He Xu, Pengbo Han, Weiduo Wang, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang
{"title":"Recent Progress In Organic High-Temperature Photothermal Materials.","authors":"He Xu, Pengbo Han, Weiduo Wang, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Organic high-temperature photothermal materials (T > 100 °C) have demonstrated significant application values because of their ability to exceed the temperature limits of traditional organic photothermal materials, enabling spatiotemporally controllable long-distance heating and high-temperature conversion of laser or sunlight. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in organic high-temperature photothermal materials, mainly including organic small molecule and polymer materials. Their photothermal conversion mechanisms and the factors influencing their performance as well as their applications, including photo controlled ignition/deflagration, photothermal induced actuators, photo controlled metal processing, and concentrated sunlight energy conversion were elaborated. Finally, the challenges, future research directions, and potential applications are also briefly discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e202500034"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022447","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}
Jianxing Song, Qin Ding, Ken Deng, Pingping Sun, Zeyuan Tang, Chaoyuan Zeng, Weijie Chi
{"title":"Theoretical Investigation of Substituent Effects on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Amino-Functionalized Benzene-Derived Fluorophores.","authors":"Jianxing Song, Qin Ding, Ken Deng, Pingping Sun, Zeyuan Tang, Chaoyuan Zeng, Weijie Chi","doi":"10.1002/asia.70285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecules that exhibit excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) have demonstrated great promise in fluorescent probes. The electronic effect of substituents has an important influence on the ESIPT process. In this study, we investigated the effects of substituents on the ESIPT mechanism and the photophysical behavior of single-benzene fluorophore (SBF) derivatives with computational chemistry methods. The ω-B97XD/TZVP level of theory was used to calculate bond lengths, interaction energies, infrared spectra, electron-hole analysis, and the energy barriers of ESIPT in SBFs. Our results confirmed the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in both the ground and excited states in SBFs. Transition state calculation demonstrated that increasing the number of electron-withdrawing groups enhances hydrogen bonding interaction and facilitates ESIPT. However, excessive substitution saturates the electron-withdrawing effect, suppresses C═O basicity, and potentially induces conformational constraints, leading to a higher barrier. Our findings provide some important theoretical basis for the design of ESIPT fluorescent dyes.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e70285"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022423","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":"Synthesis of BODIPY-Linked N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes for Cancer Chemotheranostics and Catalysis Applications.","authors":"Shraddha Sp Yadav, Ananda Guha Majumdar, Manish Ramesh Shingole, Seemita Banerjee, Mahesh Subramanian, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Soumyaditya Mula","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluorescent N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) metal complexes are useful for various chemical and biological applications. In this study, we developed a simple strategy to synthesize BODIPY-linked NHC metal complexes involving Ag, Cu, Ni, and Pd. The synthesis began with the preparation of BODIPY-imidazolium salt as a precursor ligand. This ligand was used to obtain BODIPY-imidazolium silver carbene complex, which subsequently facilitated the syntheses of BODIPY-linked NHC transition metal complexes (Cu, Ni, and Pd) via the transmetalation method. This approach offers a versatile pathway for the synthesis of various other fluorescent carbene metal complexes. The applications of these BODIPY-linked NHC metal complexes were also explored. Chemotherapeutic anti-cancer activity of BODIPY-imidazolium silver carbene complex showed high cancer cell killing efficacy as compared to its precursor ligand. This outcome confirmed that the attachment of the silver atom is essential to enhance the cytotoxic activities. Additionally, the fluorescence property of the BODIPY moiety is highly useful for cellular imaging, which establishes the silver complex as a potential chemotheranostic agent for cancer management. Furthermore, BODIPY-imidazolium copper carbene complex was explored as a non-noble metal-based catalyst for ammonia borane (AB) hydrolysis to generate hydrogen. This catalytic system was further applied for chemoselective reduction of the aromatic formyl groups in the presence of other reducible functional groups. Overall, this investigation presents a simple and efficient design strategy for the synthesis of different BODIPY-linked metal carbene complexes with potential applications in catalysis, cellular imaging, and cancer therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00564"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145022444","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}
Bakdash Rashed S, Chanbasha Basheer, Aljundi Isam H
{"title":"Rice Husk-Derived Silicon Carbide Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Enhanced Oil-Water Emulsion Separation.","authors":"Bakdash Rashed S, Chanbasha Basheer, Aljundi Isam H","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500390","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, a silicon carbide (SiC) mixed-matrix membrane for oil-water separation was successfully fabricated within the nanofiltration range. Silicon carbide was synthesized using rice husk ash (RHA), an agricultural waste material, combined with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and subsequently incorporated into a mixed matrix membrane for oil-water separation. Polysulfone (PSF) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were employed as polymer supports for fabricating the SiC-based mixed matrix membrane, which was tested in a dead-end filtration setup. The synthesized SiC and mixed matrix membrane were characterized using SEM-EDX, XPS, TGA, and Raman spectroscopy to evaluate their chemical and physical properties. Key operational parameters, including applied pressure, oil concentration, and membrane composition, were systematically optimized to enhance rejection efficiency. The functionalized SiC membrane exhibited outstanding performance, achieving up to 96% oil rejection at an oil concentration of 500 mg L<sup>-1</sup> and a pressure of 2 bar, with a contact angle of 36°, outperforming previously reported conventional commercial SiC-based mixed matrix membranes.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00390"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145013505","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":"Intelligent Self-Healing Polymeric Systems for Functional and Durable Coatings.","authors":"Sudipta Paul, Ankit Kumar Kaushik, Amul Jain, Sanjib Banerjee","doi":"10.1002/asia.70290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-healing polymeric coatings represent a transformative class of smart materials capable of autonomously or stimuli-responsively repairing mechanical or environmental damage, thereby significantly extending the operational lifespan of protected substrates. This review systematically elucidates the underlying mechanisms and chemistries enabling self-healing behavior, encompassing both extrinsic strategies such as microcapsules, microvascular networks, and corrosion inhibitor reservoirs and intrinsic approaches based on dynamic covalent (e.g., disulfide exchange, Diels-Alder, imine, transesterification/vitrimer networks) and supramolecular interactions (e.g., hydrogen bonding, metal-ligand coordination, ionic, and host-guest systems). Emphasis is placed on recent advances in external stimuli-responsive systems triggered by heat, light, moisture, pH, electricity, or magnetic fields. The performance of these coatings under extreme conditions, including corrosive media, marine environments, thermal cycling, mechanical fatigue, and high-voltage fields, is critically evaluated. Furthermore, this review highlights industrial translation through commercial exemplars (e.g., NANOMYTE® MEND, BASF Elastocoat, Baydur HC, FEYNLAB), scalable fabrication routes (spray coating, dip-coating, UV-curing, and 3D/4D printing), and alignment with sustainability goals. Challenges such as multifunctional integration, interfacial adhesion, regulatory compliance, and the need for standardized evaluation metrics are discussed. Finally, future directions in predictive molecular design and high-throughput screening are outlined to accelerate the development of next-generation self-healing coatings (SHC) across diverse Asian industrial sectors.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e70290"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999351","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}
Nan Lu, Hao Guo, Fozia Sultana, Jie Zhang, Xiaoqing Yan, Renhong Li
{"title":"Efficient Urea Oxidation on MnCO<sub>3</sub>/Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> Nanoflower Arrays Via Interfacial Coupling.","authors":"Nan Lu, Hao Guo, Fozia Sultana, Jie Zhang, Xiaoqing Yan, Renhong Li","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500828","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The electrochemical urea oxidation reaction (UOR) presents an energy-efficient alternative to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER), operating at a substantially lower thermodynamic potential and thereby reducing the energy input for hydrogen production by approximately 70%. Simultaneously, UOR facilitates wastewater remediation, offering dual environmental and energy benefits. In this work, we report a MnCO<sub>3</sub>/Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> heterostructured nanoflower array directly grown on conductive carbon cloth that exhibits outstanding UOR catalytic activity and stability. The catalyst achieves remarkably low overpotentials of 90 mV at 10 mA·cm<sup>-2</sup> and 167 mV at 200 mA·cm<sup>-2</sup>, along with excellent long-term durability under continuous operation. Comprehensive characterization and mechanistic analysis reveal that the enhanced performance originates from interfacial electronic redistribution at the MnCO<sub>3</sub>/Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> junction. This electronic interaction promotes the stabilization of highly-valent Ni active species and improves electrode wettability, thereby facilitating efficient charge transfer and mass transport. This study underscores the critical role of heterointerface engineering and compositional modulation in developing robust and high-performance UOR electrocatalysts, providing valuable insights for their practical deployment in sustainable hydrogen generation and environmental remediation.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00828"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999272","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}
Palash Jyoti Boruah, Venkatesh N, Anuva Samanta, Amit Kumar Paul
{"title":"A Theoretical Investigation on the Role of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Amine Substituents in Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer of p-Amino o-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde.","authors":"Palash Jyoti Boruah, Venkatesh N, Anuva Samanta, Amit Kumar Paul","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article reports a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the dual fluorescence property of three derivatives of p-amino o-hydroxy benzaldehyde molecules, namely, para-N,N-dimethylamino orthohydroxy benzaldehyde (tertiary PAOHBA), para-N-methylamino orthohydroxy benzaldehyde (secondary PAOHBA), and para-amino orthohydroxy benzaldehyde (primary PAOHBA) through ab initio calculations and excited state molecular dynamics. The results revealed that excited-state intramolecular proton transfer is responsible for the dual emission properties of such molecules. The conclusions are made based on the computed vibrational frequencies, excited state antiaromaticity, potential energy surfaces, absorption and emission spectra, and finally, from the excited state dynamics. The calculations showed that the dual emission property is most effective for primary PAOHBA, followed by secondary PAOHBA, and tertiary PAOHBA. The rates of proton transfer reaction are observed to be (18.5 ± 0.06) × 10<sup>12</sup>, (16 ± 0.04) × 10<sup>12</sup>, and (16.7 ± 0.05) × 10<sup>12</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, for primary, secondary, and tertiary PAOHBA. The results also show that the proton transfer reaction is more reversible for secondary PAOHBA than for the other two compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00777"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999205","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":"A New Transparent Organic Glass with Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield.","authors":"Xingchu Mao, Jun Wei, Yuhai Zhang","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transparent meltable glasses are keenly desired for making color-conversion layer of Mini-LEDs. In this work, transparent luminescent organic glasses were prepared using a new matrix of heptyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (C<sub>25</sub>H<sub>30</sub>BrP, HTPBr). Through doping of a blue dye (9,10-diphenylanthracene, DPA), the resulting glass exhibited a high transparency (92%) and a blue emission at 436 nm. Importantly, the PL QY of glass reached up to nearly unity under 398-nm excitation. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement confirmed the amorphous nature of the glass. Thermal characterization revealed a glass transition temperature (T<sub>g</sub>) of 28 °C, a melting temperature (T<sub>m</sub>) of 178 °C, and a thermal decomposition temperature of 270 °C. Apart from the blue-emitting glass, green- and red-emitting glasses of high transparency were synthesized varied chromophores, including 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene (BPEA) and rhodamine B. In a proof-of-concept experiment, these glasses were used to encapsulate UV LEDs via a simple dipping process, which showed a satisfactory color rendering ability. This work brought a new member into the family of transparent luminescent glasses, promising many applications in areas including full-color displays and large-area mini-LED panels.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00497"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999283","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}
Ritu Kumari, Prakriti Sharma, Vineeta Chaturvedi, Avik K Pati
{"title":"Organic Fluorophores for Studying Lipid Membrane Structures and Dynamics.","authors":"Ritu Kumari, Prakriti Sharma, Vineeta Chaturvedi, Avik K Pati","doi":"10.1002/asia.202500328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202500328","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biomembranes act as boundaries between cells and their outside environment and between intracellular compartments, playing integral roles in cellular signaling and communications. A vast body of research has shown that biomembranes are dynamic and heterogeneous, and that they largely vary in lipid compositions and their organizations, governing a plethora of membrane-associated biological processes. Fluorescent tools, including fluorescent contrast agents (fluorophores) and fluorescence imaging modalities, have been demonstrated to be powerful in studying lipid membrane structures and dynamics. Here, we review recent progress in lipid membrane probes based on organic fluorophore designs and their uses in studying lipid membrane properties in plasma membranes and various organelle membranes. In this context, we also highlight applications of these fluorescent membrane probes in diverse fluorescence-based imaging settings that advance lipid membrane research.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e00328"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144937172","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":"Phosphine-Free NNN Pincer Supported Cu(II) Catalysts for Sustainable Multi-Component Synthesis of Pyrazolines and Pyrimidines via Dehydrogenation of Renewable Primary Alcohols.","authors":"Prashant Kukreti, Parth Datta, Rahul Chauhan, Tanya Pattnaik, Keshav Sharma, Kaushik Ghosh","doi":"10.1002/asia.70278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we report NNN pincer bis-imino pyridine-supported copper(II) catalysts for the sustainable, eco-friendly, and practical multi-component synthesis (MCS) of pyrazolines and pyrimidines driven by the acceptorless dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohols. Herein, we synthesize and characterize two well-defined phosphine-free NNN pincer-supported copper(II) complexes, C1 and C2, using IR, UV-vis, HRMS, and single-crystal XRD. Utilizing these complexes, we develop the first multi-component synthetic route for 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazolines (TriPyz) from the dehydrogenative coupling of renewable benzyl alcohols and aromatic ketones with phenyl hydrazine, generating ecologically benign H<sub>2</sub>O and H<sub>2</sub> as side products. The catalytic potential of C1 and C2 is further extended for the MCS of 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidines (TriPym) using primary alcohols, aromatic ketones, and amidine hydrochloride. Following the current methodology, we explore a broad range of TriPyz (30 examples) and TriPym (37 examples) with isolated yields of up to 94%. A series of control experiments and HRMS analysis of the catalytic cycle are carried out to reveal the possible reaction mechanism involving Cu(II)-hydride as a key intermediate.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e70278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144937274","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}