic in the field of liquid crystals because of its real application potential. This review summarises the compounds which exhibit this fasci...

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Towards Energy‐Efficient Direct Air Capture with Photochemically‐Driven CO2 Release and Solvent Regeneration

von Uvinduni I. et al.

· 26.03.2024

An ideal direct air capture process using solvents must include means to release captured CO₂ in parallel to solvent regeneration in an energy efficient way. A potential solution is to use light-driven solution chemistry. Herein a metastable-state p...

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Aryl Sulfoxides: A Traceless Directing Group for Catalytic C‐H Activation of Arenes

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Concept and Development of Algebraic Topological Framework Nucleic Acids

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Ultrasound–Driven Deposition of Au and Ag Nanoparticles on Citrus Pectin: Preparation and Characterisation of Antimicrobial Composites

von Fabio Bucciol et al.

· 26.03.2024

This study aims to exploiting acoustic cavitation (US) to develop an oxytetracycline based antibacterial nanocomposites coupled with Au or Ag metal nanoparticle (NP) using pectin as carrier. UV-Vis spectroscopy and FESEM revealed that US strongly im...

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Photon Management Enabled by Opal and Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals: from Photocatalysis to Photoluminescence Regulation

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PERYLENE DIIMIDE‐BASED DIMERIC ELECTRON ACCEPTORS WITH MOLECULAR CONFORMATIONS FOR PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

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Probing the Dynamic Landscape: from Static to Time‐Resolved X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Investigate Copper Redox Chemistry in Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Supramolecular handshakes: characterization of urea‐carboxylate interactions within calixarene frameworks

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Synthesis of PtNi Nanoparticles to Accelerate the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

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Self‐Promoted Glycosylation of Carbamoylated Peptides on Solid Phase

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Immobilization of Silver(I) Ions on Amino‐Functionalized Chromium(III) Terephthalate with Organophosphine and its C–H Carboxylation of a Heteroaromatic Compound

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Developing an Approach for Calculating Theoretical Minimum Hydrogen Consumption during Catalytic Hydrotreating of Diesel

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Enantioseparation via Chiral Supramolecular Gels Comprising Ambidextrous Gelators Based on β‐Peptide‐type Primary Amines

von Koichi Kodama et al.

· 22.03.2024

Chiral β-peptide-type primary amines were developed as ambidextrous low-molecular-weight gelators for both less-polar and polar solvents. Chiral supramolecular gels prepared from these gelators were used as a potential platform for enantiomer separa...

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Enzymatic Formation of an Aminovinyl Cysteine Residue in Ribosomal Peptide Natural Products

von Botao Cheng et al.

· 22.03.2024

LanD-like flavoproteins catalyze oxidative decarboxylation of the C-terminal Cys residue of a peptide to produce a reactive enethiol, which could be introduced into the final S-[(Z)-2-aminovinyl]-cysteine (AviCys) analogs through two pathways, a Mic...

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Improved L‐Asparaginase Properties and Reusability by Immobilization onto Functionalized Carbon Xerogels

von Rita A. et al.

· 22.03.2024

The development of an efficient strategy for immobilizing L-asparaginase enzyme onto functionalized carbon xerogels is the focus of this work. The results reveal the importance of tuning the surface chemistry of the materials and prove the enhanced ...

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The Noble Addendum of a Phosphenium Ligand to a Base Metal: Coordination, Activation, and Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes on a Chromium Complex

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Codelivery of Gaseous Signaling Molecules for Biomedical Applications

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Utilizing Carbonaceous Materials Derived from [BMIM][TCM] Ionic Liquid Precursor: Dual Role as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Adsorbents for Aromatics and CO2

von Ourania Tzialla et al.

· 21.03.2024

This study explores the synthesis of N-doped nanoporous carbon materials using [BMIM][TCM] as a carbon precursor. Monitoring during synthesis shown low mass reduction rates. Heat treatments maintained stable pore size and increased volume/surface ar...

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Chemical Modifications in Hyaluronic Acid‐Based Electrospun Scaffolds

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Sensitizing Explosives Through Molecular Doping

von Shelby T. et al.

· 20.03.2024

Molecular doping, an alternative method to cocrystallization that proceeds in the absence of well-defined interactions, was investigated to generate energetic materials with modified properties. With a judicious choice of dopant, increased sensitivi...

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Synthesis and Crystallization Mechanism for SAPO‐34 Zeolite Derived from Magadiite

von Bo Liu et al.

· 20.03.2024

The disturbance of the magadiite layer exposed surface silanol groups, which in turn attracted AlO₄ and PO₄ species, leading to their incorporation into the 6Rs and D6R units and initiating the nucleation process. These sites then evolved into SAPO-...

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Recent Developments in the Syntheses of C‐20‐Oxygenated ent‐Kaurane Diterpenoids

von Guizhou Yue et al.

· 19.03.2024

To date, C-20-oxygenated ent-kauranes are the most ones of isolated ent-kaurane diterpenoids. Total synthesis of C-20-oxygenated ent-kauranes is a challenging task due to their high level of oxidation. This review delves into the chemical syntheses ...

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On‐Surface Fabrication toward Polar 2D Macromolecular Crystals

von Takahiro Kojima et al.

· 19.03.2024

Synthesis of polar 2D macromolecular structures has garnered much attention due to ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties. In this review, we discuss recent developments in this field, including molecular assemblies based on chirality, on-surfac...

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Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate via Transesterification of Ethylene Carbonate and Methanol over Mesoporous KF‐loaded Mg‐Fe Oxides

von Meng‐Ge Wei et al.

· 19.03.2024

A series of solid base KF/Mg-Fe bi-metal oxides were fabricated via supporting KF on Mg-Fe bi-metal oxides and calcination. When applied as catalyst to dimethyl carbonate (DMC) synthesis through transesterification of ethylene carbonate (EC) and met...

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Highly Specific Sulfadiazine Detection Using a Two‐dimensional Europium‐Organic Coordination Polymer

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Vibrational Optical Activity of Amyloid Fibrils

von Zuzanna Majka et al.

· 18.03.2024

Exceptional enhancement of Vibrational Optical Activity (VOA) for amyloid fibrils makes it a highly promising tool for research on the structure, polymorphism, and chirality of their multi-layered architectures. This concept paper discusses current ...

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Understanding the Formation and Growth of New Atmospheric Particles at the Molecular Level through Laboratory Molecular Beam Experiments

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Phosphaarsenes – Combining Phospha‐ and Arsa‐Wittig‐Reagents

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Clicked BODIPY‐Fullerene‐Peptide Assemblies: Studies of Electron Transfer Processes in Self‐Assembled Monolayers on Gold Surfaces

von Jad Rabah et al.

· 15.03.2024

BODIPY-C₆₀-helical peptide constructs could form densely packed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold surfaces. Ultra-fast electrochemistry experiments showed the helical peptide was a better electron mediator compared to an alkyl chain. This pro...

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Supramolecular Synthesis of Star Polymers

von Takeharu Haino et al.

· 15.03.2024

Recently, progress has been made in the development of supramolecular star polymers. Coordination-driven, hydrogen-bond-directed, and host-guest complexation-directed self-assemblies have been introduced into the synthesis of star polymers. Thereaft...

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Thio‐Induced Organophosphate Breakdown Promoted by Methimazole: an Experimental and Theoretical Study

von Renan B. et al.

· 15.03.2024

The drug methimazole has two non-equivalent nucleophilic centers: sulfur and imidazole. It was studied in a dephosphorylation reaction with an organophosphate that has three possible electrophilic sites. Results show the preference for the nucleophi...

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Enhanced Microbial Protein Production from CO2 and Air by a MoS2 Catalyzed Bioelectrochemical System

von Lixia Zhang et al.

· 13.03.2024

A MoS₂ catalyzed bioelectrochemical system is successfully constructed, in which microbial protein can be produced from the simplest small molecule substances (CO₂, N₂, and H₂O) and Xanthobacter-dominanted hydrogen oxidizing bacteria can be enriched...

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Parameters Influencing the Photochemical Cyclodehydrochlorination (CDHC) Reaction

von Anthony Jolly et al.

· 13.03.2024

The parameters influencing the outcome of the photochemical cyclodehydrochlorination (CDHC) reaction, including the nature of the solvent, the concentration and the presence of functional groups on the chlorinated substrates have been studied. Abs...

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New Chemistries for Degradable Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesive Networks

von Rohani Abu et al.

· 13.03.2024

The desired properties of soft adhesives, such as used in tapes and labels, depend on the molecular parameters of lightly crosslinked polymer networks. Here, a new concept to debond adhesives efficiently for easy recycling is presented. Bonds are cl...

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Recent Progresses and Challenges in Upcycling of Plastics through Selective Catalytic Oxidation

von Kaili Wang et al.

· 13.03.2024

Catalytic oxidative cracking of plastics provides an important direction for solving the challenges of plastic pollution and mitigating the wastage of carbon resources. This paper reviews recent progresses on catalytic oxidation upcycling of plastic...

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Green Molecular Transformation in Dual Catalysis: Photoredox Activation of Vitamin B12 Using Heterogeneous Photocatalyst

von Keita Shichijo et al.

· 12.03.2024

This concept focuses on the synergies between metal complexes and heterogeneous photocatalysts in dual-catalyst systems. The B₁₂-based dual-catalyst enables green and sustainable molecular transformations, including the light-driven dehalogenation o...

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Near‐infrared Light‐Induced Polymerizations: Mechanisms and Applications

von Feng Qiu et al.

· 12.03.2024

NIR light possesses the unique optical properties with deep penetration, high light energy and environmental friendliness, suitable for photo-induced polymerization of various polymer synthesis and applications. Recent progress in type of NIR photos...

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Constructing Heptazine‐COF@TiO2 Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Efficient Photodegradation of Acetaminophen under Visible Light

von Shijie Ge et al.

· 12.03.2024

We firstly synthesized a novel rodlike C=N linked Heptazine-COF through the classical method. And we mixed the TiO₂ nanoparticles via in situ method to prepare a series of Heptazine-COF@TiO₂ hybrid photocatalysts. The heptazine-COF were closely wrap...

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Introducing Photo‐Cross‐Linkable Functionalities on P(VDF‐co‐TrFE) Ferroelectric Copolymer

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N/S Co‐Doped Graphene Aerogels as Superior Anode Materials for High‐Rate Lithium‐Ion Batteries

von Kaijie Gu et al.

· 11.03.2024

The nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene aerogel (SNGA) was synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal route using graphene oxide as the starting material and thiourea as the S and N source. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of sulfur and nitrogen ...

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Probing the Molecular Structure and Dynamics of Membrane‐Bound Proteins during Misfolding Processes by Sum‐Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy

von Xiaoxuan Zheng et al.

· 11.03.2024

This review introduces sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) studies on the structure and dynamics of membrane-bound proteins during misfolding processes. These molecular-level studies revealed that SFG-VS can provide a unique u...

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High Efficient and Reproducible Sonochemical Synthesis of ZnO Nanocrystals

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Strain Engineering for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting

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An Indole‐based Chromofluorogenic Probe for Detection of Trivalent Al3+, Ga3+, In3+ and Fe3+ Ions

von Vikas Yadav et al.

· 08.03.2024

An efficient indole-derived optical probe (InNS) has been developed for recognition of Al³⁺, Ga³⁺, In³⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions. Job's plot, NMR and DFT analyses corroborated the cation sensing mechanism. InNS could be successfully applied for Al³⁺ imaging in...

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Synthesis of Deuterated Compounds by Flow Chemistry

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Tweaking the Non‐Volatile Write‐Once‐Read‐Many‐Times (WORM) Memory using Donor Acceptor Architecture with Isatin as Core Acceptor

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Selective direct oxidation of 1‐butanol into acetal using hydrogen peroxide and Cs5MPW11(H2O)O39 (M=Fe, Co, Cu) catalysts

von Farah Lachquer et al.

· 06.03.2024

Catalytic oxidation of 1-butanol over lacunary POM salts modified by transition metals in the presence of H₂O₂ as oxidizing agent enables selective production of the acetal 1,1-dibutoxybutane with yield approaching 92 % for the catalyst Cs₅CuPW₁₁(H₂...

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MXene‐Mediated Catalytic Redox Reactions for Biomedical Applications

von Chenyao Wu et al.

· 06.03.2024

Centering on the structure, catalytic activity, and stimuli-responsive activities of MXenes, this review provides an overview of the recent advancements in MXenes and their derivatives, particularly emphasizing their capacity to regulate reactive ox...

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Isocyanide–Based Multicomponent Reactions Coupled One–Pot Process: Efficient Tools to Diversity–Oriented Synthesis of Structural Peptidomimetics

von Bhavna Kaveti et al.

· 06.03.2024

Diversity–oriented synthesis of anchored peptidomimetic bis-heterocycles like 2,5-DKP containing heterocyclic bioisosteres of the amide bond. The sequential aligning of two powerful synthetic tools (IMCR and IAAC) has parallelly contributed to gener...

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MOF‐Based Membranes for Remediated Application of Water Pollution

von Huan Xu et al.

· 05.03.2024

MOF-based membranes for remediation of water pollution have attracted significant interests. In this review, we present an overview of the advances of MOF-based membranes for the filtration and antifouling properties with a focus on the engineered a...

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Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Immobilized Copper Complex on Carbonaceous Materials: From Neutral Water to Seawater

von Chamniphol Taechaworaphong et al.

· 05.03.2024

Neutral, eco-friendly HER: Copper complex (CuL) was immobilized on to the carbon supports via non-covalent interactions. One of them, CuL/GO, possesses a low overpotential of 139 mV at −10 mA/cm² in natural seawater. In addition, the performances of...

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Constructing Efficient CuAg Nanoalloys on Ce0.90In0.10Oδ for Methanol Deep Oxidation Catalysis at Low Temperature

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Gallium Hydride‐Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Unsaturated Organic Substrates

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Construction of Double‐enzyme Complexes with DNA Framework Nanorulers for Improving Enzyme Cascade Catalytic Efficiency

von Nan Cao et al.

· 01.03.2024

Tetrahedral DNA framework (TDF) could be used as nanorulers for constructing a double-enzyme complex with programable lateral distance ranging from 5.67 nm to 12.33 nm, which significantly enhance the catalytic efficiency of enzyme cascade system. ...

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Telescoping Synthesis of 4‐Organyl‐5‐(organylselanyl)thiazol‐2‐amines Promoted by Ultrasound

von Paola S. et al.

· 01.03.2024

A simple and efficient protocol promoted by ultrasonic irradiation to prepare new hybrids of 2-amino-4-arylthiazoles and organoselenium was developed. The method involves two steps, in which 4-organylthiazol-2-amine was first prepared under ultrason...

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Spinning Reactors for Process Intensification of Flow Photochemistry

von Silvia M. et al.

· 01.03.2024

Continuous-flow technology has led to photochemistry and photocatalysis towards new horizons. Nowadays it is possible to perform a broad range of light-induced reactions. Here we highlight the importance of combining appropriate technology such as p...

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Covalent bonding of N‐hydroxyphthalimide on mesoporous silica for catalytic aerobic oxidation of p‐xylene at atmospheric pressure

von Tomasz Berniak et al.

· 01.03.2024

Various strategies were used to graft N-hydroxyphthalimide groups onto the surface of SBA-15 mesoporous silica by the formation of O−Si-C bonds in order to activate them in the aerobic oxidation of p-xylene. Abstract The surface of SBA-15 mesoporo...

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Amphiphilic Chlorin‐β‐cyclodextrin Conjugates in Photo‐Triggered Drug Delivery: The Role of Aggregation

von Stylianos Panagiotakis et al.

· 01.03.2024

Differently aggregated chlorin-βCD conjugates loaded with the drug tamoxifen accumulate in MCF-7 cells’ endosome/lysosome compartments. Upon irradiation, ROS generation and photo-release of tamoxifen ensues. The combined photo-/chemo- toxicity reduc...

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Sustainable Supramolecular Polymers

von Luping Wang et al.

· 01.03.2024

This article outlines the challenges and prerequisites for developing sustainable supramolecular polymers. It argues that, by achieving a delicate equilibrium between toughness and recyclability, as well as between stability and healing capabilities...

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Advances in Membrane Mimetic Systems for Manipulation and Analysis of Membrane Proteins: Detergents, Polymers, Lipids and Scaffolds

von Menebere Woubshete et al.

· 28.02.2024

Membrane proteins play crucial roles in cellular biology and are major drug targets. Understanding their mechanism of action depends on the ability to effectively extract them from the membrane. Here we review advances in the development of membrane...

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Cr‐ and Ga‐Modified ZSM‐5 Catalyst for the Production of Renewable BTX from Bioethanol

von Swati Saini et al.

· 27.02.2024

The bioethanol can be converted into aromatics, particularly benzene, toluene, and xylene (collectively known as BTX). Converting bioethanol into BTX is a more sustainable route to produce aromatics. Here a Cr-modified ZSM-5 catalyst was prepared fo...

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Selectivity and Activity of Benzene‐1,2,4‐triol and its Dimers as Antimicrobial Compounds Against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

von Lúcia B. et al.

· 27.02.2024

The potential of benzene-1,2,4-triol (BTO) in agriculture. The quests for the valorization of residual biomass and the development of new antimicrobials come together in the search for an alternative to the use of copper as an antibacterial agent in...

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Mechanistic Analysis of Urea Electrooxidation Pathways: Key to Rational Catalyst Design

von Jury J. et al.

· 27.02.2024

Urea electrolysis is an emerging approach for wastewater treatment and an attractive anodic process for electrochemical technologies. As a complex molecule, urea undergoes multistep oxidation with the formation of various products beyond the commonl...

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The Evolution of Sonochemistry: From the Beginnings to Novel Applications

von Alicia Rosales et al.

· 27.02.2024

Ultrasound irradiation is not merely a phenomenon with a singular application. Grasping the fundamentals not only facilitates comprehension of the underlying mechanisms but also elucidates the development of a green technique. This, in turn, broaden...

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Impact of Temperature on the Chiroptical Properties of Thin Films of Chiral Thiophene‐based Oligomers

von Gianluigi Albano et al.

· 27.02.2024

The impact of temperature on the chiroptical properties in thin films of five structurally-related chiral thiophene-based oligomers with different LDLB/CDiso ratio was evaluated, demonstrating that the concomitant occurrence of intrinsic and non-rec...

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Modulation of Metal Homeostasis for Cancer Therapy

von Ying Yang et al.

· 26.02.2024

This review summarizes the strategies employed to modulate the homeostasis of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, and calcium for cancer therapy. Small molecule-based chelators, ionophores, metal complexes, and metal-based nanomaterials are developed to ...

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Understanding Cooperativity in Homo‐ and Heterometallic Complexes: From Basic Concepts to Design

von Sabine Becker

· 26.02.2024

Cooperative effects can govern the reactivity, chemical as well as physical properties of homo- and heterometallic complexes. In the last approximately 15 years, the understanding of cooperative effects has increased drastically. This concept articl...

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Wavily Curved Perylene Diimides: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties

von Keisuke Fujimoto et al.

· 26.02.2024

Wavily curved perylene diimides have been developed and their structure-property relationship has been investigated with comparing to the arched isomer. While no significant alterations were conformed in their photophysical and electron-accepting pr...

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Cocatalyst Modified Polymeric Carbon Nitride Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties

von Xuerong Yang et al.

· 26.02.2024

In this work, FeOOH modified CN photoanode (CN−Fe) was constructed to investigate the effect of the cocatalyst on the charge injection capacity of organic semiconductor photoelectrodes. The experimental results demonstrate significant improvement in...

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Hysteretic Room‐Temperature Magnetic Bistability of the Crystalline 4,7‐Difluoro‐1,3,2‐Benzodithiazolyl Radical

von Alexander Yu. et al.

· 26.02.2024

Crystalline 4,7-difluoro-1,3,2-benzodithiazolyl, the first isolated and structurally defined representative of ring-fluorinated Wolmershäuser radicals, reveals room-temperature magnetic bistability (spin-Peierls transition) with the hysteretic loop ...

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Graphene Exfoliation in Binary NMP/Water Mixtures by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

von A. Gotzias et al.

· 21.02.2024

Weight concentration of NMP (wt %) within the monolayer adsorbed on the surfaces of the graphene sheet and substrate as a function of the separation distance between these structures. The panels correspond to different NMP concentrations in the solv...

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Flash Organometallic Catalysis Uncovered by Continuous Microfluidic Devices

von Fanfu Guan et al.

· 21.02.2024

The flash organometallic catalysis is a new concept that refers to the study of fast and controlled organometallic catalytic reactions by using microfluidic devices. Flash reactions kinetics (ms-s scale) is often ignored due to the lack of proper re...

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Investigation of AFeO3 (A=Ba, Sr) Perovskites for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes under Chemical Looping Conditions

von Sittichai Natesakhawat et al.

· 20.02.2024

Chemical looping-oxidative dehydrogenation (CL-ODH) of light alkanes: bulk AFeO₃ (A=Ba, Sr) perovskites exhibited promising CL-ODH performance to produce light C₂−C₃ olefins using tunable lattice oxygen. Performance degradation was attributed to the...

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Electrochemical Nanobiosensor of Ionic Liquid Functionalized MoO3‐rGO for Sensitive Detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen

von Pushpesh Ranjan et al.

· 20.02.2024

This work presents an ionic liquid decorated MoO₃-rGO nanocomposite-based a highly sensitive electrochemical nanobiosensor for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen with a low limit of detection of 1.19 fg mL⁻¹. The biosensor also showed excelle...

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Hemodialysis Wastewater Treatment via Electrocoagulation and Electro‐Oxidation: Modular Pilot‐Level Modeling and Simulation

von Víctor Julián et al.

· 20.02.2024

This research shows the use of a modular system that employs electrocoagulation and electro-oxidation processes at the laboratory and pilot levels to treat hemodialysis wastewater using synthetically prepared and real samples extracted from local cl...

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Ultrasound‐Assisted Synthesis of Humic‐Silica Composites by the Isolation of Humic Substances from Peat and Lignite

von Dominik Nieweś et al.

· 16.02.2024

The presented research focused on the new direct procedure for the synthesis of humic silica composites by the isolation of humic substances from peat and lignite. Process optimization was carried out based on the design of the experiment and statis...

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Cellulose Nanostructures as Tunable Substrates for Nanocellulose‐Metal Hybrid Flexible Composites

von Keran Jiao et al.

· 16.02.2024

Nanocellulose is promising as a flexible tailor-made substrate. Due to the versatility properties, functional groups, and modularity of the different morphologies, combining different metal fillers offers various opportunities to achieve composite c...

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Strategies for Constructing Macrocyclic Arene‐Based Color‐Tunable Supramolecular Luminescent Materials

von Meng‐Jie Gu et al.

· 15.02.2024

This Concept summarizes the developments and advances in designing strategies toward macrocyclic arene (MA)-based color-tunable supramolecular luminescent materials (SLMs). Included discussions are those about metal coordination, stimuli-responses, ...

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Thermal‐driven Orderly Assembly of Ir‐atomic Chains on α‐MnO2 with Enhanced Performance for Acidic Oxygen Evolution

von Junan Gao et al.

· 14.02.2024

DFT calculations and control experiments demonstrated that CeO₂ of IrCeMnO@Ir serves as an electron buffer to accelerate the kinetics of the rate-determined step for the significantly enhanced activity and suppress the over-oxidation of Ir species a...