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Fundamental understanding of stability for halide perovskite photovoltaics: The importance of interfaces Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Bo Li, Shuai Li, Jianqiu Gong, Xin Wu, Zhen Li, Danpeng Gao, Dan Zhao, Chunlei Zhang, Yan Wang, Zonglong Zhu
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Interplay between autocatalysis and liquid-liquid phase separation produces hierarchical microcompartments Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Anton I. Hanopolskyi, Tatiana A. Mikhnevich, Arpita Paikar, Boaz Nutkovich, Iddo Pinkas, Tali Dadosh, Barbara S. Smith, Nikita Orekhov, Ekaterina V. Skorb, Sergey N. Semenov
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Macrocyclic ligand-driven ion selectivity and high surface area in a 2D conductive MOF Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Hoai T.B. Pham, Ji Yong Choi, Xiaoyu Fang, Adam Claman, Shaofeng Huang, Samuel Coates, Lacey Wayment, Wei Zhang, Jihye Park
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Coordination engineering in single-site catalysts: General principles, characterizations, and recent advances Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Haozhu Wang, Tao Yang, Jingyang Wang, Zheng Zhou, Zengxia Pei, Shenlong Zhao
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Engineering Cu(I)/Cu(0) interfaces for efficient ethanol production from CO2 electroreduction Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Rongming Cai, Mingzi Sun, Fei Yang, Min Ju, Yanpeng Chen, M. Danny Gu, Bolong Huang, Shihe Yang
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Bioinspired multiphase composite gel materials: From controlled micro-phase separation to multiple functionalities Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Yingchao Yang, Yunfei Ru, Tianyi Zhao, Mingjie Liu
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Water-soluble chromenylium dyes for shortwave infrared imaging in mice Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Shang Jia, Eric Y. Lin, Emily B. Mobley, Irene Lim, Lei Guo, Shivakrishna Kallepu, Philip S. Low, Ellen M. Sletten
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New insights and discoveries in anion receptor chemistry Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Daniel A. McNaughton, William G. Ryder, Alexander M. Gilchrist, Patrick Wang, Mohamed Fares, Xin Wu, Philip A. Gale
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Molecular engineering of low-cost, efficient, and stable photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Zhongjin Shen, Felix T. Eickemeyer, Jing Gao, Lukas Pfeifer, David Bradford, Marina Freitag, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Grätzel
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Catalytic cross-electrophile coupling of aryl chlorides with unactivated alkyl chlorides: The synergy of iron and Li Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Yun Zhang, Ping Du, Yanru Ji, Siyu Wang, Yanqing Zhu, Zhengli Liu, Yun He, Qian Peng, Zhang Feng
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A new light in the assembly of intrinsically disordered peptides Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Ángel L. Fuentes de Arriba, Juan R. Granja
Intrinsically disordered short peptides play an important role in protein function and assembly; however, their characterization and mechanism of assembly into more complicated superstructures remains a challenge. In this issue of Chem, Egelman, Wang, Xu, and co-workers employ, for the first time, cryo-electron microscopy to study the self-assembly of intrinsically disordered peptides.
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From trash to treasure: Vanadium-catalyzed upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Hanning Jiang, Erin E. Stache
Managing plastic waste is a challenging and pressing problem. In this issue of Chem, Soo and co-workers valorize commercial plastics and post-consumer plastic waste into isolable products, including formic acid, acetic acid, and benzoic acid, through vanadium-catalyzed tandem C–H oxidation and C–C cleavage photoreactions.
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Supramolecular self-assembly of dinuclear alkynylplatinum(II) complexes into highly ordered crystalline hexagonal bipyramid superstructures Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Huai-Zhen Wang, Michael Ho-Yeung Chan, Zhen Chen, Zi-Yong Chen, Ming-Yi Leung, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
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High-temperature magnetic blocking in a monometallic dysprosium azafullerene single-molecule magnet Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Ziqi Hu, Yuanyuan Wang, Aman Ullah, Gerliz M. Gutiérrez-Finol, Amilcar Bedoya-Pinto, Pierluigi Gargiani, Dier Shi, Shangfeng Yang, Zujin Shi, Alejandro Gaita-Ariño, Eugenio Coronado
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Modulating the valence electronic structure using earth-abundant aluminum for high-performance acidic oxygen evolution reaction Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Kangjae Lee, Jaehyuk Shim, Ho Yeon Jang, Hyeon Seok Lee, Heejong Shin, Byoung-Hoon Lee, Megalamane S. Bootharaju, Kug-Seung Lee, Jongmin Lee, Seongbeom Lee, Young-Hoon Lee, Chan Woo Lee, Yoon Jung, Guocheng Deng, Seungwoo Yoo, Seoin Back, Yung-Eun Sung, Taeghwan Hyeon
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The legacy of Professor Xiyan Lu: Organo- and organometallic catalysis Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Guosheng Liu, Shengming Ma, Dawei Ma
Prof. Xiyan Lu will always be remembered for his development of organic reactions under phosphine or palladium catalysis, especially for phosphine-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloadditions of electron-deficient allenes or alkynes with electrophiles such as electron-deficient alkenes and imines, known as Lu’s [3 + 2] reaction. In addition to contributing to science, Prof. Lu left his mark as an educator by training
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Artificial water channels for desalination based on oligourea foldamer self-assembly Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Fumi Takeda, Aya Tanatani
In the August issue of Chem, Kumar and co-workers reported the development of oligourea foldamers as new artificial water channels (AWCs) that realize high permeability and selectivity of water molecules by imitating natural aquaporins. This strategy, which uses sequence-defined foldamers, would be a rational methodology for developing proteinomimetic water channels for desalination.
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Deciphering nickel-catalyzed electrochemical ammonia synthesis from nitric oxide Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Siwen Zhao, Jiyuan Liu, Zhibin Zhang, Chenyuan Zhu, Guoshuai Shi, Jing Wu, Chunlei Yang, Qinghe Wang, Mingwei Chang, Kaihui Liu, Shuzhou Li, Liming Zhang
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Organo-Se BTSAs-enabled performance: From racemic and asymmetric synthesis to click chemistry application Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Zhi Zhou, Yuang Gu, Liexin Wu, Yan Wang, Huiying Xu, Lei Ma, Zhaoyong Zhang, Jincun Zhao, Wei Zhang, Wei Peng, Guang Yang, Xiyong Yu, Hongtao Xu, Wei Yi
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Weaving on a molecular scale: A challenge in two dimensions Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Patrick W. Fritz, Ali Coskun
Woven materials, such as fabrics, are among the earliest inventions of humankind. Bridging the gap between macroscopic fabrics and molecular weaves, however, has remained elusive because of the geometric prerequisites and the synthetic complexity of potential precursors. In this issue of Chem, Yaghi and co-workers showcase how metal-templated synthesis can be exploited to afford 2D molecularly woven
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Construction of a three-state responsive framework from a bistable photoswitch Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Jinyu Sheng, Jacopo Perego, Wojciech Danowski, Silvia Bracco, Shaoyu Chen, Xiaotian Zhu, Charl X. Bezuidenhout, Simon Krause, Wesley R. Browne, Piero Sozzani, Angiolina Comotti, Ben L. Feringa
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Insights into H+ and e– transfer by swapping Fe for Mn in a [NiFe] hydrogenase model Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Abhishek A. Kadam, C. Rose Kennedy
Nature’s hydrogenases inspire catalyst development in pursuit of sustainable H2 production. However, features controlling the requisite 2H+ and 2e– transfers remain ambiguous. In this issue of Chem, Wu and co-workers describe H+ and e– transfer en route to H2 production by a new [NiFe] hydrogenase mimic [NiIIMnIH], providing evidence for both “protonation-first” and “reduction-first” mechanisms.
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Stabilizing sulfur: Synthesis of a terminal FeIII=S complex Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 W. Hill Harman
In this issue of Chem, Smith and co-workers describe the synthesis of a terminal iron-sulfide complex. FeS clusters are widespread cofactors in nature, and this complex enables the study of the fundamental building block of such clusters and its comparison with more widely known terminal iron-oxo species.
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Photocatalytic activation of water: A unique way to mimic free hydrogen atoms Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Wei Zhang, Da-Gang Yu, Jian-Heng Ye
The activation of water is a highly desirable but challenging goal for chemists. Recently in Nature, Studer and co-workers reported a photocatalytic phosphine-mediated water-activation strategy that enables efficient radical hydrogenation of plentiful unsaturated compounds. Notably, both hydrogen atoms of H2O are incorporated through sequential heterolytic and homolytic cleavages of the key intermediate
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Strike the iron while it is hot Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Duleeka C. Wannipurage
Download : Download high-res image (331KB) Download : Download full-size imageDuleeka Chamini Wannipurage completed her BSc in chemistry from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, where she worked on polymer chemistry research as an undergraduate with Profs. L.M.K. Thilakerathne and Renuka Nilmini. In 2016, she started her doctoral studies with Prof. Stanislav Groysman at Wayne State University
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Reinforced double-threaded slide-ring networks for accelerated hydrogel discovery and 3D printing Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Miao Tang, Dan Zheng, Jayanta Samanta, Esther H.R. Tsai, Huibin Qiu, Jacquelyne A. Read, Chenfeng Ke
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Potent antimicrobial effect induced by disruption of chloride homeostasis Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Luke E. Brennan, Lokesh K. Kumawat, Magdalena E. Piatek, Airlie J. Kinross, Daniel A. McNaughton, Luke Marchetti, Conor Geraghty, Conor Wynne, Hua Tong, Oisín N. Kavanagh, Finbarr O’Sullivan, Chris S. Hawes, Philip A. Gale, Kevin Kavanagh, Robert B.P. Elmes
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A B←N framework based on 1D dative B←N polymers for exclusive recognition and separation of benzene from its azeotrope Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Chun-Hua Liu, Liangji Chen, Hao Zhang, Yunbin Li, Hongyu Lin, Lu Li, Junjie Wu, Chulong Liu, Zi-Ming Ye, Shengchang Xiang, Banglin Chen, Zhangjing Zhang
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Expanding the architectural horizon of nucleic-acid-polymer biohybrids by site-controlled incorporation of ATRP initiators in DNA and RNA Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Jaepil Jeong, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
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Computation-aided design of oxygen-ligand-steered single-atom catalysts: Sewing unzipped carbon nanotubes Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Dong Yeon Kim, Da Sol Jeong, Pandiarajan Thangavel, Miran Ha, Hyuntae Hwang, Yoo-Jong Park, Tae Joo Shin, Dong-Hwa Seo, Hyeon Suk Shin, Kwang S. Kim
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Molecular weaving of chicken-wire covalent organic frameworks Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Xing Han, Tianqiong Ma, Brent L. Nannenga, Xuan Yao, S. Ephraim Neumann, Punit Kumar, Junpyo Kwon, Zichao Rong, Kaiyu Wang, Yuebiao Zhang, Jorge A.R. Navarro, Robert O. Ritchie, Yong Cui, Omar M. Yaghi
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Upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics by base metal photocatalysis Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Chenfei Li, Xin Ying Kong, Maoping Lyu, Xiu Ting Tay, Miloš Đokić, Kek Foo Chin, Crystal Ting Yang, Erin Ke Xin Lee, Jinfan Zhang, Chun Yuan Tham, Wei Xin Chan, Wen Jie Lee, Teik Thye Lim, Atsushi Goto, Michael B. Sullivan, Han Sen Soo
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Quantum-tunneling-mediated synthesis of prebiotic chelation agents in interstellar analog ices Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Joshua H. Marks, Anatoliy A. Nikolayev, Mikhail M. Evseev, Jia Wang, Andrew M. Turner, N. Fabian Kleimeier, Oleg V. Kuznetsov, Mason McAnally, Alexander N. Morozov, Ivan O. Antonov, Alexander M. Mebel, Ralf I. Kaiser
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Using peptides and peptide mimics as tools of the trade! Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Chiranjit Dutta
Download : Download high-res image (121KB) Download : Download full-size imageChiranjit Dutta is currently working in Dr. Lee Andrew Solomon’s group as a postdoc at George Mason University. From 2018 to 2022, he worked on developing foldamer channels under Prof. Prakash Kumar and Prof. Kini R. Manjunatha at the National University of Singapore. Before moving to Singapore, he received his PhD under
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Leveraging mechanistic insight to design dynamic hydrogels Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Thomas M. FitzSimons, Adrianne M. Rosales
Quantitative relationships linking molecular reactivity to dynamic hydrogel properties remain elusive despite their importance to biomedical and sustainability applications. In this issue of Chem, Kalow and co-workers parameterize the associative exchange of dithioalkylidene acceptors and thiols, leading to predictable cross-link exchange rates and targeted stress-relaxation times in hydrogels.
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Vintage ligand powers switchable molecular motors Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Fredrik Schaufelberger
Creating artificial molecular machines that perform well-defined unidirectional movement in response to stimuli is a challenging task. In this issue of Chem, Crespi, Feringa, and co-workers report a new bis(benzoxazole) ligand-based molecular motor that enables a high degree of external control over motor function through complexation with metal ions.
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Frustrated radical pairs in selective functionalization of inert aliphatic C‒H bonds Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Milan Pramanik, Rebecca L. Melen
In this preview, we highlight Lin and co-workers’ recent findings published in Nature on the non-directed functionalization of chemically inert aliphatic C‒H bonds through the use of the hexamethyldisilazide anion (HMDS–, a reductant) and N-oxoammonium cation (TEMPO+, an oxidant) as a new class of frustrated radical pair.
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Triazole formation and the click concept in the synthesis of interlocked molecules Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Abed Saady, Stephen M. Goldup
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Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 James B. Young, Rhys W. Hughes, Ariana M. Tamura, Laura S. Bailey, Kevin A. Stewart, Brent S. Sumerlin
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Why did it take over 2,000 years between the discoveries of the Archimedes screw and the molecular helix? Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Virgil Percec
This Backstory outlines the author’s view on why it took over 2,000 years between the discoveries of the first helical machine, known as the Archimedes screw, used even today as an irrigation pump and energy generator, and the molecular helix. Between 1950 and 1953, the α-helix of proteins and the double helix of DNA were discovered. Scientific failures leading to success via competition between worldwide
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CO2-mediated oxidative dehydrogenation of propane enabled by Pt-based bimetallic catalysts Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Peng Zhai, Zhenhua Xie, Erwei Huang, Divakar R. Aireddy, Haoran Yu, David A. Cullen, Ping Liu, Jingguang G. Chen, Kunlun Ding
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Practical-scale H2O2 production enabled by paired electrosynthesis Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 June Sung Lim, Sang Hoon Joo
High-performance H2O2 electrosynthesis devices replacing the anthraquinone process have been actively pursued. In the July issue of Chem Catalysis, Wang et al. reported an efficient anodic H2O2 production electrocatalyst and a full cell that achieves practical-scale H2O2 production, enabled by paired H2O2 synthesis via water oxidation and oxygen reduction.
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In situ characterization techniques and methodologies for high-temperature electrochemistry Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Rui Yuan, Handong Jiao, Hongmin Zhu, Daining Fang, Shuqiang Jiao
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Modular photoredox system with extreme reduction potentials based on pyridine catalysis Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Lutao Bai, Lei Jiao
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Constructing matched active sites for robust photocatalytic dry reforming of methane Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Chengxuan He, Shiqun Wu, Qixin Li, Mingyang Li, Jiaying Li, Lingzhi Wang, Jinlong Zhang
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Accelerated iterative synthesis of ultralong graphene nanoribbons with full atomic precision Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Rajeev K. Dubey, Mauro Marongiu, Shuai Fu, Guanzhao Wen, Mischa Bonn, Hai I. Wang, Manuel Melle-Franco, Aurelio Mateo-Alonso
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Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd2L4 cage Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Wei-Ling Jiang, Bin Huang, Xiao-Li Zhao, Xueliang Shi, Hai-Bo Yang
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Enriched 10B-diboron reagents synthesis from 10BF3 Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Du Chen, Liangxuan Xu, Zian Wang, Chao Liu
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Organic charge-transfer complex induces chemoselective decarboxylation to aryl radicals for general functionalization Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Chun-Hong Hu, Yueqian Sang, Ya-Wei Yang, Wen-Wen Li, Hui-Lin Wang, ZiYing Zhang, Chen Ye, Li-Zhu Wu, Xiao-Song Xue, Yang Li
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Pathway bias and emergence of quasi-irreversibility in reversible reaction networks: Extension of Curtin-Hammett principle Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18
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Axial chirality reversal and enantioselective access to Si-stereogenic silylallene Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18
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EDA photochemistry: Mechanistic investigations and future opportunities Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Alan K. Wortman, Corey R.J. Stephenson
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2D metal-organic frameworks as an emerging platform with tunable electronic structures Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-14
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Molecule additive design for perovskite light-emitting diodes operated at high current densities Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Tianjun Liu, Feng Gao
Halide perovskite light emitting diodes (PeLEDs) are enticing candidates for displays and lighting. However, most reported PeLEDs are limited for practical applications at high current densities due to decreased efficiency and rapid degradation. Recently, in Nature, Greenham and co-workers developed PeLEDs with exceptional performance at a high current density above 1000 mA cm−2, achieved by the introduction
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Computational de novo protein design: From secondary to primary, then toward tertiary structures Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-13
Proteins are the building blocks of life, and the secondary structures of proteins are the keystones for protein functioning. In this issue of Chem, Buehler and co-workers develop deep learning models to generate de novo proteins with specified secondary structure constraints, similar to automatically constructing a functional house with given desired keystones.
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Repurposing carboxylic acids and alcohols/amines to create α-hydroxy/amino ketones Chem (IF 23.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-13
Carboxylic acids and alcohols/amines are among the most used chemicals. Combining these abundant functional groups orthogonally in organic synthesis harnesses the vast collection of commercial chemical repositories to rapidly expand chemical space. In this issue of Chem, Gutierrez, Scheidt, and co-workers present an approach utilizing carboxylic acids and alcohol/amine-derived phosphorous reagents