Noga Eren, Lena Rieder, Etienne Bérard, Rosario Scopelliti, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Anne-Sophie Chauvin, Kay Severin
{"title":"Synthesis, structure, and host-guest chemistry of an octahedral, metal-organic Au<sub>12</sub> cage.","authors":"Noga Eren, Lena Rieder, Etienne Bérard, Rosario Scopelliti, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Anne-Sophie Chauvin, Kay Severin","doi":"10.1039/d6cc06160e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc06160e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A metal-organic Au<sub>12</sub> cage was obtained by reaction of a dipyrazole ligand with AuCl(SMe<sub>2</sub>). The cage has an octahedral geometry, with Au<sub>3</sub>(pyrazolate)<sub>3</sub> complexes paneling four out of the eight faces. The cage can act as an <i>exo</i>- and <i>endo</i>-receptor for fullerenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190183","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":"Synergistic S-scheme heterojunction and ligand-to-metal charge transfer in Ni-MOF/CdS for bifunctional photoredox catalysis.","authors":"Ruoning Zhan, Tongzheng Zhang, Zhaohui Huang, Senlin Zhang, Xiuqiang Xie, Nan Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04165e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc04165e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>S-scheme heterojunctions favor efficient charge separation while preserving strong redox capabilities. Here, we report a Ni-MOF/CdS S-scheme heterojunction synthesized <i>via in situ</i> growth of CdS nanoparticles on a lamellar Ni-MOF. The synergy between the ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) state of Ni-MOF and the S-scheme charge transfer mechanism broadens light absorption and enhances charge separation. The optimal Ni-MOF/CdS achieves H<sub>2</sub> evolution of 20.7 mmol g<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> and a benzaldehyde yield of 20.0 mmol g<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> without a co-catalyst, outperforming pristine Ni-MOF and CdS by 20-fold and 2.6-fold, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190168","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":"High-Entropy Carbides: Structure, Synthesis and Catalytic Applications","authors":"Pei-Yu Cao,Chen-Yi Zhu,Ye-Chuang Han","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04985k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc04985k","url":null,"abstract":"High-entropy carbides (HECs)-multicomponent interstitial compounds with multiple transition metals distributed on a shared metal sublattice and carbon occupying interstitial sites-expand the catalytic design space beyond conventional unary and binary carbides, owing to their diverse local coordination environments, tunable metal-carbon bonding, and rich defect chemistry. Nevertheless, HECs, especially nanoscale HECs, remain far less developed than high-entropy alloys and conventional transition-metal carbides. Their vast compositional space is paired with tightly coupled challenges in phase formation, carbon stoichiometry, elemental mixing uniformity, surface chemistry and structure, all of which are difficult to regulate independently. This Review establishes a structure-synthesis-catalysis framework for the field. We examine the crystal chemistry, thermodynamic descriptors, and computational design strategies for navigating the extensive HEC composition space, and compare conventional thermal processing with emerging ultrafast synthetic routes. We further define the core structural evidence required to rigorously verify phase purity, intraparticle elemental distributions, carbon vacancies, and reaction-induced surface reconstruction. We then critically assess reported catalytic applications, distinguish well-substantiated findings from prospective opportunities, and identify key priorities for scalable synthesis, operando characterization, and predictive catalyst design. By bridging materials design principles with working-state structural verification, this Review provides a rigorous foundation for the rational development of HECs as functional catalytic materials.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173126","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}
Jiahe Shi, Kewei Li, Jinqiu Lv, Yan Wang, Shunsheng Ye, Liying Zhang, Fuqiang Fan, Yu Fu, Tieqiang Wang
{"title":"Rewritable photonic paper based on a Fabry-Pérot resonator with dynamic acylhydrazone crosslinking poly(diacetone acrylamide) brushes.","authors":"Jiahe Shi, Kewei Li, Jinqiu Lv, Yan Wang, Shunsheng Ye, Liying Zhang, Fuqiang Fan, Yu Fu, Tieqiang Wang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04937k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc04937k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, a rewritable metal-insulator-metal (MIM) resonator based photonic paper is reported by introducing dynamically crosslinked poly(diacetone acrylamide) (PDAA) brushes, whose structural colour pattern can be repeatedly written/erased.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190126","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}
Xiao Liang,Fan Liu,Haifeng Wei,Yan Zhang,Cheng Rui,Lan Guo,Wenbin Zhong,Yiqun Wan
{"title":"Determination of plasticizers in prepared dishes using Al(OH)(1,4-ndc)-based dispersive solid-phase extraction coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS","authors":"Xiao Liang,Fan Liu,Haifeng Wei,Yan Zhang,Cheng Rui,Lan Guo,Wenbin Zhong,Yiqun Wan","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05457a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05457a","url":null,"abstract":"An Al(OH)(1,4-ndc)-based d-SPE coupled with UHPLC-MS/MS method was developed to quantify five emerging plasticizers in prepared dishes, achieving LOQs of 0.24–3.41 µg L−1 and recoveries of 77.0–99.0%. Real-sample analysis revealed matrix-dependent contamination, with high-fat dishes exhibiting significantly higher plasticizer levels than low-fat counterparts.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"409 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173133","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":"Digital bioassays through the lens of partitioning strategies.","authors":"Ulysse Le Bas, Guillaume Gines","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04696g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6cc04696g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Absolute quantification of biomolecules increasingly relies on digital bioassays, which convert continuous concentration measurements into binary, countable events distributed across a large number of independent partitions. Applying Poisson statistics to the fraction of positive partitions allows target concentration to be determined without an external calibration curve, offering a level of precision and reproducibility that conventional analog methods struggle to match. In this review, we organize the diverse digital bioassay frameworks around two complementary partitioning strategies: volume-based assays, which physically divide the sample into discrete reaction vessels such as droplets or microwells, and capture-based assays, which instead capture target molecules onto individual solid supports, including microbeads and patterned microspots. Within each strategy, we highlight how design choices, partition dispersity, capture specificity, isolation format, and signal localization can be combined modularly to tune precision, dynamic range, multiplexing capacity, and operational simplicity. We further show how these two partitioning logics increasingly converge in hybrid architectures, and how compartment-free signal amplification chemistries are relaxing the historical dependence of digital detection on dedicated microfluidic hardware. By providing a unified perspective on digital quantification, this review identifies common design principles across diverse assay formats and outlines opportunities for developing simpler, more accessible, and application-specific digital bioassays.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":"20243-20255"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149035579","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}
Jun Dong,Bangshuai Peng,Wenrui She,Yuanzhi Ding,Xinjun Tang
{"title":"Dearomative Difunctionalization Spirocyclization of Unactivated Arenes without a Catalyst","authors":"Jun Dong,Bangshuai Peng,Wenrui She,Yuanzhi Ding,Xinjun Tang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05868j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05868j","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we present an intermolecular dearomative spirocyclization/1,4-alkyl oximation of unactivated arenes. This catalyst-free strategy relies on the photochemical N–N bond cleavage of N-nitrosamines to produce nitrogen-centered radicals. By integrating an amidyl radical transfer strategy with DABSO-mediated trapping of the nitrogen-centered radicals, this method enables the simultaneous difunctionalization of alkenes and formal dearomative spirocyclization of unactivated arenes.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173131","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}