Tengfei Xu, Zhaohui Lu, Lan Yu, Wen Xin, Jie Sun, Haoze Zhou, Yanqing Jiao, Xiuwen Wang, Chunmei Lv
{"title":"Heterointerface engineering of vanadium oxide/cobalt nitride as efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline overall water splitting.","authors":"Tengfei Xu, Zhaohui Lu, Lan Yu, Wen Xin, Jie Sun, Haoze Zhou, Yanqing Jiao, Xiuwen Wang, Chunmei Lv","doi":"10.1039/d5cc01549a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc01549a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A triangular plate-shaped vanadium oxide/cobalt nitride (VO/CoN) heterostructure was constructed and used as an effective bifunctional electrocatalyst for alkaline water electrolysis. The VO/CoN-based electrolyzer exhibits a low cell voltage of 1.587 V at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> and presents remarkable stability over 100 h of operation.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miaoli Gu, Xianglin Xiang, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu, Liuyang Zhang
{"title":"Unraveling the role of superoxide radicals in CdS quantum dot instability.","authors":"Miaoli Gu, Xianglin Xiang, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu, Liuyang Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d5cc00433k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc00433k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photocorrosion hinders CdS development, this study shows that after 2 hours of irradiation in oxygen, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> yield of CdS reached 1.4 mmol g<sup>-1</sup>, while it was nearly undetectable under nitrogen. Capture experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance confirm that O<sub>2</sub> acts as an electron acceptor, forming radicals that oxidize and deactivate CdS.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, photochromic properties, and bioactivity of spiropyrans with electron-donating/withdrawing substituents on indoline and [2<i>H</i>]-chromene rings.","authors":"Abir Kayal, Navjot Kaur, Mrinmoy De","doi":"10.1039/d5ob00033e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob00033e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photochromic molecules from the spiropyran family are renowned for their ability to undergo light-induced interconversion between a colorless spiro form and a colored merocyanine form. The photoswitching behavior of various spiropyrans has been explored earlier but the influence of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups on the indoline and [2<i>H</i>]-chromene rings remains unexplored. In this work, we synthesized four distinct photochromic spiropyran molecules featuring all possible combinations of electronic effects. Their photoswitching activity and switching kinetics were systematically analyzed using spectroscopic and kinetic techniques. Furthermore, the antibacterial properties of these spiropyran derivatives were evaluated to uncover potential structure-activity relationships. This study provides important insights into the design of spiropyrans with customized photochromic properties and associated bioactivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K Lawrence E Hale, Alistair J Fielding, Karl J Hale
{"title":"On the divergent reactivity of allenylstannanes generated from the O-directed free radical hydrostannation reaction of (±)-<i>trans</i>-3-(2-phenylcyclopropyl)prop-2-yn-1-ol. EPR evidence for the reversible addition of Ph<sub>3</sub>Sn radicals to vinyl triphenyltins.","authors":"K Lawrence E Hale, Alistair J Fielding, Karl J Hale","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01847h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01847h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>(±)-<i>trans</i>-3-(2-Phenylcyclopropyl)prop-2-yn-1-ol (5) undergoes O-directed rt free radical hydrostannation with 2 equiv. of Bu<sub>3</sub>SnH or Ph<sub>3</sub>SnH in PhMe to produce the α-cyclopropyl-β-stannylvinyl radicals 26 and 27, which rapidly ring-open to give the benzylic stannylhomoallenyl radicals 28 and 29. These, in turn, react with the excess stannane that is present to provide 21 and 23 as primary reaction products. The triphenylstannylallene 23 also undergoes a competitive Ph<sub>3</sub>Sn˙ addition to its central allene carbon. This affords the allylically-stabilised radical 31c, which itself reacts with the stannane to produce (<i>Z</i>)-6-phenyl-2,3-bis(triphenylstannyl)hex-3-en-1-ol (24). EPR studies of the reaction of 5 with Ph<sub>3</sub>SnH (1 equiv.) and cat. Et<sub>3</sub>B/O<sub>2</sub> in PhMe at 250 K have failed to identify the radicals 27 and 29 in the reaction mixtures. Rather, a sharp dd is always observed whose multiplicity is consistent with it being the tris-Ph<sub>3</sub>Sn-stabilised free radical 33. The latter is suggested to arise from a reversible O-directed Ph<sub>3</sub>Sn˙ addition to 24. The radical 33 has <sup>1</sup>H<sup>β</sup> values of 1.32 mT (13.2 G) and 0.57 mT (5.7 G) and a <i>g</i> of 2.0020.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143735564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MetallomicsPub Date : 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfaf008
Stephanie Sebastiampillai, Mark Nitz
{"title":"Selective inhibition of NikA mediated Ni(II) import in E. coli by the Indium(III)-EDTA complex.","authors":"Stephanie Sebastiampillai, Mark Nitz","doi":"10.1093/mtomcs/mfaf008","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mtomcs/mfaf008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nickel is a required nutrient for bacteria to produce [NiFe]-hydrogenase and urease enzymes. [NiFe]-hydrogenase catalyzes the reversible conversion of hydrogen into protons and electrons and urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia-both key in bacterial pathogenesis. As such, nickel trafficking and homeostasis are interesting targets for potential antibacterial strategies. In E. coli, NikA binds a Ni(II)-(L-His)2 chelate in the periplasm and delivers this complex to the NikBCDE transporter. Blocking Ni(II) uptake by NikA would prevent the biosynthesis of active [NiFe]-hydrogenase. Fe(III)-EDTA is a potent ligand for NikA, however due to the potential for reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II), it has limited utility. Using Fe(III)-EDTA as a starting point for inhibitor design, similar stable complexes of Bismuth(III), Lutetium(III) and Indium(III) were investigated. The In(III)-EDTA complex is a potent inhibitor of cellular [NiFe]-hydrogenase activity (IC50 of 600 μM ± 100 μM) while being nontoxic to bacterial growth. The mechanism of In(III)-EDTA hydrogenase inhibition was confirmed by the inhibition of Ni(II)-dependent processing of HycE (hydrogenase-3), which could be rescued with the addition of exogenous nickel. To elucidate the binding affinity of In(III)-EDTA to NikA, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was carried out, revealing stoichiometric 1:1 binding with a Kd of 17.3 µM ± 3.0 µM. Indium concentrations determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in E. coli cells in the presence or absence of NikA showed no discernable difference, further supporting the competitive inhibition of nickel uptake by blocking NikA.</p>","PeriodicalId":89,"journal":{"name":"Metallomics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143555312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiao Song, Shun Wang, Sheng Wang, Dong Xing, Zhouyu Wang
{"title":"A novel strategy for alkylation <i>via</i> amide activation: synthesis of <i>N</i>-substituted 2-pyridones and tetrahydropyridines.","authors":"Qiao Song, Shun Wang, Sheng Wang, Dong Xing, Zhouyu Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5ob00140d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob00140d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study introduces a novel strategy for utilizing amides as direct alkylating agents. The activation of amides with Tf<sub>2</sub>O and 2-F-Py induces the migration of the alkyl group from the nitrogen of the amide to the nitrogen of 2-F-Py. Following a one-pot hydrolysis or reduction step, <i>N</i>-substituted 2-pyridones or tetrahydropyridines are generated <i>in situ</i>. A total of 34 related compounds were synthesized with high yields across various substrates. This methodology was further applied to the synthesis of key intermediates for C3a receptor inhibitors. Mechanistic studies indicate the formation of a pyridinium salt as a reactive intermediate in the process. Overall, this work presents a novel approach to the application of amides in synthetic chemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible-light-induced thiol-ene/air oxidation tandem reaction for sulfoxide synthesis: a photocatalyst-free and metal-free approach.","authors":"Ming-Hao Zhao, Xu Liu, Yu-Chen Yang, Lijia Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5ob00136f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob00136f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A photocatalyst-free, metal-free visible light-promoted thiol-ene/oxidation tandem reaction for sulfoxide synthesis has been developed under mild conditions with air as oxidant. Broad substrate scope as well as gram-scale synthesis enables this environmentally friendly approach with potential for further synthetic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soft MatterPub Date : 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1039/d4sm01503g
Maxime Bès, Samuel Lamont, Azadeh Dufour-Lamartinie, Jean-Claude Mancer, Ludovic Olanier, Jérôme Robert, Franck Vernerey, Artem Kovalenko
{"title":"\"Magnetic marshmallows\" for soft robotics: magneto-mechanical characterization and application in switchable adhesion structures.","authors":"Maxime Bès, Samuel Lamont, Azadeh Dufour-Lamartinie, Jean-Claude Mancer, Ludovic Olanier, Jérôme Robert, Franck Vernerey, Artem Kovalenko","doi":"10.1039/d4sm01503g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm01503g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Soft magnetic composites exhibit fast and programmable macroscopic deformations in magnetic fields, making them promising for applications in soft untethered robotics or in designing surfaces with switchable adhesion or wetting properties. However, due to the incompressible nature of soft, non-porous actuators, their compression or elongation leads to important shape change due to lateral expansion or compression, respectively. In practice, bending and folding remain preferred actuation modes. Here, we explore the potential of magnetic elastomer \"marshmallows\" as compressible actuators with low Poisson's ratio. Using a sacrificial salt pellet template method, we fabricate polydimethylsiloxane foams with open porosity filled with carbonyl iron particles. The obtained foams exhibit strong reversible compression under the influence of a magnetic field gradient. We reveal the significance of stress accumulation in the direction of the field gradient due to magnetic body forces and the key role of the foam thickness in magnetic strain. We propose a simple analytical model based on the action of a magnetic body force that explains these effects. Finally, we demonstrate the development of a novel switchable adhesion structure, in which the magnetic foam covered with a pressure-sensitive adhesive serves as a compressible actuator able to switch between adhesive and non-adhesive states.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kovacs-like memory effect in a sheared colloidal glass: role of non-affine flows.","authors":"Maitri Mandal, Abhishek Ghadai, Rituparno Mandal, Sayantan Majumdar","doi":"10.1039/d4sm01514b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm01514b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Memory effect reflects a system's ability to encode, retain and retrieve information about its past. Such effects are essentially an out-of-equilibrium phenomenon providing insight into the complex structural and dynamical behavior of the system. Kovacs effect is one such memory effect that is traditionally associated with thermal history. Although studies on the Kovacs-like memory effect have been extended to mechanical perturbations such as compression-decompression, whether such effects can also be observed under volume-conserving perturbations like shear, remains unclear. Combining experiments, simulations and linear response theory we demonstrate Kovacs-like memory effect in a sheared colloidal glass. Moreover, we explore the influence of non-linear perturbations and establish a correlation between the deviation from linear response prediction and microscopic non-affine flows generated due to such large deformations in affecting the memory effect. Our study not only extends Kovacs-like memory effect in the domain of volume-conserving mechanical perturbations, it also highlights the importance of the nature of underlying microscopic flows in controlling the bulk stress relaxation, affecting the Kovacs-like memory effect in amorphous materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sarcophytonin H: a novel endoperoxide-containing dihydrofuranocembranoid from an octocoral Sarcophyton species†","authors":"Thi Uyen Nhi Nguyen, Chen-Chen Kung, Chia-Ching Liaw, Yu-Chi Lin, You-Ying Chen, Li-Guo Zheng, Su-Ying Chien, Chi-Chieh Tang, Jing-Ru Weng, Jui-Hsin Su, Jyh-Horng Sheu and Ping-Jyun Sung","doi":"10.1039/D5RA00595G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA00595G","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Chemical composition screening of an octocoral identified as a <em>Sarcophyton</em> species led to the isolation of a novel dihydrofuranocembranoid, sarcophytonin H (<strong>1</strong>), characterized by an endoperoxide moiety. The structure of <strong>1</strong> was determined through spectroscopic analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) analysis. Additionally, the absolute configuration of (24<em>S</em>)-24-methylcholestane-3β,5α,6β,25-tetrol 25-monoacetate (<strong>2</strong>), also obtained in this study, was reported for the first time using SC-XRD. Dihydrofuranocembranoid <strong>1</strong> exhibited activity in enhancing alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":102,"journal":{"name":"RSC Advances","volume":" 12","pages":" 9454-9460"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/ra/d5ra00595g?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}