{"title":"Scale-Resolved Silicon Deposition in a Jacketed Silane Reactor","authors":"Lu Qin,Jiyi Zhu,Yanzhe Gai,Pengfei Chu,Dezhi Yi,Qianjin Cai,Guojun Meng,Rui Guo,Yongfeng Lv,Hongjun Zhang,Guangning Qian,Chunxin Luo,Song Du,Zheng Liang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc00605a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc00605a","url":null,"abstract":"Matched-basis steady-RANS simulations separate single-rod axial nonuniformity from full-reactor rod-to-rod maldistribution in a jacketed silane reactor. Feed/exhaust topology strongly redistributes rod deposition at fixed precursor throughput, while the apparent cooling-jacket-radius response depends materially on the feed basis. Reduced chemistry is interpreted only within its configured scope.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221807","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":"Seconds-scale Joule-heating fabrication of gap-rich gold nanoparticle arrays for SEIRA detection of protein monolayers","authors":"Xin-Xin Wan,Wen-Ding Ye,Xin Gong,Han-Yu Lin,Zhiming Deng,Geng-Ze Chen,Pingping Zhuang,Haoran Wang,Jing Liu,En-Ming You","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05111a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05111a","url":null,"abstract":"Rapid Joule-heating annealing converts a 10 nm Au film into a centimetre-scale nanoparticle array within seconds. At 1100 °C, sub-10 nm gaps yield an apparent enhancement factor of 6.74 for BSA. The calculated detection limit is 0.512 µM, with protein monolayer detection demonstrated for covalently immobilized BSA and HSA.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221817","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 Self-Assembled Monolayers for Perovskite Solar Cells: from Small Molecule to Polymer","authors":"Jiaqi Huang,Lianggen Zhai,Chunle Yuan,Haoxin Zhou,Aihui Liang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05106e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05106e","url":null,"abstract":"Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have emerged as one of the most promising hole-selective materials for inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), where their interface regulation capability plays a decisive role in device efficiency and long-term stability. However, conventional small-molecule SAMs suffer from inherent limitations including insufficient anchoring strength, undesirable molecular aggregation and poor interfacial stability. This review systematically summarizes the interfacial regulation mechanism and the influence of molecular design strategies of the small-molecule SAMs with typical anchoring groups. Furthermore, we thoroughly review the recent progress of polymeric SAMs and in-situ crosslinking SAMs, with emphasis on their superiority in enhancing interfacial adhesion, solvent resistance, and thermal cycling durability. Finally, the future development directions of SAMs are prospected in terms of large-area and tandem PSCs, aiming to provide insightful guidelines for the design and optimization of next-generation high-performance perovskite photovoltaics.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221824","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}
Mahesh Y. Nagtilak,Amar Sain,Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu,Rambabu Chegondi
{"title":"Copper-mediated Brominative Cyclization of Alkyne-tethered Cyclohexadienones","authors":"Mahesh Y. Nagtilak,Amar Sain,Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu,Rambabu Chegondi","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05920a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05920a","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we report a Cu(II)-mediated brominative annulation of alkyne-tethered cyclohexa-2,5-dienones using inexpensive CuBr₂ as both the bromine source and alkyne activator, affording densely functionalized cis-hydrobenzofurans bearing versatile vinyl bromides. Unexpectedly, 2,6-disubstituted substrates underwent a metal-free thermal enyne cyclization via an Alder–ene pathway, selectively furnishing cis-hydrobenzofurans bearing conjugated exocyclic olefins.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221810","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":"Correction: A novel small-molecule fluorescent probe caused by minimal structural modifications for specific staining of the cell nuclear membrane","authors":"Wendong Jin,Yang Liu,Qing Lu,Jie Huang,Zhiqiang Liu,Xiaoqiang Yu","doi":"10.1039/d6cc90334g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc90334g","url":null,"abstract":"Correction for ‘A novel small-molecule fluorescent probe caused by minimal structural modifications for specific staining of the cell nuclear membrane’ by Wendong Jin et al., Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 2107–2110, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06678b.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221813","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":"Poly(ionic liquid)-mediated regulation of the structural integrity of ZIF-8-derived porous carbon for enhanced mass transport","authors":"Yu Wang,Yingjie Chang,Yanqing Wang,Qi Li","doi":"10.1039/d6cc06660g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc06660g","url":null,"abstract":"An ionic liquid (IL) monomer, [VBIM][BF4], was in-situ photopolymerized (PIL) and grown throughout the framework of ZIF-8. We show that PIL effectively mitigate skeleton collapse through physical confinement pyrolysis within 3D interconnected pores that stabilize ligands, thereby maintaining the well-defined morphology and hierarchical pore structure of the ZIF-8 derived carbon pseudomorph. The resulting advanced catalyst exhibits enhanced intrinsic activity through rapid mass transport during the ORR process, achieving an enhanced turnover frequency.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221802","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":"Stereochemical engineering of GLP-1 blocks proteolysis while preserving its metal-binding core","authors":"Gabriela Potoczniak,Mariusz Dziadas,Danuta Witkowska,Paweł Figurski,Beata Nowak,Magdalena Rowinska-Zyrek","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04811k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc04811k","url":null,"abstract":"Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is rapidly degraded by proteases, which limits its stability in biological systems. Here, we demonstrate that appropriate stereochemical engineering through selective D-amino acid substitutions efficiently blocks proteolysis while preserving the intrinsic metal-binding core of the peptide. Despite substantial modification of the primary structure, the engineered analogue retains its ability to coordinate metal ions through the conserved coordination motif. These findings reveal an unexpected robustness of the GLP-1 metal-binding site and show that proteolytic stability can be enhanced without disrupting metal-binding functionality. The work establishes stereochemical engineering as a strategy to decouple enzymatic stability from coordination properties in peptide systems.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149221809","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":"Highly accessible geometrically curved Fe-N4 sites on hillock-like nanocarbon via sub-atmospheric pressure Joule heating for boosting electrochemical oxygen reduction","authors":"Feng Liu,Linhui Cui,Jianfei Cheng,Kai Ge,Bolong Yang,Shuai Yuan,Zhicheng Zhai,Yuan Ji,Rongrong Jiang,Yingchun Guo,Lei Shi,Heng Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc06204k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc06204k","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we firstly report a sub-atmospheric pressure Joule heating strategy for the synthesis of geometrically curved Fe-N4 single-atom catalyst with hillock-like nanocarbon (Cur-Fe SAC). The Cur-Fe SAC delivers an exceptional oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.911 V versus RHE, surpassing most noble-metal-free ORR catalysts. This work provides new insights into the design of single-atom catalysts with curved configurations for efficient electrocatalysis.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218243","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":"Nonlinear Optical Response in Water-Soluble Ionic Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts: A Two-Photon Absorption Study","authors":"Nikita Vashistha,Arindam Konar,Johannes Liessem,Radim Beranek,Benjamin Dietzek-Ivanšić","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05564h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05564h","url":null,"abstract":"The two-photon absorption in water-soluble ionic PHI photocatalysts is investigated by single-beam z-scan. A systematic variation of sample concentration and laser irradiance shows that nonlinear absorption in the material is governed by trap states, the nature of which is controlled by the type of cation.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218125","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 oxidative radical annulation of 1,n-enynes: synthetic methodology and synthetic applications based on radical precursors","authors":"Caijian Nie,Ke-Jing Li,Hao-Ran Liu,Jun-Bo Wang,Yan Liu,Shuai-Kang Guo,Yukai Liu,Kai Sun,Xi Li,Xingfeng Bai,Yuan-Yuan Sun,Yan-Ping Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05357b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05357b","url":null,"abstract":"1,n-Enynes compounds are versatile reagents for synthesising a range of complex cyclic systems, owing to their multifunctional reactive sites. Recently, oxidative radical annulation of 1,n-enynes has emerged as a versatile and potent approach, facilitating the rapid and efficient construction of structurally diverse and biologically active complex frameworks. The numerous successful examples presented herein demonstrate the potential of this approach in organic synthesis, materials science, and medicinal chemistry. Various carbon-, sulfur-, nitrogen-, and phosphorus-centred radicals have been employed in the annulation of enynes to synthesise many valuable molecules, such as natural products, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and drug-like molecules. This review comprehensively summarises recent advancements in this domain, with a specific emphasis on the categorisation of radical precursors. Illustrative instances of oxidative radical annulation involving various radical precursors are provided to give a thorough overview of current research advancements and to offer insights into future directions in this field.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218240","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}