CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-13DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607422
Wenling Zhao, Ke Li, Ran Duan, Hengan Wang, Yiyong Wang, Zhongnan Ling, Huisheng Qin, Jiahao Yang, Lihong Jing, Pei Zhang, Bing An, Xiaofu Sun, Jianling Zhang, Xinchen Kang, Buxing Han
{"title":"Ionic Liquid Promotes CO2 Photoreduction by Relayed Electron Transfer and Enhanced Interactions","authors":"Wenling Zhao, Ke Li, Ran Duan, Hengan Wang, Yiyong Wang, Zhongnan Ling, Huisheng Qin, Jiahao Yang, Lihong Jing, Pei Zhang, Bing An, Xiaofu Sun, Jianling Zhang, Xinchen Kang, Buxing Han","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607422","url":null,"abstract":"Gas–solid photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction offers a promising route for carbon cycling by renewable energy. However, achieving high efficiency with metal-free catalysts remains challenging owing to rapid charge recombination and sluggish water dissociation kinetics. In this work, we designed a new photocatalyst based on a covalent organic framework (COF) functionalized with an ionic liquid (IL). The as-prepared IL@ETTA-BC-COF exhibits a CO production rate of 363.9 μmol g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> after 2 h without sacrificial agents or photosensitizers, about three times higher than that of pristine ETTA-BC-COF, ranking at the top among all metal-free catalysts. Mechanistic studies reveal that the IL enhances CO<sub>2</sub> binding via charge–quadrupole interactions, promotes water dissociation through the reconstruction of the hydrogen bond network, and mediates electron transfer via a relayed electron-transfer mechanism, significantly lowering the energy barrier for the rate-determining step (*CO<sub>2</sub> + H<sup>+</sup> + e<sup>−</sup> → *COOH). Our findings highlight the potential of IL-modified hybrids for overcoming the intrinsic limitations of metal-free photocatalysts, offering a viable pathway for sustainable solar-driven CO<sub>2</sub> conversion.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"168 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148428806","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}
CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-11DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607537
Yingyi Hu, Yan Qiao
{"title":"Micropolarity Grammar in Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation","authors":"Yingyi Hu, Yan Qiao","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607537","url":null,"abstract":"Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) represents a ubiquitous process for developing cell mimics and membraneless organelles (MLOs), which gives rise to chemically enriched droplets with distinct physicochemical properties. The local microenvironments inside droplets, including pH, electric potential, viscosity, polarity, and interfacial tension orchestrated by a collective network of compositional sequences, salts, and solvents, promote bottom-up reconstitution of life-like activities and serve as biophysical hallmarks for subcellular heterogeneity. Among these, the reduced micropolarity from the aqueous environment mediates molecular recruitment, reaction confinement, multiphasic miscibility, and dynamic assembly, which has long been overlooked. In this review, we outline recent advances on micropolarity of LLPS systems, focusing on polarity-defined microenvironmental characteristics and regulatory strategies that dictate coacervate stability and organization. We start with the theoretical basis of LLPS, highlighting polarity relative parameters that alter phase behaviors. Then, we introduce representative fluorescence approaches for micropolarity quantification using environmentally sensitive probes. The fundamental role of reduced local polarity in governing molecular sequestration and reaction confinement is also clarified. Furthermore, we discuss the regulation of micropolarity to adjust coacervate stability and organization. Taken together, this review aims to inspire further advances in capturing micropolarity of LLPS systems and to provide guiding principles for elucidating multiplex protocell engineering and physicochemical mechanisms behind MLO functions.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148428896","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}
CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-09DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607939
Zekai Yu, Hang Yu, Ruiliang Gao, Wencong Liu, Liwei Zhang, Zhouxin Peng, Shanjun Mao, Yong Wang
{"title":"Selective Oxidative Upcycling of Polyethylene to Short-Chain Dicarboxylic Acids over Dispersed VOx/TiO2 Catalysts","authors":"Zekai Yu, Hang Yu, Ruiliang Gao, Wencong Liu, Liwei Zhang, Zhouxin Peng, Shanjun Mao, Yong Wang","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607939","url":null,"abstract":"Selective oxidation of polyethylene (PE) into value-added chemicals is fundamentally limited by the inertness of its C-C backbone and poor control over radical pathways. Here we report an efficient aqueous-phase oxidative upcycling of PE to short-chain dicarboxylic acids (C4-C7) over dispersed VO<sub>x</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts under mild conditions (160 °C, 3 MPa O<sub>2</sub>). Structure-activity correlations reveal that isolated VO<sub>x</sub> species anchored on TiO<sub>2</sub> provide an optimal balance of redox activity and Brønsted acidity, enabling controlled oxygen activation and selective chain scission while suppressing over-oxidation to CO<sub>2</sub>. Mechanistic studies combining radical scavenging, EPR spectroscopy, and in situ DRIFTS identify superoxide and hydroxyl radicals as the dominant reactive oxygen species, while carbonyl groups are established as essential intermediates that promote C-C bond cleavage. The catalyst exhibits exceptional stability over 100 cycles and is applicable to post-consumer polyolefin waste. This work elucidates a carbonyl-assisted oxidative scission pathway and provides a sustainable strategy for the precise upcycling of inert polyolefins.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148416394","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":"Strain Engineering Boosts Dissymmetry Factors and Photoswitching Capability of Helicene-based Macrocycles","authors":"Lijian Ning, Xiaomin Zhang, Chun-Lin Sun, Yuhui Song, Qiuyu Gong, Chao Feng, Qichun Zhang, Yinjuan Huang","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202608195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202608195","url":null,"abstract":"Improving dissymmetry factors and achieving precise control of chiroptics are key issues in the chiral materials research. Strain engineering through the integration of different chiral sp²-carbon units and photocontrollable moieties into a single cyclic framework represents an ideal strategy; however, such an integration approach is rarely reported. Herein, we designed and synthesized para-linked photoswitchable chiral carbon macrocycles <i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>p</b></b></i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>-[2+2]</b></b> and <i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>p</b></b></i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>-[3+3]</b></b> based on [6]helicene and dithienylethene. Benefiting from the high strain energy introduced by <i>para</i>-linkage, these macrocycles exhibit remarkably superior chiroptical properties compared to <i>meta</i>-linked analogues. Compared with <i>meta</i>-linked <i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>m</b></b></i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>-[3+3]</b></b>-<i>PPP</i>, <i>para</i>-linked <i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.atypon.frontend.services.impl.PassportXslJavaExtentions\" xmlns:urlutil=\"java:com.atypon.literatum.customization.UrlUtil\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><b>p</b></b></i><b xmlns:bkstg=\"http://www.atypon.com/backstage-ns\" xmlns:fn=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions\" xmlns:pxje=\"java:com.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148428808","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":"Lipid-Encoded Multivalent Sialopoly(2-oxazoline) Brushes as Long-Acting Siglec Agonists for Precision Inflammation Control","authors":"Yusong Cao, Liping Liu, Zhenyi Zhu, Aolin Sun, Jiangai Long, Zichao Huang, Minhui Li, Zhuoqun Han, Sheng Ma, Wantong Song, Xuesi Chen","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607937","url":null,"abstract":"Excessive inflammation underlies severe infections and immune disorders, demanding chemical strategies that recalibrate inflammatory homeostasis through precise immune modulation rather than broad suppression. Inspired by natural sialylated glycans that engage the Siglec (sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin) axis to counteract excessive immune activation, we report lipid-encoded multivalent sialopoly(2-oxazoline) (POx) brushes as chemically defined macromolecular Siglec agonists that couple tunable lipid anchoring with precise multivalency. Dual-tail long-chain lipids markedly enhance membrane retention and systemic persistence compared with single-tail or shorter analogs, while divalent sialoforms optimally balance receptor activation and signal duration to suppress macrophage hyperactivation and cytokine release. Transcriptomic analysis reveals lipid- and valency-dependent downregulation of NF-κB and interferon pathways during cytokine-storm recovery. In murine pneumonia and hepatitis, long-chain divalent sialobrushes effectively mitigate hyperinflammation and restore immune balance, establishing a chemically encoded framework for precision control of the sialic acid-Siglec axis in inflammatory homeostasis.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148428835","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":"Reprocessable Thermoset Aerogels via Trifluoromethyl-Activated, Solvent-Assisted Dissociative Imine Networks","authors":"Mingqian Biao, Xinyu Lin, Haoqiang Gao, Xinyu Hu, Mengyue Gao, Xinhai Zhang, Meifang Zhu, Yanhua Cheng","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202608246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202608246","url":null,"abstract":"Recyclable polymer aerogels are highly desirable for sustainable multifunctional materials. While several approaches based on dynamic covalent chemistry and monomer-level depolymerization have been reported, their practical implementation is often hindered by complex processing and additional chemical consumption. Here, we describe a trifluoromethyl-mediated imine dissociative network with a lower activation energy (61.7 vs. 91.1 kJ/mol) that enables rapid, reversible sol‒gel conversion, yielding a cross-linked polymer aerogel with solvent-assisted reprocessing behavior. The lightweight aerogels, prepared via a gel-sol-gel route and ambient-pressure drying, exhibit an unusual combination of low shrinkage, low thermal conductivity of 32.8 mW/(m∙K), and excellent mechanical properties—sustaining 80% compressive strain without cracking, with a maximum stress of 13.5 MPa and a toughness of 169.5 MJ/m<sup>3</sup>. The apparent viscosity of the regenerated sol intermediate allows continuous wet spinning to produce flexible aerogel fibers with a tensile modulus of 70 MPa, diversifying aerogel processing techniques. Moreover, accelerating imine bond dissociation kinetics via trifluoromethyl groups achieves direct reprocessing of aerogels back into aerogels by re-gelation in good solvent, surpassing the inherent but tedious closed-loop recycling processes and holding substantial potential for developing versatile and sustainable aerogels.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148416457","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":"Dynamic Clustering of Membrane-Docked Enzyme Cascade for Efficient Catalytic Cascade Reaction","authors":"Xuejiao Liu, Xiaolong Liu, Yansong Xiong, Jinghe Yuan, Canqiong Hu, Fan Yang, Qiaoling Liu, Xiaohong Fang","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607591","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-enzyme catalytic cascades on biological membrane represent a major class of chemical transformations that play key functions in biological processes. However, the dynamic behavior of enzymes docked on membrane surface that contributed to the enzyme performance remains an open question. Herein, utilizing a typical catalytic model system comprising of glucose oxidase (GOX)/horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme cascade, we investigated the catalytic performance of enzymes docked on giant membrane vesicles mimicking dynamic cell membrane environment. Interestingly, we observed the enzyme clustering during the progress of cascade catalytic reaction. Results revealed the directed motion of enzyme cascade that drove enzyme clustering on membrane surface and highlighted its important contribution to catalytic performance. This work demonstrates the important role of membrane fluidity in catalytic performance and provides new insights in understanding biocatalytic cascades operating on membrane surface, which is expected to facilitate the design of new synthetic cascade enzyme systems with high efficiency.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148428807","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}
CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-08DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607783
Wenqi Zhang, Linwei He, Yunnan Tao, Zhonglin Ma, Fu Peng, Ke He, Xijian Chen, Zhiwei Li, Lingyi Li, Qi Guo, Jie Li, Wanrong Song, Jinming Zheng, Fuwan Zhai, Long Chen, Chao Zhao, Xiuyang Zou, Lixi Chen, Zhifang Chai, Shuao Wang
{"title":"Halogen Ions as Adsorption Chaperones Boost Radioiodine Sequestration in Ionic Covalent Organic Frameworks","authors":"Wenqi Zhang, Linwei He, Yunnan Tao, Zhonglin Ma, Fu Peng, Ke He, Xijian Chen, Zhiwei Li, Lingyi Li, Qi Guo, Jie Li, Wanrong Song, Jinming Zheng, Fuwan Zhai, Long Chen, Chao Zhao, Xiuyang Zou, Lixi Chen, Zhifang Chai, Shuao Wang","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607783","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamic radionuclide separation in nuclear chemical engineering relying on either physical or chemical sorption commonly faces the inherent uptake kinetic-thermodynamic trade-off issue. Here, we present an “adsorption chaperone” strategy to reconcile the conflicting demands of adsorption energy barrier and adsorbate stability. This concept was realized in ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) with exchangeable halides (F<sup>−</sup>, Cl<sup>−</sup> and Br<sup>−</sup>) as chaperones for capturing radioactive iodine under reprocessing-relevant dynamic conditions, reevaluating the significant contribution of halide counterions in iodine adsorption and redefining their role from “single adsorption sites” to “adsorption chaperones”, which is overlooked in previous studies. The optimized iCOF-F achieves a saturation adsorption capacity of 0.201 g g<sup>−1</sup> with a cumulative activity retention of 6.03 × 10<sup>4</sup> Bq, surpassing commercial benchmarks such as TEDA@activated carbon (0.0295 g g<sup>−1</sup>) and Ag-exchanged zeolites (0.0521 g g<sup>−1</sup>) under identical conditions. The multi-stage cascade adsorption hot-testing yields an exceptional decontamination efficiency of 99.97% for iCOF-Cl. The combined experimental and theoretical results demonstrate the unnoticed and pivotal role of halogen ions in boosting iodine capture.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148416456","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}
CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607812
Xiaoyu Qiao, Tan Yi, Zongheng Cen, Junlong Huang, Shaohong Liu
{"title":"Atomic-Template-Assisted Closed-Pore Engineering of Hard Carbons for Kinetically Accelerated and Large-Capacity Sodium Storage","authors":"Xiaoyu Qiao, Tan Yi, Zongheng Cen, Junlong Huang, Shaohong Liu","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607812","url":null,"abstract":"Hard carbons are the most promising anodes for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), yet their practical performance has long been constrained by an inherent compromise between high plateau capacity and rapid reaction kinetics. Herein, we developed an atomic-template-assisted closed-pore engineering strategy to simultaneously enhance sodium storage capacity and accelerate interfacial transport in hard carbons. This approach involved the initial low-temperature construction of nitrogen-doped carbon spacers within nanopores, followed by their controlled removal at higher temperatures, which initiated a cascade of atomic-scale structural rearrangements. The elimination of atomic nitrogen induced in situ chemical etching, generating abundant newly accessible closed pores that markedly increased the low-voltage plateau capacity. Concurrently, nitrogen removal led to the formation of numerous topological defects on the carbon skeleton, which effectively decreased sodium-ion desolvation barriers and catalyzed anion decomposition, promoting the formation of a thin and inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase with high ionic conductivity. As a result, the optimized hard carbon anode delivered a remarkable reversible capacity of 327 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> along with superior rate capability (156 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 2 A g<sup>−1</sup>). This work highlights the essential synergy between internal pore architecture design and active surface engineering for achieving high-energy and high-power density SIBs.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148379741","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}
CCS ChemistryPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607708
Yuanqing Gu, Guodan Lu, Xu Zhang & Chen ZhuFrontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240
{"title":"Alternating Copolymerization of gem-Diborylethylene with 1,3-Dienes: A Versatile Platform for Postpolymerization Modification and Controlled Degradation","authors":"Yuanqing Gu, Guodan Lu, Xu Zhang & Chen ZhuFrontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240","doi":"10.31635/ccschem.026.202607708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.026.202607708","url":null,"abstract":"CCS Chemistry, Ahead of Print.<br/>While the versatile gem-diboryl unit is widely used in organic synthesis, its application in polymer science remains underexplored. Here we report a novel radical-mediated alternating copolymerization of readily available gem-diborylethylene with common 1,3-dienes (butadiene, isoprene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene), yielding well-defined polymers with precise alternating sequences. The alternating propagation is driven by the matched polarity and steric profiles of the monomers. The incorporated gem-diboryl moiety serves as a robust handle for diverse postpolymerization modifications, enabling rapid access to functional polymer libraries. Moreover, the olefinic backbone allows for on-demand metathesis degradation, efficiently yielding small-molecule gem-diboryl cyclohexene—a precursor to high-value cyclohexene derivatives.","PeriodicalId":9810,"journal":{"name":"CCS Chemistry","volume":"80 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394036","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}