Adrian Espineira-Gutierrez, Ines Caro-Noakes, Min Zhang, Marta Mas-Torrent, Elzbieta Regulska, Carlos Romero-Nieto
{"title":"The role of main group elements in shaping the properties of linearly-fused heterohexaarenes","authors":"Adrian Espineira-Gutierrez, Ines Caro-Noakes, Min Zhang, Marta Mas-Torrent, Elzbieta Regulska, Carlos Romero-Nieto","doi":"10.1039/d5cc03235k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03235k","url":null,"abstract":"Embedding main group elements into the π-scaffold of linearly-fused hexaarenes enables fine-tuning of their optoelectronic properties in solution and in the solid state. Phosphorus leads to the best electron-accepting properties and increases fluorescence quantum yield in solution, silicon maximizes emission in the solid-state, whereas nitrogen leads to the smallest bandgap and promotes stronger intermolecular interactions. These findings offer key insights into structure–property relationships driven by main-group elements, establishing new design principles for the development of improved functional organic materials.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035989","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}
Alexandre Genoux, Tak Hin Wong, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Kay Severin
{"title":"Covalent capture of nitrous oxide by phosphanides","authors":"Alexandre Genoux, Tak Hin Wong, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Kay Severin","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04154f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04154f","url":null,"abstract":"Potassium phosphanides with adamantyl or <em>tert</em>-butyl groups form covalent adducts with N<small><sub>2</sub></small>O. The adducts are sufficiently stable to permit crystallographic analyses and reactivity studies.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035990","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":"Effective Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation by Triphenylamine-Based Two-dimensional Zirconium-Organic Frameworks","authors":"Jungeng Wang, De-Shan Zhang, Zhiyong Wang, Zexiang Wang, Shuo Kong, Tian-Xiang Luan, Weiliu Fan, Haifeng Lu, Pei-Zhou Li","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04290a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04290a","url":null,"abstract":"Two triphenylamine-based layer MOFs, Zr-TCA (H 3 TCA = 4,4',4\"tricarboxyl triphenylamine) and Zr-NBC (H 3 NBC = 4′,4‴,4‴″nitrilotris-(([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carboxylic acid)) were constructed for photogeneration of H 2 O 2 . Experiments showed that both of them exhibit high performance, which should be attributed to the abundant exposed active sites of their 2D structures.Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) usually serves as an environmentalfriendly strong oxidizing agent and a high-energy-density fuel, making it highly valuable across industrial, energy, and medical fields. [1][2][3] Currently, the predominant industrial method for H 2 O 2 production is the anthraquinone process, 4 which involves a multi-step synthesis that is energy-intensive and generates organic pollutants. Therefore, a more economical and environmental-friendly way to produce hydrogen peroxide is needed. To meet the demand of the growing market and environmental protection policy, various technologies of H 2 O 2 production have been developed, 5 among which, photocatalysis has been regarded as a revolutionary approach to green energy production. In H 2 O 2 production, the photocatalytic method enables the direct synthesis of H 2 O 2 through redox reactions using water, oxygen, and solar energy as raw materials. [6][7][8] This approach offers advantages such as mild reaction conditions, the absence of secondary pollution, and efficient solar energy conversion, highlighting its immense potential for future applications. Nevertheless, the fabrication of effective photocatalysts for H 2 O 2 production is still of great challenge.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035581","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}
Kehui Wei, Qian Liu, Mingxuan Jia, Huadong Heng, Lijun Ding, Jin Shen, Min Zhang, Deping Wang, Kun Wang
{"title":"In-situ Electrostatic Assembly of ZnO Nanocrystals and 2D Graphene-like Porous SOFs for Synergistic Boosting Electrochemiluminescence Performances","authors":"Kehui Wei, Qian Liu, Mingxuan Jia, Huadong Heng, Lijun Ding, Jin Shen, Min Zhang, Deping Wang, Kun Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04736f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04736f","url":null,"abstract":"ZnO nanocrystals and 2D graphene-like porous supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs) nanocomposites was fabricated by in-situ electrostatic assembling strategy, which exhibited synergistic enhanced electrochemiluminescence performances (with an electrochemical luminescence signal as high as 17500 a.u.), and sensitive detection of aflD gene.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035578","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}
Ke Zhao, Ni Gan, Meng-Ning Cui, Yang Xia, Xiaofang Li, Heng Yang, Juntao Yan, Bicheng Zhu
{"title":"Novel organic/inorganic NH 2 -UiO-66/ZnO heterojuncton for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production in pure water","authors":"Ke Zhao, Ni Gan, Meng-Ning Cui, Yang Xia, Xiaofang Li, Heng Yang, Juntao Yan, Bicheng Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04650e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04650e","url":null,"abstract":"A highly active heterojunction photocatalyst was prepared though dispersing NU-66 octahedrons on the surface of ZnO nanofibers. Among the synthesized samples, the optimal composite (NU-66/ZnO-5) demonstrated the highest H 2 O 2 generation rate in pure water and ambient air. The mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity was elucidated by empirical characterization and theoretical simulation.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035580","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}
Hao Jin, Yuxuan Wang, Yang Hou, Zongyue Nian, Sheng Ye
{"title":"Bulk and Surface Engineering of MoO2 Nanoreactors for Boosting Electrocatalytic Water Splitting","authors":"Hao Jin, Yuxuan Wang, Yang Hou, Zongyue Nian, Sheng Ye","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04100g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04100g","url":null,"abstract":"Electrocatalytic water splitting represents a green technology for efficient hydrogen production, with its core challenge lying in the development of highly efficient, stable, and low-cost electrocatalysts. Molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) has garnered considerable attention due to its metallic-like high electrical conductivity and the intrinsic adsorption and activation capabilities of its surface-exposed Mo sites towards H+, O2, and H2O, making it a promising candidate for electrocatalytic water splitting with significant research value and application potential. This review summarizes recent advances in the synthesis methods, bulk and surface modification strategies for MoO2 nanoreactors, which have been employed to enhance their intrinsic catalytic activity. By integrating in situ characterization techniques with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the review comprehensively elucidates the dynamic structural evolution and mechanistic insights of MoO2 nanoreactors during the catalytic process, providing a theoretical foundation for the rational design of MoO2 nanoreactors. The goal is to develop high-performance MoO2-based electrocatalysts through bulk and surface engineering to enhance efficient and sustainable hydrogen energy production, thereby offering theoretical insights into electrocatalytic water splitting.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"100 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035991","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":"Controllable mechanochromic responses in fluorescent elastomers <i>via</i> perylene bisimide aggregation engineering.","authors":"Dengchong Feng, Yechang Feng, Zhaozhao Xu, Jing Li, Shaolin Lu, Rui Chen, Yuzhao Yang, Cheng Wang, Zetong Ma, Zhongke Yuan, Xudong Chen","doi":"10.1039/d5cc03586d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03586d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study presents an aggregation-engineering strategy to create tunable, reversible mechanochromic elastomers by doping carboxylated perylene bisimides (PBI) into polyurethane elastomers (TPUs). Additionally, the mechanochromic sensitivity of PBI was found to correlate with the hydrogen bonding strength between TPU and PBI, providing theoretical guidance for anticounterfeiting and sensing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038835","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":"Asymmetric C–H hydroarylation and annulation cascade for the skeletal diversification of dihydrofuran-fused-phthalimides","authors":"Paushali Naskar, Somratan Sau, Akhila Kumar Sahoo","doi":"10.1039/d5cc03717d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc03717d","url":null,"abstract":"We report a Ru(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C(aryl)–H hydroarylation–annulation cascade with isocyanates for the synthesis of structurally diverse dihydrofuran-fused phthalimides. A chiral sulfoximine directing group ensures high enantioselectivity (up to 97:3 er). The method exhibits broad substrate scope and is scalable to gram scale, offering access to construct complex enantioenriched heterocycles.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035574","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":"Contributors to the Pioneering Investigators collection 2025: Part 1.","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d5cc90272j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc90272j","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145032515","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}
shijian luo, Yongduo Liu, Yang Song, Yuran Yang, Daojun Long, Li Li, Siguo Chen, Zidong Wei
{"title":"Dual nitrogen and oxygen vacancies-enhanced plasma catalysis for mild NH3 synthesis","authors":"shijian luo, Yongduo Liu, Yang Song, Yuran Yang, Daojun Long, Li Li, Siguo Chen, Zidong Wei","doi":"10.1039/d5cc04331j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04331j","url":null,"abstract":"Plasma-assisted NH3 synthesis has recently emerged as a promising complementary approach to the Haber–Bosch process for decentralized and sustainable NH3 production. Here, we introduce an ingenious catalyst design strategy featuring “dual vacancies” that significantly enhances the Mars–van Krevelen (MvK) pathway on a TiN/TiO2 catalyst, enabling high-efficiency NH3 production under mild conditions. Using this strategy, we achieved a superhigh NH3 yield of 226.3 mg·h-1·g-1cat., surpassing the catalytic activity of most reported catalysts.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145035575","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}