Themed collection ISACS17: Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy

A bio-hybrid material has been discovered, which offers a new direction for fast, specific enzyme-catalyzed organic synthesis.

A series of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) dyes with a terminal phosphonic acid group for attachment to metal oxide surfaces were synthesised and the effect of side chain modification on their properties investigated.

The stereoselective synthesis of a family of cis-macrocyclic diphosphines was achieved in only three steps from white phosphorus and commercial materials. These new ligands showed activity in the nickel-catalyzed coupling of CO₂ and ethylene.

An ionic liquid/water electrolyte promotes excellent selectivity for CO₂ electroreduction to formic acid at a porous dendritic copper electrode material.

A cofacial di-tin(II) hexacarboxamide cryptand that binds sulfur to form a complex containing μ-S and bridging μ-S₅ ligands and acts reversibly as a source of S₃˙⁻ in DMF solution is described.

Layer-by-layer assembly of a Ru dye and Ni catalyst on a p-type NiO photocathode enables photoelectrochemical H₂ generation in water.

The newly synthesized P₂N₃⁻, a planar all-inorganic aromatic molecule is investigated by negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy and high-level ab initio electronic structure calculations.

Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with 3d transition metal molecular catalysts and light has been accomplished.

An immunoaffinity mass spectrometry method was proposed for quick BSI diagnosis.

The concept of hypervalency has had a long but troubled history. Although several attempts have been made to dispense with the concept altogether, it remains in widespread use. By developing a simple but quantitative measure of hypervalency, the concept can be rehabilitated to provide valuable chemical insights in the context of Lewis models.

Synergistic effects between alkali-free hydrotalcites and gold nanoparticles afford efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the cascade oxidation of 5-HMF to 2,5-FDCA.