Carolina Gascó, Sara Santiago, Rosa Maria Sebastián, Gonzalo Guirado
{"title":"Green Electrochromic Film Formation via Phenylcarbazole Polymerization in Ionic Liquids.","authors":"Carolina Gascó, Sara Santiago, Rosa Maria Sebastián, Gonzalo Guirado","doi":"10.1002/chem.71059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The scale-up of electrochromic devices (ECD) from laboratory research to mass production is still challenging due to the use of toxic organic solvents and electrolytes, as well as performance losses when transferred to solid substrates specially flexible ones. Here, we present a green approach for the electropolymerization of polycarbazoles on flexible substrates, using two distinct monomers: 4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenol and 4-(3-methoxy-9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenol. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BMIM-TFSI) ionic liquid (IL) is used as a reusable electrolyte medium, which not only minimizes environmental impact but also enables efficient modulation of the electrochromic performance. The resulting electroactive films showed promising coverage (2.24·10<sup>-</sup> <sup>9</sup> and 2.5·10<sup>-</sup> <sup>8</sup> mol cm<sup>-</sup> <sup>2</sup>, respectively), and efficient electrochromic features (31 and 17 cm<sup>2</sup> C<sup>-1</sup>, respectively), demonstrating their potential for improving sustainable fabrication protocols and paving the way toward practical, environmentally friendly ECD applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71059"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831313","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}
Nicholas F Scherschel, Thomas R Talbot, Matthias Zeller, Davin G Piercey
{"title":"The Stabilization of High-Nitrogen Systems: 10 Catenated Nitrogen Chain.","authors":"Nicholas F Scherschel, Thomas R Talbot, Matthias Zeller, Davin G Piercey","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202503256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-nitrogen materials have attracted intense interest in recent decades due to their unique chemical, physical, and biological properties. Stabilizing high-nitrogen materials is often challenging as they become more unstable with increasing nitrogen catenation and nitrogen mass percentage increase. Although approaches such as introducing alternating positive/negative charges and restricting electrocyclic N<sub>2</sub> loss have been reported for stabilizing high-nitrogen systems, these structural motifs have not previously been applied to highly catenated nitrogen chains. Accordingly, we sought to design a new highly catenated nitrogen chain with the aforementioned considerations, which began with the synthesis of 1,5-diamino-3-methyl-tetrazolium chloride. When 1,5-diamino-3-methyl-tetrazolium chloride is reacted with white fuming nitric acid, a novel 10-catenated nitrogen chain in 1,1'-azobis-3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-diamino-tetrazol-3,3'-ium dinitrate is afforded. Physical and chemical properties of this exotic material are described herein, and implications for high-nitrogen material design are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03256"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831424","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}
Yuri Gelato, Philipp Natho, Marco Colella, Renzo Luisi
{"title":"Strain Release of 1-Azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes as a Gateway to Highly Functionalized Azetidines: New Strategies and Structural Motifs.","authors":"Yuri Gelato, Philipp Natho, Marco Colella, Renzo Luisi","doi":"10.1002/chem.71087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past decade, the interest of synthetic and medicinal chemists in the azetidine ring has continuously risen, given its impact on (positive) modulation of various physicochemical properties. In fact, the exploration of new azetidine-based monocyclic, spirocyclic, and bridged scaffolds has led to the discovery of new potential 3D bioisosteres for 2D or nonstrained 3D rings frequently employed in drug discovery programs. A popular and recently revived strategy en route to azetidines relies on the use of 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes as precursors, leveraging the inherent reactivity of the \"spring-loaded\" transannular bond, connecting the bridgehead carbon to the nitrogen. This review provides an overview of synthetic advances since 2021, emphasizing newly accessed structural motifs, patterns in activation tactics, and use of enabling technologies such as photocatalysis and flow chemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71087"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831265","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}
Sk S Ahamed, Nargis Khatun, Suman K Ghosh, Debashree Manna, A K M Maidul Islam, Muklesur Rahman, Tapas Ghosh
{"title":"Substituent-Controlled Design of Naphthalene Diimide-Based Materials Exhibiting Semiconducting Behavior.","authors":"Sk S Ahamed, Nargis Khatun, Suman K Ghosh, Debashree Manna, A K M Maidul Islam, Muklesur Rahman, Tapas Ghosh","doi":"10.1002/chem.71104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work introduces five core 2,6-diaryl-substituted naphthalene diimide (NDI) derivatives accessed through Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling, employing imide-functionalized NDIs bearing 2-ethylhexyl side chains. The strategic incorporation of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing aryl groups at the 2,6-positions of the electron-deficient NDI core enabled systematic tuning of the electronic and optical properties of NDI derivatives. UV-Vis absorption studies showed the development of Q-bands and bathochromic shifts, depending on the electronic properties of the substituents, which are essential for optimizing optoelectronic functionality. The experimental observations were further supported by density functional theory calculations, offering deeper insight into the extent of electronic delocalization and the spatial distribution of the frontier molecular orbitals. The semiconducting behavior of all five compounds has been evaluated by fabricating them into Schottky diode devices. With different charge transport properties connected to the electronic characteristics of the core substituents, the resultant devices showed distinct structure-property correlations. Core-engineered NDIs are proven to be adaptable soft materials for tunable organic electronic applications in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831427","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":"Dual Acid Responses of Stable Luminescent Diphenylpyridylmethyl Radicals With Additional Pyridyl Groups.","authors":"Yohei Hattori, Kojiro Nakagawa, Kingo Uchida, Gwénaël Rapenne","doi":"10.1002/chem.71095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polychlorinated diphenylpyridylmethyl radicals, exemplified by (3,5-dichloro-4-pyridyl)bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)methyl radical (PyBTM), have garnered significant attention as stable radical emitters. Due to their halogenated pyridyl groups, these radicals also exhibit weak basicity and acid-responsive properties. To further explore and expand the acid-responsive behavior of PyBTM, we substituted additional pyridyl groups (3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, and 2-methoxy-3-pyridyl) for chlorine atoms at the para-positions relative to the methyl radical center. This modification yielded six novel, stable luminescent radicals. Spectroscopic analysis revealed distinct changes in absorption and emission profiles upon titration with a Brønsted acid (p-toluenesulfonic acid), a Lewis acid (tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane), and metal cations (Ag<sup>+</sup>, Zn<sup>2+</sup>, Cu<sup>2+</sup>). Complementary <sup>1</sup>H NMR and DFT studies suggested that the 3-pyridyl and 4-pyridyl substituents act as stronger bases compared to PyBTM, whereas the basicity of the 2-methoxy-3-pyridyl is attenuated. The observed optical changes, including the emergence of new absorption bands and emission quenching, were rationalized using TD-DFT calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71095"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831205","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}
Michał Jakubczyk, Michaela Buziková, Matouš Kloda, Miroslava Litecká, Karel Škoch
{"title":"Lewis-Acidic Properties and Catalytic Behavior of Hydroboration- and Diolysis-Derived NHC-Stabilized Borenium Cations.","authors":"Michał Jakubczyk, Michaela Buziková, Matouš Kloda, Miroslava Litecká, Karel Škoch","doi":"10.1002/chem.71035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of thirteen N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilized borenium cations featuring varied steric and electronic properties of the supporting NHC ligands (IMe<sub>2</sub>, IMes, SIMes). The series comprises borenium species bearing distinct substituents, including hydrides, carbon-based groups (sp<sup>3</sup>- and sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized), and diol-derived moieties forming five- to seven-membered rings. The Lewis acidity was quantified in terms of Gutmann's Acceptor Number (AN), revealing that most of the prepared boreniums exhibit higher acidity than the benchmark Lewis acid B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. These borenium species were subsequently evaluated as catalysts in two model transformations-homocoupling of diazo derivatives and hydrosilylation of acetophenones. The markedly different catalytic behavior observed across the series highlights the decisive influence of the structural and electronic factors on the global Lewis acidity of the boron center and, consequently, on its catalytic performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71035"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831301","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}
Cécile Boudet, Thibaud Brégent, Jean-François Brière, Philippe Jubault, Thomas Poisson
{"title":"Thianthrenium Salts as Aryl Radical Precursors for Direct Arylation of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds via Electrochemical S<sub>RN</sub>1 Reaction.","authors":"Cécile Boudet, Thibaud Brégent, Jean-François Brière, Philippe Jubault, Thomas Poisson","doi":"10.1002/chem.71088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, the electrochemical S<sub>RN</sub>1 reaction between various thianthrenium salts and β-dicarbonyl compounds and analogues was reported. This rare example of electrochemical functionalization of thianthrenium salts allowed the formation of the arylated products in moderate to good yields. The reaction was applied to various thianthrenium salts having electron withdrawing groups and β-dicarbonyl compounds. The study of the reaction mechanism confirmed a reduction of the electro-poor thianthrenium salts followed by their reaction with the putative enolate species as formal nucleophile, according to a S<sub>RN</sub>1 mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e71088"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147831388","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":"Stereoisomerism and Conformations of Pillar[n]arenes and Related [1<sub>n</sub>]Paracyclophanes.","authors":"Kenichi Kato, Shunsuke Ohtani, Tomoki Ogoshi","doi":"10.1002/chem.70740","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.70740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Macrocyclic hosts are at the core of artificial molecular recognition and supramolecular assemblies. The key to successful hosts is easy synthesis/functionalization, 3D structures with suitable cavities, and characteristic surfaces inside/outside the macrocycles. While big successes have been limited to a few host families, recent progress in derivatization has enabled a macrocyclic family, pillar[n]arenes, to exhibit drastically modified 3D structures and properties. These results expand the chemistry of pillar[n]arene into that of more general 2,5-disubstituted [1<sub>n</sub>]paracyclophanes. This review overviews such unconventional pillar[n]arenes focusing on the 3D structures, which are one of the aforementioned keys to a big success. Various stereoisomerism and conformations of the \"broad-sense\" pillar[n]arenes are discussed using average torsion angles as description values for continuously inclining π-panels. This makes a sharp contrast to conventional pillar[n]arene chemistry that has limited structural description to an interconvertible pair of discrete (R<sub>p</sub>/S<sub>p</sub>) conformations.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e70740"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146197253","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}
Wenjing Zhou, Liang Feng, May Myat Moe, Johnny Ceballos, Midas Tsai, Jianbo Liu
{"title":"Can DNA-Protein Crosslinking Be Induced by One-Electron Oxidation of 8-Oxoguanosine? A Model Study of 9-Methyl-8-Oxoguanine Radical Cation With Methylamine.","authors":"Wenjing Zhou, Liang Feng, May Myat Moe, Johnny Ceballos, Midas Tsai, Jianbo Liu","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503540","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>8-oxoguanosine (OG) is a common form of DNA damage and is itself more susceptible to further oxidative transformations. The oxidized OG derivatives can covalently bond with nucleophilic amino acid residues, contributing to DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs). Previous research in this context focused on the reactivity of the two-electron oxidized OG intermediate, 2-amino-7,9-dihydro-purine-6,8-dione (OG<sup>OX</sup>), toward nucleophilic addition. In contrast, the role of one-electron oxidized OG radical cations (OG<sup>•+</sup>) remains unexplored. Herein, we investigate a model system using 9-methyl-8-oxoguanine radical cation (9MOG<sup>•+</sup>) as an analogue of OG nucleoside and CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>2</sub> as a mimic for the lysine ε-amine. The reaction of 9MOG<sup>•+</sup> with methylamine was measured across a range of kinetic energy in the gas phase by guided-ion-beam mass spectrometry. Density functional theory (DFT) and DLPNO-CCSD(T) quantum chemistry computations were performed to elucidate reaction pathways and structures. Our results reveal that at low reaction energies, DPCs occur through direct nucleophilic addition, yielding C2-<sup>+</sup>NH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>[9MOG]<sup>•</sup> and C4-<sup>+</sup>NH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>[9MOG]<sup>•</sup>. At high energies, DPCs become possible between protonated [9MOG+H]<sup>+</sup> and <sup>•</sup>CH<sub>2</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>/<sup>•</sup>NHCH<sub>3</sub> generated from hydrogen abstraction. This work provides insights into the distinct roles of one- versus two-electron oxidized OG species in DPC formation, expanding knowledge of OG lesions and their biological consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03540"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146218063","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}
Xitong Sheng, Bo Zhang, Tianshuai Wang, Kai Cui, Han Wang, Hepeng Zhang
{"title":"Polar Phosphorus Sites in CNTs Suppress Polysulfide Shuttle and Accelerate Conversion in Li-S Cathodes.","authors":"Xitong Sheng, Bo Zhang, Tianshuai Wang, Kai Cui, Han Wang, Hepeng Zhang","doi":"10.1002/chem.202503372","DOIUrl":"10.1002/chem.202503372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lithium-sulfur batteries offer high energy density but suffer capacity fade from lithium polysulfide dissolution and sluggish redox kinetics. We fabricate phosphorus-doped carbon nanotubes (P-CNTs) by a simple, low-cost vapor-diffusion route and use them as sulfur-host cathodes. Phosphorus incorporation and increased defect density create abundant sites for chemisorption and catalytic conversion of polysulfides, suppressing the shuttle and accelerating kinetics. The conductive, tubular architecture also preserves electron pathways and buffers volume changes, enabling fast charge transfer and structural integrity during cycling. The P-CNTs cathodes deliver an initial specific capacity of 1153.8 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 0.2 C and sustain 500 cycles at 1.0 C with an average per-cycle decay of only 0.095%. Under a high sulfur loading of 6.55 mg cm<sup>-2</sup>, an areal capacity of 7.73 mAh cm<sup>-2</sup> at 0.2 C is achieved with 66.1% retention after 100 cycles. Spectroscopic and electrochemical analyses indicate strong adsorption of sulfur species on P-CNTs, effectively anchoring LiPSs intermediates and improving coulombic efficiency. These results establish P-CNTs as effective, scalable cathode hosts for long-life, high-loading Li-S batteries and highlight a practical strategy coupling physical confinement with catalytic regulation of polysulfides.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e03372"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146218020","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}