John Mondal, Chitra Sarkar, Chandan Biswas, Ratul Paul
{"title":"Scientific Mapping about Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents using Porous-Organic-Polymers with Internal Molecular Free Volume","authors":"John Mondal, Chitra Sarkar, Chandan Biswas, Ratul Paul","doi":"10.1039/d5cc00963d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc00963d","url":null,"abstract":"Chemical warfare agents (CWA’s) have consistently been a global concern regarding both defence and civilian safety. In order to safeguard people from these harmful chemicals, numerous research teams have collaborated with defence organizations for an advanced technological solution regarding effectiveness and strength. In this context, porous organic polymers (POPs) have been thoroughly investigated as an ideal option for catalytically detoxifying CWA’s by initially capturing them and subsequently transforming them into harmless chemicals. POPs are a new category of porous organic materials primarily made up of organic components linked by robust covalent bonds, resulting in highly interconnected frameworks with firm structures and defined voids for housing guest molecule. This feature article offers a summary of current studies concerning different synthetic methods for POPs (HCPs, PIMs, and certain amorphous POPs), potential modifications to their functionality, and their promising use in photocatalytic/thermal detoxification of chemical warfare agents (CWA’s). This review underscores the need for ongoing research to create effective, safe, and ecofriendly decontamination techniques. Ultimately, various catalytic process of detoxification like hydrolysis, oxidation was explored with POPs and mechanism was established through structure activity relationship with various novel techniques. Additional needs and potential applications of utilizing POPs as nanoreactors for the detoxification of CWA’s have also been discussed.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"149 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603809","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":"Recent Advances in Zinc–Zinc Bonded Complexes: Synthesis and Reactivity","authors":"Shengjie Jiang, Shuilian Xu, Xin Xu","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02997j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02997j","url":null,"abstract":"Since the seminal report on dizincocene [Zn2Cp*2] (Cp* = C5Me5) by Carmona and coworkers, zinc–zinc bonded complexes have garnered significant research interest owing to their structural versatility and applications in both stoichiometric and catalytic processes. Building on the elegant review in 2012, this feature article briefly reviews decadal advances in the synthesis and reactivity of Zn–Zn bonded species. We specifically highlight methodological innovations in synthesizing these species, including novel reductant systems, ligand substitution strategies, and zinc hydride dehydrocoupling protocols. A survey of their reactivity is subsequently presented, encompassing heterometallic complex formation, small molecule activation, and catalytic transformations. The elucidation of novel reaction modes, expansion of catalytic frontiers, and exploration of non-classical Zn–Zn bonding configurations represent compelling yet formidable challenges in this domain; thus, concerted research efforts are required in the future.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603843","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}
Zhongrui Wang, Yongzheng Xing, Yuwen Meng, Xu Wang
{"title":"Actuation of Bilayer Hydrogels via a Cross-Stimuli Chemical Reaction Network","authors":"Zhongrui Wang, Yongzheng Xing, Yuwen Meng, Xu Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02922h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02922h","url":null,"abstract":"A bilayer hydrogel integrating a thermo-responsive layer and an ionic-sensitive layer is fabricated through a cross-stimuli chemical reaction network. This system leverages ion-regulated modulation of the volume phase transition temperature and thermally accelerated decomposition of ammonium carbonate to achieve synergistic cross-stimuli effects, enabling spatiotemporally programmable actuation under coupled environmental triggers.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603847","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}
Jiahao Li, Sen Wang, Liaoyuan Chen, Liangjun Chen, Yongwu Peng
{"title":"Two-dimensional Sub-stoichiometric Covalent Organic Frameworks: From Synthesis to Applications","authors":"Jiahao Li, Sen Wang, Liaoyuan Chen, Liangjun Chen, Yongwu Peng","doi":"10.1039/d5cc01030f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc01030f","url":null,"abstract":"Sub-stoichiometrically covalent organic frameworks (ss-COFs) are an emerging class of crystalline porous materials featuring periodic unreacted sites derived from organic building blocks. While maintaining the crystallinity, porosity, and stability of stoichiometric COFs, these frameworks exhibit enhanced functionality due to their uncondensed sites. These reactive sites not only modulate key structural properties such as charge transport and light absorption but also enable post-synthetic modifications for tailored applications. This review highlights recent advances in the design and synthesis of two-dimensional ss-COFs, emphasizing precise stoichiometric control. Their distinctive properties and potential applications in gas separation, catalysis, and sensing are discussed, along with key challenges and future research directions in this rapidly evolving field.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603813","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":"Pd-catalyzed asymmetric (6+2) dipolar cyclization for medium-sized spirooxindoles","authors":"Yu-Qing Xiao, Zi-Qing Li, Fang Hu, Tian-Yu Li, Zheng-Xin Zhou, Zhihan Zhang, Ying Tan, Wen-Jing Xiao, Konstantin Nikolaevich Gavrilov, Liang-Qiu Lu","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02323h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02323h","url":null,"abstract":"Chiral spirooxindoles are privileged scaffolds in bioactive molecules, yet efficient strategies for their functionalization—especially for medium-sized spirocycles—remain scarce. We report a Pd-catalyzed asymmetric (6+2) dipolar cyclization between vinyloxetanes and 3-diazoquinoline-2,4-diones, which allows the synthesis of enantioenriched spirooxindoles with eight-membered lactones under mild conditions. This method provides 22 examples with high yields and enantioselectivities (up to 90% yield and 98% ee), facilitated by a tailored chiral phosphine ligand and <em>in situ</em> photogenerated ketene dipolarophiles.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603848","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":"One-pot electrochemical synthesis of N-trifluoromethylthio sulfoximines from sulfoximines via N-SCN intermediates","authors":"Peng Qian, Qian Meng, Tianran Sheng, Huihui Niu, Wenxuan Zhan, Lexuan Zhang, Dongping Zheng","doi":"10.1039/d5cc03026a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03026a","url":null,"abstract":"We reported an electrochemical method for the generation of N-thiocyanato sulfoximines from sulfoximines and ammonium thiocyanate. With NH4I as the mediator and electrolyte, the presynthesis of N-Br sulfoximines were avoided. Moreover, this sustainable approach can be applied in the synthesis of N-trifluoromethylthio sulfoximines by varying sulfoximines in one pot.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603811","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}
Chengcheng Zhou, Bing Liu, Yihui Shen, Zeyao Yu, Hang Yao, Lei Han, Weijiang Guan
{"title":"Balancing UV-to-Blue Light Conversion by Membrane-Embedded AIE Antennas for Enhanced Photosynthesis","authors":"Chengcheng Zhou, Bing Liu, Yihui Shen, Zeyao Yu, Hang Yao, Lei Han, Weijiang Guan","doi":"10.1039/d5cc03540f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03540f","url":null,"abstract":"Cationic tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-based amphiphiles were developed as membrane antennas to enhance photosynthesis. The positioning of TPE group was adjusted to balance ultraviolet to blue light conversion, significantly boosting photosynthetic activity.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"266 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603844","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}
Simon Barth, Leo Scheibe, Maria Casapu, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt
{"title":"Novel and more facile synthesis of highly dispersed iron in small-pore zeolites by ion exchange for catalytic applications","authors":"Simon Barth, Leo Scheibe, Maria Casapu, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02081f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02081f","url":null,"abstract":"Iron exchanged zeolite catalysts have been synthesized by an aqueous ion-exchange with iron powder and acetic acid under a protective atmosphere. This simplified strategy for producing Fe(II) in situ was found to lead to highly dispersed iron even within the zeolite framework for small-pore zeolites, which is attractive for various catalytic applications. The obtained samples were applied in the selective catalytic reduction of NO<small><sub>x</sub></small> with NH<small><sub>3</sub></small>.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"149 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603810","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}
Li Yao, jun guo, Chaoxin Yang, Zixiao Li, Shengjun Sun, Yue Meng, Wei Zuo, Xixi Zhang, Hefeng Wang, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Wenbo Lu, Xuping Sun, Bo Tang
{"title":"A synergistic strategy of Fe doping and anion protection enables efficient and robust seawater electrolysis","authors":"Li Yao, jun guo, Chaoxin Yang, Zixiao Li, Shengjun Sun, Yue Meng, Wei Zuo, Xixi Zhang, Hefeng Wang, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Wenbo Lu, Xuping Sun, Bo Tang","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02784e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02784e","url":null,"abstract":"Seawater electrolysis is a promising method for producing hydrogen, but the generation of corrosive chlorine species (e.g., chloride and hypochlorite) remains a critical challenge. Herein, we successfully synthesized a FeNiP/MoOx/NiMoO4/NF electrocatalyst through Fe doping and subsequent phosphidation of NiMoO4/NF, which exhibits exceptional activity and stability for alkaline seawater oxidation. FeNiP/MoOx/NiMoO4/NF requires an overpotential of 349 mV to reach a current density (j) of 1000 mA cm−2, showing constant operation for 500 h at the same j. Furthermore, an anion-exchange membrane electrolyzer equipped with FeNiP/MoOx/NiMoO4/NF demonstrates excellent performance, requiring only 2.12 V to achieve 300 mA cm−2 while maintaining stable operation for 180 h.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603849","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}
Kotoko Ariga, Muhammad Rezki, Kayo Suzuki-Nagata, Tsutomu Mikawa, Seiya Tsujimura
{"title":"MOF-Based Hybrid Electrodes for Multi-Enzyme Cascade Reactions with Stabilized Mediator Immobilization","authors":"Kotoko Ariga, Muhammad Rezki, Kayo Suzuki-Nagata, Tsutomu Mikawa, Seiya Tsujimura","doi":"10.1039/d5cc02674a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02674a","url":null,"abstract":"ZIF67–NQS/CNT hybrid electrodes enabling stable mediator immobilization and efficient multi-enzyme cascade reactions exhibited enhanced current output attributed to the cascade effect. Notably, the pyruvate byproduct inhibited lactate oxidase activity, while its elimination via pyruvate decarboxylase significantly improved the current response. This strategy offers both mechanistic insights and practical advantages.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"158 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603812","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}