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Ultra-Wide Modulation and Reversible Reconfiguration of a Flexible Organic Crystalline Optical Waveguide Between 645 and 731 nm Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Quanliang Chen, Baolei Tang, Kaiqi Ye, Hanlin Hu, Hongyu Zhang
Flexible organic crystalline optical waveguides, i.e., delivering input or self-emit lights through various dynamic organic crystals, have attracted increasing attentions in the past decade. However, the modulation of waveguide outputs relies on chemical design and substituent modification, being time-consuming and laborious. Here we report an elastic organic crystal that displays long-distance light
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Constructing Donor-Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient H2O2 Photosynthesis Coupled with Oxidative Organic Transformations Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Jian-Chuan Liu, Chao Tuo, Wei-Yun Xiao, Ming-Yu Qi, Yusran Yusran, Zi-Tao Wang, Hui Li, Chun-Sheng Guo, Jia-Long Song, Shi-Lun Qiu, Yi-Jun Xu, Qianrong Fang
The development of photocatalytic systems that enable the simultaneous production of H2O2 and value-added organic chemicals presents a dual advantage: generating valuable products while maximizing the utilization of solar energy. Despite the potential, there are relatively few reports on photocatalysts capable of such dual functions. In this study, we synthesized a series of donor-acceptor covalent
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Disorder Over Pore Size: Boosting Supercapacitor Efficiency Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Hao Zhang, Yu Zhang, Zhenhai Wen
The urgent need for efficient energy storage systems has spotlighted supercapacitors and nanostructured porous carbon materials, which require structural optimization to enhance their performance and lifespan, necessitating advanced design and synthesis techniques. Recent research by Forse et al. published in Science reveals that structural disorder in nanoporous carbon materials significantly enhances
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A Customized Strategy Realizes Stable Cycle of Large-Capacity and High-Voltage Layered Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Bo Peng, Zihao Zhou, Ji Shi, Sheng Xu, Jie Yang, Chengrong Xu, Daxian Zuo, Jie Xu, Lianbo Ma, Shaohua Guo, Haoshen Zhou
High-voltage P2-Na0.67Ni0.33Mn0.67O2 layered oxide cathode exhibits significant potential for sodium-ion batteries, owing to the elevated operating voltage and theoretical energy density beyond lithium iron phosphate, but the large-volume phase transition is the devil. Currently, this type cathode still suffers from stability–capacity trade-off dilemma. Herein, a concept of customized strategy via
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Benzenoid Aromatics from Renewable Resources Chem. Rev. (IF 51.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Shasha Zheng, Zhenlei Zhang, Songbo He, Huaizhou Yang, Hanan Atia, Ali M. Abdel-Mageed, Sebastian Wohlrab, Eszter Baráth, Sergey Tin, Hero J. Heeres, Peter J. Deuss, Johannes G. de Vries
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Mechanical Regulation of Polymer Gels Chem. Rev. (IF 51.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Chenggong Xu, Yi Chen, Siyang Zhao, Deke Li, Xing Tang, Haili Zhang, Jinxia Huang, Zhiguang Guo, Weimin Liu
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Manipulating d-Band Center of Nickel by Single-Iodine-Atom Strategy for Boosted Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Chongjing Liu, Beibei Sheng, Quan Zhou, Yujian Xia, Ying Zou, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Dengfeng Cao, Yongheng Chu, Sirui Zhao, Ran Long, Shuangming Chen, Li Song
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In Situ Surfaced Mn–Mn Dimeric Sites Dictate CO Hydrogenation Activity and C2 Selectivity over MnRh Binary Catalysts J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Ke-Xiang Zhang, Zhi-Pan Liu
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Unveiling the Unique Reactivity of Anionic Mn(I) Complexes via Metal–Ligand Cooperation: Nucleophilic Attack on C(sp3)–X Bonds J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Hengxu Li, Mingjie Fan, Qiang Liu
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Efficient Strategy to Discover DNA Aptamers Against Low Abundance Cell Surface Proteins in Scarce Samples J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Xiaoqiu Wu, Yuqing Liu, Dengwei Zhang, Jingjing Yu, Mingxin Zhang, Shuwei Feng, Lifei Zhang, Ting Fu, Yamin Tan, Tao Bing, Weihong Tan
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Chemically Separable Co(II) Spin-State Isomers J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Amelia M. Wheaton, Jill A. Chipman, Rebecca K. Walde, Heike Hofstetter, John F. Berry
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Enhancing the Acidity Window of Zeolites by Low-Temperature Template Oxidation with Ozone J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Julien Devos, Vitaly L. Sushkevich, Ibrahim Khalil, Sven Robijns, Rodrigo de Oliveira-Silva, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Jeroen van Bokhoven, Michiel Dusselier
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Revealing the Bro̷nsted Acidic Nature of Penta-Coordinated Aluminum Species in Dealuminated Zeolite Y with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Mingji Zheng, Qiang Wang, Yueying Chu, Xuechao Tan, Weidong Huang, Yujie Xi, Yongxiang Wang, Guodong Qi, Jun Xu, Suk Bong Hong, Feng Deng
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Tautomer-Selective Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Oxyluciferin Anions J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Iden Djavani-Tabrizi, Thomas Toft Lindkvist, Jeppe Langeland, Christina Kjær, Marlowe Graham, Henrik G. Kjaergaard, Steen Brøndsted Nielsen
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Repetitive Rolling of Triptycene-Based Molecules on Cu Surfaces J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Mine Konuk, Melihat Madran, Mehmet Tuna Uysal, Deniz Beşer, Alimet Sema Özen, Zehra Akdeniz, Sondan Durukanoğlu
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Modulating Decarboxylative Oxidation Photocatalysis by Ligand Engineering of Atomically Precise Copper Nanoclusters J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Mohammad Bodiuzzaman, Kathiravan Murugesan, Peng Yuan, Bholanath Maity, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Naveen Malenahalli H, Song Wang, Partha Maity, Mohammed F. Alotaibi, De-en Jiang, Mutalifu Abulikemu, Omar F. Mohammed, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping, Osman M. Bakr
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Surfactant-Free Preparation of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles in Aqueous Dispersions Using Sulfate Functionalized Fluorene Monomers J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Marcin Gwiazda, Benjamin J. Lidster, Charlotte Waters, Jaruphat Wongpanich, Michael L. Turner
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Anionic Ionomer: Released Surface-Immobilized Cations and an Established Hydrophobic Microenvironment for Efficient and Durable CO2-to-Ethylene Electrosynthesis at High Current over One Month J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Mingwei Fang, Xiang Miao, Zihao Huang, Meiling Wang, Xiaochen Feng, Zewen Wang, Ying Zhu, Liming Dai, Lei Jiang
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Crystal Structure Determination from Powder Diffraction Patterns with Generative Machine Learning J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Eric A. Riesel, Tsach Mackey, Hamed Nilforoshan, Minkai Xu, Catherine K. Badding, Alison B. Altman, Jure Leskovec, Danna E. Freedman
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Photo- and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Heteroleptic Dirhodium(II,II) Complexes: Role of the Bridging and Diimine Ligands J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Piyush Gupta, Curtis E. Moore, Claudia Turro
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Electrocatalytic Aromatic Alcohols Splitting to Aldehydes and H2 Gas J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Zhao Zhang, Bing-Liang Leng, Shi-Nan Zhang, Dong Xu, Qi-Yuan Li, Xiu Lin, Jie-Sheng Chen, Xin-Hao Li
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Carbodiphosphorane-Activated Distibene and Dibismuthene Dications J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Philipp Dabringhaus, Andrew Molino, Robert J. Gilliard, Jr.
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Formal [2σ + 2σ]-Cycloaddition of Aziridines with Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes: Access to Enantiopure 2-Azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane Derivatives J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Shubham Dutta, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld, Armido Studer
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Correction to “Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction to CO Enabled by a Molecular Catalyst Attached to High-Surface-Area Porous Silicon” J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Xiaofan Jia, Eleanor Stewart-Jones, Jose L. Alvarez-Hernandez, Gabriella P. Bein, Jillian L. Dempsey, Carrie L. Donley, Nilay Hazari, Madison N. Houck, Min Li, James M. Mayer, Hannah S. Nedzbala, Rebecca Powers
The original article contained an error in the resistivity of p-type Si wafers on page S2 of the Supporting Information. The sentence should read as follows: “All p-type wafers are B doped, <100>, SSP Prime Grade with an estimated resistance of 1–10 Ω·cm–1.” A complete corrected version of the Supporting Information is presented here. The resistivity of the wafers is correctly listed in the caption
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Engineered Enucleated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulating Immune Microenvironment and Promoting Wound Healing Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Zhengtai Chen, Yang Zou, Hanxiao Sun, Yan He, Kai Ye, Yi Li, Lihong Qiu, Yuexue Mai, Xinghong Chen, Zhengwei Mao, Chenggang Yi, Wei Wang
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Versatile Papertronics: Photo-Induced Synapse and Security Applications on Papers (Adv. Mater. 38/2024) Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Wangmyung Choi, Jihyun Shin, Yeong Jae Kim, Jaehyun Hur, Byung Chul Jang, Hocheon Yoo
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On-Demand Bioactivation of Inert Materials With Plasma-Polymerized Nanoparticles (Adv. Mater. 38/2024) Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Miguel Santos, Praveesuda L. Michael, Timothy C. Mitchell, Yuen Ting Lam, Thomas M. Robinson, Mathew J. Moore, Richard P. Tan, Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, Khoon S. Lim, Steven G. Wise
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Light-Triggered PROTAC Nanoassemblies for Photodynamic IDO Proteolysis in Cancer Immunotherapy (Adv. Mater. 38/2024) Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Jiwoong Choi, Byeongmin Park, Jung Yeon Park, Dongwon Shin, Sangmin Lee, Hong Yeol Yoon, Kwangmeyung Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, Yongju Kim, Yoosoo Yang, Man Kyu Shim
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2D Photonic Colloidal Liquid Crystals Composed of Self-Assembled Rod-Shaped Particles (Adv. Mater. 38/2024) Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Riki Kato, Takahiro Mikami, Takashi Kato
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Polyoxometalate-Based Single-Atom Catalyst with Precise Structure and Extremely Exposed Active Site for Efficient H2 Evolution Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Zhuo-Ran Zhang, He-Yu Sui, Wen-Xiong Shi, Jing Ren, Shuang Yao, Tong-Bu Lu, Zhi-Ming Zhang
Single-atom catalysts with precise structure and extremely high catalytic efficiency remain a fervent focus in the fields of materials chemistry and catalytic science. Herein, a nickel-substituted polyoxometalate (POM) {NiSb6O4(H2O)3[β-Ni(hmta)SbW8O31]3}15- (NiPOM) with one extremely exposed nickel site [NiO3(H2O)3] was synthesized using the conventional aqueous method. The uniform dispersion of single
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Platinum-Group Metal High-Entropy Selenides for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Xiaohui Deng, Kohei Kusada, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Yasukazu Murakami, Jo-Chi Tseng, Hiroki Yamada, Osami Sakata, Hirotaka Ashitani, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Hiroshi Kitagawa
The selenides of platinum-group metals (PGMs) are emerging as promising catalysts for diverse electrochemical reactions. To date, most studies have focused on single metal or bimetallic systems, whereas the preparation of a high-entropy (HE) selenide consisting of five or more PGM elements holds the promise to further enhance catalytic performance by introducing abundant active sites with various local
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Single Exposed Zn (0002) Plane and Sustainable Zn-Oriented Growth Achieving Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Batteries Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Da Zhang, Ziyang Song, Ling Miao, Yaokang Lv, Hui Duan, Mingfang Li, Lihua Gan, Mingxian Liu
To prevent dendrite growth and hydrogen evolution reaction, directional epitaxial growth of Zn2+ ions on Zn anode, especially along the lowest-surface-energy Zn (0002) plane, is pursued for highly reversible zinc metal batteries (ZMBs). However, designing single Zn (0002) exposed anodes for sustained uniaxial crystalline orientation of Zn electroplating faces challenges. Herein, we propose an anode
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Structure-Agnostic Bioactivity-Driven Combinatorial Biosynthesis Reveals New Antidiabetic and Anticancer Triterpenoids Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Yong Zhao, Yao-Tao Duan, Jie Zang, Morten H. Raadam, Irini Pateraki, Karel Miettinen, Dan Staerk, Sotirios C. Kampranis
Although combinatorial biosynthesis can dramatically expand the chemical structures of bioactive natural products to identify molecules with improved characteristics, progress in this direction has been hampered by the difficulty in isolating and characterizing the numerous produced compounds. This challenge could be overcome with improved designs that enable the analysis of the bioactivity of the
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Achieving Sub-ppm Sensitivity in SO2 Detection with a Chemically Stable Covalent Organic Framework Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Wei Zhao, Juan L. Obeso, Valeria B. López-Cervantes, Mounib Bahri, Elí Sánchez-González, Yoarhy A. Amador-Sánchez, Junyu Ren, Nigel D. Browning, Ricardo A. Peralta, Giovanni Barcaro, Susanna Monti, Diego Solis-Ibarra, Ilich A. Ibarra, Dan Zhao
We report the inaugural experimental investigation of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) to address the formidable challenge of SO2 detection. Specifically, an imine-functionalized COF (SonoCOF-9) demonstrated a modest and reversible SO2 sorption of 3.5 mmol g-1 at 1 bar and 298 K. At 0.1 bar (and 298 K), the total SO2 uptake reached 0.91 mmol g-1 with excellent reversibility for at least 50 adsorption-desorption
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Nonconventional Fluorescent Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Foams for Multipurpose Sensing Applications Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Manas Mahapatra, Maxime Bourguignon, Bruno Grignard, Marylène Vandevenne, Moreno Galleni, Christophe Detrembleur
Fluorescent foams with interconnected pores are attractive for the detection and quantification of various products. However, many fluorescent probes are suffering from aggregation-caused fluorescence quenching in their solid/aggregated state, are costly, and/or not straightforward to incorporate in foams, limiting their utility for this application. Herein, non-isocyanate polyurethane foams, prepared
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Reactivity Inside Molecular Flasks: Acceleration Modes and Types of Selectivity Obtainable Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Leonidas-Dimitrios Syntrivanis, Konrad Tiefenbacher
There is increasing interest in the discovery and application of molecular flasks - supramolecular host structures capable of catalyzing organic reactions. Reminiscent of enzymes due to possessing a host cavity akin to an active site, molecular flasks can exhibit complex catalytic mechanisms and in many cases provide selectivity not achievable in bulk solvent. In this Review, we aim to organize the
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Magnetic Excitations in Ferromagnetically Coupled Spin-1 Nanographenes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Elia Turco, Fupeng Wu, Gonçalo Catarina, Nils Krane, Ji Ma, Roman Fasel, Xinliang Feng, Pascal Ruffieux
In the pursuit of high-spin building blocks for the formation of covalently bonded 1D or 2D materials with controlled magnetic interactions, $\pi$-electron magnetism offers an ideal framework to engineer ferromagnetic interactions between nanographenes. As a first step in this direction, we explore the spin properties of ferromagnetically coupled triangulenes -- triangular nanographenes with spin $S
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Multi-Stage Optimization of Pore Size and Shape in Pore-Space-Partitioned Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective and Sensitive Benzene Capture Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Yichong Chen, Wei Wang, Samuel Alston, Yuchen Xiao, Pooja Ajayan, Xianhui Bu, Pingyun Feng
Compared to exploratory development of new structure types, pushing the limits of isoreticular synthesis on a high-performance MOF platform may have higher probability of achieving targeted properties. Multi-modular MOF platforms could offer even more opportunities by expanding the scope of isoreticular chemistry. However, navigating isoreticular chemistry towards best properties on a multi-modular
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Multiple Resonance Quasi-fluorescence from BN-Doped Aromatic Compounds Modified with "Naphthalene" Units Approaches the BT.2020 Green Light Standard Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Tingting Feng, Xuewei Nie, Denghui Liu, Lin Wu, Xilin Mu, ziru xin, Bohong Liu, Hengxuan Qi, Jiasen Zhang, Wei Li, Shi-Jian Su, Ziyi Ge
Creating fluorophores that meet the Broadcast Service Television 2020 (BT.2020) standard is a significant achievement. In this paper, we present an innovative strategy that could revolutionize the development of high-performance narrowband fluorophores for ultra-high-definition displays. Our approach combines classic multi-resonance BN-doped fragments with naphthalene, creating two novel narrowband
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High-Temperature Solid-State Post-synthetic Modification of Highly Luminescent Cu(I) Metallacycles toward New Luminescent Thermic Tracers Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Christophe Lescop, Adrien Schlachter, Chendong Xu, Jana Schiller, Raquel Utrera Molero, Sébastien Kerneis, Guillaume Calvez, Karine Costuas, Manfred Scheer
A new luminescent Cu(I) tetrametallic metallacycle B is reported, featuring very rare semi-bridging aqua ligands. As heated markedly above room temperature, this compound undergoes in the solid-state a post-synthetic transformation, affording the new luminescent metallacycle C. Thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectroscopy and single crystals X-ray diffraction reveal that this alteration preserves the
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Anticancer Tetranuclear Cu(I) Complex Catalyzes a Click Reaction to Synthesize a Chemotherapeutic Agent in situ to Achieve Targeted Dual-Agent Combination Therapy for Cancer Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Xueyu Man, Wenjuan Li, Minghui Zhu, Shanhe Li, Gang Xu, Zhenlei Zhang, Feng Yang, Hong Liang
To develop next-generation metal-based drugs and dual-drug combination therapy for cancer, we proposed to develop a copper (Cu) complex that exerts anticancer function by integrating chemotherapy, immunotherapy and catalyzes a click reaction for the in situ synthesis of a chemotherapeutic agent, thereby achieving targeted dual-agent combination therapy. We designed and synthesized a tetranuclear Cu(I)
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Direct C3-H Alkylation and Alkenylation of Quinolines with Enones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Liqing Xu, Xu Wang, Dezhi Yang, Xiaolong Yang, Dong Wang
Conversion of quinoline C-H bonds to C-C bonds is essential for obtaining the enormous array of derivatives required for pharmaceutical and agrochemical development. Despite over a century of synthetic efforts, the direct alkylation and alkenylation at C3-H positions in a wide array of quinoline precursors remain predominantly challenging and elusive. This report outlines the first successful quinoline
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Directly Regenerating of Spent LiCoO2 with Gradient F-doped Subsurface towards Ultra-stable Storage Properties Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Hai Lei, Xinwei Cui, Zihao Zeng, Chao Zhu, Wei Sun, Yue Yang, Peng Ge
As great potential recycling strategy, the direct regeneration of spent LiCoO2 (LCO) is beneficial for lowering environmental pollutions and promoting global sustainability. However, owing to the using of binder and electrolyte, some fluorine impurities would be remained into spent materials. Considering the doping behaviors of F-elements, their suitable content introducing would facilitate the energy-storage
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All-Atom Protein Sequence Design Based on Geometric Deep Learning Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Jiale Liu, Zheng Guo, Hantian You, Changsheng Zhang, Luhua Lai
Designing sequences for specific protein backbones is a key step in creating new functional proteins. Here, we introduce GeoSeqBuilder, a deep learning framework that integrates protein sequence generation with side chain conformation prediction to produce the complete all-atom structures for designed sequences. GeoSeqBuilder uses spatial geometric features from protein backbones and explicitly includes three-body
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Sulfonated Hydroxyaryl-Tetrazines with Increased pKa for Accelerated Bioorthogonal Click-to-Release Reactions in Cells Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Michal Rahm, Patrick Keppel, Rastislav Dzijak, Martin Dračínský, Veronika Šlachtová, Simona Bellová, Paul E. Reyes-Gutiérrez, Sille Štěpánová, Jakob E. Raffler, Eva Tloušťová, Helena Mertlíková-Kaiserová, Hannes Mikula, Milan Vrabel
Bioorthogonal reactions that enable switching molecular functions by breaking chemical bonds have gained prominence, with the tetrazine-mediated cleavage of trans-cyclooctene caged compounds (click-to-release) being particularly noteworthy for its high versatility, biocompatibility, and fast reaction rates. Despite several recent advances, the development of highly reactive tetrazines enabling quantitative
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Stereoregular Poly(Phenyl Glycidyl Ethers): In Situ Formation of a Polyether Stereocomplex from a Racemic Monomer Mixture Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Geoffrey William Coates, Sandra Schüttner, Yiye Lu, Holger Frey
Polymer stereocomplex formation represents a promising research area as it can improve thermal and mechanical properties of co-crystallized polymer strands of opposite chirality. Polymers that form stereocomplexes commonly feature high stereoregularity and usually require sourcing from enantiopure monomer building blocks. Herein, we report the in situ polyether stereocomplex formation from racemic
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Static Organic p-n Junctions in Photoelectrodes for Solar Ammonia Production with 86% Internal Quantum Efficiency Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Yanjie Fang, Mengjie Li, Yifan Gao, Yingke Wen, Bing Shan
For photoelectrocatalytic cells, a limitation exists in finding appropriate photoelectrode configurations that couple efficient extraction of high-energy electrons from absorbed photons and selective catalysis. Here we report an organic p-n junction approach to fabricate molecular photoelectrodes for conversion of solar energy and nitrate into valuable ammonia product. Solar irradiation of the photoelectrode
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Highly Active Photoreduction of Atmospheric-Concentration CO2 into CH3COOH over Palladium Particles on Nb2O5 Nanosheets Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Jinyu Ding, Peijin Du, Peipei Li, Wenxiu Liu, Jiaqi Xu, Wensheng Yan, Yang Pan, Jun Hu, Junfa Zhu, Qingxia Chen, Xingchen Jiao, Yie Xie
The endeavor to drive CO2 photoreduction towards the synthesis of C2 products is largely thwarted by the colossal energy hurdle inherent in C−C coupling. Herein, we load active metal particles on metal oxide nanosheets to build the dual metal pair sites for steering C−C coupling to form C2 products. Taking Pd particles anchored on the Nb2O5 nanosheets as an example, the high-angle annular dark-field
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Anchoring Catalytic Metal Nodes within a Single-Crystalline Pyrazolate Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysis Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Rong-Ran Liang, Zhaoyi Liu, Zongsu Han, Yihao Yang, Joshua Rushlow, Hong-Cai Zhou
The synthesis of single-crystalline and robust pyrazolate metal-organic frameworks (Pz-MOFs) capable of facilitating challenging organic transformations is fundamentally significant in catalysis. Here we demonstrate a metal-node-based catalytic site anchoring strategy by synthesizing a single-crystalline and robust Pz-MOF (PCN-1004). PCN-1004 features one-dimensional (1D) copper-Pz chains interconnected
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Entropy-Modulated Short-Chain Cathode for Low-Temperature All-Solid-State Li-S Batteries Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Wei Zhao, Yan Zhang, Qingsong Liu, Yajie Song, Xu Li, Liping Ren, Geping Yin, Shuaifeng Lou, Jiajun Wang
All-solid-state Li-S batteries (ASSLSBs) due to high theoretical energy density and exceptional safety are highly desirable for electric aircraft. However, as the flight altitude rises, the low-temperature performance is hampered by inadequate practical capacity. Here, we discover that low-temperature sulfur utilization is constrained by the multi-step endothermic conversion reaction. By introducing
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Interface Energy-Level Reorganization for Efficient Perovskite γ-Ray Detectors Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Mingjian Yuan, Yanxing Feng, Quanlin Chen, Xinlong Yan, Xinliang Fu, Di Wang, Zijin Ding, Saisai Li, Cong Geng, Linyue Gao, Jia Zhang, Fan Yang, Saif M. H. Qaid, Shuyan Gao, Yuanzhi Jiang
Metal halide perovskites are promising candidates for γ-ray spectrum detectors. However, achieving high-resolution energy spectra in single-photon pulse-height analysis mode remains challenging, due to the inevitable leakage currents degrade the recognizable fingerprint energies which is critical for resolving γ-ray spectroscopy. We demonstrate under high bias voltage, a deficient contact barrier can
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Selectivity Modulation of Multistep Reduction Reactions by Gold Nanoclusters Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Jing-Zheng Zhang, Yi-Bao Zhang, Hui-Li Chai, Hui-Ling Luo, Chen-Xia Du, Ren-Wu Huang, Shuang-Quan Zang
The selective synthesis of valuable azo- and azoxyaromatic chemicals via transfer coupling of nitroaromatic compounds has been achieved by fine-tuning the catalyst structure. Here, a direct method to modulate nitrobenzene reduction and selectively alter the product from azobenzene to azoxybenzene by employing the size effect of Au is reported. Au nanoclusters (NCs) with smaller sizes embedded in ZIF-8
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Stepwise One-Shot Borylation Reactions for Intersecting DABNA Substructures Exhibiting Bright Yellow‒Green Electroluminescence with EQE Beyond 40% and Mild Roll-Off Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Xin Xiong, Ting-Feng Chen, Rajat Walia, Xiao-Chun Fan, Ying-Chun Cheng, Hui Wang, Hao Wu, Xian-Kai Chen, Jia Yu, Kai Wang, Xiao-Hong Zhang
Boron/nitrogen (B/N)-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with the multiple resonance (MR) effect are promising for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) because of their narrowband emission and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) characteristics. Nevertheless, exploring the variety of such emitters is challenging because of the tricky and limited synthetic protocols. Herein, we
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The Liquid Metal Age: A Transition From Hg to Ga Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Stephan Handschuh-Wang, Tao Wang, Tomasz Gancarz, Xiaorui Liu, Ben Wang, Bin He, Michael D. Dickey, Georg W. Wimmer, Florian J. Stadler
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Reduced-Dimensional Perovskites: Quantum Well Thickness Distribution and Optoelectronic Properties Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Yuanzhuang Cheng, Haoyue Wan, Edward H. Sargent, Dongxin Ma
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Flexible Crossbar Molecular Devices with Patterned EGaIn Top Electrodes for Integrated All-Molecule-Circuit Implementation Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Zhou Cao, Yu Xie, Jin-Liang Lin, Shuai Zhong, Chenshuai Yan, Zhenyu Yang, Mingyao Li, Ziming Zhou, Wuxian Peng, Shengzhe Qiu, Junyang Liu, Yuan Li
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Extended Surface Bands Enabled Lasing Emission and Wavelength Switch from Sulfur Quantum Dots Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Lian Xiao, Rui Duan, Xuehong Zhou, Sihang Liu, Quanchao Du, Tianhua Ren, Edwin Kok Lee Yeow, Van Duong Ta, Yi Huang, Handong Sun
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β-Ga2O3 Nanoribbon with Ultra-High Solar-Blind Ultraviolet Polarization Ratio Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Kai Zhao, Juehan Yang, Pan Wang, Ziqi Zhou, Haoran Long, Kaiyao Xin, Can Liu, Zheng Han, Kaihui Liu, Zhongming Wei
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