{"title":"Phosphine-Disubstituted Gallium and Indium Compounds as Chelators for Transition Metals: Synthesis and Linker-Dependent Photophysical Properties.","authors":"Ondřej Moždiak,Zdeňka Růžičková,Lukáš Střižík,Libor Dostál,Andreas Steffen,Roman Jambor","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03622","url":null,"abstract":"A new diphosphine-substituted Ga-based ligand, [(L)Ga(CH2PPh2)2] (1) was prepared as a potential chelator for transition metals complexes. The data indicate that 1 exhibits higher Lewis basicity and donor strength than conventional organic diphosphines due to the presence of the Ga center, which enhances its electronic properties. This ligand demonstrates efficient coordination behavior toward various metal centers as Ru(II), Ir(III), Ni(0), Pt(II), or Cu(I), forming stable bimetallic complexes in various coordination modes. The photophysical study of these complexes revealed the deep-blue emission of 1·CuX complexes with lifetimes in the μs range and quantum yield up to 0.12. The impact of the (pseudo)halogen ligand X (X = Cl, Br, I or SCN) and the metal linker in the ligand framework [(L)M(CH2PPh2)2] (M = Ga vs In) on the photophysical properties are discussed.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145194554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Programmable Geometric Core-Shell In2O3@Cu2O Catalysts for Near-Unity CO Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction.","authors":"Changjiang Liu,Hongyu Cheng,Hao Fan,Hu Zang,Nan Yu,Baoyou Geng","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03915","url":null,"abstract":"The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to carbon monoxide (CO) represents a promising strategy for carbon recycling; however, achieving high selectivity under industrially relevant current densities remains a significant challenge. In this study, we report the development of a geometrically programmable core-shell catalyst (In2O3@Cu2O) fabricated via spray pyrolysis, in which the In2O3 core size precisely controls strain effects, interfacial electronic properties, and spatial confinement. The optimized In2O3@Cu2O catalyst exhibits near-unity Faradaic efficiency for CO (99%) across a broad current density range of 50-200 mA cm-2, while effectively suppressing both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and C-C coupling. In situ spectroscopic analysis confirms the absence of C2 reaction intermediates (*OCCOH) and reveals a strain-induced redshift in the *CO vibrational frequency (from 2090 to 2052 cm-1), indicating weakened adsorption strength. Core-size-dependent performance evaluations further illustrate that a balanced geometric configuration effectively blocks In2O3-mediated formate generation pathways while optimizing active site exposure. This synergistic integration of spatial confinement, electronic modulation, and strain engineering establishes a robust design principle for selective CO2-to-CO conversion, offering a scalable and rational strategy for catalyst development in industrial CO2RR applications.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145189161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lanthanide-Mediated Shallow-to-Deep Trap Engineering in CaS Nanocrystals for Multistimulus Dynamic Anticounterfeiting.","authors":"Huilin Liu,Xiangran Kong,Jun Zeng,Zezhi Fu,Zhaojie Sun,Xiaoyong Huang,Yunfei Shang,Tong Chen,Hsu-Sheng Tsai,Shuwei Hao,Chunhui Yang","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03282","url":null,"abstract":"Persistent luminescent (PersL) materials have demonstrated significant potential in multistimulus-responsive anticounterfeiting by tunable trap depths, yet existing material architectures encounter substantial limitations in achieving programmable gradient engineering of defect depths. Herein, we investigate the trap depth evolution mechanism in the CaS systems by employing a lanthanide-ion codoping strategy in calcium sulfide nanocrystals, achieving a gradient-controlled trap depth modulation from 0.644 to 1.090 eV through Sm3+-mediated defect engineering. Thermoluminescence analysis (TL) combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveals that the intrinsic sulfur vacancies act as shallow traps, enabling a persistent luminescence exceeding 600 s. Furthermore, the synergistic interactions between Sm3+ dopants and sulfur vacancies drive the modulation of trap depth, achieving the restructuring of defect states through the controllable doping concentration. This strategy demonstrates remarkable photostimulated luminescence (PSL) performance corresponding to deep trap states (980 nm excitation, 1 W/cm2, 3800 s). The developed core-shell architecture integrates multiresponsive capabilities: the core (CaS:Eu, Sm) preserves an optimized trap hierarchy, while the spatially selective shell (CaS:Er) doping introduces Er3+-mediated green upconversion luminescence (UCL). This work provides a paradigm for programmable stimulus-responsive luminescent materials, significantly advancing dynamic anticounterfeiting technologies with on-demand optical response capabilities.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145194551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ag3In3(SeO3)3(SO4)F4: A Sulfate Selenite Nonlinear Optical Material with a Wide Bandgap.","authors":"Dan-Dan Zhou,Chun-Li Hu,Jiang-Gao Mao,Fang Kong","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04056","url":null,"abstract":"Combining selenite and sulfate to design nonlinear optical (NLO) materials with wide bandgaps and strong second harmonic generation (SHG) response has been a long-standing challenge in this field, with only a few related achievements reported so far. In this work, we successfully incorporated sulfate groups into selenites via a simple hydrothermal method. Furthermore, we introduced In3+, which does not undergo d-d transitions, along with highly electronegative F- ion, and successfully synthesized the compound Ag3In3(SeO3)3(SO4)F4. This compound exhibits a honeycomb-like three-dimensional structure in which In6Se6 12-membered polyhedral ring tunnels extend along the c axis. Performance testing revealed that Ag3In3(SeO3)3(SO4)F4 demonstrates a moderate SHG response of 1.8 times that of KDP and a wide bandgap of 4.2 eV. This work offers practical and feasible ideas for the design of wide-bandgap NLO materials.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145189162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assembly of Highly Polarizable \"Linkers\" with Heteroleptic Groups for Inducing Large Optical Anisotropy in Ba2SnIIGe3O8S and Ba3SnIIGe3O2S8.","authors":"Jiaxue Wang,Hongping Wu,Zhanggui Hu,Jiyang Wang,Yicheng Wu,Hongwei Yu","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03828","url":null,"abstract":"Birefringence, which is determined by optical anisotropy, is essential for optoelectronic functional materials. However, achieving large birefringence in infrared (IR) chalcogenides remains a huge challenge due to the weak anisotropic polarizabilities and imperfect arrangement of single-anion tetrahedra. Herein, two new SnII-based oxychalcogenides, Ba2SnIIGe3O8S and Ba3SnIIGe3O2S8, were designed and synthesized by introducing the \"linkers\" with lone-pair electrons in oxychalcogenides. In the structures, the heteroleptic functional building units, [Ge3O8S] and [Ge3O2S8], are linked by the Sn2+-based groups to form two-dimensional {[SnGe3O8S]4-}∞ layers and one-dimensional {[SnGe3O2S8]6-}∞ chains, respectively, which promotes the large birefringence of 0.168@1064 nm for Ba2SnIIGe3O8S and 0.225@1064 nm for Ba3SnIIGe3O2S8. Remarkably, Ba3SnIIGe3O2S8 features the largest birefringence at 1064 nm among the reported oxychalcogenides containing [GeOxS4-x] (x = 1, 2, and 3) groups. Ultraviolet-visible and near-infrared diffuse reflectance and IR spectra measurements show that they have large band gaps (2.65-3.62 eV) and broad IR transmission windows. These results demonstrate the potential application of Ba2SnIIGe3O8S and Ba3SnIIGe3O2S8 in the IR region as birefringent materials and provide an effective method for the synthesis of chalcogenides with large birefringence.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145189164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low Thermal Expansion in Niobate Borate NbBO4 Enabled by Compensated Grüneisen Parameters of NbO8 Polyhedra.","authors":"Yuanyuan Li,Jie Gao,Dingfeng Yang","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02737","url":null,"abstract":"Precise control of thermal expansion in functional borates is critical for optical device applications, yet the underlying structure-property relationships remain underexplored. Herein, we employ first-principles calculations to predict that NbBO4-a borate featuring isolated [BO4] tetrahedra-exhibits low thermal expansion ( = 11.48 × 10-6 K-1 at 300 K), comparable to that of predicted near-zero expansion compound Zn4B6O13. Elastic constant calculations confirm its exceptional quasi-harmonic behavior and low linear compressibility. Through lattice dynamics analysis, the phonon spectrum and atomic Grüneisen parameters decomposition demonstrate that [NbO8] polyhedra dominate the thermal expansion. Specifically, part strong anharmonic vibrations along the ab-plane generate negative Grüneisen parameters, which counteract positive contribution and reduce the thermal expansion. This work establishes a mechanistic framework for designing borates with tailored thermal expansion via selective polyhedral control.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"99 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145194552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad M Kamal,Alasdair I McKay,Toby Bell,Peter Halat,Ekaterina I Izgorodina,Nikola Fišić,Milena Petković,Dragoslav Vidović
{"title":"Preparation of Boron-Nitrogen-Containing Conjugate Polymers via Controlled Hydroboration of Imines.","authors":"Mohammad M Kamal,Alasdair I McKay,Toby Bell,Peter Halat,Ekaterina I Izgorodina,Nikola Fišić,Milena Petković,Dragoslav Vidović","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03499","url":null,"abstract":"Hydroboration is considered as one of the most widely used reactions for reduction of various unsaturated fragments/functional groups such as carbonyls, imines, and alkynes. However, this transformation is rarely used for the preparation of boron-containing materials as the boron fragment, which is used in reductions, is normally sacrificed during the isolation step(s). In this work, we examine the use of hydroboration of imines, which contain an acetylene moiety, to prepare several conjugated polymers that contain a boron-nitrogen fragment along the main polymer chain. The polymeric materials were characterized via several analytical techniques.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"157 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145194873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanochemical Construction of 0D Cu(I)-Based Luminescent Superclusters through Dynamic Ligand Fusion: Toward Eco-Friendly Stimuli-Switchable Optical Materials.","authors":"Zhenwei Guo,Daming Feng,Fang Guo","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02543","url":null,"abstract":"Zero-dimensional (0D) Cu(I)-based organic-inorganic metal halides (OIMHs) show promise for optoelectronics but face challenges in eco-friendly synthesis and stability. We present a solvent-free mechanochemical strategy to construct luminescent multinuclear clusters via a dynamic ligand fusion. Starting from the preorganized dinuclear complex (BPBI)2Cu2Br4 (BPBI = 1-benzyl-3-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-1H-benzoimidazol-3-ium), the in situ formation of cationic [6,5,5,6]-fused heterotetracyclic ligands is driven by the Cu(I)-mediated C-N coupling between imidazole carbene and pyridine groups under alkali-driven mechanochemical conditions (t-BuONa). This process is supposed to involve a N-heterocyclic carbene-copper intermediate that directs the assembly toward the 0D organic-inorganic multinuclear cluster (BBIIP)4Cu4Br8 (BBIIP = 6-benzyl-6H-benzo[4',5']imidazo[2',1':2,3]-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-11-ium), where the planar π-conjugated BBIIP+ cationic coordinate with the [Cu4Br8]4- cluster to strengthen Cu···Cu interactions and stabilize the lattice. Crystallographic and DFT analyses demonstrate that the cluster's rigid architecture contributes to its photophysical performance: a photoluminescence quantum yield of 93%, lifetime of 6.01 μs, and thermal stability up to 300 °C. Furthermore, the ligand-cation interactions enable stimuli-responsive dual-mode emissions, with reversible spectral shifts and intensity modulation upon thermal and solvent stimuli, a behavior rarely reported in Cu(I) halides. By integrating the solvent-free synthesis, cluster-based structural design, and stimuli-responsive behavior, this work provides a viable approach to multifunctional optical materials, as exemplified in anticounterfeiting and adaptive optoelectronic applications.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145189440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anastasia V Orlova,Vladislava Kozhevnikova,Alexander S Goloveshkin,Anastasia Bolshakova,Valentina V Utochnikova
{"title":"Ytterbium-Gadolinium Pyrenates: Morphology-Dependent NIR-Emission with Record Quantum Yield in Powder State.","authors":"Anastasia V Orlova,Vladislava Kozhevnikova,Alexander S Goloveshkin,Anastasia Bolshakova,Valentina V Utochnikova","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02305","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we report the synthesis peculiarities of lanthanide pyrenates, which reveal an unprecedented dehydration process in water: Yb(pyr)3(H2O)5 → Yb(pyr)3(H2O)1.5 → Yb(pyr)3. Ln(pyr)3 are isostructural in the row of Ln = Ce-Yb, and for highly crystalline Ho(pyr)3, the crystal structure was obtained by Rietveld refinement. The morphology evolution upon boiling was studied for ytterbium pyrenates, and the morphology was demonstrated to correlate with luminosity. We proposed the mechanism explaining this dependence and confirmed it through time-resolved photoluminescence studies. As a result of the morphology optimization, the quantum yield increased four times, and the highest to date quantum yield of a solid ytterbium complex was obtained (6.1% in Yb0.6Gd0.4(pyr)3).","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145194557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Fang,Shichuan Chen,Zhenjie Huang,Shan-Ci Chen,Mei-Jin Lin
{"title":"Fluorinated Benzyltriphenylphosphonium Manganese-Halide Scintillators for High-Performance Underwater X-ray Imaging.","authors":"Xin Fang,Shichuan Chen,Zhenjie Huang,Shan-Ci Chen,Mei-Jin Lin","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03900","url":null,"abstract":"Manganese(II)-based organic-inorganic metal halides have emerged as promising candidates for the next generation of high-performance scintillators due to their environmental friendliness. However, their practical application is hindered by poor stability, especially in humid or aqueous environments. In this study, we designed a series of fluorinated benzyltriphenylphosphonium salts by varying the number and position of fluorine atoms on the benzyl group. Using these salts as organic cations, four manganese(II) organic-inorganic metal halides─(BzTPP)2MnBr4, (FBzTPP)2MnBr4, (3,4-2FTPP)2MnBr4, and (3,4,5-3FTPP)2MnBr4─were synthesized. Among them, (FBzTPP)2MnBr4 exhibited the highest photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY = 99.74%) and photon yield (63,000 photons MeV-1), with a detection limit as low as 83.6 nGy s-1. When combined with PVDF to form flexible films for X-ray imaging, a spatial resolution of 7.15 lp mm-1 was achieved. Notably, fluorine substitution significantly improved the water stability of both crystals and films, enabling clear underwater X-ray imaging. This study demonstrates an effective approach to enhancing the stability and performance of Mn-based scintillators through tailored organic cation design.","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145182865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}