Yongqing Zhou, Xuan Kuang, Xiaofeng Yang, Juan Li, Xianzhe Wei, Won Jun Jang, Shan-Shan Zhang, Mei Yan, Juyoung Yoon
{"title":"Recent progress in small-molecule fluorescent probes for the detection of superoxide anion, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite anion in biological systems","authors":"Yongqing Zhou, Xuan Kuang, Xiaofeng Yang, Juan Li, Xianzhe Wei, Won Jun Jang, Shan-Shan Zhang, Mei Yan, Juyoung Yoon","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06722c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06722c","url":null,"abstract":"Superoxide anion (O<small><sub>2</sub></small>˙<small><sup>−</sup></small>), nitric oxide (NO), and peroxynitrite anion (ONOO<small><sup>−</sup></small>) play essential roles in physiological and pathological processes, which are related to various symptoms and diseases. There is a growing need to develop reliable techniques for effectively monitoring the changes in these three reactive species across different molecular events. Currently, small-molecule fluorescent probes have been demonstrated to be reliable imaging tools for the optical detection and biological analysis of reactive species in biological systems due to their high spatiotemporal resolution and <em>in situ</em> capabilities. In consideration of the distinct features of these three reactive species, abundant fluorescent probes have been developed to meet various requirements. In this context, we systematically summarized the latest progress (2020–2023) in organic fluorescent probes for monitoring O<small><sub>2</sub></small>˙<small><sup>−</sup></small>, NO, and ONOO<small><sup>−</sup></small> in living systems. Furthermore, the working principles and biological applications of representative fluorescent probes were illustrated. Moreover, we highlighted the current challenges and future trends of fluorescent probes, offering general insights into future research.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673845","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}
Hui Dai, Yaohui Liang, Xiang Long, Tianyi Tang, Haozhi Xie, Zhiwei Ma, Gaoyu Li, Zhiyong Yang, Juan Zhao, Zhenguo Chi
{"title":"Effective Design Strategy for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters with Aggregation-Induced emission to Enable Sky-blue OLEDs Achieving EQE Nearly 30%","authors":"Hui Dai, Yaohui Liang, Xiang Long, Tianyi Tang, Haozhi Xie, Zhiwei Ma, Gaoyu Li, Zhiyong Yang, Juan Zhao, Zhenguo Chi","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06613h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06613h","url":null,"abstract":"Pure organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials hold great promise for efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), yet developing high-performing blue TADF materials that integrate short delayed lifetime with aggregation induced emission (AIE) property remains a significant challenge. In this study, we developed three highly-efficient blue TADF emitters (32clCBP, 32clCXT and 32PclCXT) featuring AIE characteristics by integrating rigid π-extended donors with different acceptors. Notably, in the doped 32PclCXT film achieved an exceptionally high photoluminescence quantum efficiency of up to 99% and a short delayed lifetime of 1.4 µs. Furthermore, the fabricated OLEDs based on 32PclCXT exhibited an impressive external quantum efficiency of 29.9% in the sky-blue region, along with low roll-off at high luminance. Therefore, this work establishes a new strategy for developing high-efficiency blue TADF materials and devices.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673836","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}
Jingwen Chen, Kang Zhou, Jingbai Li, Guozhong Xu, Xiuze Hei, Jing Li
{"title":"Strongly Photoluminescent and Radioluminescent Copper(I) Iodide Hybrid Materials Made of Coordinated Ionic Chains","authors":"Jingwen Chen, Kang Zhou, Jingbai Li, Guozhong Xu, Xiuze Hei, Jing Li","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06242f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06242f","url":null,"abstract":"Scintillation-based X-ray detection has been widely used in various fields from medical diagnostics to security. In this study, we report four new CuI–based hybrid materials consisting of anionic inorganic chains coordinated to cationic ligands. Due to their unique bonding nature, these compounds demonstrate high stability, solution-processability, and efficient photoluminescence with PLQYs reaching ~85%. Their X-ray scintillation properties are characteristic of high light yield comparable to commercially available scintillators, excellent linear response to X-ray dose rate, low detection limit and radio-robustness. In addition, the emission mechanisms and structure–property relationships are also analyzed using both experimental and theoretical methods. These findings suggest possibilities for developing new and high-performance CuI–based hybrid materials for efficient radiation detection and imaging.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670697","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":"Switchable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nanoplatform for in Situ MicroRNA Imaging","authors":"Yan Tan, Junren Wang, Qian Wan, Jinlong Yang, Jinkun Huang, Zijia Zhou, Haifeng Dong, Xueji Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d4sc04675g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc04675g","url":null,"abstract":"Aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression is associated with various types of carcinogenesis, making miRNA a promising candidate for diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers. However, in situ miRNA diagnostics remains a significant challenge owing to the various biological barriers. Herein, we report a novel miRNA imaging probe consisting of a PEG-Polylysine-PNIPAM polymer matrix-modified small Fe3O4 nanoparticle (PAA-Fe3O4-DNA@PPP) with an improved circulatory half-life, efficient tissue permeability, and enhanced tumor accumulation, for in situ miRNA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this strategy, we employed the large size PAA-Fe3O4-DNA@PPP to improve circulatory time and utilized PEG-Polylysine-PNIPAM as a GSH-responsive moiety to dissociate PAA-Fe3O4-DNA@PPP and release small size PAA-Fe3O4-DNA for enhanced tumor permeability. Specifically, the target miRNA acts as a cross-linker for PAA-Fe3O4-DNA, forming larger assemblies that not only amplify the MRI signal for detection but also enhance retention for prolonged observation. Both in vitro and in vivo results validate that the imaging probe exhibits an enhanced MRI signal with 3.69-fold amplification for tumor interior miRNA detection, allowing the dynamic changes in miRNA to be monitored by the probe. Given its long circulation, efficient penetration, and enhanced tumor accumulation, the PAA-Fe3O4-DNA@PPP probe holds great promise for in situ miRNA imaging and spatial genomics analysis in situ.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670743","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}
Ci Chen, Qiaoya Zhang, Zhiwei Huang, Wensen Ouyang, Yang Gao, Jiye Luo, Yuan Liu, Yanping Huo, Qian Chen, Xianwei Li
{"title":"Ru(II)-catalyzed regioselective oxidative Heck reaction with internal olefins that tolerated strongly coordinating heterocycles","authors":"Ci Chen, Qiaoya Zhang, Zhiwei Huang, Wensen Ouyang, Yang Gao, Jiye Luo, Yuan Liu, Yanping Huo, Qian Chen, Xianwei Li","doi":"10.1039/d4sc07036d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc07036d","url":null,"abstract":"The oxidative Heck reaction of strongly coordinating heterocycles with internal olefins often led to elusive reactivity and regioselectivity. Herein, by judicious choice of X-type directing groups under Ru(<small>II</small>) catalysis, we achieved the regioselective oxidative Heck reaction of strongly coordinating heterocycles with sterically demanding internal olefins. It was postulated that the “match/mismatch effect” of sterically demanding internal olefins as coupling partners and subsequent kinetically favoured Michael addition or oxidative aromatization act as driving forces to facilitate the desired reactivity and site-selectivity.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"221 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670699","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":"Main-chain stiff-stilbene photoswitches in solution, in bulk, and at surfaces","authors":"Naoki Kaneda, Keiichi Imato, Ayane Sasaki, Ryo Tanaka, Ichiro Imae, Toyoaki Hirata, Takuya Matsumoto, Yousuke Ooyama","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06470d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06470d","url":null,"abstract":"Molecular photoswitches have been incorporated into polymer backbones to control the macromolecular conformations by structural changes of the main-chain photoswitches. However, previous photoswitches installed in the main chains are thermolabile, which precludes deep understanding, precise regulation, and practical applications of the macromolecular conformational changes. Herein, we focus on sterically hindered stiff stilbene (HSS), an emerging photoswitch offering large structural changes in isomerization between the thermally bistable <em>E</em> and <em>Z</em> isomers, and disclose the chemistry of main-chain HSS photoswitches in solution, in bulk, and at thin film surfaces. We synthesize and investigate three types of linear polymers with different chemical linkages between HSS repeating units, polyurethane, polyester, and polyene. The polymer conformations in solution, i.e., hydrodynamic volume, are reversibly photocontrollable in a precise manner by the <em>E</em>/<em>Z</em> ratio. Further, the nanoscopic conformational transformations are amplified to macroscopic photoswitching of the solution transmittance and the surface wettability synergistically with changes between interchain and intrachain hydrogen bonding in the polyurethanes. Additionally, the <em>Z</em>-to-<em>E</em> photoisomerization in the glassy state yields above 70%, which is comparable to that in solution and extraordinarily high despite the restricted molecular mobility. The findings in this study will pave the way for practical and unconventional applications of smart polymer systems based on photoswitches.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670700","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":"Dithienoarsinines: Stable and Planer π-Extended Arsabenzenes","authors":"Akifumi Sumida, Akinori Saeki, Kyohei Matsuo, Kensuke Naka, Hiroaki Imoto","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06590e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06590e","url":null,"abstract":"Stable planar dithienoarsinines were synthesized and structurally characterized. These compounds exhibit monomeric structures in the solution and solid states, avoiding dimerization, even in the absence of steric protection. They exhibited high global aromaticity with 14 or 22π-electron systems. In the solid state, intermolecular interactions through arsenic atoms were observed, and As···As interactions resulted in aggregation-induced emission enhancement properties with a significant bathochromic shift. The W(CO)5 complex displayed a significantly distorted coordination geometry owing to arsenic cooperative stacking and hydrogen interactions, resulting in a 1D alignment of the complex. Additionally, despite their aromatic nature, dithienoarsinines undergo reactions with alkynes or benzynes to form the corresponding [4+2] cycloadducts. Oxygen molecules oxidize the p-position of arsinine, leading to the formation of σ-dimerized compounds while retaining the aromaticity of the arsinine ring. In contrast, oxygen attacks the phosphorus atom in phosphinine, resulting in the formation of phosphinic acid with a loss of aromaticity.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670698","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":"Unlocking Regioselectivity: Steric Effects and Conformational Constraints of Lewis Bases in Alkyllithium-Initiated Butadiene Polymerization","authors":"Jian Tang, Yuan Fu, Jing Hua, Jiahao Zhang, Shuoli Peng, Zhibo Li","doi":"10.1039/d4sc05144k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05144k","url":null,"abstract":"In nonpolar solvents, alkyllithium-initiated 1,3-butadiene polymerization exhibits high 1,4-selectivity, which shifts towards 1,2-selectivity upon the addition of Lewis bases. For the past 50 years, the prevailing hypothesis has suggested that Lewis bases primarily influence regioselectivity through electronic effects. However, our study reveals that steric hindrance also plays a crucial role. Using X-ray single-crystal diffraction, we analyzed the structure of the active species and proposed a new model for the chain-growth transition state. Techniques such as in-situ NMR spectroscopy, isotope labeling studies, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to compare the impact of electronic and steric effects of various Lewis bases on regioselectivity. Our findings demonstrate that during 1,4-addition, the butadiene monomer is forced into close proximity with the Lewis base ligand, leading to significant steric interference and thus favoring 1,2-addition. Furthermore, we applied the concepts of “conformational restriction” to explain the enhanced 1,2-selectivity observed with ring-containing Lewis bases such as 1,2-dipiperidylethane. Building on this understanding, we have designed several highly efficient and cost-effective Lewis bases which achieves close to 100% 1,2-selectivity under mild con-ditions and significantly outperforms the best previously reported Lewis base, 1,2-dipiperidylethane, across a broad temperature range.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670702","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}
Himanshu Sharma, Palash Jana, Dibyendu Mallick, Subhajit Bandyopadhyay, Soumyajit Das
{"title":"6,6'-Biindeno[1,2-b]fluorene: an open-shell indenofluorene dimer","authors":"Himanshu Sharma, Palash Jana, Dibyendu Mallick, Subhajit Bandyopadhyay, Soumyajit Das","doi":"10.1039/d4sc03996c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc03996c","url":null,"abstract":"Nakano et al. reported that the antiaromatic indenofluorene (IF) isomers are diradicaloid molecules having varying degrees of open-shell character, with indeno[1,2-b]fluorene displaying a weaker diradical character index (<em>y</em><small><sub>0</sub></small> = 0.072). Unlike 6,12-trimethylsilylethynyl disubstituted [1,2-b]IF, the 6,12-aryl disubstituted [1,2-b]IF derivatives did not show any experimental evidence of diradical properties. This raised the question of whether an [1,2-<em>b</em>]IF dimer would prefer a closed-shell or an open-shell ground state. To address it, herein we report the synthesis of a 6,6'-biindeno[1,2-<em>b</em>]fluorene derivative, which is an [1,2-<em>b</em>]IF dimer, constructed by linking two [1,2-<em>b</em>]IF units with a C-C single bond at carbons 6 and 6' bearing the largest orbital coefficients for the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (HOMO and LUMO). The C6-C6' linkage effectively narrowed the HOMO-LUMO gap while the strong desire to avoid <em>s</em>-indacene antiaromaticity restored two Clar sextets in two proaromatic <em>para</em>-quinodimethane subunits, resulting in an open-shell bifluorenylidene-type diradicaloid (<em>y</em>0<small><sub></sub></small> = 0.268) ground state with minor tetraradical character index (<em>y</em><small><sub>1</sub></small> = 0.007). The open-shell nature was confirmed by single crystal X-ray and electron paramagnetic resonance analyses, and supported by theoretical calculations.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"135 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665398","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":"Dithienonaphthobisthiadiazole synthesized by thienannulation of electron-deficient rings: an acceptor building unit for high-performance π-conjugated polymers","authors":"Tsubasa Mikie, Tomokazu Morioku, Shota Suruga, Momoka Hada, Yuki Sato, Hideo Ohkita, Itaru Osaka","doi":"10.1039/d4sc05793g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05793g","url":null,"abstract":"The development of building units for π-conjugated polymers is a driving force in advancing the field of organic electronics. In this study, we designed and synthesized dithienonaphthobisthiadiazole (TNT) as a thiophene-fused acceptor (A) building unit and two TNT-based π-conjugated polymers named <strong>PTNT2T</strong> and <strong>PTNT1-F</strong>. We found that the microwave-assisted thiophene annulation reaction (thienannulation) of arylethynylated naphthobisthiadiazole (NTz) <em>via</em> C–H functionalization effectively produced TNT moieties. With the π-extended structure of TNT, the polymers had rigid backbones that benefited in-plane and out-of-plane charge carrier transport. Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on <strong>PTNT2T</strong> exhibited hole mobilities as high as 1.10 cm<small><sup>2</sup></small> V<small><sup>−1</sup></small> s<small><sup>−1</sup></small>. Furthermore, organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) based on <strong>PTNT1-F</strong> showed high power conversion efficiencies of up to 17.4% when combined with a nonfullerene acceptor. This work provides an efficient method for the thienannulation of electron-deficient rings to access thiophene-fused A building units and shows the great promise of TNT as a building unit for high-performance π-conjugated polymers for organic electronic devices.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665352","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}