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{"title":"Systematic variation of the acceptor electrophilicity in donor-acceptor-donor emitters exhibiting efficient room temperature phosphorescence suited for digital luminescence.","authors":"Uliana Tsiko, Jannis Fidelius, Sebastian Kaiser, Heidi Thomas, Yana Bui Thi, Jan J Weigand, Juozas V Grazulevicius, Karl Sebastian Schellhammer, Sebastian Reineke","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01620-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01620-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Purely organic materials showing efficient and persistent emission via room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) allow the design of minimalistic yet powerful technological solutions for sensing, bioimaging, information storage, and safety applications using the photonic design principle of digital luminescence. Although several promising materials exist, a deep understanding of the underlying structure-property relationship and, thus, development of rational design strategies are widely missing. Some of the best purely organic emitters follow the donor-acceptor-donor design motif. In this study, the influence of the acceptor unit on the photophysical properties is systematically analyzed by synthesizing and characterizing variations of the RTP emitter 4,4'-dithianthrene-1-yl-benzophenone (BP-2TA). The most promising candidates are also tested in programmable luminescent tags as a potential application field for information storage. While no significant influence by the electrophilicity index of the acceptor moiety on the RTP emission is observed, the results support the design of molecules with pronounced hybridization as obtained for the newly synthesized emitter demonstrating superior RTP efficiency combined with improved stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"274"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12423317/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Triplet-harvesting materials.","authors":"Huifang Shi, Youngmin You, Yanli Zhao","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01639-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01639-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"273"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12423292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Probing the anion binding promiscuity of the soluble nitrate sensor NreA from Staphylococcus carnosus.","authors":"Ke Ji, Elizabeth K Pack, Caden Maydew, Kevin A Alberto, Sameera Abeyrathna, Rhiza Lyne E Villones, Humera Gull, Gabriele Meloni, Steven O Nielsen, Sheel C Dodani","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01660-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01660-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Promiscuity, or selectivity on a spectrum, is an encoded feature in biomolecular anion recognition. To unravel the molecular drivers of promiscuous anion recognition, we have employed a comprehensive approach - spanning experiment and theory - with the Staphylococcus carnosus nitrate regulatory element A (ScNreA) as a model. Thermodynamic analysis reveals that ScNreA complexation with native nitrate and nitrite or non-native iodide is an exothermic process. Further deconvolution of the association and dissociation kinetics for each anion reveals that the release event can be limiting, in turn, giving rise to the observed selectivity: nitrate > iodide > nitrite. These conclusions are supplemented with molecular dynamics simulations that capture an entry and exit pathway coupled to subtle global protein motions unique to each anion. Taken together, our data point to how structural plasticity of the binding pocket controls the relative promiscuity of ScNreA to guarantee physiological nitrate sensing.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"275"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12423327/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chemoenzymatic cascade depolymerization of plastics.","authors":"Shengwei Sun, Per-Olof Syrén","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01679-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01679-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"272"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145029026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Publisher Correction: Effect of additives on the high-temperature performance of a sodium bis(oxalato)borate in triethyl phosphate electrolyte in sodium-ion batteries.","authors":"Jonas Welch, Wessel W A van Ekeren, Jonas Mindemark, Reza Younesi","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01681-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01681-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"271"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145029062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural and physical investigation of ordered BaO-deficient Ba₃PuO₆.","authors":"Andries van Hattem, Karin Popa, Gilles Wallez, Jacobus Boshoven, Eric Colineau, Eckhard Dahms, Jean-Christophe Griveau, Herwin Hein, Olaf Walter, Bianca Schacherl, Tonya Vitova, Kathy Dardenne, Tim Pruessmann, Jörg Rothe, Anna L Smith, Rudy J M Konings","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01669-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01669-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ternary actinide compounds allow for a range of oxidation states and a rich but often not well-known chemistry. Here, a BaO-deficient plutonium-containing perovskite with a composition close to Ba₃PuO₆ has been obtained via solid state synthesis. The compound was characterised using X-Ray Diffraction from room temperature up to 1473 K, revealing two phase transitions and ordered Ba-deficiency. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy was performed at the Pu L₃- and M₅-edges. The XANES spectrum at the Pu L₃-edge and the XANES in high-energy resolution mode at the Pu M₅-edge both indicate a Pu(VI) oxidation state. Despite the rather complex crystallographic unit cell, Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy at the Pu L₃-edge yields Pu-O distances of 2.01(1) and 2.4(3) Å. The low-temperature heat capacity of Ba_2.875PuO_5.875 was measured between 5 and 270 K. The heat capacity and standard entropy at 298.15 K were found to be C_p = (251 ± 8) J⋅K^-1⋅mol^-1 and <math> <msubsup><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow> <mrow><mi>m</mi></mrow> <mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow> </msubsup> <mo>=</mo> <mrow><mo>(</mo> <mrow><mn>318</mn> <mo>±</mo> <mn>8</mn></mrow> <mo>)</mo></mrow> <mspace></mspace> <mi>J</mi> <mspace></mspace> <mo>⋅</mo> <mspace></mspace> <msup><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow> <mrow><mo>-</mo> <mn>1</mn></mrow> </msup> <mo>⋅</mo> <msup><mrow><mi>mol</mi></mrow> <mrow><mo>-</mo> <mn>1</mn></mrow> </msup> </math> , respectively. The magnetic susceptibility was measured from 2 to 320 K and shows a temperature-independent paramagnetism, consistent with the hexavalent oxidation state of Pu. This article reports the first extended low-temperature heat capacity curve and a temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurement in a [Rn]5f² Pu-based system.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"270"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12402080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The femtochemistry of nitrobenzene following excitation at 240 nm.","authors":"Chow-Shing Lam, Tai-Che Chou, Joseph McManus, Ciara Hodgkinson, Michael Burt, Mark Brouard","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01672-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01672-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although the photochemistry of nitrobenzene has been extensively studied, the assignment of fragmentation channels and their specific dynamics remains challenging. Here the photochemistry of nitrobenzene following 240 nm excitation into its S₄ excited singlet state is investigated by femtosecond laser-induced ionization using an intense 800 nm pulse, coupled with time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging and covariance mapping. We assign photochemical channels by observing correlations between the molecular fragment ions of the associated product pairs, enabling the time-resolved dynamics of channels leading to NO, NO₂, and C₆H₅NO to be fully characterized. NO is produced via two distinct pathways, leading to translationally cold and hot photofragments with risetimes of  ~ 8 ps and  ~ 14 ps, respectively. NO₂ photofragments are characterised by a bimodal risetime of  ~ 8 ps and  ≳ 2 ns, and can be detected within the first picosecond following ultra-violet photon absorption. C₆H₅NO is formed with a risetime of 17 ps. Kinetic energy disposals determined for the three chemical channels agree well with previous work. The techniques employed offer new opportunities to study the time-resolved photochemistry of relatively complex molecules in the gas phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"268"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12402474/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ligand triplet energy escape in lanthanide complexes for developing luminescent molecular thermometers.","authors":"Yusaku Yamaguchi, Takuma Nakai, Shun Omagari, Mengfei Wang, Yasuchika Hasegawa, Yuichi Kitagawa","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01673-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01673-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Luminescent lanthanide complexes can exhibit temperature-sensitive metal-centered emission due to energy transfer quenching from the lanthanide to the ligand triplet states, which have been promising application in emission lifetime-based thermometers. However, the long-lived ligand triplet state limits the temperature sensitivity of lanthanide emission. This study demonstrates an enhancement in the temperature sensitivity of Tb(III) emission by introducing an energy escape pathway from the ligand triplet state. A dinuclear Tb(III)-Nd(III) complex containing hexafluoroacetylacetonate (hfa) and triphenylene bridging ligands was prepared, which exhibits temperature-dependent energy transfer from the Tb(III)-emitting state to the hfa triplet state. The triplet level of the hfa ligand is similar to that of the triphenylene ligand, inducing effective energy transfer from hfa to Nd(III) via the triphenylene ligands. This energy transfer pathway provides a short-lived excited state of hfa ligands, resulting in the highest temperature sensitivity (4.4% K^-1) among emission lifetime-based thermometers of lanthanide complexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"269"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12402069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dual-function FeCo bimetallic nanoclusters for ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate/nitrite reduction.","authors":"Miaosen Yang, Mingying Chen, Youqing Wang, Junjie Ma, Lang Zhang, Cejun Hu, Longchao Zhuo, Yanhong Feng, Xijun Liu","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01674-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01674-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ammonia (NH₃) plays a vital role in agriculture and chemical manufacturing, yet its conventional production is energy-intensive and environmentally harmful. Developing cleaner, more efficient alternatives is essential. Here we show a newly developed dual-metal nanocluster catalyst, Fe₂Co₁/NC, that effectively converts nitrate and nitrite pollutants into NH₃ through an electrochemical process. This catalyst achieves high NH₃ production rates and Faradaic efficiency, surpassing single-metal Fe/NC and Co/NC catalysts, and remains stable over extended use. When incorporated into nitrate- or nitrite-based zinc batteries, the system enables simultaneous NH₃ production and electricity generation, highlighting its potential for coupled energy recovery and environmental remediation. This work provides valuable design principles for bimetallic nanocluster catalysts and offers a promising strategy for the sustainable conversion of nitrogen-containing waste into useful chemicals.</p>","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"267"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12398558/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Covalent chemical probes.","authors":"Keriann M Backus, Andrew J Wilson","doi":"10.1038/s42004-025-01652-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42004-025-01652-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10529,"journal":{"name":"Communications Chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":"266"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397361/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144945551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}