Themed collection CC 60th Anniversary Authors Collection

Three strategies to realize the chirality-controlled growth of SWCNTs are presented.

This highlight discusses the advantages of various oxidation methods for improved performance of the electrochemical oxidation of ethylene and propylene, and provides an overview of current challenges and problems requiring further efforts.

This highlight article summarizes the recent developments and challenges in photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide and looks forward to the development direction of this field.

This review provides an electrosynthesis strategy of H₂O₂via the 2e⁻ ORR, covering aspects of reaction mechanisms, performance assessment, catalyst engineering, and setups for scaling up H₂O₂ production.

DNA nanostructures are easy to design and construct, have good biocompatibility, and show great potential in biosensing and drug delivery when combined with CRISPR/Cas systems.

This review introduces tetrazoles as the building blocks. The tetrazole ring offers four nitrogens, thereby assisting in multiple binding sites. The consequence is usually polymeric networks, but meticulous stratagem can form discrete cages as well.

This review has examined the advancements and challenges in the development of transition metal-based electrocatalysts for the alkaline water splitting reaction in the last decade.

A homologous series of photo-switchable relay anion transporters is reported. Length and shape of the relay influences the rate of transport, enabling visible light regulation of activity and tunability of the irradiation wavelength.

Experimental and theoretical analyses show Cu-based wires alter adsorption properties, affecting benzyl alcohol oxidation. CuO nanowires show high performance toward benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction.

Two terpene synthases from the pleuromutilin producing fungus Clitopilus passeckerianus were functionally characterised.

This article reports a bipolar polymer cathode material bearing azo benzene and diamine moieties for affordable and sustainable sodium-ion batteries.

The first aluminoborate chloride CsAlB₃O₆Cl was synthesized via AlO₄ tetrahedra chlorination. It is a new extension of KBBF-type structure construction with tetrahedra substitution.

We herein report photodoping and thereby photochromism of semiconductor nanocrystals under air in a temperature-responsive supramolecular gel and its back reactions induced by direct heating or near-infrared photothermal conversion.

This study highlights the application of a photo-CSTR cascade for the scalable and selective generation of pyrazolines under heterogeneous conditions.

Catalytic silylation of aryl/alkenyl electrophiles using silylboronic esters with no base-mediated borylation has been developed.

Intrinsic active site ensembles on Ni₂P nanocrystal surfaces direct the selective reduction of nitrate to ammonia through the potential-dependent co-adsorption of H* and NO_x*.

A trapped-valent Ce^III/IV–TCNQ complex is assembled through Lewis acid-promoted donor–acceptor potential shifts providing a magnetic and luminescent compound.

The separation of toluene (Tol) and pyridine (Py) azeotropes is significant in the chemical industry.

In this report, we have developed a novel CA interface between crystalline and amorphous nickel sulfide which required a low overpotential of 15 mV for 10 mA cm⁻² with the intrinsic activation for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction.

D-UiO-66-NIM with high proton conductivity of 2.15 × 10⁻² S cm⁻¹ at 70 °C and 100% RH has been synthesized through the dual strategy of defect engineering and ligand modification.

Highly stereoselective synthesis of fused-heterocycles with multiple stereocenters via an internal redox reaction/inverse electron-demand hetero-Diels–Alder reaction sequence was achieved.

Direct aerobic oxidation of silyl ethers to carboxylic acids using a series of mild reaction conditions has been developed.

The cleavage of the CO bond of aldehydes and ketones is achieved by the cooperation of a highly electrophilic P(V)-centre and its supporting tetradentate bis(amidophenolate) ligand.

Rh(III)-catalyzed atroposelective C–H alkynylation with hypervalent iodine–alkyne reagents has been developed to afford axially chiral alkynylated isoquinolines.

Three all-fused-ring acceptors with different conjugated backbones are designed as acceptors for organic solar cells. The different conjugated extensions of the acceptors significantly impact the photovoltaic performance and stability of devices.

A titanium-mediated aza-BODIPY synthesis using diketopyrrolopyrrole bearing o-anisyl substituents provided B,O-chelated pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPYs exhibiting far-red fluorescence and circularly polarized luminescence.

Radicals generated in a 5,12-diazatetracene (DAT)-based metal–organic framework exhibit a long coherence time (T₂), and this T₂ shows a response to the introduction of several guest molecules.

Compounds harboring high acidity and oxidizability of thiol groups permit tuning the redox equilibrium constants of CxxC sites of the PDI family enzymes and thus can be used to promote oxidative folding and increase the native protein productions by minimal loading as compared to glutathione.

Luminescent cyclometallated iridium(III) complexes bearing a 2-formylphenylboronic acid moiety were designed as new N-terminal-cysteine-targeting theranostic reagents.

UV or sunlight-induced radical generation within BQGA hydrogel led to interesting photochromism and the quench of fluorescence. In contrast, emission enhancement and circularly polarized luminescence was realized by fabricating a thin film of BQGA.

The enantioselective de novo synthesis of pharmacologically important 14-hydroxy-6-oxomorphinans is described. 4,5-Desoxynaltrexone and 4,5-desoxynaloxone were prepared using this route and their biological activities against the opioid receptors were measured.

MUF-15 and its isoreticular analogues were blended with 6FDA-DAM to produce mixed-matrix membranes with exceptional CO₂/CH₄ separation performance.

A robust titanium-based metal–organic framework, MFM-300(Ti), exhibits an exceptional NH₃ adsorption of 23.4 mmol g⁻¹ with a record-high packing density of 0.84 g cm⁻³, promoted by strong binding interactions of NH₃ to the framework oxygen sites.

A nickel-catalysed reductive ring-opening reaction of 7-oxabenzonorbornadienes with acyl chlorides as the electrophilic coupling partner was developed, generating β-acyl naphthalene as the unique product without any α iso.

A stereoselective synthesis of an advanced trans-decalin intermediate towards the total synthesis of anthracimycin is described.

The chemistry and reactivity of a free gem-dithiol, 1,3-diphenylpropane-2,2-dithiol, and its derivatives (S-nitrosothiol and dithiirane) are studied. These compounds can release H₂S, NO, or induce S-persulfidation.

A simple photocatalytic procedure for the synthesis of (poly)cyclic O,O- and N,O-acetals from various enol ethers, N-acyl enamines or Boc-protected enamines has been developed.

Glycosyl radicals generated from readily available and bench-stable allyl glycosyl sulfones, promoting radical cascade cyclization for preparing glycosyl benzothiazoles.

A metal-free protocol utilizing DBU catalysis for post-Ugi amide-ester exchange and Conia-ene double cyclization has been successfully developed, allowing the synthesis of diverse highly functionalized benzo-fused spiroindolines with anti-cancer activities under mild conditions.

A bench-top stable borane with an appended redox-active phenothiazine motif can be oxidized by a single-electron oxidant to “unlock” a potent radical cationic Lewis acid catalyst for dimerization and hydrosilylation reactions.

We report the synthesis and properties of a π-extended indeno[2,1-a]fluorene derivative which is an antiaromatic diradicaloid exhibiting small diradical character despite showing a small singlet–triplet energy gap.

We have developed a novel Ni-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling reaction of aryl bromides and alkyl iodides via a photoactive electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex.

RE-UiO-66 analogues are synthesized using RE acetates as precursors for the first time.

This study proposes a mitochondrial targeting optimization by uncovering the synergistic influence of Nernst potential and partitioning contributions, reshaping our understanding of cellular localization.

Described herein is a Cu-catalyzed diarylation of aromatic alkynes via radical docking-migration pathways, leading to a broad range of valuable triarylethenes.

Triphenyl phosphane (TPP) and an epoxide as a fuel system transiently transformed a non-catalytic six-component turnstile into a four-component catalytic rotor releasing N-methyl pyrrolidine and a copper(I) complex.

This work reports novel gold catalysis and DBU-promoted cyclizations between 2-(2-ethynylaryl)acetonitriles and anthranils to construct benzo[7,8]indolizino[2,3,4,5-ija]quinazoline frameworks.

Polyphenols, notably gallic acid (GA), act as a biphasic modulator of tau liquid–liquid phase separation in a concentration-dependent manner. GA accelerates the sol-to-gel transition and inhibits tau aggregate-associated toxicity.

A new armchair carbon nanobelt is successfully synthesized by tuning the regioselectivity of the Scholl reaction of the quinquephenyl units in the arylated [12]cycloparaphenylene substrate.

Conjugates of proteins and bottlebrush polymers are prepared using an “organometallic swap” strategy.

Light triggers substantial changes in the morphology of synthetic membranes composed of stimuli-responsive diazobenzene lipid building blocks.

Electronic modification of SnO₂ using doping to enhance electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to formate.

Organocatalytic asymmetric desymmetrization of prochiral cyclohexane-1,3-diones has been demonstrated through the merging of iminium and enamine activation.

Water-dispersible fluorescent bolaamphiphiles have been developed. Also, luminescence color change in response to humidity has been demonstrated with a composite material.

A hetero-bimetallic Ru(II)–Ir(III) complex Ru-Ir was developed to act as a type-I and type-II dual photosensitizer for effective cancer photodynamic therapy under hypoxia.

A palladium-catalysed C2–H alkynylation of benzophospholes with alkynyl bromides has been developed to afford the corresponding phosphole-alkyne conjugations in good yields.

We debut phosphorus nitrogen cages as a new family of convenient and tunable 3-dimensional connectors for reticular chemistry (crystalline or amorphous).

A hollow Ag/AgCl nanoelectrode is developed for single-cell drug infusion and chloride detection.

A one-pot sequential process for the challenging ortho/meta C–H difunctionalizations of simple benzamide derivatives: a direct access to polyfunctionalized arenes.

Fluoride-activated ligands drive a rapid sol–gel transition by cross-linking metals to build physical barriers that contain fluids and suppress chemical dissipation.