{"title":"Mechanistic Insights into the Dissolution Relay for Deep Progression of Active Sites Toward Efficient and Ultralong-Life Energy Storage.","authors":"Mingming Sun,Wei Guo,Jinxin Wang,Yu Xu,Qiuyu Zhang","doi":"10.1002/anie.202510365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510365","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal (oxy)hydroxides serve as efficient aqueous cathode materials but suffer from the challenge of structure degradation during long-term cycling applications. Achieving an ultralong service life, e.g., beyond 100 000 cycles, is highly desired for aqueous energy storage, which necessitates the precise cognition and modulation of the surface/interface microenvironment with prolonged cycling conditions. Herein, to address this issue, we for the first time engineer the competitive bonding and the electrochemical deep progression of NiCoCu medium-entropy hydroxides. The theoretical and experiment results indicate that Cu is prone to leaching from the medium-entropy hydroxides with cycling, which elevates the d/p-band centers to activate the lattice oxygen and Co atoms, triggering a Cu/Co dual-cation dissolution relay phenomenon. As-incorporated Co vacancies favor the β-to-γ phase transformation of the reconstructed structure, accompanied by the coordination oscillation and the production of ultrafine (∼1.9 nm) nanodomains with improved kinetics and stability. Consequently, capacity retention of 1485 C g-1 was achieved after 150 000 cycles for the reconstructed electrodes, which is superior to many state-of-the-art NiCo-based materials. This work elucidates the potential of the coordination reorganization and deep progression of the reaction microenvironment to break the performance limit of energy storage and beyond.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"678 1","pages":"e202510365"},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144684258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General Base‐Free Suzuki‐Miyaura Cross‐Coupling Reaction via Electrophilic Substitution Transmetalation","authors":"Meng Zhang, Jing‐Ran Shan, Yuke Xie, Lanen Wei, Haigen Xiong, Ge‐Ning Xie, Ting Qi, Qinqin Shi, K. N. Houk, Hui Huang","doi":"10.1002/anie.202512496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512496","url":null,"abstract":"The transition‐metal‐catalyzed Suzuki‐Miyaura cross‐coupling (SMC) reaction of organoboron nucleophiles with aryl (pseudo)halide electrophiles is a reliable method for carbon‐carbon bond formation. This reaction generally requires the use of an exogenous base to promote transmetalation process, which limits the substrate scope of the reaction due to undesired protodeboronation and functional group incompatibilities. Here, we established a base‐free SMC reaction via a conceptually different electrophilic substitution transmetalation (EST). This transformation is applicable to a wide range of base‐sensitive and sterically hindered organoborons. Key to this advance is the formation of a stable cationic palladium(II) or nickel(II) intermediate via experimental and theoretical investigations. In a broader context, this research further expands the synthetic boundary of cross‐coupling chemistry.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1,4‐Dearomatization of Pyridines and Quinolines Enabled by the Carbodication Lewis Acid","authors":"Xiaofeng Huang, Qiu Shi, Guoyin Lai, Wenbo H. Liu","doi":"10.1002/anie.202510385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510385","url":null,"abstract":"1,4‐Dihydropyridines (DHPs) are valuable compounds in medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis. The most straightforward pathway for preparing 1,4‐DHPs is the direct 1,4‐reduction of pyridines and quinolines. However, existing strategies are not effective for pyridines with electron‐withdrawing substituents at the C2 position. To address this long‐standing issue, a new strategy has been developed that utilizes underexplored carbodications as the Lewis acids to activate pyridines. For the first time, pyridines with ‐CN and ‐ester substituents at the C2 position have been successfully converted to 1,4‐DHPs through direct reductive dearomatization in exclusive C4 selectivity. The potential utility of this 1,4‐DHP synthetic protocol is demonstrated with C5‐bromination, C5‐trifluoromethylation, C5‐deuteration, and C4‐deuteration of pyridines using the in situ generated 1,4‐DHPs as key intermediates.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"665 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Design of Interfacial Organic‐Riched Phase by Molecular Interlocking for Stable Zn Anodes","authors":"Min Yang, Yanan Zhang, Qingjie Li, Xiao Wang, Buyu Ma, Zhiqiang Niu","doi":"10.1002/anie.202512032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512032","url":null,"abstract":"Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising energy storage devices due to their high safety and environmental friendliness. However, they suffer from some issues in Zn anodes, including dendrites, hydrogen evolution reaction, and byproducts. Herein, an organic‐riched phase (ORP) layer was constructed on Zn anode by introducing sodium anthraquinone‐1‐sulfonate (AQS) into the aqueous electrolyte with ethylene glycol (EG). In such an electrolyte, the zincophilic ‐SO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub><jats:sup>−</jats:sup> groups of AQS molecules preferentially adsorb on Zn anodes, and stable chemical bonds are achieved between them. After that, the low‐polarity and hydrophobic anthraquinone group in the AQS layer tends to repel H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O molecules. Simultaneously, more AQS and EG molecules are attracted and migrate toward AQS layer due to polar compatibility, constructing the AQS/EG‐riched layer on the Zn anode by the interlocking effect among them. When Zn<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> solvated structures migrate through the ORP layer on Zn anode surface, AQS and EG molecules enter Zn<jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> solvated structures, and thus, the solvated H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O molecules are removed. As a result, hydrogen evolution and side reactions were significantly suppressed, and the Coulombic efficiency of Zn anodes during plating/stripping process reached 99.56%. To illustrate the feasibility of the ORP layer, Zn||V<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>5</jats:sub> full cells were assembled and exhibited superior cycling performance.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monodisperse Regulation of Self‐Assembled Monolayer Via Dipole Molecules for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Zhinan Zhang, Yinghao Xu, Sifan Chen, Wenbo Li, Shaofu Wang, Chuan Peng, Shengjie Du, Sixiong Li, Xingzhong Zhao, Ti Wang, Zhenhua Yu","doi":"10.1002/anie.202512660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512660","url":null,"abstract":"The application of self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) significantly drives the enhancement in the efficiency of perovskite solar cell (PSC). However, the transition mechanism of SAM molecules from colloidal solutions to films remains unclear. Herein, we systematically investigate the SAM precursor solutions and the crystallization quality of the resulting SAM and perovskite films. Fibrous micelles of about 460 nm are found in the pristine SAMs solution, leading to nonuniform and low coverage distribution of films. Strong dipole molecules are employed to establish supramolecular interactions with SAMs, enabling the formation of highly monodisperse cubic micelles in solution (160 nm) and uniform SAM films. The contact at buried interface is determined by the balance between dipole moment and steric hindrance. Consequently, the regulated SAMs based inverted PSCs (0.09 cm<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>) and mini‐module (aperture area of 14.40 cm<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>) achieves efficiency of 26.58% (certificated 25.81%) and 22.95%, respectively. The optimized devices retain more than 96.30% of the initial efficiency for 5,100 h under the ISOS‐D‐1 condition with a linear fitting extrapolation to T<jats:sub>90</jats:sub> of 11,259 h and 98.30% efficiency for 2,660 h under the ISOS‐L‐2 condition. This work highlights the great potential of SAMs micelle regulation for achieving efficient and stable PSC.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas W. Meringdal, Vivienne Prangenberg, Tim Treiber, Andreas J. Schneider, Leon Honsdorf, Dirk Menche
{"title":"Ligand Type Guided Keto‐Arylation Enables Modular Total Synthesis of Polycyclic CBS Xanthones","authors":"Jonas W. Meringdal, Vivienne Prangenberg, Tim Treiber, Andreas J. Schneider, Leon Honsdorf, Dirk Menche","doi":"10.1002/anie.202513532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513532","url":null,"abstract":"The first total synthesis of the potent polycyclic xanthone antibiotics CBS72, CBS87 and CBS100 was accomplished by a modular strategy featuring a very demanding intermolecular aromatic keto‐arylation. Central to the solution was a recently‐developed ligand type approach, rather than brute force screening, demonstrating the usefulness of this novel concept in complex target synthesis. Additional key features include an asymmetric Davis hydroxylation proceeding with only catalytic amounts of base, thus enabling the conversion of a highly sensitive, elaborate substrate. Furthermore, a late‐stage aminolysis completed the polycyclic framework, circumventing laborious protective group chemistry. Together, this strategy provides a concise, high‐yielding access, confirming the full architecture of this most potent class of polyaromatic xanthones, and establishes ligand types as a powerful design tool for sophisticated cross‐couplings.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhenyu Ji, Yunzhe Zhou, Rajamani Krishna, Maochun Hong, Mingyan Wu
{"title":"Scalable Synthesis of Stable Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework for Efficient Hexafluoroethane Purification","authors":"Zhenyu Ji, Yunzhe Zhou, Rajamani Krishna, Maochun Hong, Mingyan Wu","doi":"10.1002/anie.202513398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513398","url":null,"abstract":"Developing stable, efficient and easily scalably‐synthesized adsorbents for removal of hydrofluoroethanes to obtain high purity hexafluoroethane (C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub>) is of great importance to the electronics industry. Herein, we report a hydrogen‐bonded organic framework (HOF‐TDBB) which exhibits statically as well as dynamically preferential hydrofluoroethanes (CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CH<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F and CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CHF<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) adsorption and achieves efficient one‐step C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub> purification from CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CH<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F/CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CHF<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub> mixture. At 298 K, 11.7 mol kg<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> of high‐purity C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub> can be obtained by HOF‐TDBB from 5/5/90 CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CH<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F/CF<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>CHF<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub> mixture. Additionally, excellent stability endows HOF‐TDBB with good separation ability under various harsh conditions. For example, the separation performance can be well maintained within the dozens of consecutive separation experiments. Even at 338 K, 5.7 mol kg<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> of pure C<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>F<jats:sub>6</jats:sub> can also be collected. More importantly, this material can be rapidly synthesized with a large scale by simple rotary evaporation. Combined with excellent separation performance, high stability and scalable synthesis, HOF‐TDBB has unlocked its great potential in this challenging industrial separation.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yining Yang, Yida Zhou, Siyu Zong, Shiyu Zhou, Jiyang Li
{"title":"Carbon Dots‐Induced Hydrogen‐Bonding Traps in RHO Zeolite: Mechanistic Insights and Superior Flue Gas Separation Performance","authors":"Yining Yang, Yida Zhou, Siyu Zong, Shiyu Zhou, Jiyang Li","doi":"10.1002/anie.202509087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202509087","url":null,"abstract":"Zeolites stand out as promising materials for flue gas separation, however, it poses a significant challenge to conduct pore interior modifications to improve the separation performance. Herein, we present a novel strategy for constructing hydrogen‐bonding traps in a small‐pore RHO zeolite by embedding carbon dots (CDs), thereby to regulate pore microenvironment and enhance the separation ability of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>. The incorporation of CDs into the RHO zeolite is realized via a straightforward calcination process, which endows the zeolite with the defect sites rich in hydroxyl groups that easily form hydrogen bonds with CDs. Along with <jats:sup>1</jats:sup>H‐<jats:sup>1</jats:sup>H DQ‐SQ experiments, in situ FTIR and DFT calculations, the unique hydrogen‐bonding traps are unraveled, which can selectively capture and concentrate CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>. As a result, the CDs‐containing zeolite (R‐500) showcases exceptional performance in terms of both CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> adsorption (90.40 cm<jats:sup>3</jats:sup> g<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> at 298K and 1 bar) and CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> (15/85) separation (IAST selectivity of 1063.6). Strikingly, a superior CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> adsorption with a capacity of 42.9 cm<jats:sup>3</jats:sup> g<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> is achieved in the dynamic separation process (CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> 15/85). The facile synthesis and impressive separation performance of R‐500 provides a promising solution for industrial scale CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> separation in flue gas.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electro‐responsive Tri‐state Switch in Supramolecular Circuits","authors":"Min Tan, Xueyan Zhao, Zhibin Zhao, Adila Adijiang, Haibo Shu, Lichuan Chen, Zhiqiang Fan, Dong Xiang","doi":"10.1002/anie.202511115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202511115","url":null,"abstract":"Efficiently manipulating charge transport at the molecular level is critical to developing multifunctional and responsive molecular electronic devices. Here, we report the first electroresponsive tristate switch in a supramolecular circuit, overcoming the binary limitation and enabling richer logic encoding, governed solely by a bias voltage (electric field). At low electric fields, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic>‐phenylenediamine (PPD) molecules exhibit a high‐conductance state, which transitions successively to two distinct low‐conductance states as the external electric field strength increases. This precise control of supramolecular junctions through electric field manipulation achieved an on/off ratio G<jats:sub>H</jats:sub>/G<jats:sub>L</jats:sub> of ∼1.25×10<jats:sup>3</jats:sup>, which is one of the largest values reported to date. Flicker noise analysis and density functional theory calculations reveal the intrinsic mechanism for the observation, <jats:italic>i.e</jats:italic>., electric field promoting the formation of trimer supramolecular junctions leads to the striking on/off ratio. These findings provide new insights into the design of molecular circuits with tunable conductance, paving a way for the design of molecular computation, memory devices, and sensors.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intercalation Chemistry Awakens Transition Metal Hydroxide for Boosted and Sustained Electrocatalytic Sulfion Oxidation","authors":"Fengli Li, Wai Kwong NG, Wei Qiao, Yuting Yang, Xiaogang Li, Baojuan Xi, Yu Yu, Jingyun Fang, Ping Li, Shenglin Xiong","doi":"10.1002/anie.202511402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202511402","url":null,"abstract":"Electrocatalytic sulfion oxidation reaction (SOR) is a sustainable approach to treat sulfion‐rich sewage for S recovery. Transition metal hydroxide (TMOH), utilized in various electrocatalysis, yet is clumsy in SOR due to overstrong adsorption toward S‐containing intermediates from unsuitable electronic structure. Herein we report, for the first time, that the SOR performance of TMOH can be awakened by intercalation chemistry. Take Co(OH)<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> as a proof‐of‐concept demonstration, MoO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub><jats:sup>2−</jats:sup> intercalated Co(OH)<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> 2D nanosheet array is engineered, and presents remarkably enhanced SOR behavior with an ultralow potential of 0.29 V versus RHE to attain 100 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>, a record Tafel slope of 27.7 mV dec<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, and stable operation for 192 h without appreciable deterioration. The experimental and theoretical studies unveil that MoO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub><jats:sup>2−</jats:sup>‐intercalated nanoarray is advantageous for active site exposure, and boosting mass transport with enhanced sulfion enrichment and superhydrophilicity. Impressively, MoO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub><jats:sup>2−</jats:sup> intercalation can manipulate electronic structure of Co(OH)<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> with downshift of d‐band center, thereby weakening binding strength with HS<jats:sup>−</jats:sup> and S<jats:sub>8</jats:sub>, and decreasing the |ΔG<jats:sub>s*</jats:sub>|, eventually enhancing both activity and stability. Notably, such intercalation wake‐up strategy for the SOR is general and can be extended to other oxometallate intercalated TMOH systems. This contribution provides a new paradigm to evoke TMOH for SOR electrocatalysis via elegant intercalation tactic.","PeriodicalId":125,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie International Edition","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144677849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}