{"title":"Hydrogen-bonding Assisted Quantum Yield Enhancement and Chromism Activity of 4'-Halo-2'-azaboranils.","authors":"Teruki Sawada, Masamichi Yasui, Takayoshi Arai","doi":"10.1002/chem.202404568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By replacing a carbon atom of boranils with a nitrogen atom, azaboranils were newly designed. In the 2'-azaboranils synthesized from 2-aminopyridines with 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, the pyridine ring underwent a hydrogen-bonding interaction with the imine proton to restrain the molecular flexibility, which resulted in a significant improvement in luminescence quantum yield in both the solution state and the solid state over those for the parent boranils. The crystalline powder 4'-chloro-2'-azaboranil exhibited mechanochromism and vapochromism in the network of π-π stacking, halogen-bonding, H-F hydrogen-bonding, and CH-π interaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202404568"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539402","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":"Front Cover: Porous Organic Polymers for CO2 Capture and Catalytic Conversion (Chem. Eur. J. 13/2025)","authors":"Zicheng Zhong, Prof. Xiaoyan Wang, Prof. Bien Tan","doi":"10.1002/chem.202581301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202581301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Porous organic polymers</b> have garnered significant attention in carbon dioxide capture and catalytic conversion applications due to their high specific surface area, stable chemical properties, and ease of functionalization. The type of adsorption plays a crucial role in determining the adsorption efficiency and catalytic performance of these materials in CO₂ capture and conversion. The Review by Z. Zhong, X. Wang and B. Tan (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404089) offers a brief comparison of the effects of different adsorption types on adsorption efficiency, as well as their influence on both chemo- and photocatalytic conversions. Additionally, a perspective on the future development of this field is provided.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":"31 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/chem.202581301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530411","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":"A New Generation of Sumanene-Based AIEgens for the Effective Recognition of Metal Cations in Solutions Containing 95 vol% of Water.","authors":"Jakub S Cyniak, Hidehiro Sakurai, Artur Kasprzak","doi":"10.1002/chem.202500705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, the application of sumanene derivatives for the optical detection of metal cations was demonstrated. Unfortunately, known sumanene-based receptors enable the detection process in purely organic solutions or in aqueous media containing not lower than 50 vol% of organic solvent. Designing easy-to-synthesize sumanene-based optical receptors able to effectively recognize metal cations in aqueous solutions containing a slight volume fraction of organic solvent remained an important and vital challenge. In this work, we show that water-insoluble sumanene receptors composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms enable the effective detection of cesium (Cs+) or lithium (Li+) cations in solutions containing 95 vol% of water. Their key feature is related to the exhibition of an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect. We discovered that the designed sumanene receptors exhibit excellent detection parameters expressed by Stern-Volmer constant values at the level from 108 to 1010 M-1. This work also shows that by simple modification of the sumanene receptor structure, it is possible to drastically change its detection preference from large Cs+ cations to small Li+ cations. The highest sensitivity of the designed receptors was concluded for Na+ or Li+, depending on the receptor structure. This work opens new avenues in designing sumanene-based optical receptors.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202500705"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539705","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":"Upgrading Electron Transfer with High Conductivity MOF Composites for Supercapacitors.","authors":"Yihao Chen, Songtao Zhang, Fancheng Sun, Xudong Chen, Yijian Tang, Ziming Qiu, Yongbin Hu, Huan Pang","doi":"10.1002/chem.202500090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Supercapacitors (SCs) have emerged as promising energy storage devices, offering flexibility and smart functionalities to meet the growing demands of modern applications. However, challenges such as limited conductivity and stability continue to hinder their performance. Herein, a conductive composite was designed by forming one-dimension rod-like conductive MOFs (Ni-HHTP) on the hierarchical nickel oxalate (Ni-OA). The extended conjugated system between Ni2+ and HHTP establishes a robust electron delocalization network, significantly enhancing the conductivity and stability of the MOFs. Simultaneously, the incorporation of Ni-HHTP with Ni-OA effectively reduces internal electron transfer impedance, improving charge transport within the delocalized electronic networks. The synthesized Ni-OA@Ni-HHTP-6//AC achieves a remarkable energy density of 24.78 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 113.03 W kg-1, with a peak power density of 2924.58 W kg-1 at an energy density of 19.68 Wh kg-1. This work provides valuable insights into the design of oxalate@conductive-MOF composites, paving the way for energy storage devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202500090"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539602","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}
Viktor Kelemen, Miklós Bege, Nóra Debreczeni, Ilona Bereczki, Attila Csaba Bényei, Pál Herczegh, Anikó Borbás
{"title":"Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-cis-α-Glycosyl Thiols and Trehalose-Type α,α'-Thiodisaccharides by Cryo Thiol-Ene Photocoupling - Thio-Click Reaction in Frozen State.","authors":"Viktor Kelemen, Miklós Bege, Nóra Debreczeni, Ilona Bereczki, Attila Csaba Bényei, Pál Herczegh, Anikó Borbás","doi":"10.1002/chem.202500104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>α-Glycosyl thiols are key building blocks for the formation of stable thioglycoside mimetics of widespread and biologically relevant α-O-glycosides, which urges their efficient synthesis. Here, we demonstrate that the photoinitiated radical-mediated addition of thioacetic acid to 2-substituted glycals followed by selective S-deacetylation is a generally applicable and fully stereoselective method for the synthesis of 1,2-cis-α-glycosyl thiols. The low reactivity of thioacetic acid in the radical reaction was overcome by carrying out the reaction in AcOH at -80 °C, in frozen state, with UVA irradiation, achieving high yields irrespective of the sugar configurations. For effective irradiation and simultaneous effective cooling, a self-made spiral vessel reactor was used, which also enables large-scale synthesis. By subjecting 1,2-cis-α-1-thiosugars to a second thiol-ene coupling reaction with 2-substituted glycals, 34 trehalose-type symmetrical and unsymmetrical α,α'-thiodi- and oligosaccharides were obtained with full stereoselectivity. Moreover, the oxidation of α-1-thiosugars provided an easy access to α,α'-diglycosyl disulfides.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202500104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539588","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}
Gleb A Chesnokov, Marco Schellenberg, Kevin Keller, Anthony Linden, Karl Gademann
{"title":"Syntheses of Structurally Complex Marine Cyclopropyl-Diterpenoids: Peyssonnoside A and Its Aglycon.","authors":"Gleb A Chesnokov, Marco Schellenberg, Kevin Keller, Anthony Linden, Karl Gademann","doi":"10.1002/chem.202500254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peyssonnoside A is a marine-derived sulfated diterpenoid glucoside featuring a remarkable 5/6/3/6 tetracyclic skeleton with a highly substituted cyclopropane ring deeply embedded in its structure. Herein, we report on the full development of the first total synthesis of this natural product and its aglycon, peyssonnosol. Through the experimental evaluation of a series of synthetic strategies, including utilization of Ohloff-Rautenstrauch cycloisomerization and C-H allylation, we identified a concise, efficient, and highly diastereoselective route. Key steps in the synthesis of the aglycone peyssonnosol include a Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation and a Mukaiyama hydration, both guided by the inherent spatial features of the substrates. This optimized approach enabled the synthesis of peyssonnosol in 12 steps and 21% overall yield and provides a robust framework for accessing structurally complex marine natural products.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202500254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539590","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":"Cover Feature: Ce[N(SiMe3)2]3(THF)3-Catalyzed Hydroboration of CO2, Esters and Epoxides with Pinacolborane: Selective Synthesis of Methanol in Multigram Scale (Chem. Eur. J. 13/2025)","authors":"Md Jabed Hossain, Brij Kumar Shah, Soumya Ranjan Dash, Kashish, Kumar Vanka, Shabana Khan","doi":"10.1002/chem.202581303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202581303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows an efficient method for the selective conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to methanol by using a cerium(III) catalyst with HBpin under mild reaction conditions. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202403449), K. Vanka, S. Khan and co-workers explain how they scaled this method to a multigram-scale synthesis of pure methanol and performed DFT studies to understand the mechanistic cycle.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":"31 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/chem.202581303","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530263","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}
Conor T. Kelly, Vibe B. Jakobsen, Ross Jordan, Solveig Felton, Helge Müller-Bunz, Grace G. Morgan
{"title":"Cover Feature: Broken Symmetry and Elastic Frustration in Isostructural MnIII Spin Crossover Crystals (Chem. Eur. J. 13/2025)","authors":"Conor T. Kelly, Vibe B. Jakobsen, Ross Jordan, Solveig Felton, Helge Müller-Bunz, Grace G. Morgan","doi":"10.1002/chem.202581304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202581304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> highlights the different thermal pathways available to a manganese complex cation undergoing spin crossover, set against the different routes to ascend the rocky outcrop that connects Dunluce Castle on the North Antrim coast in Northern Ireland with the sea. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404044), G. G. Morgan and co-workers demonstrate the opening of both symmetry-breaking and non-symmetry-breaking pathways in isostructural crystals with different counterions, thus demonstrating the power of crystal engineering in modulating spin state transitions. Cover art designed by C. T. Kelly.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":"31 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/chem.202581304","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530264","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}
Zhiguo Zhao, Ziqiang Zhao, Yuanling Pang, Yu-Cheng Gu, Yao Wang
{"title":"Direct Cyclization of 1,3-Diketones with Malonate-Based Iodonium Ylides to Generate Dihydrofurans.","authors":"Zhiguo Zhao, Ziqiang Zhao, Yuanling Pang, Yu-Cheng Gu, Yao Wang","doi":"10.1002/chem.202404442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While iodonium ylides are important reantants in a wide range of reactions, the exploration of electron-transfer property of iodonium ylides remains an underdeveloped topic. Herein, we describe a direct cyclization of 1,3-diketones with malonate-based iodonium ylides to give a diverse array of dihydrofurans in moderate yields. The control experiments suggest that the electron transfer between enol and iodonium ylide gives reactive species, thus enabling a cyclization cascade process to take place to give dihydrofurans.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202404442"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539394","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}
Morten Lehmann, Salimot N Balogun, Marc Reimann, Martin Kaupp
{"title":"The Fluoride Ion Affinity Revisited: Do We Need the Anchor-Point Approach?","authors":"Morten Lehmann, Salimot N Balogun, Marc Reimann, Martin Kaupp","doi":"10.1002/chem.202404662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A large and diverse high-level benchmark data set of computed gas-phase fluoride ion affinities (FIAs) for 71 small main-group Lewis acids is presented. It has been used to evaluate quantitatively DFT approaches with 52 functionals and 4 composite methods. Two widely used indirect anchor-point methods based on isodesmic reactions with fluorophosgene or the trimethyl silyl cation are compared to the direct computation of the FIA. It has been frequently stated that anchor-point methods are to be strongly preferred over direct FIA computations at DFT levels, as they avoid treatment of the naked fluoride ion. Here it is shown that this widespread assumption does not hold when modern functionals with low self-interaction errors and suitable basis sets with diffuse functions are used. In these cases, an anchor-point approach based on OCF2 has little or no advantage, and the widely used anchor-point calculations based on Me3Si+ even deteriorate results in most cases. It is shown that this is due to a break-down of often prevailing error cancellations in the anchor-point approach that help to improve results when using less suitable functionals or basis sets. Overall, direct computations of FIAs at appropriate DFT levels including diffuse basis functions are the clearly preferable route.</p>","PeriodicalId":144,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - A European Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202404662"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539595","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}