Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-24DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02251-1
Jianjun Zhang, Guojun Zhou, Hio-Ieng Un, Jianbo Song, Petko St Petkov, Rashid Iqbal, Shuai Fu, Xing Huang, Geping Zhang, Yang Lu, Darius Pohl, Renxiang Liu, Yubin Fu, Xiaodong Li, Wenjie Zhang, Bernd Rellinghaus, Alexey Alfonsov, Volodymyr Bon, Jie Ding, Stuart S P Parkin, Thomas Heine, Zhiyong Wang, Zhehao Huang, Henning Sirringhaus, Xinliang Feng, Renhao Dong
{"title":"Programming semiconducting two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks via anisotropic reticular chemistry.","authors":"Jianjun Zhang, Guojun Zhou, Hio-Ieng Un, Jianbo Song, Petko St Petkov, Rashid Iqbal, Shuai Fu, Xing Huang, Geping Zhang, Yang Lu, Darius Pohl, Renxiang Liu, Yubin Fu, Xiaodong Li, Wenjie Zhang, Bernd Rellinghaus, Alexey Alfonsov, Volodymyr Bon, Jie Ding, Stuart S P Parkin, Thomas Heine, Zhiyong Wang, Zhehao Huang, Henning Sirringhaus, Xinliang Feng, Renhao Dong","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02251-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02251-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrically conductive two-dimensional (2D) conjugated metal-organic frameworks (c-MOFs) are emerging electronic materials with tunable topologies and metal nodes. However, the uniform reactivity of conventional high-symmetry ligands typically leads to homogeneous linking, limiting the programmable construction of diverse topologies and metal nodes from a single-type ligand. Here we report an anisotropic reticular chemistry strategy using the 1,2,5,6,9,10,12,13-octahydroxydibenzo-[fg,op]naphthacene ligand with diverse catechol reactivities to construct seven distinct c-MOF crystals. Site-selective coordination of 1,2,5,6,9,10,12,13-octahydroxydibenzo-[fg,op]naphthacene yields three topologically distinct copper-based c-MOFs, including 2D square-arranged (Cu-2D-sql), 2D honeycomb-arranged (Cu-2D-hcb) and one-dimensional linear (Cu-1D) structures. Cu-1D could further react with metal ions to produce four bimetallic CuM-2D-sql (M = Ni, Co, Zn or Mn) with defined bimetal node arrangements. Theoretical modelling and single-crystal electrical measurements reveal that this structural programming effectively modulates the charge transport behaviour. The anisotropic reticular chemistry strategy thus provides a route towards atomic-level control over the structures and electronic properties of conductive frameworks.</p>","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149039930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-23DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02261-z
Donghoon Shin,Shuta Kitade,Linrui Duan,Cheng Liu,Chu Li,Chuying Huang,Ubaid H. Kazianga,Rafael López-Arteaga,Samantha A. Reitz,Deokjae Choi,Yi Yang,Hae Jeong Kim,Jaewon Lee,Jarod Beights,Hyoung Woo Kwon,Ji-Yoon Song,Yuan Liu,Jongmin Choi,Chad A. Mirkin,Mercouri G. Kanatzidis,Bin Chen,Edward H. Sargent
{"title":"Sterically gated Lewis acid and base pairs enable orthogonal defect passivation in perovskite solar cells","authors":"Donghoon Shin,Shuta Kitade,Linrui Duan,Cheng Liu,Chu Li,Chuying Huang,Ubaid H. Kazianga,Rafael López-Arteaga,Samantha A. Reitz,Deokjae Choi,Yi Yang,Hae Jeong Kim,Jaewon Lee,Jarod Beights,Hyoung Woo Kwon,Ji-Yoon Song,Yuan Liu,Jongmin Choi,Chad A. Mirkin,Mercouri G. Kanatzidis,Bin Chen,Edward H. Sargent","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02261-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02261-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":21.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149021941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-23DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02247-x
Pan Peng, Baptiste Roure, Thomas Lulli, Chiara Stavagna, Giovanni Lonardi, Daniele Leonori
{"title":"Divergent ring opening and functionalization of N-alkyl aziridines via boryl radical fragmentation","authors":"Pan Peng, Baptiste Roure, Thomas Lulli, Chiara Stavagna, Giovanni Lonardi, Daniele Leonori","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02247-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41557-026-02247-x","url":null,"abstract":"Aziridine ring opening is a powerful platform for molecular diversification. Unactivated N-alkyl aziridines have long resisted ring opening and cross-coupling, so the installation and removal of N-activating groups followed by N-alkylation remains the most applicable route for aziridine diversification. Here we report a general radical activation mode that directly engages N-alkyl aziridines in ring-opening and divergent functionalization. Coordination of BH3 generates stable aziridine-ligated borane complexes that are selectively converted into aziridine-ligated boryl radicals. These species undergo regioselective β-scission to form β-aminoalkyl radicals that can be intercepted in metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions. Two complementary platforms were developed: an oxidative copper catalytic system engaging aryl boronic acids, as well as nitrile and sulfide nucleophiles, and a dual photo–nickel catalytic system for cross-coupling with electrophilic aryl bromides. Together, these results establish a general strategy to directly engage N-alkyl aziridines in divergent ring opening and functionalization, thus streamlining access to β-functionalized amines. Aziridine ring opening is a powerful strategy for molecular diversification, but direct functionalization of unactivated N-alkyl aziridines has remained a long-standing challenge. Now it has been shown that aziridine-ligated boryl radicals enable direct ring opening and divergent functionalization of N-alkyl aziridines, providing streamlined access to diverse β-functionalized amines.","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"18 10","pages":"1755-1762"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-026-02247-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149021938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-23DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02246-y
{"title":"Breaking N-alkyl aziridines for cross-coupling reactions","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02246-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41557-026-02246-y","url":null,"abstract":"N-Alkyl aziridines have long resisted catalytic ring opening and existing strategies rely on electron-withdrawing N-activating groups. Now, simple borane coordination is shown to direct radical fragmentation of these substrates, providing a general platform for divergent ring-opening functionalization that streamlines access to β-functionalized amines.","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"18 10","pages":"1690-1691"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149031103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02258-8
Xiaotong Shen,Ruifang Nie,Wenjun Jiang,Suhua Li
{"title":"De novo synthesis of threofuranoses via a triple-carbonylation cascade of aldehydes","authors":"Xiaotong Shen,Ruifang Nie,Wenjun Jiang,Suhua Li","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02258-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02258-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":21.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149021542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02235-1
Writhabrata Sarkar,Andrew R. LaDuca,Riley W. Kazukiewicz,Nathaniel K. Szymczak
{"title":"Secondary-sphere hydrogen bonding promotes catalytic nitrate reduction at iron","authors":"Writhabrata Sarkar,Andrew R. LaDuca,Riley W. Kazukiewicz,Nathaniel K. Szymczak","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02235-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02235-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":21.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149021541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02244-0
Kaid Harper
{"title":"Temperature and reproducibility in photocatalysis","authors":"Kaid Harper","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02244-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41557-026-02244-0","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there has been a surge in the development of reactions using photoredox catalysis. However, the ability to reproduce these reactions varies wildly, owing to key factors such as light source, temperature control and the use of co-catalysts not being clearly defined and reported.","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":"18 10","pages":"1679-1681"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149021543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature chemistryPub Date : 2026-09-18DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02240-4
Patrick Alexander Hoffmann, Suchismita Saha, Steffen Volk, Jing Sun, Andreas Englert, Max von Delius
{"title":"Autonomous migration of a phosphate group along glycerol and inositol scaffolds driven by a phosphodiester reaction cycle.","authors":"Patrick Alexander Hoffmann, Suchismita Saha, Steffen Volk, Jing Sun, Andreas Englert, Max von Delius","doi":"10.1038/s41557-026-02240-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02240-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial molecular machines that autonomously convert chemical fuel into directed motion are rare because designing systems that sustain non-equilibrium steady states without relying on nature's toolbox remains challenging. In particular, a small-molecule walker that combines autonomy with kinetic asymmetry has so far proven elusive. Here we show that simple phosphoric acid esters enable a non-enzymatic reaction cycle that drives the migration of a phosphate group along molecular tracks bearing hydroxy footholds. Carbodiimide fuel transiently generates cyclic phosphodiesters, which undergo selective hydrolytic ring opening to advance the walker. On a glycerol track, the walker reaches a non-equilibrium steady state sustained for several hours, while an extended inositol scaffold supports autonomous migration across five alcohol sites. Modelling reveals the ability of the walker to differentiate the centre of the track from its ends. By introducing migratory endergonic synthesis on biologically relevant phosphate scaffolds, this work expands the scope of synthetic molecular machinery.</p>","PeriodicalId":18909,"journal":{"name":"Nature chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149002343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}