Lukas M Sigmund, Tina Seifert, Riya Halder, Giulia Bergonzini, Magnus J Johansson, Per-Ola Norrby, Kjell Jorner, Mikhail Kabeshov
{"title":"Predicting Reaction Feasibility and Selectivity of Aromatic C─H Thianthrenation with a QM-ML Hybrid Approach.","authors":"Lukas M Sigmund, Tina Seifert, Riya Halder, Giulia Bergonzini, Magnus J Johansson, Per-Ola Norrby, Kjell Jorner, Mikhail Kabeshov","doi":"10.1002/anie.202510533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The direct thianthrenation of aromatic C─H bonds is a valuable late-stage functionalization strategy that can assist, for example, the development of new drugs. We herein present a predictive computational model for this reaction, denoted PATTCH, which is based on semiempirical quantum mechanics and machine learning. It classifies each C<sub>aromatic</sub>-H unit either as reactive or not with an accuracy of above 90%. It can address both the site-selectivity and reaction feasibility question associated with the thianthrenation protocol. First, this was achieved by selecting carefully engineered features, which take into account the electronic and steric influence on the site-selectivity. Second, parallel experimentation was used to supplement the available literature data with 54 new negative reactions (unsuccessful thianthrenation), which we show was instrumental for developing the PATTCH tool. Ultimately, we successfully applied the model to a challenging test set encompassing the differentiation between carbocycle versus heterocycle functionalization, the identification of substrates that were reported to result in a mixture of isomeric products, and to molecules that could not be thianthrenated. The computational predictions were experimentally validated. The PATTCH tool can be obtained free of charge from https://github.com/MolecularAI/thianthrenation_prediction.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202510533"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145067587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pei Chen, Mingxuan Liu, Ruofan Li, Xi Su, Guolong Xing, Xiao-Rui Ren, Dong Wang, Jian Zhang, Long Chen
{"title":"Multidentate Macrocyclic Salphen-Based 2D Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework.","authors":"Pei Chen, Mingxuan Liu, Ruofan Li, Xi Su, Guolong Xing, Xiao-Rui Ren, Dong Wang, Jian Zhang, Long Chen","doi":"10.1002/anie.202511048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202511048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs) represent an emerging class of crystalline porous materials with promising electrochemical applications. The design of novel organic ligands for constructing 2D c-MOFs remains a crucial research frontier. While the incorporation of macrocycle blocks into 2D c-MOFs can introduce intrinsic cavities with advantageous properties, most existing reports are limited to coordinating with only one equivalent metal ion per macrocyclic cavity. In this work, we developed a triangular-shaped Salphen macrocycle-based 2D c-MOF (SM-MOF-Cu) featuring multidentate internal coordination sites. SM-MOF-Cu exhibits high crystallinity, permanent porosity, and abundant accessible metal sites. Remarkably, this material demonstrates exceptional performance in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene (E-HAE), achieving a Faradaic efficiency of 96.6% for ethylene production at -0.85 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) under continuous pure acetylene feed. This study not only broadens the family of macrocycle-based 2D c-MOFs but also provides new insights into their potential for advanced electrocatalysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202511048"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145056457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruoqi Zhao, Hengyuan Shen, R Allen LaCour, Joseph P Heindel, Martin Head-Gordon, Teresa Head-Gordon
{"title":"Can Charge Transfer Across C─H⋅⋅⋅O Hydrogen Bonds Stabilize Oil Droplets in Water?","authors":"Ruoqi Zhao, Hengyuan Shen, R Allen LaCour, Joseph P Heindel, Martin Head-Gordon, Teresa Head-Gordon","doi":"10.1002/anie.202508145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202508145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oil-water emulsions resist aggregation due to the presence of negative charges at their surface that leads to mutual repulsion between droplets, but the molecular origin of oil charge is currently under debate. Although much evidence has suggested that ionic species must accumulate at the interface, an alternative perspective attributes the negative charge on the oil droplet to charge transfer of electron density from water to oil molecules. Although the charge transfer mechanism is consistent with the correct sign of oil charge, it is just as important to provide good estimates of the charge magnitude to explain emulsion stability and electrophoresis experiments. Here, we show using energy decomposition analysis that the amount of net flow of charge from water to oil is negligibly small due to nearly equal forward and backward charge transfer through weak oil-water interactions, such that oil droplets would be unstable and coalesce, contrary to experiment. The lack of charge transfer also explains why vibrational sum frequency scattering reports a blue shift in the oil C-H frequency when forming emulsions with water, which arises from Pauli repulsion due to localized confinement at the interface. Finally, unlike ions, neither charge transfer nor dynamic polarization can produce a finite conductivity needed to couple to electric fields that would explain electrophoretic mobility.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202508145"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145056495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ignacio Funes-Ardoiz.","authors":"Ignacio Funes-Ardoiz","doi":"10.1002/anie.202519166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202519166","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"A turning point in my career was becoming a Humboldtian and joining the Schoenebeck group… I advise my students to learn how important it is to disconnect from work and relax, especially when things are going badly in the lab or at the computer…\" Find out more about Ignacio Funes-Ardoiz in his Introducing… Profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202519166"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145056473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Indolo-Bicyclo[3.1.1]Heptane as a Carbazole Isostere Through Radical Indolization of Bicyclo[1.1.0]Butanes.","authors":"Yuan Liu, Jun-Yunzi Wu, Shuang Lin, Qi Fan, Yifan Yang, Ya-Jie Tang, Yin Li, Jiang-Hao Xue, Qingjiang Li, Honggen Wang","doi":"10.1002/anie.202513774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Semisaturated ring systems with a balanced fraction of C(sp3) have garnered increasing attention in drug development. In this study, we propose indolo-bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane as a potential carbazole isostere and present a novel strategy for synthesizing this new semisaturated polycyclic scaffold. The synthesis involves using bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (BCBs) as radical precursors/terminators in the Fukuyama radical indolization reaction with 2-alkenylarylisocyanides, providing a highly efficient approach to construct a tricyclic system in a single step. These reactions represent a rare example of two functional groups (isonitrile and alkene) being sequentially involved in the cyclization process within BCB chemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202513774"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian M Chaheine, Junchen Tang, Louis P Conway, Christopher G Parker
{"title":"Fully-Functionalized Natural Product Probes to Expand the Chemical Tractability of the Human Proteome.","authors":"Christian M Chaheine, Junchen Tang, Louis P Conway, Christopher G Parker","doi":"10.1002/anie.202502648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502648","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photoaffinity (PA)-based chemoproteomic methods have emerged as a powerful means for proteome-wide mapping of ligandable proteins directly in cells, as well as the concatenated discovery of small molecule chemical probes. However, due to the relatively low throughput of screening small molecule libraries by proteomics and the synthetic burden incurred in installing the requisite photoactivatable functionality on each member, great priority must be placed on library design to maximize efficient exploration of biologically relevant chemical space and to ensure the identification of authentic binding interactions. To address this challenge, here we leverage the inherent complexity of natural products (NPs) to access a structurally unique series of diastereo/regioisomeric PA probes for ligand discovery in cells. Through semi-synthesis, we exploit sp<sup>3</sup>-rich NP scaffolds and employ mass spectrometry (MS)-based chemoproteomics to identify and quantify their interactions in human cells, uncovering topology, regio-, and stereoselective ligands for functionally diverse proteins that currently lack reported chemical probes. Collectively, our findings highlight the potential of NP-inspired chemoproteomic libraries to expand the boundaries of the ligandable proteome.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202502648"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ahmed M. El-Zohry.","authors":"Ahmed M El-Zohry","doi":"10.1002/anie.202519182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202519182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"The most rewarding part of my job is receiving a dose of dopamine upon the acceptance of my papers… In retrospect, groundbreaking discoveries frequently originate from simple ideas rather than complex ones…\" Find out more about Ahmed M. El-Zohry in his Introducing… Profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202519182"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shanmugasibi K Mathialagan, Sofia O Parreiras, José Santos, Cristina Martín-Fuentes, Daniel Moreno, Lenka Černa, Maria Tenorio, Beatriz Muñiz-Cano, Koen Lauwaet, Manuel Valvidares, Miguel A Valbuena, José I Urgel, Wolfgang Kuch, Pierluigi Gargiani, Rodolfo Miranda, José I Martínez, José M Gallego, Nazario Martín, David Écija
{"title":"Tailoring the Magnetic Properties of 2D Metal-Organic Networks by Harnessing the Coordination Sphere.","authors":"Shanmugasibi K Mathialagan, Sofia O Parreiras, José Santos, Cristina Martín-Fuentes, Daniel Moreno, Lenka Černa, Maria Tenorio, Beatriz Muñiz-Cano, Koen Lauwaet, Manuel Valvidares, Miguel A Valbuena, José I Urgel, Wolfgang Kuch, Pierluigi Gargiani, Rodolfo Miranda, José I Martínez, José M Gallego, Nazario Martín, David Écija","doi":"10.1002/anie.202509199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202509199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achieving magnetic ordering in low-dimensional materials remains a key objective in the field of magnetism. Herein, coordination chemistry emerges as a powerful discipline to promote the stabilization of magnetism at the nanoscale. We present a thorough study of exemplary two-dimensional metal-organic nanoarchitectures synthesized on a Au(111) substrate, which are rationalized by using surface-science techniques and theoretical calculations. By tuning the stoichiometry, two distinct phases based on the same molecular linker coordinated with Co atoms are obtained, though featuring a different coordination sphere. Remarkably, our combined experimental and theoretical results suggest that for one phase the Co centers have an out-of-plane antiferromagnetic ground state, whereas for the other the Co atoms display in-plane antiferromagnetism. These results pave new avenues for designing two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic magnets and tailoring their inherent magnetic properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202509199"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haisheng Fang, Chengyi Xiao, Shijie Liang, Linhu Liu, Jiaming Huang, Yuwen Wang, Andong Zhang, Yang Li, Christopher R McNeill, He Cheng, Gang Li, Weiwei Li
{"title":"Long-Lived Charge-Transfer State and Interfacial Lock in Double-Cable Conjugated Polymers Enable Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells.","authors":"Haisheng Fang, Chengyi Xiao, Shijie Liang, Linhu Liu, Jiaming Huang, Yuwen Wang, Andong Zhang, Yang Li, Christopher R McNeill, He Cheng, Gang Li, Weiwei Li","doi":"10.1002/anie.202514735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202514735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The donor/acceptor (D/A) interfaces in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) critically govern exciton dissociation and molecular diffusion, determining both efficiency and stability. Herein, we design a double-cable conjugated polymer, SC-1F, to insert into a physically-blended D/A system to optimize the interface. We have found that SC-1F spontaneously segregates to the interface through favorable miscibility and heterogeneous nucleation with the acceptor. Its long-lived charge-transfer (CT) state with a lifetime of >3 ns enhances charge generation efficiency in the PM6:BTP-eC9 blend, boosting the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 19.00% to 20.12%. More importantly, the double-cable nature of SC-1F enables it to be simultaneously miscible with donor and acceptor so as to act as the interfacial lock to prevent their self-aggregation under thermal treatment. Therefore, the PM6:BTP-eC9:SC-1F-based solar cells provided a high T<sub>80</sub> of 2175 h compared to a T<sub>80</sub> of 530 h based on PM6:BTP-eC9 under 65 °C treatment. Notably, SC-1F-based device demonstrates exceptional storage and thermal stability, with a T<sub>80</sub> lifetime exceeding 10 000 h. These results demonstrate the superior advantage of double-cable conjugated polymers as the third component to achieve efficient and stable OSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202514735"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One-Pot Sequential Coordination-Covalent Construction of Symmetry-Broken MN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Catalytic Sites in Cobalt-Polyimide Polymers for Nitrate Electroreduction.","authors":"Qinghao Liu, Zeying Yang, Shuai Yang, Ming Gao, Bin Chen, Xianzhe Wei, Shaohui Xiong, Ping Wang, Qing Xu, Zaoming Wang, Ziqian Xue, Cheng Gu","doi":"10.1002/anie.202513738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The metal-nitrogen chelated species, MN<sub>4</sub>, have shown promise as efficient electrocatalysts for nitrate reduction, yet the symmetric arrangement of N atoms results in suboptimal adsorption affinity toward reaction substrates and intermediates. The current approaches to breaking the symmetry of MN<sub>4</sub> suffer from inaccuracy and inhomogeneity because of the lack of strategies stemming from molecular design aspects. Herein, we report the construction of symmetry-broken MN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> sites in coordination polymers via sequential coordination-covalent control in a one-pot reaction. The dehydrogenating coordination preferentially occurs prior to the covalent imide-formation reaction, allowing the two reactions to be completely separated to afford molecularly precise polymer electrocatalysts that feature near-unity coordination degree and monodispersed atomic MN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> species with lowered symmetry, facilitating efficient nitrate reduction. Our study provides a design rationale to integrate diverse coordination and covalent chemistries into coordination polymers for electrocatalysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":520556,"journal":{"name":"Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)","volume":" ","pages":"e202513738"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}