Themed collection 2019 International Open Access Week Collection
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Fluorescent probes for organelle-targeted bioactive species imaging
The dynamic fluctuations of bioactive species in living cells are associated with numerous physiological and pathological phenomena. The emergence of organelle-targeted fluorescent probes has significantly facilitated our understanding on the biological functions of these species. This review describes the design, applications, challenges and potential directions of organelle-targeted bioactive species probes.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 6035-6071
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC01652J
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Visual kinetic analysis
Naked-eye comparison of reaction profiles is a powerful tool to extract mechanistic information – FAQ, video tutorial and templated examples included.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 348-353
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC04698K
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A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors
Biosensors with high sensitivity, selectivity and a low limit of detection, reaching nano/picomolar concentrations of biomolecules, are important to the medical sciences and healthcare industry for evaluating physiological and metabolic parameters.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 8778-8881
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09577A
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Carbon quantum dots and their biomedical and therapeutic applications: a review
The biomedical applications of the recently emerging carbon quantum dots are reviewed.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 6460-6481
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08088G
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Scope of organometallic compounds based on transition metal-arene systems as anticancer agents: starting from the classical paradigm to targeting multiple strategies
The advent of the clinically approved drug cisplatin started a new era in the design of metallodrugs for cancer chemotherapy.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3239-3278
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA07926A
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: biomolecule-nanoparticle organizations targeting antimicrobial activity
In this review, we discuss the recent advances in green synthesis of silver nanoparticles, their application as antimicrobial agents and mechanism of antimicrobial mode of action.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2673-2702
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08982E
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Arylhydrazines: novel and versatile electrophilic partners in cross-coupling reactions
Arylhydrazines are extremely valuable compounds in organic chemistry that are widely used for the synthesis of a variety of biologically active molecules such as indoles, indazoles, pyrazoles, aryltriazoles, β-lactams and quinazolines.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 33828-33844
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA06423G
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Adsorptive environmental applications of MXene nanomaterials: a review
Due to their large specific surface area and abundant active surficial sites, MXenes can adsorb various environmental pollutants.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 19895-19905
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA03077D
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Advancements in six-membered cyclic carbonate (1,3-dioxan-2-one) synthesis utilizing carbon dioxide as a C1 source
This review article surveys literature methods for the synthesis of six-membered cyclic carbonates using various substrates in the presence of CO2 with special emphasis on the mechanistic aspects of the reactions.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 17976-17988
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA01280F
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A short review of recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons over heterogeneous catalysts
CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons over heterogeneous catalysts.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 7651-7669
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA13546G
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A functional chitosan-based hydrogel as a wound dressing and drug delivery system in the treatment of wound healing
Functional active wound dressings are expected to provide a moist wound environment, offer protection from secondary infections, remove wound exudate and accelerate tissue regeneration, as well as to improve the efficiency of wound healing.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 7533-7549
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA13510F
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A molecular design strategy toward enzyme-activated probes with near-infrared I and II fluorescence for targeted cancer imaging
A molecular design strategy is established to access diverse enzyme-activated probes that are excitable and emit in the NIR (I and II) region with favorable Stokes shifts, enabling targeted cancer imaging by real-time monitoring enzyme activities.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 7222-7227
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC02093D
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Plasmonic colloidosomes of black gold for solar energy harvesting and hotspots directed catalysis for CO2 to fuel conversion
Plasmonic black gold converts CO2 to methane using solar energy.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 6594-6603
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC02369K
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Nickel-catalyzed C–N bond activation: activated primary amines as alkylating reagents in reductive cross-coupling
The reductive cross coupling of pyridinium salts derived from readily available primary alkyl amines with aryl halides has been achieved under mild reaction conditions using a nickel catalyst.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 4430-4435
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC00783K
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Desulfonative photoredox alkylation of N-heteroaryl sulfones – an acid-free approach for substituted heteroarene synthesis
Photoredox-mediated alkylation of heteroaryl sulfones under redox-neutral, acid-free conditions to create drug-like molecules.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 4389-4393
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC00776H
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Symmetry breaking and the turn-on fluorescence of small, highly strained carbon nanohoops
By breaking the centrosymmetry of the structure, the most strained carbon nanohoops become fluorescent as predicted by optical selection rules.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 3786-3790
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC00169G
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Controlled growth of imine-linked two-dimensional covalent organic framework nanoparticles
Highly crystalline, monodisperse, imine-linked covalent organic framework nanoparticles were obtained under Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed conditions and enlarged by a slow monomer addition technique that prevents secondary nucleation.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 3796-3801
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC00289H
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Color-tunable lanthanide metal–organic framework gels
MOF gels with intrinsic emission color are prepared with 5-boronoisophthalic acid and Eu3+, Tb3+, and/or Dy3+. Single-metal gels exhibit trichromatic fluorescence, so full color emissions are readily obtained by tuning the type and/or ratio of Ln3+ ions to prepare mixed-metal gels. Nano-ribbons form from the precursors and then entangle together to generate the gels.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 1644-1650
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC04732D
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Unusual fcc-structured Ag10 kernels trapped in Ag70 nanoclusters
A bioctahedral Ag10 kernel is locked by a pair of Mo7O2610− anions to form an inner Ag10@(Mo7O26)2 core which is further encapsulated by an outer Ag70 shell to form three-shell Ag10@(Mo7O26)2@Ag70 nanoclusters.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 564-568
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC03396J
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Site-selective protein conjugation at histidine
Site-selective conjugation generally requires both (i) molecular engineering of the protein of interest to introduce a conjugation site at a defined location and (ii) a site-specific conjugation technology.
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 427-439
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC03355B
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Metal-free, intermolecular carbopyridylation of alkenes via visible-light-induced reductive radical coupling
An efficient, metal-free strategy for the intermolecular three-component carbopyridylation of styrenes, enabled by Hantzsch ester and visible light, has been described.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 9012-9017
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC03493A
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Selective C–H halogenation over hydroxylation by non-heme iron(IV)-oxo
Synthetic non-heme iron-oxo and iron-halide complexes promote selective halogenation of the sp3-C–H bonds via hydrogen atom abstraction and halide rebound phenomenon.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 7843-7858
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC02053A
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Large-scale comparison of machine learning methods for drug target prediction on ChEMBL
The to date largest comparative study of nine state-of-the-art drug target prediction methods finds that deep learning outperforms all other competitors. The results are based on a benchmark of 1300 assays and half a million compounds.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 5441-5451
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00148K
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A porous, electrically conductive hexa-zirconium(IV) metal–organic framework
Electrical conductivity is engendered in a pyrene containing hexa-zirconium(IV) metal–organic framework by physically encapsulating fullerenes within MOF cavity.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 4477-4482
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00961A
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A thioether-directed palladium-cleavable linker for targeted bioorthogonal drug decaging
We describe the development of a bifunctional linker that simultaneously allows site-specific protein modification and palladium-mediated bioorthogonal decaging.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 4185-4189
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00256H
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Transition-metal-free decarboxylative bromination of aromatic carboxylic acids
Aromatic acids are converted into aryl bromides simply and efficiently via decarboxylation providing new depth and insight into Hunsdiecker-type reactivity.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 3860-3865
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC01016A
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Rational design of a water-soluble NIR AIEgen, and its application in ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation
The first water-soluble NIR AIEgen was synthesized and used for ultrafast wash-free cellular imaging and photodynamic cancer cell ablation.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 3685-3693
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC04963C
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Fluorescent dyes and probes for super-resolution microscopy of microtubules and tracheoles in living cells and tissues
Nanoscopy compatible fluorescent tubulin probes can be used to stain microtubules and chitin-rich taenidia in the insect tracheoles.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 3324-3334
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC05334G
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MoleculeNet: a benchmark for molecular machine learning
A large scale benchmark for molecular machine learning consisting of multiple public datasets, metrics, featurizations and learning algorithms.
Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 513-530
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC02664A
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Black titania nanotubes/spongy graphene nanocomposites for high-performance supercapacitors
A simple method is demonstrated to prepare functionalized spongy graphene/hydrogenated titanium dioxide (FG-HTiO2) nanocomposites as interconnected, porous 3-dimensional (3D) network crinkly sheets.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 12555-12566
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA01539F
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Strain-enhanced properties of van der Waals heterostructure based on blue phosphorus and g-GaN as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for water splitting
Many strategies have been developed to overcome the critical obstacles of fast recombination of photogenerated charges and the limited ability of semiconductor photocatalysts to absorb visible light.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 4816-4823
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09378D
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Monolayer black phosphorus by sequential wet-chemical surface oxidation
We report a straightforward chemical methodology for controlling the thickness of black phosphorus flakes down to the monolayer limit by layer-by-layer oxidation and thinning, using water as solubilizing agent.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3570-3576
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09069F
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Solid-state AIEnh-circularly polarised luminescence of chiral perylene diimide fluorophores
Chiral N,N′-bis(1-phenylethyl)perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimide (BPP) exhibits solid-state aggregation-induced enhanced circularly polarized luminescence (AIEnh-CPL) in KBr, PMMA, and myo-IPU matrices..
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 1976-1981
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09785B
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Effect of external electric field on nanobubbles at the surface of hydrophobic particles during air flotation
In this paper, the effect of external electric field on nanobubbles adsorbed on the surface of hydrophobic particles during air flotation was studied by molecular dynamics simulations.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 1792-1798
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08935C
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Kinetics, equilibrium, statistical surface modeling and cost analysis of paraquat removal from aqueous solution using carbonated jujube seed
This paper reports the removal of paraquat from an aqueous solution using prepared carbonated jujube seed (JS/HSO-700).
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 1084-1094
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09337G
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Facile solvothermal preparation of Fe3O4–Ag nanocomposite with excellent catalytic performance
A new Fe3O4–Ag nanocomposite was prepared via solvothermal method, demonstrating potential application in catalytic degradation of wastewater treatment and composite materials.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 878-883
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08516A
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A water-stable luminescent metal–organic framework for effective detection of aflatoxin B1 in walnut and almond beverages
Sensitive and rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) without using antibody or biomolecular modifications in water is achieved using a novel water-stable luminescent metal–organic framework (LMOF) termed Zr-CAU-24.
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 620-625
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA07804A
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Predicting the electrical conductivity in polymer carbon nanotube nanocomposites based on the volume fractions and resistances of the nanoparticle, interphase, and tunneling regions in conductive networks
Some limited models have been suggested to determine the conductivity of polymer carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposites (PCNTs).
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 19001-19010
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA00811F
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Improved performance of optical phased arrays assisted by transparent graphene nanoheaters and air trenches
Improved performances of optical phased arrays have been achieved assisted by graphene nanoheaters and air trenches.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 8442-8449
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA13154B
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Sulfonated graphene oxide/Nafion composite membranes for high temperature and low humidity proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Preparation process of Nafion/Fe3O4–SGO composite membranes.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 7494-7508
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA12768E
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Paclitaxel prodrug based mixed micelles for tumor-targeted chemotherapy
Paclitaxel prodrug based mixed micelles with high drug loading and tumor targeting capacity for elevated chemotherapy.
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 380-389
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA07796C
About this collection
In celebration of International Open Access Week 2019 we have drawn together some of our most popular papers from the last couple of years for you to enjoy. The cross-journal collection highlights the breadth of topics and high quality work that is published in Chemical Science and RSC Advances and they are of course free to read! Chemical Science and RSC Advances are proud to be fully Open Access journals.