Christian Heinekamp, C Tufan Cakir, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, Konstantin Klementiev, Michael Roemelt, Thomas Braun, Franziska Emmerling
{"title":"A non-resonant Kβ valence-to-core X-ray emission approach for fluorine and oxygen differentiation in Zr compounds.","authors":"Christian Heinekamp, C Tufan Cakir, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, Konstantin Klementiev, Michael Roemelt, Thomas Braun, Franziska Emmerling","doi":"10.1039/d6cp01440b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cp01440b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Valence-to-core (VtC) X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) is a powerful probe for the local electronic structure in transition-metal materials, but its potential for 4d metals such as zirconium remains largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that non-resonant Zr Kβ VtC XES provides quantitative descriptors that are sensitive to ligand chemistry, by probing fluorine- and oxygen-based coordination environments in well-defined and catalytically relevant Zr compounds. High-resolution X-ray emission spectra containing Zr-Kβ<sub>2</sub> and -Kβ<sub>4</sub> are recorded for a series of reference systems (ZrO<sub>2</sub>, ZrF<sub>4</sub>, ZrF<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O, ZrCl<sub>4</sub>, Zr(acac)<sub>4</sub>, Zr metal) and for Zr fluoride materials, and are analysed using quantitative line-shape parameters. Projected densities of states (PDOS) obtained from FDMNES calculations reveal that fluorine coordination enhances the Kβ″ contribution and induces characteristic changes in Kβ<sub>2</sub> intensity and asymmetry compared to oxygen and chlorine ligands. These ligand-specific spectral signatures enable a systematic discrimination between F- and O-containing coordination spheres, even when conventional X-ray absorption or diffraction techniques provide limited contrast. This combined experimental-computational framework demonstrates that Zr Kβ VtC XES can resolve subtle ligand-dependent coordination changes in Zr-based materials, offering a general route to identify active structures in C-F bond activation and oxygen-evolution catalysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":99,"journal":{"name":"Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149222889","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}
Yi Wang, Liyang Shao, Xuefang Zhu, Yu Chen, Yucheng Jiang
{"title":"Carbonic anhydrase functionalized porous bismuth metallene for selective reduction of carbon dioxide to formate.","authors":"Yi Wang, Liyang Shao, Xuefang Zhu, Yu Chen, Yucheng Jiang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04555c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6cc04555c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbonic anhydrase (CA) loaded on porous bismuth metallene (Bi pME) enables efficient carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) electroreduction to formate. At a -0.97 V potential <i>vs.</i> RHE, the formate faradaic efficiency reaches 98.79%, benefiting from the high surface area of Bi pME and CA's CO<sub>2</sub> hydration capacity.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":"20754-20758"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149072906","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":"<i>Archaeoglobus fulgidus</i> CbiX<sup>S</sup> is a promiscuous chelatase with a broad substrate scope.","authors":"Bruce S Lickey, Matthew D Liptak","doi":"10.1039/d6dt01532h","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6dt01532h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Organisms biosynthesize square planar metal tetrapyrrole cofactors containing Mg, Fe, Co, and Ni using chelatase enzymes, which selectively insert the correct metal into a specific organic ligand. <i>Archaeoglobus fulgidus</i> CbiX<sup>S</sup> has been proposed to be an \"ancestral\" chelatase enzyme; in this work we have evaluated its substrate scope to ascertain whether this enzyme is a promising starting point for synthetic chelatase design. Size-exclusion chromatography revealed that CbiX<sup>S</sup> is a tetramer in solution regardless of the metalation state of the enzyme, in contrast to the dimeric structure of the nickel chelatase CfbA. Reaction conditions that minimize enzyme-free metal insertion into tetrapyrroles were determined, which revealed that many of the <i>in vitro</i> activity assays reported in the literature for chelatase enzymes may be plagued by non-enzymatic metal insertion. Under these conditions that minimize uncatalyzed metal insertion, CbiX<sup>S</sup> was observed to catalyze metal insertion for six different combinations of metal and tetrapyrrole. Based upon the turnover numbers of these reactions, CbiX<sup>S</sup> is most effective at catalyzing metal insertion for reactants similar to its native substrates: cobalt and sirohydrochlorin. Kinetic analysis for reactions with varying substrate concentrations revealed that CbiX<sup>S</sup> may be substrate-inhibited for non-native substrates. In addition, the kinetic data identifies metal-ligand bond formation as the rate-limiting step of the enzyme. Due to its broad substrate scope, CbiX<sup>S</sup> is an encouraging starting point for synthetic chelatase design that could yield non-natural metal tetrapyrroles for use in the biotechnology sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":71,"journal":{"name":"Dalton Transactions","volume":" ","pages":"14614-14624"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149101105","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}
Giuseppina Gullifa, Flavia Iezzi, Antonietta Lombardozzi, Maria Cristina Pigro, Daniela Panetta, Alessandro Ruscitti, Chiara Albertini, Stefano Materazzi, Roberta Risoluti
{"title":"Prevention of IED threats: a non-destructive and multiparametric detection of pre-blast explosive residues in fabrics using confocal Raman microscopy.","authors":"Giuseppina Gullifa, Flavia Iezzi, Antonietta Lombardozzi, Maria Cristina Pigro, Daniela Panetta, Alessandro Ruscitti, Chiara Albertini, Stefano Materazzi, Roberta Risoluti","doi":"10.1039/d5ay00685f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ay00685f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are widespread among criminal and terrorist cells since such organizations are more and more capable of creating evermore powerful and easily concealable explosive devices. This makes their detection not only challenging but also crucial to prevent bomb attacks. In particular, textiles are often a source of evidence of contamination as a consequence of manipulating explosives. This work proposes a novel, rapid and accurate confocal Raman microscopy method for the detection and identification of pre-blast explosive residues related to the handling, packaging, and carriage of explosive devices. Raman spectra were collected from explosive residues of TNT, TATP, PETN, Pyrodex, RDX, and ANFO trapped in different types of fibers (natural/synthetic, dyed/undyed) in order to evaluate the spectroscopic response in conditions that are as realistic as possible and to quantify the interfering effect of the substrate. The results demonstrated that all the investigated explosives were correctly identified with 100% accuracy, showing no sample thermodegradation or interfering contributions related to the textile substrate. This innovative approach permits the simultaneous detection of the most common explosives involved in IEDs by a fast, accurate and non-destructive platform able to be used as confirmatory analysis and to provide timely support for forensic investigation for homeland security.</p>","PeriodicalId":64,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226690","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":"PIDA/ammonium carbamate-mediated oxidative ring opening of indolizines to form pyridine-based acrylonitriles.","authors":"Rohit Kumar, Avanish Yadav, Vijay Kumar, Anupam Ghosh, Deepak K Sharma","doi":"10.1039/d6ob01337f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ob01337f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A rapid oxidative ring-opening of indolizines using PIDA and ammonium carbamate affords pyridine-based acrylonitriles within 5 min in good to excellent yields. The method features broad substrate scope, gram-scale applicability, and downstream nitrile transformations. Compounds 3i and 5a showed promising anti-inflammatory activity, while several derivatives exhibited selective antibacterial activity against ESKAPE pathogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226696","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}
Walid K Al-Jammal, Raed M Al-Zoubi, Sally R Al-Zoubi, Mohanad Shkoor, Abbas Khan, Abdelali Agouni, Ameera Al-Jabiry, Robert McDonald
{"title":"Regioselective copper-catalyzed domino synthesis of 7-iodobenzo[<i>d</i>]oxazoles as potential ER<sub>β</sub> ligands.","authors":"Walid K Al-Jammal, Raed M Al-Zoubi, Sally R Al-Zoubi, Mohanad Shkoor, Abbas Khan, Abdelali Agouni, Ameera Al-Jabiry, Robert McDonald","doi":"10.1039/d6ob01200k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ob01200k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>7-Halogenated benzoxazoles are a recurring motif in preclinical ligands for the estrogen receptor β (ER<sub>β</sub>) and in other oxazole-based pharmacophores, yet selective and direct access to the 7-halo regiochemistry is not well served by classical condensation routes or by existing copper-catalyzed arylation methods. Here we report that 5-substituted 1,2,3-triiodobenzenes undergo a regioselective copper-catalyzed domino C-N/C-O arylation with primary amides to deliver 7-iodobenzoxazoles. Substrate-screening conditions implement the cascade as two <i>in situ</i> steps executed in a one-pot procedure. Across twenty substrate combinations explored under the two-stage protocol, yields reached up to 98% and the regiochemistry of the 7-iodo product was confirmed unambiguously by single-crystal X-ray diffraction of 7m. The reaction tolerates gram-scale execution (82% at 2.06 mmol). Using this methodology, human β-estrogen receptor 1 (7c) (AstraZeneca patent (WO2002051821)) is prepared in only one step with excellent regioselectivity and isolated yield. A subset of the 7-iodobenzoxazoles was evaluated <i>in silico</i> against the ER<sub>β</sub> ligand-binding domain by convolutional-neural-network-guided and diffusion-based docking (GNINA and DiffDock), followed by 200 ns AMBER22 molecular dynamics and MM/GBSA free-energy calculations; 7g and 7e emerged as candidate scaffolds with MM/GBSA Δ<i>G</i><sub>total</sub> values of -31.2 and -28.6 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, and reproducible binding poses centred on a conserved Met336 anchor.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226699","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":"Emergence of active foams in a minimal cognitive flocking model.","authors":"Aryan Dwivedi, Diganta Bhaskar, Anil Kumar Dasanna","doi":"10.1039/d6sm00751a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sm00751a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigate a minimal visual perception-driven model of self-propelled particles that interact through purely position-based cohesive steering within a finite vision cone, in the absence of velocity alignment and physical volume exclusion. Building on a previously proposed minimal cognitive model, we extend the interaction range from the previously studied short-range and distance-independent limits to an intermediate regime, enabling a systematic investigation of how a finite vision range influences collective behavior. We find that this regime exhibits a rich state diagram that combines characteristics of both limiting cases while giving rise to qualitatively new collective states. Besides the gas, nematic-band, and polar file states, we uncover the emergence of active foams - system-spanning fractal-like networks sustained by dynamically evolving particle streams. These structures arise solely from non-reciprocal vision-based interactions and are absent in both the short and long vision-range limits. For larger vision angles, the system self-organizes into a variety of aggregate morphologies, including condensates, rings, and multi-twist filaments, revealing a strong interplay between interaction range and anisotropic perception in shaping collective organization.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226731","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":"Metal-free synthesis of primary amides from aldehydes using hydroxylamine-<i>O</i>-sulfonic acid.","authors":"Shivam Bhargav, Jawahar L Jat","doi":"10.1039/d6ob01347c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ob01347c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primary amides are important organic compounds that are widely used in pharmaceuticals and materials science and serve as useful building blocks in organic synthesis. However, their efficient synthesis remains challenging. In this study, we report a direct, efficient, and metal-free method for the synthesis of primary amides from aldehydes <i>via</i> a nitrile intermediate using commercially available hydroxylamine-<i>O</i>-sulfonic acid (HOSA). This method is applicable to a broad range of substrates, affording the corresponding amides in good to high yields. Notably, most of the amides were purified simply by passing the crude product through a short silica gel plug.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226772","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}
McKinley A Prager, Sunil Shrestha, Phuong Q H Nyugen, Natalie McNurlin, Stephen Kim, Craig M Jensen
{"title":"Mechanism of the dehydrogenation of Mg(BH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·THF<sub>0.25</sub> to Mg(B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>): role of the THF solvate.","authors":"McKinley A Prager, Sunil Shrestha, Phuong Q H Nyugen, Natalie McNurlin, Stephen Kim, Craig M Jensen","doi":"10.1039/d6dt02098d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6dt02098d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dehydrogenation of Mg(BH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·THF<sub><i>x</i></sub> (1·THF) at 180 °C has been previously found to produce primarily a mixture of Mg(B<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (2) and Mg(B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) (3). It has now been found that dehydrogenation under a H<sub>2</sub> back pressure of 20 bar suppresses the formation of 2 and results in very high (>95%) selectivity for 3. The production of 3 is not inhibited by hydrogen pressure. This demonstrates that the reaction pathway leading to its formation does not involve reversible, rate limiting H<sub>2</sub> elimination and is divergent from the pathway leading to 2. Unlike the pathway leading to the formation of 2, the dehydrogenation of 1·THF to 3 is irreversible under moderate conditions. Concurrent with the dehydrogenation reaction, THF is slowly converted to Mg(OBu<sub><i>n</i></sub>)<sub>2</sub>, curtailing the production 3. However, the dehydrogenation process is revived by addition of a fresh aloquate of THF to the reaction mixtures. It is hypothesized that THF enables the production of 3 by stabilizing the key intermediate, [B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>]<sup>-</sup> and by the low melting point (<100 °C) of 1·THF which allows long-range diffusion of borane anions at much lower energies than those required for their transport in the solid-state.</p>","PeriodicalId":71,"journal":{"name":"Dalton Transactions","volume":" ","pages":"14521-14525"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149101060","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}
Hiroki Horita, Eunji Lee, Mari Ikeda, Shunsuke Kuwahara, Yoichi Habata
{"title":"A biphenyl-bridged bis(cyclen) cyclophane: Ag(I)-induced conformational reorganization and successive Ag(I) binding.","authors":"Hiroki Horita, Eunji Lee, Mari Ikeda, Shunsuke Kuwahara, Yoichi Habata","doi":"10.1039/d6dt02170k","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6dt02170k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A biphenyl-bridged bis(cyclen) cyclophane L containing two argentivorous Ag(I)-binding sites was synthesized, and its Ag(I)-binding behavior was investigated in the solid state and in solution. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies showed a pronounced Ag(I)-induced conformational reorganization from an open free-ligand structure to a compact, helically wrapped di-Ag(I) complex, while NMR, CSI-MS, and equilibrium analysis showed that the mono-Ag(I) intermediate does not accumulate substantially. These results suggest that conformational reorganization accompanying the first Ag(I)-binding event may facilitate subsequent uptake of the second Ag(I) ion.</p>","PeriodicalId":71,"journal":{"name":"Dalton Transactions","volume":" ","pages":"14339-14343"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149163360","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}