{"title":"Confined Growth by Self-Combustion of a Cu-Based Nanophase into Mesostructured Acid Supports for DME Production from CO<sub>2</sub>.","authors":"Fausto Secci, Valentina Mameli, Marco Sanna Angotzi, Luciano Atzori, Lorenza Piroddi, Nicola Pinna, Mauro Mureddu, Carla Cannas","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400760","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400760","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work deals with the design of nanocomposite hydrogenation-dehydration bifunctional catalysts for the one-pot conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to dimethyl ether (DME), focusing on obtaining a high and homogeneous dispersion of a Cu-based CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation phase into the pores of mesostructured supports. Particularly, three aluminosilicate mesostructured acid catalysts with catalytic activity towards methanol dehydration and featuring different porous structures (Al-MCM-41, Al-SBA-15, Al-SBA-16) were synthesized and used as supports to host a CuO/ZnO/ZrO<sub>2</sub> (CZZ) CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation catalyst for methanol synthesis. The use of a mesostructured support allows to maximize the exposed surface of the CO<sub>2</sub> reduction function by nanostructuring it through its confinement within the mesochannels, thus obtaining nanocomposite bifunctional catalysts with an ultra-small hydrogenation nanophase. The nanocomposites were obtained using an impregnation strategy combined with a self-combustion reaction, allowing to incorporate the CO<sub>2</sub> reduction phase inside the mesopores. In all cases, the characterization shows that the hydrogenation phase species are highly and homogeneously dispersed into the supports as either small nanoparticles or as a nanolayer. The as-obtained nanocomposites were tested for their catalytic activity and the results discussed taking into account the structural, textural, and acidic properties of the supports and nanocomposites.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400760"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031575","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 : 2025-01-23DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400753
Jan-Simon Behnke, Naomi Zink, Carl J M Schoelzel, Inga Beimdick, Leonhard Hagen Urner, Virginia Wycisk
{"title":"Combining Ionic Groups with Methallyl Dichloride Coupling Delivers New Pathways to Ionic/Non-Ionic Hybrid Detergents.","authors":"Jan-Simon Behnke, Naomi Zink, Carl J M Schoelzel, Inga Beimdick, Leonhard Hagen Urner, Virginia Wycisk","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400753","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Strategies for combining ionic and non-ionic functional groups are important for altering detergent properties and exploring new chemical spaces within the detergentome. Previous synthesis protocols for ionic/non-ionic hybrid detergents require asymmetric detergent precursors with independently addressable hydroxyl groups that can be decorated with charged groups. However, preparation of ionic/non-ionic headgroups can be tedious in terms of required synthesis steps and resource consumption. To address this challenge, here we explore if we can fuse ionic and non-ionic groups directly with methallyl dichloride in the first step of detergent synthesis. While this delivers a simplified synthesis strategy for ionic/non-ionic headgroups, we find functional groups for which the modification of asymmetric detergent precursors is still the only viable option to obtain related ionic/non-ionic hybrid detergents. Because previously established debenzylation conditions limit overall yields for asymmetric detergent precursors, here we explore optimization strategies, including silyl protecting groups, ozonolysis-hydrolysis, and hydrogenolysis. In summary, we establish a new synthesis route to ionic/non-ionic hybrid detergents, deliver an optimized debenzylation protocol and obtain building blocks for bridged detergent architectures. Our findings facilitate the modular synthesis of hybrid detergents and expand the chemical space of detergents.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400753"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143021333","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 : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400674
Igor B Bychko, Yaroslav I Kurys, Olena O Pariiska, Olga Z Didenko, Denys O Mazur, Peter E Strizhak, Vyacheslav G Koshechko, Vitaly D Pohodenko
{"title":"The Catalytic Activity of Polyaniline In Hydrogenation Reactions with Molecular Hydrogen.","authors":"Igor B Bychko, Yaroslav I Kurys, Olena O Pariiska, Olga Z Didenko, Denys O Mazur, Peter E Strizhak, Vyacheslav G Koshechko, Vitaly D Pohodenko","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400674","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study unveils a novel property of polyaniline by establishing its catalytic activity in heterogeneous hydrogenation with molecular hydrogen. Polyaniline was activated by heat-treating at different temperatures in a hydrogen atmosphere. The sample treated at 300 °C exhibited the highest catalytic activity for ethylene hydrogenation in the gas phase at atmospheric pressure and for p-nitrotoluene or α-methylstyrene hydrogenation in the liquid phase. XRD, HRTEM, Raman, XPS, UV-VIS, FTIR, and elemental analysis data as well as electrochemical study indicate that catalytic activity is associated with the conjugated structure of undoped emeraldine base, whereas the polymer cross-linking or an increase in chlorine residues correlates with catalyst deactivation. These results pave the way to use conducting polymers as catalysts for hydrogenation with molecular hydrogen, opening new avenues for their application in catalysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400674"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996939","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":"Kinetic Separation of Butane Isomers Using a Formate Metal-Organic Framework.","authors":"Yi-Peng Liu, Jing-Hong Li, Zi-Nan Chen, Wei Xue, Hao-Long Zhou, Rui-Biao Lin, Xiao-Ming Chen","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202400756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>n-butane (n-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) and isobutane (i-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>) are important raw materials in chemical industry. The separation of the two hydrocarbon isomers via distillation is challenging and energy-consuming. Herein we report the adsorption behavior of a microporous cobalt formate framework [Co<sub>3</sub>(HCOO)<sub>6</sub>] for potential kinetic separation of butane isomers. Under ambient condition, [Co<sub>3</sub>(HCOO)<sub>6</sub>] shows near adsorption capacity for n-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> (1.77 mmol g<sup>-1</sup>) and i-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> (1.36 mmol g<sup>-1</sup>) with different adsorption kinetics. Study on the adsorption kinetics for butane indicates that the smaller isomer is adsorbed at a higher diffusion rate, resulting in a high kinetic selectivity of 193 for n-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>/i-C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> separation. Analyses of adsorption kinetics and breakthrough experiment have validated the separation potential of [Co<sub>3</sub>(HCOO)<sub>6</sub>] for butane purification.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400756"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996935","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":"A Review on Sustainable Slow-Release N, P, K Fertilizer Hydrogels for Smart Agriculture","authors":"Manas Mandal, Roop Singh Lodhi, Shivangi Chourasia, Subhasis Das, Paramita Das","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400643","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400643","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The agricultural sector of any country plays a pivotal role in its economy. Irrigation and the provision of appropriate nutrient levels in soil are essential for optimizing plant growth and enhancing crop productivity. To support the increasing need for food due to the growing population worldwide, synthetic fertilizers have been widely used in the agricultural sector. These fertilizers could readily dissolve in the irrigation water or soil moisture, causing excessive release of the nutrients that plants cannot uptake from the root zone. The excess nutrients in the soil further harm the environment via surface run-off, leaching, and volatilization. Thus, materials with high water absorption and retention capacity, and precise control over the prolonged fertilizer release offer a potential solution to address these issues. To meet these requirements, the development of slow-release fertilizer hydrogels (SRFHs) represents a promising approach. SRFHs serve as natural agrochemicals to enhance crop growth and yield through controlled and self-sustained delivery of water and nutrients. This review provides a comprehensive study on the recent advancements in SRFHs, including their preparation methods, properties, slow-release behavior, and applications in smart agriculture. The response of soil microbial diversity to slow-release fertilizers is briefly discussed, and the future potential of SRFHs is highlighted herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142996931","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":"Impact of Fluorination on Membrane-Protein Stabilization and Extraction by Lactobionamide Detergents.","authors":"Damien Cornut, Marine Soulié, Pierre Guillet, Kenechi Kanayo Onyia, Florian Mahler, Sandro Keller, Alexis Moreno, Grégory Durand","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400740","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the synthesis of a series of detergents with a lactobionamide polar head group and a tail containing four to seven perfluorinated carbon atoms. Critical micellar concentrations (CMCs) were determined using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and surface tension (SFT) measurements, showing a progressive decrease from 27 mM to about 0.2 mM across the series. While the detergent with the longest fluorinated chain exhibited poor water solubility, the other three derivatives were freely soluble. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements indicated an increase in hydrodynamic diameter with chain length, from 5 nm to 17 nm for the soluble derivatives. We evaluated these detergents for extraction and stabilization of two model membrane proteins, the human adenosine A<sub>2A</sub> receptor (A<sub>2A</sub>R) and the Bacillus subtilis multidrug resistance ABC transporter BmrA. The perfluorohexyl derivative demonstrated strong solubilization capacity, while the perfluoro-pentyl derivative was more effective for stabilization. The lack of a clear correlation between fluoroalkyl chain length and solubilizing or stabilizing efficacy highlights the importance of screening diverse detergents for membrane-protein studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400740"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982191","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 : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202580101
Dr. Luca Mancini, Dr. Mario Inclán, Dr. Daniele Paderni, Prof. Luca Giorgi, Prof. Mauro Formica, Prof. Enrique García-España, Prof. Vieri Fusi.
{"title":"Front Cover: A New Biphenol-bis(polyazacyclophane) Receptor with Unusual Photophysical Properties Towards Zn2+ (ChemPlusChem 1/2025)","authors":"Dr. Luca Mancini, Dr. Mario Inclán, Dr. Daniele Paderni, Prof. Luca Giorgi, Prof. Mauro Formica, Prof. Enrique García-España, Prof. Vieri Fusi.","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202580101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202580101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The front cover image</b> depicts a new ditopic fluorescent receptor with an unusual luminescent behaviour: the emission is turned ON in the free ligand and, when interacting with zinc cations, the fluorescence is turned OFF. More details can be found in the Research Article by Mario Inclán, Enrique García-España, Vieri Fusi, and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400342).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.202580101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115304","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 : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202580102
Mohan Raj Anthony Raj, Chengzhang Yao, Gokul Balakrishnan Muthuperumal, Lei Hu, Alexandre Malinge, Mathieu Frémont, Coralie Cambe, Orlando Ortiz, Sacha Porlier, W. G. Skene
{"title":"The Dual-Role of Benzothiadiazole Fluorophores for Enabling Electrofluorochromic and Electrochromic Devices","authors":"Mohan Raj Anthony Raj, Chengzhang Yao, Gokul Balakrishnan Muthuperumal, Lei Hu, Alexandre Malinge, Mathieu Frémont, Coralie Cambe, Orlando Ortiz, Sacha Porlier, W. G. Skene","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202580102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202580102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The cover feature shows</b> the photoemission of a fluorophore as a thin film. Its fluorescence is quenched upon electrochemically forming its blue colored radical cation, illustrating its role for enabling a combined electrochromic and electrofluorochromic device. More details can be found in the Research Article by William G. Skene and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400667).<figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cplu.202580102","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115256","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 : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400571
Prasannamani Govindharaj, Jamuna Kannan, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Przemysław Data
{"title":"Host-Matrix Interactions and Molecular Functionalization: Shaping the Delayed Emission Properties of Indenophenanthridine Derivatives.","authors":"Prasannamani Govindharaj, Jamuna Kannan, Sivakumar Shanmugam, Przemysław Data","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400571","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The advancement of organic room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials has attracted considerable interest owing to their extensive applications. Their distinct advantages, including a metal-free composition, low toxicity, and facile synthesis under ambient conditions, make them highly desirable. This study examines the delayed fluorescence (DF) and RTP of metal-free, amorphous indenophenanthridine (IND)-based derivatives (1-10) and provides insights into molecular functionalisation and host matrix effects on delayed emission (RTP and DF). IND derivatives have been used in bioimaging and organic analyte detections; however, their delayed emission mechanism photophysical processes are poorly understood. This work examines the derivatives' physicochemical properties and time-resolved photophysics to determine how molecular structure, host interaction, and delayed emission properties relate. The described IND compounds show RTP and/or TTA (triplet-triplet annihilation) delayed fluorescence depending on the host environment. This research lays the groundwork for designing and developing new materials with increased RTP efficiency for future applications by detailing the detailed RTP processes and the crucial function of the host matrix.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400571"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982187","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 : 2025-01-14DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400519
Jiaping Jiang, Yitong Cao, Guo Li, Long Geng, Xiao Zhang, Jiateng Zhao, Changhui Liu
{"title":"Using Industrial Mining Solid Waste through Conversion to Phase-Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage.","authors":"Jiaping Jiang, Yitong Cao, Guo Li, Long Geng, Xiao Zhang, Jiateng Zhao, Changhui Liu","doi":"10.1002/cplu.202400519","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cplu.202400519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mining industry produces a large amount of industrial solid waste every year. Among them, fly ash (FA), slag and tailings are the three main solid wastes, which can cause soil pollution, air pollution, water pollution and serious threat to human health if not handled properly. At present, the treatment methods of industrial solid waste mainly include direct landfill, recovery of high-value components, production of construction materials, etc. These methods not only waste land resources, but also have a limited scope of application. Mining and metallurgical industrial solid wastes are generally characterized by high porosity, certain mechanical strength, and high yield, which can be used as a porous matrix to support phase change materials (PCMs) after modification treatment, thus solving the problem of easy leakage of PCMs. At present, there is no overview of mining industry solid waste in PCM applications. This paper provides a detailed review of the research progress of FA, slag and tailings in the field of phase change thermal storage materials in recent years, which provides useful ideas for further research on the comprehensive utilization of solid wastes in the mining and metallurgical industry and the reduction of their pollution of the environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":148,"journal":{"name":"ChemPlusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400519"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982195","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}