ChemPub Date : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102454
Xianbao Li , Qi Li , Junbai Li
{"title":"Morphological-transition-induced motion","authors":"Xianbao Li , Qi Li , Junbai Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102454","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102454","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the January issue of <em>Chem</em>, Kriebisch et al. presented a peptide-assembled nanoribbon capable of mimicking flagellar motion. The nanoribbon exhibits a novel movement mechanism wherein motion is induced by a chemically powered morphological transition. This work could pave the way for the development of advanced supramolecular nanomachines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102454"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143124917","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 : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102435
Yuanbo Liu , Haohong Duan
{"title":"Electrocatalysis enables polyvinyl chloride functionalization","authors":"Yuanbo Liu , Haohong Duan","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102435","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102435","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Functionalizing conventional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into leach-resistant PVC with a well-defined structure is challenging owing to uncontrollable side reactions such as elimination and chain scission. Recently in <em>Chem</em>, Sevov and coworkers developed an electrocatalytic strategy for covalently grafting plasticizers into PVC backbone, endowing the material with new properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102435"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143077416","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 : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.018
Tristan H. Borchers , Filip Topić , Mihails Arhangelskis , Michael Ferguson , Cameron B. Lennox , Patrick A. Julien , Tomislav Friščić
{"title":"Terahertz-Raman spectroscopy for in situ benchtop monitoring of changes to extended, supramolecular structure in milling mechanochemistry","authors":"Tristan H. Borchers , Filip Topić , Mihails Arhangelskis , Michael Ferguson , Cameron B. Lennox , Patrick A. Julien , Tomislav Friščić","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low-frequency Raman, also known as terahertz-Raman (THz-Raman), spectroscopy offers a laboratory benchtop-based alternative to synchrotron X-ray diffraction for real-time, <em>in situ</em> monitoring of ball-milling mechanochemical reactions. Although direct monitoring of the long-range structure of materials during mechanochemical reactions is generally challenging by conventional Raman spectroscopy, and typically requires synchrotron X-ray diffraction, here we use THz-Raman spectroscopy to monitor mechanosynthesis of cocrystals, stoichiomorphs, and polymorphs, detect multi-step sequences, and discover solid-state phases in systems difficult to differentiate using fingerprint-region Raman spectroscopy—all through real-time observation of changes in lattice vibrational models. The methodology is augmented by periodic density functional theory (DFT), which enables structural interpretation of spectroscopic changes, notably the identification of THz-Raman bands associated with halogen bond transformations. Simultaneous monitoring of mechanochemical processes in both the fingerprint and low-frequency Raman regions enables real-time observation of changes to extended as well as molecular structure during milling, in a single laboratory benchtop experiment, without synchrotron radiation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102319"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489464","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 : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.019
Eunhye Hwang , Unhyeok Jo , Jiyeon Kim , Deok-Ho Roh , Seung Chan Kim , Minseok Kim , Hyun-Chul Ki , Wonyoung Choe , Jun Yeob Lee , Tae-Hyuk Kwon
{"title":"Anisotropy-guided interface molecular engineering for stable blue electroluminescence","authors":"Eunhye Hwang , Unhyeok Jo , Jiyeon Kim , Deok-Ho Roh , Seung Chan Kim , Minseok Kim , Hyun-Chul Ki , Wonyoung Choe , Jun Yeob Lee , Tae-Hyuk Kwon","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the emergence of interlayers with high triplet energies (T<sub>1</sub>) to stabilize blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PhOLEDs), a limited understanding of their molecular structures poses a challenge in preventing triplet exciton leakage while maintaining charge balance. Here, we report a rational design strategy for interlayers aimed at concurrently controlling T<sub>1</sub> and molecular arrangements conducive to charge transport. Four interlayer materials having high T<sub>1</sub> (∼3.0 eV) are developed as electron-blocking materials (EBMs), utilizing asymmetric orthogonal geometries with varying torsion angles and dipole moments. X-ray crystallographic analyses reveal that the EBM, featuring the most asymmetric charge distributions, exhibits a herringbone packing and a face-on orientation through dipole-induced anisotropic interactions, thereby promoting hole transport. The power efficiency and operational lifetime of the corresponding blue PhOLEDs increase by 24% and 21%, respectively, compared with a conventional EBM. This study offers extensive insights into designing interlayers with versatile applicability in optoelectronics harnessing triplets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102296"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142246235","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 : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.005
Rui Qiao , Yan Zhao , Shijie Zhou , Huijun Zhang , Fuzhu Liu , Tianhong Zhou , Baoyu Sun , Hao Fan , Chao Li , Yanhua Zhang , Feng Liu , Xiangdong Ding , Jang Wook Choi , Ali Coskun , Jiangxuan Song
{"title":"Non-fluorinated electrolytes with micelle-like solvation for ultra-high-energy-density lithium metal batteries","authors":"Rui Qiao , Yan Zhao , Shijie Zhou , Huijun Zhang , Fuzhu Liu , Tianhong Zhou , Baoyu Sun , Hao Fan , Chao Li , Yanhua Zhang , Feng Liu , Xiangdong Ding , Jang Wook Choi , Ali Coskun , Jiangxuan Song","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrolyte engineering plays a critical role in enabling lithium (Li) metal batteries. However, the simultaneous realization of anion-rich solvation structure and high ionic conductivity of electrolytes via solvation structure design remains challenging. Here, we report a low-cost, non-fluorinated electrolyte with a micelle-like solvation structure by introducing amphiphilic n-butyl methyl ether (MNBE) into Li bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI)/1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) for stable Li metal batteries (LMBs). MNBE can effectively promote Li<sup>+</sup>-FSI<sup>−</sup> coordination through steric crowding. Meanwhile, the inert alkyl chains of MNBE can mitigate the reaction between electrolyte and Li metal due to their lithiophobicity. Specifically, the micelle-like, non-fluorinated electrolyte exhibits an ionic conductivity as high as 12.55 mS cm<sup>−1</sup>, and its anion-rich solvation structure promotes the formation of LiF-rich solid-electrolyte interphase. We constructed a 7.3 Ah Li||NMC811 pouch cell employing this electrolyte under harsh conditions, exhibiting ultra-high specific energy of 503.7 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup> with impressive cycling stability of 84.1% capacity retention after 100 cycles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102306"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369578","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 : 2025-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102430
Menghan Xu , Yuki Yamanashi , Motomu Kanai
{"title":"Spectral control of photoenzyme through allosteric chromophore tuning","authors":"Menghan Xu , Yuki Yamanashi , Motomu Kanai","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102430","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102430","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Artificial photoenzymes offering non-natural reactivities present a promising synthetic strategy, yet the use of red light remains challenging. In this issue of <em>Chem</em>, Gregory D. Scholes, Sijia S. Dong, Todd K. Hyster, and coworkers reported a groundbreaking approach to engineering a photoenzyme to use red light by tuning the protein microenvironment, opening a new window for chem-bio catalysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 102430"},"PeriodicalIF":19.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143021059","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":"para-Selective C–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides through organic photoredox-catalyzed radical tele-substitution","authors":"Ryoto Oya, Hinata Sato, Kazunori Nagao, Hirohisa Ohmiya","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102446","url":null,"abstract":"The site-selective C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H alkylation of arenes has provided ubiquitous fragments found in pharmaceutical drugs and agrochemicals. Although <em>ortho</em>- and <em>meta</em>-selective alkylation reactions have been achieved well, <em>para</em>-selective examples are scarce. The currently available methods have been designed on the unique behaviors and characteristics of metals to achieve high <em>para</em>-selectivity. Herein, we demonstrate the <em>para</em>-selective C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H alkylation of aroyl chlorides with alkyltrifluoroborates and trialkylphosphine through an organic photoredox-catalyzed radical <em>tele</em>-substitution. The reaction proceeds through the <em>para</em>-selective addition of alkyl radicals to <em>in</em>-<em>situ</em>-generated aroyl trialkylphosphonium intermediates followed by a hydrogen shift. Notably, the <em>para</em>-alkylation is associated with the conversion of the carbonyl trialkylphosphonium group to the formyl group, producing <em>para</em>-alkylated benzaldehyde derivatives. This metal-free site-selective C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond formation allows for streamlined synthesis of siponimod and SR-31747.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394035","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 : 2025-02-12DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102434
Kaixuan Chen, Zexi Zhang, Qianhao Ye, Yixuan Liu, Shantao Han, Mengli Xu, Mao Chen
{"title":"Reversible-deactivation radical copolymerization of tetrafluoroethylene via the formation of divergent termini in dormant chains","authors":"Kaixuan Chen, Zexi Zhang, Qianhao Ye, Yixuan Liu, Shantao Han, Mengli Xu, Mao Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102434","url":null,"abstract":"Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is the principal monomer in fluoropolymer industries. However, difficulties in accessing well-defined structures have hampered in-depth investigation into TFE polymers. Here, we reveal the distinctive reactivity of TFE among various fluoroalkenes during the formation of dormant chains and introduce a divergent deactivation strategy for facilitating the reversible generation of different chain-end connections based on a photoorganocatalyzed reversible-deactivation radical copolymerization. This versatile approach enables the controlled synthesis of TFE copolymers with tunable molar masses (up to 211.7 kDa), various comonomer units, and block sequences with sophisticated compositions, shedding light on realizing controlled polymerization for challenging monomers. Furthermore, this synthetic breakthrough lays the groundwork for exploring the characteristics of tailor-made TFE copolymers (e.g., glass transition temperature, electrochemical stability, and viscosity), which should drive the rational design of high-performance materials.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394036","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 : 2025-02-12DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102445
Bai-Tong Liu, Tao Li, Sheng-Hao Gong, Jia-Chuan Liu, Ze-Yu Ruan, Han Han, Timothy Y.-Z. Li, Yuanning Feng, Rui Wang, Li Gong, Xieming Xu, Rong Cao, Ming-Liang Tong, J. Fraser Stoddart, Tian-Fu Liu
{"title":"Air-stable radical polycyclic aromatic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks","authors":"Bai-Tong Liu, Tao Li, Sheng-Hao Gong, Jia-Chuan Liu, Ze-Yu Ruan, Han Han, Timothy Y.-Z. Li, Yuanning Feng, Rui Wang, Li Gong, Xieming Xu, Rong Cao, Ming-Liang Tong, J. Fraser Stoddart, Tian-Fu Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102445","url":null,"abstract":"Air-stable radical materials have emerged as promising candidates for next-generation electronic materials. Traditionally, constructing radical materials has required the intricate design and prolonged synthesis of radical building blocks. Herein, we have discovered a group of polycyclic aromatic monomers, previously considered to be air-unstable radicals, that can be oxidized to air-stable radical materials according to a post-synthetic protocol when they are incorporated into solid porous hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs). The inherent porosity and crystallinity of HOFs facilitate extensive interactions with redox agents, such as tetravalent cerium(IV). These radical HOF materials exhibit high radical concentrations with paramagnetic behavior equivalent to two monomers sharing an unpaired electron. The HOFs can maintain their radical nature under ambient conditions on account of spin delocalization along the [π···π] stacked units. The radical formation transforms the HOFs from insulators to typical n-type semiconductors. This discovery opens up avenues for exploring stable radical materials with diverse applications.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394033","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 : 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.102410
Tomás Nicolás-García, Natalia Martín Sabanés, Rebeca Bocanegra, R. Dean Astumian, Emilio M. Pérez, Borja Ibarra
{"title":"Transition-path times of individual molecular shuttles under mechanical equilibrium show symmetry","authors":"Tomás Nicolás-García, Natalia Martín Sabanés, Rebeca Bocanegra, R. Dean Astumian, Emilio M. Pérez, Borja Ibarra","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.102410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.102410","url":null,"abstract":"Measuring individual trajectories during the operation of synthetic devices is crucial for a thorough understanding of this operation. Here, we use optical tweezers to measure individual transition paths of molecular shuttles under mechanical equilibrium. Our results showed that the transition-path times present wide distributions, indicating a statistically independent and variable behavior while maintaining a time-reversal symmetry derived from the principle of microscopic reversibility. Furthermore, we show that thermodynamic variables can be extracted from the transition-path times using the principle of microscopic reversibility. These measurements provide a first experimental look at the principle of microscopic reversibility in molecular shuttles and pave the way for a detailed and quantitative understanding of the dynamics of synthetic molecular machines.","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143385093","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}