ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-08-16DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500361
Minghan Xiang, Qiongshan Zhang, Bin Zhang
{"title":"Research Progress on Covalent Organic Framework-Based Memristors","authors":"Minghan Xiang, Qiongshan Zhang, Bin Zhang","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500361","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500361","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Covalent organic framework (COF)-based memristors are promising for novel storage and neuromorphic computing applications. The ordered porous structure, tunable chemical composition, and exceptional stability of COFs offer an ideal material foundation for the development of high-performance memristors. This review summarizes a classification method for COFs based on their distinctive bonding patterns, with particular emphasis on the key developmental milestones and functional applications of imine, amide, boronic ester, and vinylene-based architectures. Lastly, a thorough discussion of the future challenges and prospects associated with COF-based memristors is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858668","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 : 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1002/cplu.70005
Wataru Suzuki, Toshiharu Teranishi
{"title":"Front Cover: Mechanistic Insights into Reactions between Gold-Based Materials and Dioxygen (ChemPlusChem 8/2025)","authors":"Wataru Suzuki, Toshiharu Teranishi","doi":"10.1002/cplu.70005","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The front cover picture shows</b> a distinct size-dependent affinity of gold (Au)-based materials for dioxygen (O<sub>2</sub>). Although Au is chemically inert against O<sub>2</sub>, unique reactivities emerged at the nanometer to the atomic scales. Atomically precise Au nanoclusters and molecular Au complexes with supporting ligands exhibit affinity for O<sub>2</sub>, and detailed mechanisms for O<sub>2</sub>-activation by these Au-based nanomaterials can be revealed on the basis of both experimental and theoretical analyses. More details can be found in the Concept by Wataru Suzuki and Toshiharu Teranishi (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500244).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144843652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500283
Lucie Oravová, Jan Snow, Ivana Barchánková, Matouš Kloda, Daniel Bůžek, Pavel Kuráň
{"title":"Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Flat-Panel Display Plastics for Valuable Hydrocarbons","authors":"Lucie Oravová, Jan Snow, Ivana Barchánková, Matouš Kloda, Daniel Bůžek, Pavel Kuráň","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500283","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500283","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Catalytic pyrolysis of waste flat-panel display (FPD) plastics and pure polystyrene (PS), which is the main polymer component in FPD waste, is conducted at 500 °C in a micropyrolysis reactor to enhance benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) production and eliminate styrene and heteroatom compounds in pyrolysis products. A comparative study with PS reveals similar product distributions, indicating that FPD waste additives do not significantly impede the catalytic reactions. Zeolitic catalysts (HZSM-5, Hβ, and HY) effectively reduce nitrogen- and oxygen-containing compounds and also styrene with increase in BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) yields. Even at a feed:catalyst ratio of 1:1, distinct product distributions are observed compared to the noncatalytic run. In the presence of Hβ, benzene is the main compound, exhibiting a 22% increase. With HY, ethylbenzene is the dominant product, showing a 36% increase. Notably, HY, which possesses the highest concentration of Brønsted acid sites with minimum of Lewis acid sites together with the largest pore size among the studied zeolites, preferentially enhances the formation of ethylbenzene within the BTEX.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144843923","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 : 2025-08-12DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500262
Ons Salah, Faisal K. Algethami, Walid Mabrouk, Sabrine Baachaoui, Fatehy M. Abdel-Haleem, Tarek Ben Nasr, Noureddine Raouafi
{"title":"Laser-Engineered Graphene Electrodes on Aminated Polyethersulfone/Carbon Black Membranes for Electrochemical Analysis","authors":"Ons Salah, Faisal K. Algethami, Walid Mabrouk, Sabrine Baachaoui, Fatehy M. Abdel-Haleem, Tarek Ben Nasr, Noureddine Raouafi","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500262","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500262","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High-performance electrodes based on carbonaceous nanomaterials are pivotal for several electrochemical applications that require interfaces with enhanced kinetics. In this study, we report an innovative approach to develop composite membranes for producing laser-engineered graphene electrodes (LEGEs) for electrochemical sensing. Composite membranes were prepared by blending aminated polyethersulfone (H<sub>2</sub>N-PES) with carbon black (CB) at different weight ratios (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 wt%). The resulting composite membranes served as scaffolds for preparing LEGEs. Both the composite membranes and the derived LEGEs were thoroughly characterized using spectroscopic, thermal, electrochemical, and scanning electron miscroscopy techniques. The results showed that the incorporation of CB into the polymer substantially enhanced the electrochemical performance compared to the pristine H<sub>2</sub>N-PES membrane, particularly for the membrane containing 0.3 wt% loading of CB; it can be used for ascorbic acid determination in the concentration range of 10–300 µM with a detection limit of 2.45 µM, with high selectivity over uric acid and dopamine. LEGEs were successfully applied for the selective electrochemical sensing of ascorbic acid in spiked solutions and in commercial orange juice samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833609","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":"In Quest of an Efficient Positive Electrode Material for Aqueous Al-Ion Hybrid Capacitor: Investigation of a High Entropy Prussian Blue Analog","authors":"Arijit Dey, Sribas Mondal, Pallav Mondal, Pappu Naskar, Sourav Laha, Anjan Banerjee","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500375","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500375","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An aqueous Al-ion hybrid capacitor (AIHC) employing a high-entropy Prussian blue analog (HE-PBA) as a positive electrode material is reported. Combined characterization using energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis confirms the chemical composition of HE-PBA as Na<sub>2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Ni<sub>0.2</sub>Cu<sub>0.2</sub>Zn<sub>0.2</sub>[Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>]<sub>0.96</sub>.0.5H<sub>2</sub>O. The HE-PBA crystalizes in monoclinic phase (space group <i>P2</i><sub>1</sub><i>/n</i>) with a bandgap of 0.8 eV. XPS data reveals that only Ni and Fe exhibit both bivalent and trivalent states, while other transition metals remain in the bivalent state. Electrochemical analysis indicates a diffusion-controlled mechanism (b ≈ 0.6) associated with HE-PBA with a diffusion coefficient of 9.2 × 10<sup>−14 </sup>cm<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>. An AIHC device is assembled using HE-PBA positive and polypyrrole negative electrodes in a SiO<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> hydrogel electrolyte, where the electrodes operate via Faradaic and pseudo Faradaic processes, respectively. The device exhibits an energy density of 20 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> (@ 78 W kg<sup>−1</sup>), a power density of 378 W kg<sup>−1</sup> (@ 8 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>), and outstanding cycling stability (90% capacity retention after 500 cycles at 300 mA g<sup>−1</sup>). It also shows an ultrafast response time of 0.66 s, highlighting excellent power capability. Compared to the only five reported aqueous AIHCs, this study demonstrates promising electrochemical performance despite the challenges of trivalent Al³<sup>+</sup> insertion/deinsertion in aqueous media.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144811456","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 : 2025-08-08DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500354
Anıl Doğan, Halil Yılmaz, Ahmet Karatay, Elif Akhüseyin Yıldız, Gökhan Sevinç, Huseyin Unver, Bahadir Boyacioglu, Mustafa Hayvali, Ayhan Elmali
{"title":"Enhancing Near-Infrared Two-Photon Absorption of Aza-Boron-Dipyrromethene Compounds Through Intramolecular Charge Transfer Via Electron Donating Substitution","authors":"Anıl Doğan, Halil Yılmaz, Ahmet Karatay, Elif Akhüseyin Yıldız, Gökhan Sevinç, Huseyin Unver, Bahadir Boyacioglu, Mustafa Hayvali, Ayhan Elmali","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500354","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500354","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The nonlinear optical properties of aza-borondipyrromethene (aza-BODIPY) derivatives modified with 4-methoxyphenyl, 2,4-dimethoxyphenyl, and 4-N,N-diphenylaminophenyl groups at the 1 and 7 positions of the core structure are evaluated. The effects of substituents and solvent polarity (tetrahydrofuran (THF) and chloroform (CHCl<sub>3)</sub>) on the linear absorption and fluorescence properties are systematically investigated. The target aza-BODIPYs exhibit higher absorption in CHCl<sub>3</sub> compared to THF. While solvent polarity exerted a minimal effect on the absorption and fluorescence intensity, the fluorescence in <b>BOD2</b> and <b>BOD3</b> is markedly quenched as a result of the electron-donating methoxy groups and the pronounced intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) characteristics of the diphenylamine unit. Moreover, all compounds shows strong near-infrared two-photon absorption (TPA) behavior. The TPA cross-sections of <b>BOD1</b> and <b>BOD3</b> are measured as 61 and 269 GM at 1000 nm, respectively, and <b>BOD3</b> showed the highest value due to the enhanced ICT efficiency. Density functional theory calculations are also performed to study the thermodynamic and photophysical properties in different media. The findings indicated an enhancement in molecular stability and a reduction in HOMO–LUMO gaps, particularly in THF. Among the compounds, <b>BOD3</b> stood out with its low energy gap and high polarizability, and its theoretical NLO parameters are in strong agreement with the experimental TPA findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.202500354","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144797729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-08-07DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500128
Nicolas Suchet, Nicolas Batisse, Marc Dubois, Béatrice Guieu, Frédéric Sanquer
{"title":"Surface Chemistry Stabilization by Esterification of Polypropylene Treated by Direct Fluorination","authors":"Nicolas Suchet, Nicolas Batisse, Marc Dubois, Béatrice Guieu, Frédéric Sanquer","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500128","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500128","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Direct fluorination, based on a gas/solid reaction with elemental fluorine F<sub>2</sub>, is a surface treatment that is able to modify the superficial properties of polymers, like surface energy or tribological behavior. Nevertheless, side reactions occur with oxygen either present in the reactive molecular fluorine gas (F<sub>2</sub>) or during a post-reaction when the sample is exposed to air atmosphere. A systematic study of the fluorination of polypropylene at different temperatures identifies the formation of acyl fluoride COF groups, coexisting with the fluorinated groups. COF groups evolve into carboxylic acid (COOH) groups during the first few hours after fluorination. Despite the presence of fluorine, the polar component of the surface energy increased. By introducing an esterification post-treatment of the COF groups with an alcohol in the gas phase after the fluorination step, it is possible to stabilize the surface chemistry and thus prevent its hydrolysis. Surfaces post-treated by this singular approach are less hydrophilic than their counterparts only treated by direct fluorination.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144793063","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":"How Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelles Affect the Coordination and Peroxidase-Like Activity of the Hemin–Aβ16 Complex","authors":"Chiara Bacchella, Simone Novellini, Elisa Miotto, Stefania Nicolis, Enrico Monzani, Simone Dell’Acqua","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500304","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500304","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Alzheimer's disease is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder and the main cause of dementia in the elderly. The accumulation of metal ions, including iron-heme, their interaction with amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides and their ability to catalyze reactive oxygen species formation significantly contribute to the pathogenesis of the disorder. These factors are highly dependent on the surrounding environment, whether intracellular, extracellular, or membrane-associated. In this study, the interaction between heme and Aβ within a membrane-mimicking system using sodium dodecyl sulfate is investigated. UV–vis and circular dichroism data indicate that the heme/Aβ complex can be sequestered within the micelle, leaving part of Aβ largely exposed at the surface. The presence of the micellar environment significantly affects both the stability and aggregation state of the hemin group, as well as its accessibility to peptide coordination and to external molecules, such as phenols and catechols. Indeed, peroxidase-like activity studies show that the overall reactivity of the hemin–Aβ complex is markedly reduced under these conditions. Overall, these results suggest that a membrane-like environment may offer partial neuroprotection against heme-induced toxicity by limiting the formation of the heme–Aβ complex and the oxidative damage to nearby biomolecules, including neurotransmitters.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.202500304","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144787908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500178
Mohan Raj Anthony Raj, Heorhii V. Humeniuk, W. G. Skene
{"title":"Covalent Attachment Strategies of Molecular Electrochromes for Enhancing Electrochromic Performance","authors":"Mohan Raj Anthony Raj, Heorhii V. Humeniuk, W. G. Skene","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500178","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500178","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electrochromes are emerging materials for enabling sustainable energy devices such as smart windows and low power-consuming displays along with automotive mirrors. This is owing to their electrochemical activity that results in unique optical transmission, modulating with applied potential. The molecular design rules of electrochromes are well established, consisting of electroactive components such as viologens, rhodamines, and transition metal complexes. While molecular electrochromes offer the advantage of establishing accurate structure/property relationships for tuning the optical transmission contingent on molecular structure, their physisorption on the electrodes limits the performance of electrochromic devices. Indeed, molecular electrochromes suffer from poor performance compared to their polymer counterparts in operating electrochromic devices. This perspective presents approaches to overcome these challenges. Focus is given to various strategies of covalently attaching molecular electrochromes to the device electrode for improving key electrochromic properties of contrast ratio and coloration efficiency. These operating device metrics are improved compared with the physisorption of molecular electrochromes via noncovalent interactions. The overarching goal is to provide useful insight that can be leveraged for the rational design of molecular electrochromes for their covalent attachment to electrodes toward matching device metrics of their polymer counterparts.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.202500178","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144787907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPlusChemPub Date : 2025-08-05DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500340
Tiago Ferreira, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Tarsila G. Castro
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Dynamics, and Beyond: Computational Insights In Cosmetics Research and Formulation Design","authors":"Tiago Ferreira, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Tarsila G. Castro","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202500340","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202500340","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The vast field of cosmetics is mainly explored through experimental methods, while computational tools find broader application in structuralbiology. The world of formulations remains relatively untouched or nondisclosed due to commercial interests. This work aims to better understand the applications of in silico methods in cosmetics research, at the molecular level, and how the recent work is advancing the state of the art. The integration of AI, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations in cosmetics research enables the efficient discovery and optimization of ingredients, leading to innovative and effective cosmetic products. Importantly, the establishment of predictive computational protocols suitable for different cosmetic applications optimizes experimental processes and simplify testing, being economically important for the industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144787906","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}