Dáša Drenčaková, Marcela Achimovičová, Matej Baláž, Jiří Navrátil, Erika Tóthová, Maksym Lisnichuk, Jaroslav Briančin, Viktor Puchý and Tomáš Plecháček
{"title":"Correction: Mechanochemical synthesis of eucairite CuAgSe and investigation of physicochemical and transport properties","authors":"Dáša Drenčaková, Marcela Achimovičová, Matej Baláž, Jiří Navrátil, Erika Tóthová, Maksym Lisnichuk, Jaroslav Briančin, Viktor Puchý and Tomáš Plecháček","doi":"10.1039/D5MR90018B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR90018B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Correction for ‘Mechanochemical synthesis of eucairite CuAgSe and investigation of physicochemical and transport properties’ by Dáša Drenčaková <em>et al.</em>, <em>RSC Mechanochem.</em>, 2025, <strong>2</strong>, 246–255, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MR00111G.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 770-770"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr90018b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moving mechanochemistry forward: reimagining inorganic chemistry through mechanochemistry","authors":"Felipe García, Mamoru Senna and Vladimir Šepelák","doi":"10.1039/D5MR90017D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR90017D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A graphical abstract is available for this content</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 4","pages":" 499-502"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr90017d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outstanding Reviewers for RSC Mechanochemistry in 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/D5MR90016F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR90016F","url":null,"abstract":"<p >We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of <em>RSC Mechanochemistry</em>’s reviewers for helping to preserve quality and integrity in chemical science literature. We would also like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for <em>RSC Mechanochemistry</em> in 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 4","pages":" 498-498"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr90016f?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sayan K. Jana, Sakshi Ajay Shirsath, Debjyoti Bhattacharjee, Pramod Kumar and Biplab Maji
{"title":"Mechanochemical McMurry reaction†","authors":"Sayan K. Jana, Sakshi Ajay Shirsath, Debjyoti Bhattacharjee, Pramod Kumar and Biplab Maji","doi":"10.1039/D5MR00065C","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00065C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this study, a mechanochemical adaptation of the McMurry coupling reaction was developed to synthesize ethylenes using Zn/TiCl<small><sub>4</sub></small>/Et<small><sub>3</sub></small>N as reagents. Leveraging solvent-free ball-milling conditions, the method achieved up to 97% yield across >23 substrates. The reaction was performed without inert gas protection in a Teflon milling jar and was found to be scalable and to accommodate various functional groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 636-640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr00065c?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, Vardan Vardanyan, Katherine Lopez-Jaime, Zicheng Wang, Jorge M. Seminario, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky and James M. Tour
{"title":"Mechanism of plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers in mechanical opening and disassembly of membranes†","authors":"Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, Vardan Vardanyan, Katherine Lopez-Jaime, Zicheng Wang, Jorge M. Seminario, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky and James M. Tour","doi":"10.1039/D4MR00083H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MR00083H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers (MJHs) are a type of molecular machine that converts photon energy into mechanical energy. Upon insertion into lipid bilayers followed by near-infrared light activation, plasmon-driven MJH mechanically open cellular membranes through a process that is not inhibited by reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitors and does not induce thermal heating. The molecular mechanism by which the plasmon-driven MJH open and disassemble cellular membranes has not hitherto been established. Herein, we differentiate the mechanical mechanism in MJHs from the ROS-mediated chemical effects in photodynamic therapy or thermal effects in photothermal therapy. We further present a detailed molecular mechanism for the plasmon-driven MJH disassembly of lipid bilayers. The mechanical studies on plasmon-driven MJH disassembly processes on artificial lipid bilayers were done using ROS-unreactive saturated phytanoyl phospholipids. We were able to capture in real-time the lipid bilayer disassembly by MJHs using fluorescence confocal microscopy on saturated phospholipids in giant unilamellar vesicles.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 706-722"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d4mr00083h?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chuan Wang, Cheng Yang, Jie Wu, Ziqiu Wang and Kun Yang
{"title":"How external forces affect the degradation properties of perfluorooctanoic acid in mechanochemical degradation: a DFT study†","authors":"Chuan Wang, Cheng Yang, Jie Wu, Ziqiu Wang and Kun Yang","doi":"10.1039/D5MR00048C","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00048C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), recognized as a persistent organic pollutant, poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. Currently, mechanochemical degradation is considered a highly promising technology for the degradation of PFOA. This study systematically employs density functional theory (DFT) and the COGEF (COnstrained GEometry to simulate Forces) model to deeply investigate the impact of external forces on the degradation properties of PFOA molecules. Through quantum chemical calculations, we analyzed in detail the changes in the electronic structure, chemical reactivity, and decarboxylation reaction process of PFOA molecules under the influence of external forces. The results show that the application of external forces significantly alters the electronic density distribution of PFOA molecules, thereby enhancing their reactive activity, especially in terms of nucleophilicity and radical reactivity at the carboxylate end. Moreover, the application of external mechanical force reduces the Gibbs free energy change of the decarboxylation reaction, thereby making the reaction energetically favorable. This study not only theoretically elucidates the mechanism of mechanochemical degradation of PFOA, but also provides a basis for optimizing its mechanochemical degradation technology. In addition, this study also provides a systematic theoretical perspective for exploring the mechanisms of mechanochemical degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 692-705"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr00048c?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Silvina Pagola, James Howard, Johannes Merkelbach and Danny Stam
{"title":"Amorphous quininium aspirinate from neat mechanochemistry: diffracting nanocrystalline domains and quick recrystallization upon exposure to solvent vapours†‡","authors":"Silvina Pagola, James Howard, Johannes Merkelbach and Danny Stam","doi":"10.1039/D5MR00028A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00028A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Quininium aspirinate is mechanochemically prepared as a crystalline solid by liquid-assisted grinding, or as an amorphous phase (as determined by X-ray powder diffraction), by neat grinding or neat ball milling. Our previous work demonstrated using FT-IR spectroscopy that a mechanochemical reaction had occurred in the mechanically treated neat mixtures. Herein is reported that microcrystal electron diffraction (microED) afforded the discovery of two diffracting micron-size particles in the amorphous powder synthesized by manual grinding, among a majority of non-diffracting particles. Remarkably, microED data of one of them led to the known lattice parameters of quininium aspirinate. Furthermore, this so-called ‘X-ray amorphous’ phase quickly recrystallizes upon exposure to vapors of <em>N</em>,<em>N</em>-dimethylformamide, or hexane vapours (at a lower rate); but it remains amorphous for longer than 20 months when stored at ambient conditions in a closed container. The lattice parameters and the degrees of crystallinity of both recrystallized materials are identical within the experimental error. However, slightly more intense and better-resolved X-ray powder diffraction peaks are observed in the material recrystallized from <em>N</em>,<em>N</em>-dimethylformamide vapours than in the analogous phase recovered from hexane. As expected, Williamson–Hall graphs lead to a larger average crystalline domain size for the former solid. These results illustrate the use of microED for the investigation of structural features in amorphous phases, and the generic role of the solvent vapours in promoting their recrystallization.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 670-679"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr00028a?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angela A. Colmanet, Daniel K. Unruh and Ryan H. Groeneman
{"title":"Dry-vortex grinding facilitates a [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction that triggers a cascade-like reaction that improves the yield under substoichiometric conditions†","authors":"Angela A. Colmanet, Daniel K. Unruh and Ryan H. Groeneman","doi":"10.1039/D5MR00025D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00025D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The ability to achieve a series of photoreactive solids using dry-vortex grinding that contains <em>trans</em>-1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethylene along with 2,4,6-trifluorophenol at different molar ratios is reported. In all cases, mechanochemical grinding generates a three-component hydrogen-bonded co-crystal that undergoes a [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Curiously, the solids formed with a substoichiometric ratio of the template also reached a nearly quantitative yield, since the formation of the photoproduct causes a cascade-like reaction within the solid which shifts the remaining reactant molecules into a suitable position to photoreact.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 631-635"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr00025d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanochemistry assisted aqueous two-phase extraction: an efficient technique to extract high-purity juglone from the bark of Juglans mandshurica","authors":"Shuang Wei, Xinbiao Zhou and Jun Xi","doi":"10.1039/D4MR00132J","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MR00132J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The bark of <em>Juglans mandshurica</em> (BJM) is a Chinese herbal medicine containing a variety of nutrients and pharmacologically active compounds. Juglone, one of the important active ingredients in BJM, has been shown by many pharmacological studies to have antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-tumor, immunoregulatory and other pharmacological properties. Mechanochemistry assisted aqueous two-phase extraction (MAATPE) was successfully established to extract juglone from BJM, combining the purification effect of an alcohol/salt aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) with the high efficiency of mechanochemistry. The key parameters of MAATPE were systematically optimized through single factor analysis and response surface methodology. Under the optimal conditions of an ethanol/NaH<small><sub>2</sub></small>PO<small><sub>4</sub></small> aqueous two-phase system as the liquid reagent, 21.5% (w/w) ethanol concentration, 28% (w/w) NaH<small><sub>2</sub></small>PO<small><sub>4</sub></small> concentration, 458 rpm milling speed, 14 min milling time and 59 mL g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> reagent–material ratio, the maximum yield of juglone was 15.36 ± 0.16 mg g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> with a purity of 9.82 ± 0.12% in dry extracts. Compared with other extraction methods, it was found that MAATPE can not only improve the extraction efficiency of juglone, but also achieve higher juglone purity in the products. Finally, the mechanism of action, recyclability and industrial scalability of MAATPE are discussed. In conclusion, MAATPE is an appropriate alternative for the efficient preparation of high-purity products from natural resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 680-691"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d4mr00132j?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danilo Marchetti, Enrico Dalcanale, Roberta Pinalli, Mauro Gemmi, Alessandro Pedrini and Chiara Massera
{"title":"Fluorination of mechanochemically synthesized metal–organic frameworks for PFAS adsorption in water†","authors":"Danilo Marchetti, Enrico Dalcanale, Roberta Pinalli, Mauro Gemmi, Alessandro Pedrini and Chiara Massera","doi":"10.1039/D5MR00043B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MR00043B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pose a significant environmental and health threat due to their persistence and widespread contamination of water sources. To address this challenge, this study explores the mechanochemical synthesis of two isoreticular highly interpenetrated MOFs, <strong>TPPM-mCPW(Ph)</strong> and <strong>TPPM-mCPW(<em>p</em>-FPh)</strong>, and investigates the influence of fluorine atoms decorating the framework on the affinity towards these pollutants. Furthermore, the dynamic structural responsiveness of these frameworks to external stimuli has been investigated. Adsorption experiments further highlighted the effect of framework fluorination on PFAS uptake, demonstrating its role in tuning material properties while maintaining structural connectivity. These results underline the potential of mechanochemistry in the discovery of novel metal–organic materials with promising applications in selective guest uptake.</p>","PeriodicalId":101140,"journal":{"name":"RSC Mechanochemistry","volume":" 5","pages":" 662-669"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/mr/d5mr00043b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}