ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.70076
Ali Ansari Hamedani, Busra Cetiner, Begüm Yarar Kaplan, Selmiye Alkan Gürsel, Alp Yürüm
{"title":"Front Cover: Nanofibrous Interlayers with Ultrafine Decoration of Titanium Oxide to Intercept Lithium Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries (ChemPhysChem 16/2025)","authors":"Ali Ansari Hamedani, Busra Cetiner, Begüm Yarar Kaplan, Selmiye Alkan Gürsel, Alp Yürüm","doi":"10.1002/cphc.70076","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.70076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> demonstrates how a lightweight, electrospun nanofiber “interlayer” packed with nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particles can act as an effective adsorbant, intercepting troublesome lithium polysulfides that normally shuttle back and forth and cause capacity loss. By slipping this interlayer between the sulfur cathode and separator, the cell saw over 50% higher capacity retention after 100 cycles, all with less than a 2 wt% addition to the cell. More information can be found in the Research Article by A. Yürüm and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401136).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.70076","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144910231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Intrinsic Hydrophobicity of Bile Salts on the Inhibition of Temperature-Induced Aggregation of Bovine Serum Albumin.","authors":"Rahul Yadav, Atanu Nandy, Dwaipayan Biswas, Saptarshi Mukherjee","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bile salts are highly hydrophobic biosurfactants known for their unconventional structure and abnormal micellization properties, which aid in several biological processes. The intrinsic hydrophobicity of bile salts plays a pivotal role during the binding interactions of these molecules with other biomolecules. The inhibition effects of three bile salts, sodium taurocholate (NaTC), sodium cholate (NaC), and sodium deoxycholate (NaDC), on the temperature-induced aggregation of BSA are explored. The results acquired from the Thioflavin T (ThT) assay and circular dichroism (CD) experiments demonstrate that all three bile salts can inhibit the BSA aggregation. Additionally, NaDC can have a prominent aggregation inhibition propensity for BSA compared to the other two bile salts. The inhibitory action of three bile salts toward BSA aggregation followed a particular order, complementing their intrinsic hydrophobicity. Further, binding interactions of native BSA with bile salts are characterized by tryptophan fluorescence emission, fluorescence lifetime studies, site marker studies, isothermal titration calorimetry, and thermal melting experiments. The results of these studies substantiate that bile salts bind to the native protein through strong hydrophobic forces and provide significant stabilization to the native conformation of the protein, which subsequently impedes the protein from aggregating.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500460"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cover Feature: Porphyrin–Peptide Conjugates: Functional Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Energy Conversion Applications (ChemPhysChem 16/2025)","authors":"Sowbhick Patra, Rakesh Gowdihalli Nagaraj, Sourav Moyra, Goutam Ghosh","doi":"10.1002/cphc.70077","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows sunlight as a symbol of the energy conversion capabilities of the porphyrin–peptide system and its versatile applications in energy transformation, artificial photosynthesis, and biomedical fields. The illustration offers a systematic graphical overview, highlighting molecular design and its broader significance in the scientific community. More information can be found in the Review by G. Ghosh and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500150).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.70077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144910232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500456
Mengru Hou, Weiji Sun, Bing Liang, Jianfeng Hao, Yaqian Sui
{"title":"Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Adhesion and Debonding Properties of Water-Bearing and Non-Water-Bearing Shale Minerals.","authors":"Mengru Hou, Weiji Sun, Bing Liang, Jianfeng Hao, Yaqian Sui","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500456","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to investigate the effects of mineral type and water on the adhesion performance and debonding behavior of shale mineral interface systems. Three representative minerals-quartz, illite, and calcite-were selected to establish mineral interface systems and water/mineral interface systems in molecular dynamics (MD) models. A molecular dynamics (MD) method based on classical Newtonian mechanics was employed to calculate the binding energy, free volume, adhesion work, and debonding work of different interface systems, thereby quantifying the adhesion and debonding properties of various mineral interfaces. Simulation results indicate that the magnitude of the binding energy is correlated with the atomic density of the mineral interface; a higher atomic density results in a larger binding energy. The diffusion capabilities of the three mineral interface systems all increase under humid conditions. Under both dry and humid conditions, the relationship between the adhesion work and desorption work of the three mineral interface systems is as follows: quartz/calcite > calcite/illite > quartz/illite. For the quartz/illite, calcite/illite, and quartz/calcite interface systems, moisture increases the adhesion force of the mineral interface systems by 39.79%, 32.50%, and 15.41%, respectively. This work provides a fundamental understanding of the adhesion and de-adhesion behavior of shale mineral interfaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500456"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-25DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500437
Shuangqi Pi, Ya-Jun Liu
{"title":"Unraveling Ratiometric Chemiluminescence Probe: Theoretical Insights into pH Modulation, Luminescence Dynamics, and Energy Transfer Mechanisms.","authors":"Shuangqi Pi, Ya-Jun Liu","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Maintaining a stable physiological pH is essential for the normal functioning of both whole organisms and individual cells. Ratiometric chemiluminescence probes have been widely employed to monitor pH in cells and living organisms due to their high sensitivity, resistance to external interferences, and noninvasiveness. In this study, the working mechanism of a specific ratiometric chemiluminescent probe, Ratio-pHCL-1, is investigated using (time-dependent) density functional theory. The mechanism can be divided into three stages. At first, pH influences the protonation state of Ratio-pHCL-1 in physiological pH range of 6.8-8.4. Subsequently, Ratio-pHCL-1 decomposes to generate the light emitter in the first excited state (S<sub>1</sub>) via a gradually reversible charge-transfer initiated luminescence mechanism. Finally, at higher pH values, the intramolecular energy transfer (ET) occurs, resulting in a redshift of the emission wavelength. The redshift of the emission wavelength effectively enhances the luminescence intensity and improves the imaging ability. While at lower pH values, the ET process does not occur. This is the first systematic study on the working mechanism of ratiometric chemiluminescent probes at the molecular and electronic-state levels. The findings can also be extended to understand the mechanism of a class of ratiometric chemiluminescent probes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500437"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-25DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500296
Philips Kumar Rai, Pradeep Kumar
{"title":"Effect of Microsolvation on Nonstatistical Behavior of","authors":"Philips Kumar Rai, Pradeep Kumar","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500296","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202500296","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrotrioxyl radical (<span></span><math></math>) is proposed as a transient species in various important atmospheric reactions. One factor that can influence the lifetime of <span></span><math></math> in the atmosphere is its ability to form complexes with water monomers and dimers, i.e., microsolvated systems. In addition, a recent study suggests that the lifetime of <span></span><math></math> is greatly influenced by the non-Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) effect, and hence, the role of water complexation in determining the lifetime of <span></span><math></math> is incomplete without estimating the nonstatistical effect in HO<sub>3</sub>··(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 1 and 2) complexes. Therefore, in the present work, using direct dynamics simulations along with high-level electronic structure theory, the stability of these microsolvated systems is studied. The investigation suggests that the microsolvation of <span></span><math></math> reduces its lifetime, and the non-RRKM effect is negligible as the system approaches the solution-phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights into Halogen Atom Effects on Donor-Acceptor Complexes in Organic Solar Cells: A Density Functional Theory Study on Quinoxylated Donors Family.","authors":"Alessandro Romo-Gutiérrez, Zuriel Natanael Cisneros-García, Carlos Iván Méndez-Barrientos, Jaime Gustavo Rodriguez-Zavala","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the molecular structures and properties of quinoxaline-based donor materials complexed with highly efficient electron-acceptor molecules in organic solar cells. Employing density functional theory calculations, the interaction between PBQX (X = 5-F, 6-F, 5-Cl, 5-Br, 6-Cl, 6-Br) electron donors and two well-known electron acceptors (Y6 and BTP-4Br) is systematically analyzed. Variations in the halogen atoms of donor compounds are examined to assess their impact on the electronic structure of donor-acceptor complexes. Halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br) in quinoxylated donors influence weak interactions, crucial for charge transport. Since dipole moment and intermolecular electric field play a significant role in molecular packing and exciton separation, they are also studied, predicting the best performance of PBQ6-F compared to PBQ5-F. Generally transition density matrix, hole-electron analysis, and charge transfer states in complexes corroborate the better behavior of PBQ6-F over PBQ5-F. Finally, all these findings are reflected in the kinetic study, carried out through Marcus theory for the different donor-acceptor combinations analyzed in this work, which could have implications for future experimental studies. As demonstrated by systematic studies such as the present one, variations in halogen atoms shed light on to propose possible donor-acceptor combinations in organic solar cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500412"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-25DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500455
Shilpa Shajan, Devipriya Sivadasan, Krishnan Thirumoorthy, Venkatesan S Thimmakondu
{"title":"From Anti-Van't Hoff Le Bel Molecules of C<sub>6</sub>NH to Astronomically Relevant and Experimentally Known and Unknown Carbenes.","authors":"Shilpa Shajan, Devipriya Sivadasan, Krishnan Thirumoorthy, Venkatesan S Thimmakondu","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, four stationary points with a planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) atom that are considered as anti-van't Hoff Le Bel molecules have been computationally identified for the first time within C<sub>6</sub>NH elemental composition. In total, 99 stationary points of C<sub>6</sub>NH ranging from 0.00 to 186.95 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup> are theoretically identified using density functional theory at the B3LYP-D3BJ/cc-pVTZ level of theory. Low-lying isomers and ptC isomers that are local minima are further investigated with coupled-cluster calculations at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ level of theory. These include the linear triplet isomer, HC<sub>6</sub>N, 1-cyanopenta-1,2-dien-4-yn-1,3-diyl (1) and the ring-chain carbene, 2-(2-cyanoeth-1-ynyl)cycloprop-2-en-1-ylidene (2). Both 1 and 2 are polar with dipole moment values of 4.86 and 3.56 Debye, respectively, and are experimentally known molecules through Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. The current theoretical study reveals that two of these ptC isomers (ptC25 and ptC29) upon ring-opening pathways of CC single bonds connected to the ptC atom lead to the formation of experimentally known cyano ring-chain carbene, 2 and another polar (μ = 4.18 Debye) low-lying ring-chain carbene, 2-cyano-3-ethynylcycloprop-2-en-1-ylidene (5), which is yet to be identified in the laboratory. Formation of both 2 and 5 from the ptC isomers are found to be highly exothermic in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500283
John P Richard
{"title":"Bill Jencks' Model for Lifetime Enforced Changes in Reaction Mechanism: A Legacy for Physical Organic Chemistry.","authors":"John P Richard","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The change from a stepwise to concerted reaction mechanism is favored by the destabilization of the stepwise reaction intermediate that is avoided in the concerted reaction. William Jencks provides many examples of changes from stepwise to concerted reaction mechanisms that are strictly enforced as the lifetime of the stepwise reaction intermediate approaches that for a bond vibration, and the energy well for the reaction intermediate disappears. An early prescient example of lifetime-enforced changes in the mechanism for general acid catalysis of addition of thiolate anions to acetaldehyde is presented. Examples of lifetime-enforced concerted nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions at benzylic carbon and of nucleophilic substitution on α-alkoxy carbon are presented to illustrate the power of this model to rationalize changes in reaction mechanism. Controversies that have been clarified by a consideration of the lifetime of putative carbocation intermediates of stepwise nucleophilic substitution reactions are discussed. The influence of coupling motions of the nucleophile and nucleofuge at the transition state for concerted bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reactions on the dominant product from competing solvolysis and substitution reactions is considered. Physical organic chemists are encouraged to use this powerful model in designing experiments to rationalize changes in reaction mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proton Exchange Between 3,6-Di-Tert-Butyl-2-Hydroxyphenoxyl and Dicarboxylic Acids Studied by Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations.","authors":"Sergey Nikolskiy, Farida Abilkanova, Alfiya Kurmanova, Rakhim Rakhimov","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500306","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The reaction of intermolecular proton exchange between the spin probe 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenoxyl and some dicarboxylic acids, such as oxalic, maleic, succinic, and adipic, is studied. The experimental spectra of the radical with acids are recorded using dynamic electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The studies are carried out at different temperatures in toluene. The rate constants of intermolecular proton exchange are determined by modeling the ESR spectra of the radical using equations based on the modified Bloch equations and the four-site jump model. It follows from the kinetic data that with an increase in the acid's carbon chain, the reaction rate slightly decreases, and the value of the activation barrier of the reaction increases. Analysis of the kinetic data using the Bell-Limbach model made it possible to calculate the components of the reaction's energy barrier. Quantum chemical calculations of the studied systems using the density functional theory B3LYP and the 6-31+G(d,p) basis set show that the proton exchange mechanism is a cooperative two-proton exchange. Calculations using the XMCQDPT/SA(4)-CASSCF(1,4)/6-31+G(d,p) method also show that excited states do not affect this process. This methodology can be used to determine the rate constants of intra- and intermolecular processes involving various OH- and NH-acids.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e2500306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144944516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}