Mrunesh Koli, Sunita Gamre, Rajib Ghosh, A P Wadawale, Ayan Ghosh, Tapan K Ghanty, Soumyaditya Mula
{"title":"BODIPY-Helicene Based Heavy-Atom-Free Photocatalyst for Oxidative Coupling of Amines and Photooxidation of Sulfides.","authors":"Mrunesh Koli, Sunita Gamre, Rajib Ghosh, A P Wadawale, Ayan Ghosh, Tapan K Ghanty, Soumyaditya Mula","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400975","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To develop heavy-atom-free triplet photosensitizers (PSs) based photocatalysts, we designed and synthesized two BODIPY-helicene dyes by fusing the BODIPY core and modified [5]helicene structures. These BODIPY-helicenes structures are twisted and their twisting angles are increased by the developed synthetic method. The BODIPY-helicenes have broad absorption bands over UV-visible region with high triplet conversions and long triplet lifetimes as compared to planar BODIPY dye, PM567. Consequently, these dyes are also highly efficient in generating 1O2 by transferring their triplet energy to 3O2 and importantly. All these are confirmed by dye-sensitised photooxidation reaction, nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy study, phosphorescence measurement and DFT calculations. Finally, photocatalytic activity of the highest 1O2 generating BODIPY-helicene (4b) was checked. 4b is highly efficient in photocatalytic oxidative coupling of differently substituted amines through aerobatic oxidation using 1O2 generated by its photosensitization. It is also highly efficient photocatalyst for aerobatic oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides. Importantly, the photocatalyst could be quantitatively recovered and reused for several cycles. All these results confirmed the potential use of the BODIPY-helicenes as PSs for photocatalytic organic reactions and the design strategy will be useful for the future development of heavy-atom-free photocatalyst.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142152691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C Retna Raj, Mopidevi Manikanta Kumar, Rahul Singh
{"title":"Surface-Engineered Ni2P: An Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Zinc-Air Battery.","authors":"C Retna Raj, Mopidevi Manikanta Kumar, Rahul Singh","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The surface engineering of electrocatalysts is one of the promising strategies to increase the intrinsic activity of electrocatalysts. It generates anion/cation vacancy defects and increases the electrochemically active surface area. We describe the surface engineering of Ni2P to favorably tune the bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic activity and the development of a rechargeable zinc-air battery (ZAB). Ni2P encapsulated with N and P-dual doped carbon (Ni2P@NPC) is synthesized using a single-source precursor complex tris-(2,2'-bipyridine)nickel(II) bis(hexafluorophosphate). The surface engineering of the as-synthesized Ni2P@NPC is achieved by the controlled acid treatment at room temperature. The surface engineering removes carbon debris and opens the pores, exfoliates the encapsulating carbon layer, increases the P-vacancy in the crystal lattice, and boosts the electrochemically active surface area. The surface-engineered catalyst exhibits enhanced bifunctional activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The electrocatalytically active sites of engineered catalysts are highly accessible for facilitated electron transfer kinetics. P-vacancy favors the facile formation of defect-rich OER active metal oxyhydroxide species. The rechargeable ZAB based on the engineered catalyst delivers a specific capacity of 770.25 mA h gZn-1, energy density of 692 Wh kgZn-1, and excellent charge-discharge cycling performance with negligible voltaic efficiency loss (0.6 %) after 100 h.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142152692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amino-Terephthalonitrile and Amino-Terephthalate-Based Single Benzene Fluorophores - Compact Color Tunable Molecular Dyes for Bioimaging and Bioanalysis.","authors":"Tanya Raghava, Subhadeep Banerjee","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review article discusses the emerging amino-terephthalonitrile (Am-TN) and amino terephthalate-based single benzene fluorophores (SBFs) for their highly emissive nature and potential for numerous technical applications. Am-TN-SBFs are a new class of SBFs having amine as the electron donating (EDG) and dinitrile as the electron withdrawing group (EWG). The beauty of these Am-TN-SBFs lies in excellent intramolecular charge transfer between the EDG and EWG. The placement of two nitrile groups in para-position on the benzene ring allows better charge transfer from the donating amines to the linear nitrile group leading to the strongly emissive nature. We also outline here the latest developments in the well-known family of amino terephthalate SBFs reported in the last 2 to 3 years. Amino terephthalate SBFs have esters as the EWG and amine as the EDG. These have intramolecular H-bonding between the EDG and EWG which is responsible for their emissive behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenjun Jiang, Liang Zhou, Tan Phong Nguyen, Lingzhi Wang, Jinlong Zhang, Yongdi Liu, Juying Lei
{"title":"Constructing a non-noble metal WC/CaIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production.","authors":"Wenjun Jiang, Liang Zhou, Tan Phong Nguyen, Lingzhi Wang, Jinlong Zhang, Yongdi Liu, Juying Lei","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To take the pronounced issue of recombination among photogenerated electrons and holes in the photocatalytic reaction, we report a WC/CaIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction photocatalyst using a straightforward one-step hydrothermal method and applied it for the enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction in photocatalysis. A stable Schottky energy barrier can be formed by closely connecting the metal-like WC with the n-type semiconductor CaIn2S4, accelerating the migration of photogenerated carriers. Meanwhile, WC can lower the overpotential for hydrogen evolution, leading to a notable enhancement in the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate. The hydrogen evolution rate of the optimal WC/CaIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction photocatalyst WCIS1:1 was approximately 2.3 times higher than that of Pt-loaded photocatalyst CIS+Pt. This study delves into the application significance of the Schottky heterojunction principle in the photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction. Furthermore, this study provides a novel approach to replacing noble metal Pt with metal-like WC in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the Reaction of Sulfur Ylides with Acetylenic Esters: Synthesis of Trisubstituted 1,3-Dienes, α-Carbonyl Vinyl Sulfoxides and α-Carbonyl Vinyl Sulfoxonium Ylides.","authors":"Matheus P de Jesus, Antonio C B Burtoloso","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report herein a reexamination of the reactions between sulfoxonium ylides and acetylenic esters. Continuing our previous study of conjugate additions using α-carbonyl sulfoxonium ylides, we came across an interesting transformation when dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) was employed as a Michael acceptor. Trisubstituted electron-deficient 1,3-dienes and α-carbonyl vinyl sulfoxides were obtained for the first time from these sulfur ylides, in a stereoselective manner (exclusively forming the E-isomer), achieving yields of up to 70% and 83%, respectively. Selected dienes were subsequently utilized in the synthesis of novel nitrogen heterocycles. Interestingly, when di-tert-butyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DtBAD) or alkyl propiolates were evaluated, the isolated product arose from the classical Michael addition, yielding α-carbonyl vinyl sulfoxonium ylides in yields of up to 89%.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phong Dinh Tran, Tien D Tran, Ly T Le, Anh D Nguyen
{"title":"Achieving excellent H2 evolution activity of silver nanocatalyst by a simple electrochemical treatment process.","authors":"Phong Dinh Tran, Tien D Tran, Ly T Le, Anh D Nguyen","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400982","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in an aqueous solution via the reduction of AgNO3 employing citrate reducing agent. The resultant AgNPs were first assayed for the catalytic H2 evolution in an acidic electrolyte, namely pH 0.3 H2SO4 solution, showing negligible activity. The AgNPs were then conditioned in the same electrolyte solution while repeating the cyclic potential polarization between -0.25 V and 0.95 V (or 1.8 V) versus RHE. Effects of the electrochemical treatment to the morphology, crystalline, surface chemistry and H2 evolution catalytic activity of AgNPs were examined. It was found that the electrochemical treatment remarkably boosted the H2 evolution catalytic activity of AgNPs. The electrochemically activated AgNPs represents an attractive Pt-free catalyst for the H2 evolution in acidic medium.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dianxing Lian, Mohaoyang Chen, Huanli Wang, Chenxi Li, Guiyao Dai, Botao Liu, Shujun Hou, Weiwei Zhang, Ke Wu, Yongjun Ji
{"title":"Recent advancements in Fe-based catalysts for the efficient reduction of NOx by CO.","authors":"Dianxing Lian, Mohaoyang Chen, Huanli Wang, Chenxi Li, Guiyao Dai, Botao Liu, Shujun Hou, Weiwei Zhang, Ke Wu, Yongjun Ji","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The technology of CO selective catalytic reduction of NOx (CO-SCR) showcases the potential to simultaneously eliminate CO and NOx from industrial flue gas and automobile exhaust, making it a promising denitrification method. The development of cost-effective catalysts is crucial for the widespread implementation of this technology. Transition metal catalysts are more economically viable than noble metal catalysts. Among these, Fe emerges as a prominent choice due to its abundant availability and cost-effectiveness, exhibiting excellent catalytic performance at moderate reaction temperatures. However, a significant challenge lies in achieving high catalytic activity at low temperatures, particularly in the presence of O2, SO2, and H2O, which are prevalent in specific industrial flue gas streams. This review examines the use of Fe-based catalysts in the CO-SCR reaction and elucidates their catalytic mechanism. Furthermore, it also discusses various strategies devised to enhance low-temperature conversion, taking into account factors such as crystal phase, valence states, and oxygen vacancies. Subsequently, the review outlines the challenges encountered by Fe-based catalysts and offers recommendations to improve their catalytic efficiency for use in low-temperature and oxygen-rich environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyejin Joo, Seulbi Kim, Kyungran Park, Seong Yoon Jang, Kyungtae Kang, Hyungjun Kim, Ji Hun Park
{"title":"Iron-Chelating Hydroxyketone Ligands Promote Degradation of Fe(III)-Tannic Acid Nanofilms.","authors":"Hyejin Joo, Seulbi Kim, Kyungran Park, Seong Yoon Jang, Kyungtae Kang, Hyungjun Kim, Ji Hun Park","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polyphenols form nanofilms with transition metal ions by coordination-driven assembly. The as-formed metal-polyphenol nanofilms can degrade in the presence of chelating ligands that exhibit high stability constant with the nanofilm-forming metal ions. We have demonstrated the degradation of Fe(III)-tannic acid nanofilms with hydroxyketone ligands, such as maltol, kojic acid, and deferiprone, which exhibit high availability and excellent cytocompatibility. The concentration screening experiments have been performed with different ligand concentrations ranging from 1 mM to 25 mM. It is important to note that only deferiprone degrades Fe(III)-TA nanofilms even at 1 mM, and it retains the degradation activity at pH 7.4. The characteristic degradation activity of hydroxyketone ligands to Fe(III)-TA nanofilms may depend upon their pKa value and stability constant. The degradation studies herein are attractive for the development of biomedical applications utilizing metal-polyphenol nanofilms as a sacrificial template.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142138737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mikhail E Minyaev, Anna A Sukhanova, Mikhail A Prezent, Igor V Zavarzin
{"title":"Difluoroboron complexes as versatile precursors for steroid modification. Lumiestrone-based steroid derivatives: synthesis and structural studies.","authors":"Mikhail E Minyaev, Anna A Sukhanova, Mikhail A Prezent, Igor V Zavarzin","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A preparation method for steroid-based difluoroboron complexes has been developed using lumiestrone as a steroid example. Previously inaccessible lumiestrone-based difluoroboron complexes annulated at positions 16 and 17 of the D ring have been prepared. Such difluoroboron complexes may have large synthetic potential for heterofunctionalization of steroids at the D ring. An application of a borylation mixture Ac2O-BF3•OEt2 significantly simplify the preparation of steroid \"dimers\" bearing two estrone moieties connected at positions 2 and 2' via a linker. Crystal structures of key representatives have been determined by X‑ray diffraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142131372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arshad Hussain, Mostafa M Mohamed, Muhammad Omer Aijaz, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Atif Saeed Alzahrani, Md Abdul Aziz
{"title":"Advanced PEI/PAN Membrane to Suppress Zinc Dendrite Growth in Zinc Metal Batteries.","authors":"Arshad Hussain, Mostafa M Mohamed, Muhammad Omer Aijaz, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Atif Saeed Alzahrani, Md Abdul Aziz","doi":"10.1002/asia.202400828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400828","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are a potential new technology in energy storage due to their high energy density, affordability, and environmental friendliness. Unchecked zinc dendrite formation during cycling still hinders the development of AZIBs, resulting in an unstable interface, a short cycling life, a considerable capacity decline, and security issues. Herein, we demonstrate a novel nanofiber membrane based on a polyethylenimine-polyacrylonitrile (PEI-PAN) polymer produced by electrospinning with entangled nanofibers for AZIBs applications. The as-fabricated PEI/PAN membrane has a porous structure that is homogeneous, tortuous, and linked, with high porosity and superior electrolyte wettability. The PEI/PAN membrane has good thermal stability at 200 °C and high ionic conductivity of up to 5.3 x 10-4 S cm-1. This membrane provides Zn/Zn symmetric cells with an ultralong cycle life of over 250 hours at 3 mA cm-2. Additionally, MnO2/Zn cells outperforms commercial filter paper in terms of cycle stability and rate performance. This work demonstrates a simple technique for fabricating advanced nanofiber membranes for AZIBs to modify Zn2+ deposition behavior and improve Zn dendrite resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142131371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}