ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500129
Jana Striova, Silvia Innocenti, Arianna Ingrassia, Moira Bertasa, Barbara Salvadori
{"title":"Spectroscopic Investigations of a Vandalized Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas Using Model Paintings and Chemometrics.","authors":"Jana Striova, Silvia Innocenti, Arianna Ingrassia, Moira Bertasa, Barbara Salvadori","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The characterization and conservation of materials constituting contemporary art pose a significant challenge for scientists and restorers due to the wide variability and heterogeneity in their compositions and their chemical instability. The aim of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the composition and ageing of materials in contemporary artworks, specifically the Analytical Painting. To this purpose we examine an acrylic painting on raw canvas, Tela by Giorgio Griffa (1973), and the model samples purposely prepared together with the painter. Felt-tip marker vandalic act, by which the painting was disfigured, is analyzed as well. The analytical approach entails combination of non-invasive spectroscopic techniques to study the molecular composition and changes induced by artificial ageing in model samples. The results are correlated with those obtained on the painting to support the development of a suitable conservation treatment to remove the vandalic act.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144075135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-15DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500058
Yiming Jia, Krister Holmberg, Romain Bordes
{"title":"Beeswax Nanoemulsion for Consolidation and Hydrophobization of Canvases.","authors":"Yiming Jia, Krister Holmberg, Romain Bordes","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we present a novel dispersion system for consolidation and hydrophobization of degraded canvases. The dispersions were formulated by combining cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and hydrophobically modified ethylhydroxyethylcellulose with beeswax nanoemulsions. The beeswax nanoemulsion was prepared using the Ouzo effect, a low-energy, surfactant-free, and spontaneous emulsification method. EHM serves as an anchor for CNC and beeswax nanoparticles on the canvas, forming a continuous film and preventing aggregation during the treatment process. Tensile tests and contact angle measurements demonstrated that the dispersions effectively strengthen the canvas and enhance its water resistance, addressing the moisture-induced mechanical limitations observed with previous nanocellulose and polyelectrolyte consolidants. Additionally, the hydrophobicity of the beeswax-CNC/EHM system can be adjusted by varying the beeswax content. Overall, the use of entirely green components and the straightforward preparation process make this dispersion system highly adaptable for consolidation in cultural heritage conservation, particularly in scenarios where a hydrophobic surface is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500058"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144075203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Self-Sorting of Ag4 and Au4 Alkynyl Complexes into Heterotetranuclear Ag2Au2 Alkynyl Complexes: Ag4 Alkynyl Complex as a Highly Reactive Silver Species.","authors":"Kosuke Ono, Toranosuke Kawamura, Hiroki Saeki, Hidetoshi Kawai, Kei Goto","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our designed alkynyl ligand 1 with a terphenyl framework was reacted with Ag or Au salts to produce soluble tetranuclear Ag4 and Au4 alkynyl complexes 2 and 3 in high yields. In contrast, when ligand 1 was simultaneously reacted with both Ag and Au salts, the only formed product was the hetero-tetranuclear Ag2Au2 alkynyl complex 4, rather than complexes 2 and 3. Interestingly, when Ag4 complex 2 was added to Au4 complex 3 at room temperature, Ag2Au2 complex 4 formed immediately and in quantitative yield. On the other hand, the addition of Ag salts to Au4 complex 3 resulted in incomplete or slow conversion. These findings suggest that Ag4 complex 2 is more reactive than simple Ag salts and Au4 complex 3 in the formation of Ag2Au2 complex 4. The high reactivity of Ag4 complex 2 was further explored through ligand exchange experiments and GPC analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500275"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144075132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500135
Yuping Bao, Pingping Wan, Chunyan Zhang, Zhenzhen Feng, Jianxin Luo, Kun Li
{"title":"Advances in Smartphone-based Colorimetry and Fluorimetry.","authors":"Yuping Bao, Pingping Wan, Chunyan Zhang, Zhenzhen Feng, Jianxin Luo, Kun Li","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the continuous improvement of hardware, particularly in camera and processor technology, smartphones have gradually become a convenient and efficient tool for analytical science. Compared to traditional spectrophotometers, smartphones provide an ideal solution for field inspections in resource-limited settings, offering advantages such as compact size, low cost, portability, and ease of use, all of which enable real-time detection without the need for laboratory equipment. However, several technical challenges persist, including low sensitivity, accuracy, variability in experimental conditions, and the selection of appropriate color models. This review examines how smartphone cameras extract color information from samples using several different color models and the utilization of this information to quantitative colorimetry and fluorimetry analysis. The theoretical foundations, characteristics, and application cases of these color models are discussed in detail. Additionally, we proposed the challenges and future directions in the field of smartphone-based colorimetry and fluorimetry methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500135"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clustering-triggered emission of carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin powder and tablet.","authors":"Xintong Li, Haiyan Xu, Hongyan Zhao, Feng Jin, Xiangxi Zhang, Qing Zhou","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nonconventional luminogens have great potential applications in fields like cell imaging and anti-counterfeiting encryption. But so far, the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of most these solids is still relatively low and the persistent room temperature phosphorescence (p-RTP) emission is relatively weak. To improve their PLQY and p-RTP, pressing the powder into tablets has been preliminarily proven to be an effective method, but the specific mechanism has not been fully elucidated yet. Here, carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin (CM-β-CD) has been chosen as the representative to solve the problem. The results showed that the PLQY and p-RTP lifetimes of the tablet of CM-β-CD were improved compared to the powder. By the mechanism of clustering-triggered emission (CTE) and average packing density-promoted emission (PDE) mechanism, it has been demonstrated that the enhanced molecular interactions after compression is the key reason, which resulting in the formation of cluster emission centers with stronger emission capabilities. CM-β-CD has been proven to have excellent cell imaging and anti-counterfeiting functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500230"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143963571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500087
Xiaofang Yang, Zhongyue Li, Mei Yang
{"title":"Crystalline Porous Materials for Gaseous Iodine Capture: A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Xiaofang Yang, Zhongyue Li, Mei Yang","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growing reliance on nuclear energy necessitates efficient strategies for managing spent nuclear fuel, particularly the capture of volatile radioactive iodine, which poses significant environmental and health risks. Crystalline porous materials have emerged as promising candidates for iodine adsorption due to their high surface areas, tunable porosity, and abundant active sites. This review comprehensively summarizes recent advancements in the design and application of four classes of crystalline porous materials for iodine capture: metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks, and porous organic cages. The discussion focuses on key adsorption mechanisms, structural modifications, and functionalization strategies that enhance iodine adsorption capacity, retention, and recyclability. While significant progress has been made, challenges remain in scaling up synthesis, improving stability under industrial conditions, and achieving cost-effective large-scale applications. Future research should emphasize on scalable synthesis, industrial validation, and development of multifunctional adsorbents with enhanced selectivity and reusability. This review provides insights into the rational design of next-generation porous materials for efficient iodine capture, contributing to advancements in nuclear waste management and environmental sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500087"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143951644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500153
Bharati Mourya, Shankar B Chaudhari, Sandip T Gadge, Bhalchandra Bhanage, Bhalchandra M Bhanage
{"title":"Pd/C Catalyzed Oxidative Aminocarbonylation of Aryldiazonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts Through sp3C-N Bond Activation of Inert Tertiary Amines to Tertiary Amides.","authors":"Bharati Mourya, Shankar B Chaudhari, Sandip T Gadge, Bhalchandra Bhanage, Bhalchandra M Bhanage","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborate salts are highly accessible from readily available and inexpensive amines, and by realizing these advantages, we have developed an efficient protocol, that employs aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborate salts as an effective electrophile for oxidative aminocarbonylation with unreactive tertiary amines. In this, molecular oxygen has been used as an ideal and green oxidant which activates the inert C-N bond. We prepared various derivatives of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborate salts which includes different electron withdrawing and electron donating group substituents. This protocol utilizes Pd/C as a heterogeneous catalyst which is smoothly recyclable. Moreover, this developed method is ligand and co-catalyst free and it does not require any base to activate the amines as nucleophile, and the new process effectively provides a mild pathway toward a variety of tertiary amide moieties with significant yield. This way, the potent protocol is economical, simple, recyclable and operates at milder conditions and contributes towards valuable products that are vital in an industrial domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500153"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid by Nano Copper Oxide Catalysts.","authors":"Peng Yang, Hualei Hu, Yong Yang, Guowen Lu, Qianquan Fang, Guojun Lan, Jian Zhang, Chunlin Chen","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The efficient oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) was achieved using the nano CuO catalyst in a NaClO solution. This study revealed that the particle size of the nano CuO could be effectively regulated by adjusting the calcination temperature, thereby significantly improving the catalytic performance of HMF oxidation to the desired product FDCA. Notably, the CuO-100 catalyst with the smallest particle size exhibited superior HMF conversion and maximum FDCA yield (96.0%). Moreover, even with a reduced NaClO/HMF molar ratio of 7.3:1 to improve the utilization of NaClO, the 94.7% yield of FDCA was obtained on the CuO-100 catalyst.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500181"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143952074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inhibiting Ionic Migration by Potassium Ion Doping for Sensitive BA2MA3Pb4I13 Perovskite X-Ray Detector.","authors":"Shujie Tie, Yazhou Wei, Xiaojuan Lu, Wanjia Tian, Aiping Zhang, Zhenghui Fan, Jianguo Zhu, Ruihan Yuan, Xiaojia Zheng","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lead-based halide perovskites have excellent photoelectric properties and are considered as one of the most promising materials for X-ray detection. At present, the degradation of lead-based materials due to ion migration phenomenon and the long-term instability of the prepared devices are still important problems that hinder their practical application. In this study, we incorporated KI into the BA2MA3Pb4I13 polycrystalline detector fabricated via the lamination method. The introduction of KI enhanced both the crystallization quality and charge carrier transport capability of the perovskite polycrystalline film. By introducing K+ ions into the interstitial site of perovskite, the effective channel for ion migration was reduced, leading to increased ion activation energy, and then the ion migration in perovskite was effectively inhibited. Consequently, the prepared X-ray detector exhibits improved stability, with a sensitivity of 6250 μC Gyair-1 cm-2 and a detection limit of 19.7 nGyair s-1. This study broadens the idea of enhancing the stability of perovskite and lays a research foundation for its practical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-05-10DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500171
Sujan Sen, Anil Kumar, Sounak Roy, Tapas Mandal
{"title":"Inducing Bifunctionality by Mechanical Blending of OER- and ORR-Active 3D Perovskite Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries.","authors":"Sujan Sen, Anil Kumar, Sounak Roy, Tapas Mandal","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis are typically developed by combining separate OER and ORR electrocatalysts to form composites, often requiring complex synthesis methods. In this study, we present a simplified approach by mechanical blending of BaSr2CoTiSbO9 (BSCTS), an OER catalyst, with BaSr2MnTiSbO9 (BSMTS), an ORR catalyst, to construct a composite bifunctional electrocatalyst. The DFT calculation supports superior ORR activity of BSMTS due to an uplifted Mn d-band center than the Co d-band and its proximity to the Fermi level, whereas the greater OER activity of BSCTS is due to the uplifted O 2p band center. While microstructural similarity of BSCTS and BSMTS facilitates efficient mixing for composite formation, the mechanical blending avoids intervention of complex synthesis procedures. The resulting bifunctional composite electrocatalyst demonstrates excellent performance with a bifunctional index of 0.72 V and a peak power density of 125 mW/cm2 when used as an air cathode electrocatalyst in Zn-air battery (ZAB). This approach underscores the importance of mechanical blending of microstructurally compatible OER and ORR catalysts in designing practical bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500171"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}