Yalin He, Rongyao Li, Haojie Tong, Wendi Wang, Jingyu Zhang, Jialong Li, Dongyuan Zhao and Kun Lan
{"title":"Emerging compositions in functional mesoporous materials","authors":"Yalin He, Rongyao Li, Haojie Tong, Wendi Wang, Jingyu Zhang, Jialong Li, Dongyuan Zhao and Kun Lan","doi":"10.1039/D4CS01308E","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CS01308E","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Functional mesoporous materials have attracted immense attention in a variety of fields since their first advent in 1990s due to their excellent characteristics, such as unique porous configurations, uniform and adjustable pore size and large specific surface area. Great research progress has been made in the past decade in enriching assembly methodologies, cultivating versatile mesoporous materials with different functionalities as well as exploring pristine applications. A comprehensive and updated overview is very necessary in view of the escalating advancements in this field. In this review, we present a comprehensive and systematic review to summarize the recent progress of mesoporous materials, including the captivating properties, significant milestones, synthetic methods, mesostructural control, current compositions as well as the potential in cutting-edge applications. Notably, we put particular emphasis on introducing recent breakthroughs in constructing novel mesoporous components and underlying assembly chemistries. The advantages and shortcomings of functional mesoporous materials in applications like catalysis, energy, adsorption, sensing, and separation are also described. Finally, this review will prospect the challenges and possible development of mesoporous materials to provide inspirations for ambitious future in the next generation.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 14","pages":" 6927-6972"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144269081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radical sulfonylation with sulfur dioxide surrogates","authors":"Wei Xiao, Jian-Qiang Chen and Jie Wu","doi":"10.1039/D4CS01312C","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CS01312C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Sulfur dioxide is a toxic atmospheric pollutant, primarily emitted from the combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels. The development of clean and cost-effective chemical processes for capturing SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> has garnered significant interest from both industry and academia. On the other hand, sulfonyl-derived functional groups occupy a significant position in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and materials science. As versatile building blocks, sulfonyl groups can be utilized in a variety of bond-forming reactions in modern organic chemistry. Thus, the direct synthesis of these SO<small><sub>2</sub></small>-containing compounds from SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> under mild conditions represents a more atom-efficient and greener approach. Owing to the troublesome issue of using toxic and malodorous gaseous SO<small><sub>2</sub></small>, sulfonylation reactions involving diverse SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> surrogates provide an efficient and promising method for the synthesis of SO<small><sub>2</sub></small>-containing compounds. Since 2014, radical-mediated SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> insertion strategies have attracted significant attention. By using photocatalysis, electrochemistry, transition-metal catalysis, and thermal initiation, significant progress has been made toward radical sulfonylation with SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> surrogates. This review highlights the advances from the past decade that provide readers with essential tools for designing and implementing radical sulfonylation using SO<small><sub>2</sub></small> surrogates in organic synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 14","pages":" 6832-6926"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li Yan, Alberto J. Huertas-Alonso, Hai Liu, Lin Dai, Chuanling Si and Mika H. Sipponen
{"title":"Lignin polymerization: towards high-performance materials","authors":"Li Yan, Alberto J. Huertas-Alonso, Hai Liu, Lin Dai, Chuanling Si and Mika H. Sipponen","doi":"10.1039/D4CS01044B","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CS01044B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Lignocellulosic biomass is the only sufficiently available resource for the sustainable development of the bioeconomy. Among the main components of lignocellulose, lignin has a tremendous potential to serve as a natural aromatic polymer resource due to the vast amounts of lignin available from industrial processes. However, commercial application of lignin is still limited and represents only a minor fraction of the potential utilization of approximately 20 million tons that can readily be isolated from spent pulping liquors and obtained as a residue from lignocellulosic biorefineries. Industrial processes generally depolymerize lignin into heterogeneous mixtures of low molecular weight macromolecules with a high degree of condensation, which collectively makes it challenging to develop them into high-performance materials. Although often neglected, some of the major limitations of these so-called technical lignins are their low molar mass and high dispersity, which make these lignins have poor mechanical properties. The polymerization of small lignin fragments not only contributes to the development of high-performance and multifunctional advanced materials, but also helps to improve the fundamental theory of lignin polymer chemistry. In this review, the polymerization of lignin <em>via</em> physical (aggregation), chemical (chain extension, cross-linking, and grafting), and biological (enzymatic polymerization) routes is described, its applications are assessed, and prospects for the development of high-performance lignin polymer materials are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 14","pages":" 6634-6651"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cs/d4cs01044b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144252195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abinaya Arunachalam, Maria Perraki, Bram Knegt, Mirka Macel, Dagmar Voigt and Marleen Kamperman
{"title":"Turning over a new leaf: innovative pest control from a materials science perspective","authors":"Abinaya Arunachalam, Maria Perraki, Bram Knegt, Mirka Macel, Dagmar Voigt and Marleen Kamperman","doi":"10.1039/D5CS00458F","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D5CS00458F","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The growing demand for food due to a global population increase has made the use of pesticides in agriculture unavoidable despite their various harmful side effects. Driven by stricter legislation, nations are now compelled to find alternatives. This situation led to accelerated research around the world, focusing on developing new chemistries to enhance the environmental safety of pesticides. In recent years, bioinspired strategies of pest control have emerged as alternatives to the development of new synthetic pesticides. In order to design innovative eco-friendly pest management techniques, a thorough understanding of naturally existing physical and chemical defences in plants is needed. Building upon this knowledge, material science provides innovative strategies for designing physical barriers, biomimetic adhesives, and targeted delivery systems that go beyond traditional chemical approaches. This tutorial review explores the intricate relationships between plants and insects, focusing on natural defence mechanisms such as plant cuticles, trichomes, and thigmonasty. We also review advances in synthetic pesticide use, including enhanced adhesion and controlled release formulations. In addition, we delve into advances in other integrated pest management domains, discussing the potential of bioinspired surfaces and biological control methods. This overview aims to foster comprehensive understanding and interdisciplinary approaches, highlighting the pivotal role of material science in improving sustainable pest control for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6525-6552"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cs/d5cs00458f?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144238173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Wang, Wanru Liao, Yao Tan, Olivier Henrotte, Yicui Kang, Kang Liu, Junwei Fu, Zhang Lin, Liyuan Chai, Emiliano Cortes and Min Liu
{"title":"Transfer dynamics of photo-generated carriers in catalysis","authors":"Jun Wang, Wanru Liao, Yao Tan, Olivier Henrotte, Yicui Kang, Kang Liu, Junwei Fu, Zhang Lin, Liyuan Chai, Emiliano Cortes and Min Liu","doi":"10.1039/D5CS00512D","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D5CS00512D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Semiconductor based photo-assisted catalytic reaction, leveraging solar energy for chemical fuel production and pollutant treatment, relies heavily on carrier separation and migration. Despite extensive efforts to enhance carrier separation, understanding carrier transfer dynamics remains limited, hindering large-scale application. This review systematically examines carrier transfer dynamics characterization, highlighting semiconductors' intrinsic properties, carrier relaxation methods, and spatiotemporal visualization. We also discuss plasmonic metal catalysts, a novel photocatalyst class with unique carrier dynamics. Furthermore, we evaluate advanced techniques and metrics for assessing carrier transfer, offering insights for developing high-performance catalysts. Finally, we provide a summary and outlook on future developments and standards in carrier transfer dynamics characterization for improved photo-related catalytic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6553-6596"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cs/d5cs00512d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144238172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent advances in catalytic asymmetric metalloid–hydrogen bond insertion of transition-metal carbenes","authors":"Shuyue Zhang and Ming-Hua Xu","doi":"10.1039/D5CS00195A","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D5CS00195A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Over recent decades, transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric carbene insertion into metalloid–hydrogen bonds (B–H/Si–H/Ge–H) has become a prominent research area. This review summarizes recent enantioselective strategies for constructing chiral organoboron, organosilicon, and organogermanium compounds through carbon–metalloid bond formation. Approaches are classified by chirality induction modes, with emphasis on transition-metal catalysts paired with precisely designed chiral ligands, including bisoxazolines, dienes, carboxylates, and diimines. Mechanistic correlations between ligand architectures and stereocontrol are discussed. Additionally, environmentally friendly biocatalytic approaches using engineered enzymes are also highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6505-6524"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144238174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Schwennicke, Arghadip Koner, Juan B. Pérez-Sánchez, Wei Xiong, Noel C. Giebink, Marissa L. Weichman and Joel Yuen-Zhou
{"title":"When do molecular polaritons behave like optical filters?†","authors":"Kai Schwennicke, Arghadip Koner, Juan B. Pérez-Sánchez, Wei Xiong, Noel C. Giebink, Marissa L. Weichman and Joel Yuen-Zhou","doi":"10.1039/D4CS01024H","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CS01024H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This review outlines several linear optical effects featured by molecular polaritons arising in the collective strong light–matter coupling regime. Under weak laser irradiation and when the single-molecule light–matter coupling can be neglected (often in the limit when the number of molecules per photon mode is large), we show that the excited-state molecular dynamics under collective strong coupling can be exactly replicated without the cavity using a shaped (or “filtered”) laser, whose field amplitude is enhanced by the cavity quality factor, shining on the bare molecules. As a consequence, the absorption within a cavity can be understood as the overlap between the polariton transmission and the bare molecular absorption, suggesting that polaritons act in part as optical filters. This framework demystifies and provides a straightforward explanation for a large class of experiments and theoretical models in molecular polaritonics, highlighting that the same effects can be achieved without the cavity with shaped laser pulses. With a few modifications, this simple conceptual picture can also be adapted to understand the incoherent nonlinear response of polaritonic systems. This review establishes a clear distinction between polaritonic phenomena that can be fully explained through classical linear optics and those that require a quantum electrodynamics approach. It also highlights the need to differentiate between effects that necessitate polaritons (<em>i.e.</em>, hybrid light–matter states) and those that can occur in the weak coupling regime. We further discuss that certain quantum optical effects like fluorescence can be partially described as optical filtering, whereas some others like cavity-induced Raman scattering go beyond this. Further exploration in these areas is needed to uncover novel polaritonic phenomena beyond optical filtering.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6482-6504"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144232737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Da-Yong Hou, Haoran Wang, Yue-Ze Wang, Dong-Bing Cheng, Ben Zhong Tang and Wanhai Xu
{"title":"Intracellular aggregation of exogenous molecules for biomedical applications","authors":"Da-Yong Hou, Haoran Wang, Yue-Ze Wang, Dong-Bing Cheng, Ben Zhong Tang and Wanhai Xu","doi":"10.1039/D5CS00141B","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D5CS00141B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Most biomolecules play important roles in aggregated states, as exemplified by proteins and DNA. Inspired by biomacromolecule formation, the exploration of intracellular bioactive materials derived from exogenous molecules has drawn considerable interest. In cells, exogenous molecules may assemble into macromolecules and supermolecules and thus help monitor disease processes or regulate the cell fate, which provides a new approach to disease treatment. The diverse cellular microenvironments (reductive in the cytoplasm, oxidative in mitochondria, and acidic in lysosomes) can be exploited to achieve controllable and precise intracellular aggregation using intelligent molecular design. Moreover, the intracellular polymerization and organelle targeting–triggered aggregation of exogenous molecules can be used for cell fate manipulation. This review deals with the intracellular aggregation of exogenous molecules activated by intracellular stimuli, exogenous stimuli, and organelle targeting and discusses the related molecular mechanisms and biomedical applications, providing guidance for the design of bioactive materials and discovery of theranostic agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6412-6447"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cs/d5cs00141b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144232735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tzu-Sen Su, Anurag Krishna, Chenxu Zhao, Junhao Chu and Hong Zhang
{"title":"Supramolecular engineering in hybrid perovskite optoelectronics†","authors":"Tzu-Sen Su, Anurag Krishna, Chenxu Zhao, Junhao Chu and Hong Zhang","doi":"10.1039/D4CS00924J","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4CS00924J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This review explores the emerging field of supramolecular engineering in hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite optoelectronics. The incorporation of supramolecular agents has shown transformative effects on the crystallization, morphology, stability, and performance of perovskite-based materials and devices. We systematically review the types of supramolecular interactions, mechanisms of supramolecular engineering crystallization, synthesis of perovskite quantum dots, and interface engineering advancements for device stability. This comprehensive evaluation discusses the latest progress, challenges, and promising future directions, highlighting supramolecular engineering's potential in advancing hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite optoelectronic technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 13","pages":" 6448-6481"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144232736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaomin Tang, Omer F. Altundal, Frits Daeyaert, Zhiqiang Liu and German Sastre
{"title":"Computational insights on the role of structure-directing agents (SDAs) in the synthesis of zeolites","authors":"Xiaomin Tang, Omer F. Altundal, Frits Daeyaert, Zhiqiang Liu and German Sastre","doi":"10.1039/D5CS00306G","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D5CS00306G","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Most of the zeolites synthesised in the last 3 or 4 decades employ organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) in their synthesis. The synthesis or test of new OSDAs is a major driving force in order to achieve the goal of synthesising a new zeolite. Despite this, predicting which zeolite phase will form when a specific OSDA is used remains a complex challenge. Moreover, even knowing the zeolite phase that will be obtained using a given OSDA, it is not easy to always rationalise or fully explain the result obtained. Computational simulations have occasionally been employed, and in a number of cases they are limited to calculate the van der Waals contribution between zeolite and the OSDA molecules (zeo–OSDA). Strongly negative values indicate an increasing viability of the synthesis, but it is only by comparison between competing zeolite phases that some insight can be gained, and this has been done in a limited number of cases. Other, less simple, approaches consider the total energy of the zeolite formed, of which the van der Waals zeo–OSDA contribution is not always the dominant contribution. These and other similar procedures need to be analysed and summarised in order to clarify the pros and cons of each approach. The recent advent of big data has allowed to construct databases that make it possible to analyse a large number of results. With the help of new descriptors and algorithms (some of them making use of artificial intelligence) further advances have been made. In spite of the large pool of data available, it becomes difficult to systematise and obtain general rules. A recent burst to this topic comes from the possibility to (at least partially) control the Al distributions by selecting appropriate OSDAs. These Al distributions influence the location and strength of Brønsted acid sites which in turn are directly responsible for the catalytic activity of the material.</p>","PeriodicalId":68,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Society Reviews","volume":" 15","pages":" 7067-7092"},"PeriodicalIF":40.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cs/d5cs00306g?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}