ChemPub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102527
Shohei Abe, Jun Kikuchi, Arimasa Matsumoto, Naohiko Yoshikai
{"title":"Stable and responsive atropisomerism around a carbon–iodine bond","authors":"Shohei Abe, Jun Kikuchi, Arimasa Matsumoto, Naohiko Yoshikai","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102527","url":null,"abstract":"Atropisomerism, a unique form of chirality arising from restricted bond rotation, enriches molecular diversity and plays a pivotal role in drug discovery, catalysis, and materials science. Although atropisomers with chiral axes based on second-row elements (e.g., biaryls) are common, stable atropisomerism around a long, flexible axis involving heavier elements remains rare. Here, we introduce stable atropisomers featuring a carbon–iodine bond as a sole chiral axis, achieved through pairing a rigid benziodoxole scaffold with a bulky fused aryl group. These molecules exhibit thermally robust atropisomerism, with rotational barriers over 30 kcal mol<sup>–1</sup> and racemization half-lives surpassing 50 years. Notably, these C–I atropisomers exhibit acid-responsive racemization rates that vary with acidity, enabling semi-static or dynamic atropisomerism. This feature enables the use of <sup>19</sup>F NMR to characterize their enantioselective interactions with weak chiral acids and their deracemization mediated by strong chiral acids.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776228","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102504
Robert Rauschen, Jean-François Ayme, Bartosz M. Matysiak, Dean Thomas, Leroy Cronin
{"title":"A programmable modular robot for the synthesis of molecular machines","authors":"Robert Rauschen, Jean-François Ayme, Bartosz M. Matysiak, Dean Thomas, Leroy Cronin","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102504","url":null,"abstract":"The assembly of molecular nanomachines using atomically precise manipulations promises to enable nanotechnology with unprecedented architectural features and exquisite functional properties. However, this future is critically limited by the ability to autonomously manufacture nanomachines, with current efforts being heavily labor intensive. A system is needed to program and assemble matter under digital control, unifying molecular nanotechnology and macroscale chemical processes. Herein, we present a universal chemical robotic synthesis platform (Chemputer) that produces functional molecular machines. By integrating autonomous feedback through on-line NMR and liquid chromatography, a divergent four-step synthesis and purification of molecular rotaxane architectures are achieved. The synthetic sequence averaged 800 base steps over 60 h, affording products on an analytical scale for feasibility studies. While standardizing rotaxane synthesis enhances reliability and reproducibility, our workflow addresses two bottlenecks in autonomous synthesis: yield determination (via on-line <sup>1</sup>H NMR) and product purification via multiple column chromatography techniques (silica gel and size exclusion).","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143737282","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}
{"title":"Chlorine-free synthesis of axially chiral organophosphorus compounds from white phosphorus","authors":"Xinlei Huangfu, Wei Liu, Zhiyi Song, Junnian Wei, Wen-Xiong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102496","url":null,"abstract":"Chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) and their derivatives play a crucial role in various fields, particularly asymmetric catalysis, chiral drug separation, and agrochemistry. However, despite their extensive applications, methods for their synthesis are quite limited. The traditional preparation of such axial chiral organophosphorus compounds (OPCs) predominantly follows a multi-step and environmentally hazardous chlorination pathway, starting from white phosphorus (P<sub>4</sub>) through the classical P<sub>4</sub> → PCl<sub>3</sub> → OPCl<sub>3</sub> or SPCl<sub>3</sub> → axial chiral OPC sequence. The development of practical and mild strategies for the direct functionalization of P<sub>4</sub>, bypassing the chlorination step, presents an attractive yet formidable challenge. Herein, we report the first chlorine-free synthesis of CPAs and their derivatives directly from P<sub>4</sub>. This chlorine-free method directly from P<sub>4</sub> will innovate the synthesis of chiral OPCs and accelerate the revolution of green manufacturing of OPCs.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713790","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-27DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102500
Gautam Mitra, Jueting Zheng, Karen Schaefer, Michael Deffner, Jonathan Z. Low, Luis M. Campos, Carmen Herrmann, Theo A. Costi, Elke Scheer
{"title":"Conventional versus singlet-triplet Kondo effect in Blatter radical molecular junctions: Zero-bias anomalies and magnetoresistance","authors":"Gautam Mitra, Jueting Zheng, Karen Schaefer, Michael Deffner, Jonathan Z. Low, Luis M. Campos, Carmen Herrmann, Theo A. Costi, Elke Scheer","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102500","url":null,"abstract":"The Blatter radical has been suggested as a building block in future molecular spintronic devices because of its radical character and expected long spin lifetime. However, whether its radical character is maintained in single-molecule junctions depends on the environment. Here, we demonstrate the ability to retain the open-shell nature of the Blatter radical in a two-terminal device by the appearance of a Kondo resonance in transport spectroscopy. Additionally, a high negative magnetoresistance is observed in junctions that do not reveal a zero-bias anomaly. By combining distance-dependent and magnetic-field-dependent measurements and accompanying quantum-chemical and quantum-transport calculations, we show that both findings, the negative magnetoresistance and the Kondo features, can be consistently explained by a singlet-triplet Kondo model. Our findings provide the possibility of using the Blatter radical in a two-terminal system under cryogenic conditions and also reveal the magnetotransport properties emerging from different configurations of the molecule inside a junction.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713534","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-26DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102498
Jingyan Zhang, Zhongxin Song, Xiaozhang Yao, Yi Guan, Ziwei Huo, Ning Chen, Lei Zhang, Xueliang Sun
{"title":"Precisely constructing asymmetric triple atoms for highly efficient electrocatalysis","authors":"Jingyan Zhang, Zhongxin Song, Xiaozhang Yao, Yi Guan, Ziwei Huo, Ning Chen, Lei Zhang, Xueliang Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102498","url":null,"abstract":"Triple-atom catalysts (TACs) are promising for surpassing the activity of normal single-atom and dual-atom catalysts. However, the rational design and construction of TACs remain challenging. Herein, we developed asymmetric Pt-Ru-Co triple atoms (TAs) by using selective atomic layer deposition technology. Compared with the corresponding single-atom and dual-atom counterparts, they demonstrate superior electrocatalytic performance in both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). <em>Operando</em> X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) revealed that the heterogeneous atoms within Pt-Ru-Co TAs have strong interactions and serve as active centers, synergistically accelerating reaction kinetics. Additionally, theoretical calculations indicate that introducing Co atoms effectively optimizes the <em>d</em> orbital electronic structure of Pt and Ru, endowing enhanced catalytic activity of the Pt-Ru-Co TAs. This work presents asymmetric Pt-Ru-Co TAs with excellent electrocatalytic activity and provides new insights into the catalytic mechanism of TACs.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"24 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703588","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102497
Bin Wu, Ming-Peng Zhuo, Ying-Li Shi, Lin-Feng Gu, Yu-Dong Zhao, Yang Su, Yuan-Yuan Li, Hang Lu, Wei-Feng Li, Zuo-Shan Wang, Xue-Dong Wang
{"title":"Directional self-assembly of organic semi-type core-shell microwires for programmable visible-to-near-infrared waveguiding conversion","authors":"Bin Wu, Ming-Peng Zhuo, Ying-Li Shi, Lin-Feng Gu, Yu-Dong Zhao, Yang Su, Yuan-Yuan Li, Hang Lu, Wei-Feng Li, Zuo-Shan Wang, Xue-Dong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102497","url":null,"abstract":"Organic topological structures integrating multi-color emission and waveguide for optical interconnects are of considerable significance in both scientific research and optoelectronic applications. However, limited success in organic near-infrared (NIR) emitters and difficult manipulation of intermolecular interactions lead to a severe restriction of the photon waveguide for optical communication. Herein, we have purposefully designed dibenzothiophene-based charge-transfer (CT) cocrystals with tunable NIR emission from 710 to 840 nm via finely increasing their aggregation closeness and CT interaction intensity. The controlled molecular stacking evolution from a loosely to a tightly mixed stack achieved a desired narrowed optical band gap of 1.8 eV. Furthermore, these CT cocrystals with a low optical loss coefficient of 0.077 dB/μm at 840 nm were introduced into NIR-emissive semi-type core-shell heterostructures, which realized effective energy transfer with a high conversion efficiency of 40.5% between visible and NIR emission. This strategy paves the way toward precise processing of photons with transmission wavelengths for integrated optoelectronics.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143677964","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-20DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102486
J. Luis Carrillo, Andrew A. Ezazi, Saul Perez-Beltran, Carlos A. Larriuz, Harris Kohl, Jaime A. Ayala, Arnab Maji, Stanislav Verkhoturov, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Hassan Bazzi, Conan Weiland, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Lucia Zuin, Jian Wang, Sarbajit Banerjee
{"title":"Electrochemical 6Li isotope enrichment based on selective insertion in 1D tunnel-structured V2O5","authors":"J. Luis Carrillo, Andrew A. Ezazi, Saul Perez-Beltran, Carlos A. Larriuz, Harris Kohl, Jaime A. Ayala, Arnab Maji, Stanislav Verkhoturov, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Hassan Bazzi, Conan Weiland, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Lucia Zuin, Jian Wang, Sarbajit Banerjee","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102486","url":null,"abstract":"The renaissance of nuclear energy has generated substantial demand for <sup>6</sup>Li as a target for nuclear bombardment reactions to produce tritium fuel in breeder reactors. Conventional isotope separation methods utilize differential solubility in mercury amalgams, which pose performance, toxicity, and sustainability concerns. Here, we show that hybrid capacitive deionization wherein Li ions are inserted from aqueous media within the 1D tunnels of a metastable polymorph, ζ-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, can be used to selectively sequester <sup>6</sup>Li ions. An enrichment factor of ca. 57‰ is achieved. X-ray scattering, spectroscopy, and operando spectromicroscopy studies indicate that Li ions are sequestered within 1D tunnels of ζ-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> through faradaic processes. <sup>6</sup>Li and <sup>7</sup>Li ions are found to migrate at different rates because of subtly different coordination environments. The results illustrate that ζ-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> can be utilized as a discriminating host to selectively sequester and enrich <sup>6</sup>Li from natural abundance precursor flow streams and suggest a distinctive mode of achieving viable isotope separation.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660511","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.10.004
Jingzhen Du , Benjamin E. Atkinson , John A. Seed , Rebecca F. Sheppard , Floriana Tuna , Ashley J. Wooles , Nicholas F. Chilton , Stephen T. Liddle
{"title":"Strong uranium-phosphorus antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in a crystalline diphosphorus radical trianion actinide complex","authors":"Jingzhen Du , Benjamin E. Atkinson , John A. Seed , Rebecca F. Sheppard , Floriana Tuna , Ashley J. Wooles , Nicholas F. Chilton , Stephen T. Liddle","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dominant form of elemental nitrogen on Earth is dinitrogen, but elemental phosphorus is found predominantly as white phosphorus or other singly bonded allotropes. Thus, there is interest in studying diphosphorus derivatives, most notably trapping between metal ions affording diphosphorus in +2, +1⋅, 0, 1−⋅, 2−, and 4− charge states. However, the diphosphorus radical trianion form had previously remained elusive due to the instability of main-group diatomics with large, odd negative charges. Here, we disclose a crystalline diuranium diphosphorus radical trianion complex with strong antiferromagnetic uranium-phosphorus magnetic exchange coupling parameters of up to −731 cm<sup>−1</sup>. This value is over five times greater than that of lanthanide analogues and is comparable to or exceeds d-block metal-metal and metal-ligand exchange couplings, despite being based on a 5f metal, which is typically regarded as possessing contracted valence orbitals compared with d-block ions. This highlights exchange-coupled f-element-p-block radical bridged character that can be engendered in molecular magnetism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 3","pages":"Article 102337"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562033","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}
ChemPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.024
Kaina Wang , Jipeng Fu , Sibo Zhan , Hongliang Dong , Chenjie Lou , Tianyi Sun , Jinru Liu , Bingyu Huang , Long Tian , Lihong Jiang , Ran Pang , Su Zhang , Huajie Luo , Mathieu Allix , Xiaojun Kuang , Shiqing Xu , Hongjie Zhang , Mingxue Tang
{"title":"Boosting narrow-band near-infrared-emitting efficiency of thulium by lattice modulation for reflective absorption bioimaging","authors":"Kaina Wang , Jipeng Fu , Sibo Zhan , Hongliang Dong , Chenjie Lou , Tianyi Sun , Jinru Liu , Bingyu Huang , Long Tian , Lihong Jiang , Ran Pang , Su Zhang , Huajie Luo , Mathieu Allix , Xiaojun Kuang , Shiqing Xu , Hongjie Zhang , Mingxue Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Near-infrared (NIR) luminescence materials with narrow-band emissions are essential for brain and muscle activity imaging based on the absorption difference of oxygenated proteins. However, most known NIR-emitting materials are limited by low external quantum efficiency (EQE) and broadband properties. This work presents the careful design of Tm, Na-doped strontium sulfide (SrS: Tm<sup>3+</sup>, Na<sup>+</sup>) phosphor for NIR light-emitting diode (LED), which shows a narrow emitting band of 27 nm. The successful incorporation of Na<sup>+</sup> into SrS: Tm<sup>3+</sup> contributes to the suppression of lattice phonons, resulting in significant improvement in EQE from 33.6% to 53.7% and an increase in thermal stability. The efficient host absorption and energy transfer are facilitated by the crystallographic Sr defects and the distortion in the symmetric crystal, disclosed by solid-state NMR, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), transient spectra, and X-ray total scattering analysis. Subsequently, efficient identification of vascular patterns based on the differential absorption of hemoglobin enables the potential application of rare-earth luminescent materials in NIR phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) and bioimaging.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 3","pages":"Article 102325"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142452045","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}
{"title":"Remote optical chirality transfer via helical polyaromatic capsules upon encapsulation","authors":"Hayate Sasafuchi , Mayuko Ueda , Natsuki Kishida , Tomohisa Sawada , Seika Suzuki , Yoshitane Imai , Michito Yoshizawa","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Helical molecular assemblies have been widely created so far, taking inspiration from helical bioconstructs (e.g., DNAs and proteins). However, the host utilities of such synthetic helices remain largely underdeveloped, particularly as chiroptical nanotools. Here, we report the preparation of new polyaromatic capsules with right- or left-handed quadruple helicity, regulated by chiral saccharide-based side chains attached at the outer surface. The capsule quantitatively encapsulates achiral fluorescent dyes in the cavity. The resultant host-guest complexes display excellent circularly polarized luminescence properties (up to |<em>g</em><sub>lum</sub>| = 1.6 × 10<sup>−2</sup>) derived from the bound dyes, through efficient optical chirality transfer from the outer biochiral groups to the inner achiral dyes via the quadruple helical shell, which represents an unprecedented chiroptical strategy. This nanotool can be applied to spherical fullerene to induce its chirality with high efficiency in solution (up to |<em>g</em><sub>abs</sub>| = 1.0 × 10<sup>−2</sup>) and in the solid state.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 3","pages":"Article 102332"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536376","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}