{"title":"Enantioselective dearomative formal (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes with aromatic azomethine imines: access to fused 2,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes","authors":"Xue-Chun Yang, Feng Wu, Wen-Biao Wu, Xu Zhang, Jian-Jun Feng","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06334a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06334a","url":null,"abstract":"Although cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes (BCBs) have emerged as a reliable approach for producing bicyclo[<em>n</em>.1.1]alkanes such as azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes (aza-BCHeps), serving as saturated bioisosteres of arenes, the catalytic asymmetric variant remains underdeveloped and presents challenges. Herein, we developed several Lewis acid-catalyzed systems for the challenging dearomative (3+3) cycloaddition of BCBs and aromatic azomethine imines. This resulted in fused 2,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes, introducing a novel chemical space for the caged hydrocarbons. Moreover, an asymmetric Lewis acid catalysis strategy was devised for the (3+3) cycloadditions of BCBs and <em>N</em>-iminoisoquinolinium ylides, forming chiral diaza-BCHeps with up to 99% yield and 97% ee. This study showcases a unique instance of asymmetric (3+3) cycloaddition facilitated by the creation of a chiral environment <em>via</em> the activation of BCBs.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598047","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}
Xinchen Dai, Cesare Berton, Dong Jun Kim, Cristian Pezzato
{"title":"Wiring proton gradients for energy conversion","authors":"Xinchen Dai, Cesare Berton, Dong Jun Kim, Cristian Pezzato","doi":"10.1039/d4sc04833d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc04833d","url":null,"abstract":"Light-switchable buffer solutions based on merocyanine photoacids can be used as efficient photoenergy harvesting systems. Varying the solvation environment of merocyanine photoacids in water-methanol mixtures allows one to carefully tune their photoacidity, relaxation kinetics, and solubility, opening up the possibility to install persistent pH gradients of approximately 4 pH units under 500 nm light. When interfaced between two electrodes and exposed to asymmetric light irradiation, these solutions can be photoactivated precisely both in space and time, generating open circuit voltages as high as 240 mV that can last hours under steady-state irradiation – an outcome that is akin the peak performance of biological transmembrane proton pumps.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598049","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":"Photo-triggered NO release of nitrosyl complexes bearing first-row transition metals and therapeutic applications","authors":"Seungwon Sun, Jisu Choe, Jaeheung Cho","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06820c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06820c","url":null,"abstract":"In biological systems, nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signaling molecule that regulates a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Given the significance of NO, there has been considerable interest in delivering NO exogenously, particularly through light as a non-invasive therapeutic approach. However, due to the high reactivity and instability of NO under physiological conditions, directly delivering NO to targeted sites remains challenging. In recent decades, photo-responsive transition metal–nitrosyl complexes, especially based on first-row transition metals such as Mn, Fe, and Co, have emerged as efficient NO donors, offering higher delivery efficiency and quantum yields than heavy metal–nitrosyl complexes under light exposure. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and recent developments in the field of photolabile first-row transition metal–nitrosyl complexes, focusing on the structural and electronic properties, photoreactivity, photodissociation mechanisms, and potential therapeutic applications. By consolidating the key features of photoactive nitrosyl complexes, the review offers deeper insights and highlights the potential of first-row transition metal–nitrosyl complexes as versatile tools for photo-triggered NO delivery.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589164","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}
Darren Dolan, Rebekah Brucato, Christopher William Reid, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Adelina M Voutchkova-Kostal
{"title":"Selective lignin depolymerization via transfer hydrogenolysis using Pd/hydrotalcite catalysts: model compounds to whole biomass","authors":"Darren Dolan, Rebekah Brucato, Christopher William Reid, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Adelina M Voutchkova-Kostal","doi":"10.1039/d4sc03942d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc03942d","url":null,"abstract":"Cleavage of lignin ether bonds via transfer hydrogenolysis is a promising route to valorize lignin, but processes that use mild reaction conditions and exploit renewable hydrogen donor solvents (rather than molecular hydrogen) are economically advantageous. Herein we demonstrate the efficient catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis and tandem decarbonylation of lignin model compounds possessing aromatic ether bonds (α-O-4, β-O-4 and 4-O-5 linkages), over transition metal-modified Pd hydrotalcite catalysts with ethanol as the hydrogen donor and solvent. Quantitative conversions and yields were attained for all model compounds, except for 4-O-5 models, which possess inherently strong sp<small><sup>2</sup></small> C-O bonds. The latter demonstrates the utility of Pd hydrotalcite catalysts for transfer hydrogenolysis of model compounds. This process was employed to achieve whole pine biomass delignification with 97% yield and a 22% phenolic monomer yield, with 64% selectivity for 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-methoxyphenol.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598051","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}
Hao-Ting Qu, Iida Partanen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Yan-Ding Lin, Igor O Koshevoy, Andrey Belyaev, Pi-Tai Chou
{"title":"Insights into the photoinduced anion translocation of the Donor-π-Acceptor+(ion)- molecules","authors":"Hao-Ting Qu, Iida Partanen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Yan-Ding Lin, Igor O Koshevoy, Andrey Belyaev, Pi-Tai Chou","doi":"10.1039/d4sc04738a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc04738a","url":null,"abstract":"By strategic design and synthesis of a new series of phosphonium salts (compounds 1–7[OTf]), where [OTf]- stands for the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion, we performed comprehensive spectroscopic and dynamic studies on the photoinduced anion migration in toluene. Our aim is to probe if the anion migration is associated with an intrinsic barrier or is barrier free. After the occurrence of excited-state intramolecular charge transfer (ESICT) in 1–7, the charge redistribution of the cation triggers the translocation of the counter anion [OTf]–, resulting in emission spectral temporal evolution. As a result, we describe the photoinduced anion migration by introducing spectral response function C(t), a concept adopted from the solvent diffusional relaxation. The experimental results indicate that the anion migration lacks intrinsic barrier, i.e., the relaxation dynamics can be described by a biased Brownian motion along the charge transfer direction. The experimental findings are also qualitatively supported by theoretical calculations including restrained electrostatic potential (RESP) and hole-electron distribution analyses.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589174","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":"Probing water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy","authors":"Athulya Nadol, Florian Venel, Raynald Giovine, Maeva Leloire, Christophe Volkringer, Thierry Loiseau, Christel Gervais, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Bertrand Doumert, Julien Trébosc, Olivier Lafon, Frédérique Pourpoint","doi":"10.1039/d4sc04589k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc04589k","url":null,"abstract":"The stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of water is crucial for a wide range of applications, including the production of freshwater, desiccation, humidity control, heat pumps/chillers and capture and separation of gas. In particular, their stability under steam flow is essential since most industrial streams contain water vapor. Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, the stability under steam flow of Zr-based MOFs, which are among the most widely studied MOFs, has not been investigated so far. We explore it herein for three UiO-like Zr-based MOFs built from the same Zr cluster but distinct organic linkers at temperature ranging from 80 to 200 °C. We demonstrate the possibility to acquire their 91Zr NMR spectra using high magnetic field (18.8 T) and low temperature (140 K) and to interpret them by comparing experimental data with NMR parameters calculated by DFT. NMR observation of this challenging isotope combined with more conventional techniques, such as N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction, IR, 1H and 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopies, provides information on the possible collapse of the MOF framework but also on the adsorption of molecules into the pores. We notably show that UiO-66(Zr) and UiO-66-Fum(Zr) built from terephthalate and fumarate linkers, respectively, are stable over 24 h (and even over 7 days for UiO-66(Zr)) under steam flow at all investigated temperatures, whereas UiO-67-NH2 containing 2-amino-[1,1’-biphenyl]-4,4’-dicarboxylate linker degrades under steam flow at temperature ranging from 80 to 150 °C but is preserved at 200 °C. The lower stability of UiO-67-NH2 stems from its larger pores and its weaker Zr−O coordination bonds, whereas its preservation at 200 °C results from a more limited condensation of water in the pores.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142594196","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":"Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-H Olefination and Photoregulation of Sterically-Hindered Diarylethenes","authors":"Guanlun Zhang, Xu Wu, Shiyu Mao, Mengqi Li, Honglong Hu, Bing-Feng Shi, Weihong Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d4sc05375c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05375c","url":null,"abstract":"Sterically-hindered diarylethenes with intrinsic chirality have shown great potential in chiral signal regulation, light-controlled liquid crystals (LCs), etc. Their unique enantiospecific phototransformation between axial chirality of ring-open isomer and central chirality of ring-closed isomer can break through the bottleneck of the interference between multiple chiral centers in traditional chiral diarylethenes. However, these intrinsic chiral diarylethenes require necessary chiral resolution through preparative chiral HPLC, typically resulting in limited separation efficiency and production scale. Here, we present an enantioselective olefination strategy to directly construct intrinsic chiral diarylethenes from a prochiral sterically-hindered diarylethene, achieving high yields and enantioselectivity. The resulting isomers can be further decorated by incorporating mesogenic units, and the derivatives enable the successful reversible photoregulation of blue, green, and red reflection colors of LC with excellent thermal stability, fatigue resistance, and little texture disorderliness, demonstrating the practical application potential of direct enantioselective olefination in photoregulation with intrinsic chiral diarylethenes.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589163","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":"Cationic Al oxo-hydroxide clusters: syntheses, molecular structures, and functional applications","authors":"Naoki Ogiwara, Wei Zhou, Sayaka Uchida","doi":"10.1039/d4sc05707d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05707d","url":null,"abstract":"Al oxo-hydroxide clusters, synthesized through the hydrolysis of Al³⁺ solutions, are expected to bridge the gap between metal-aqua complexes and bulk metal oxides/hydroxides. These clusters exhibit remarkable diversity in structure and composition, controlled by modulating the basicity of the solution and use of capping ligands. While anionic metal-oxo clusters, such as polyoxometalates, have been extensively studied since the early 20th century, cationic metal-oxo clusters, including those of aluminum, have gained interest more recently due to their high reactivity and potential for various applications. We explore their molecular structures and assembly into various forms, including ionic crystals, amorphous solids, and hybrid materials, for applications such as adsorption, coprecipitation, and catalysis. Furthermore, we present future perspectives, emphasizing molecular design, scalable synthetic methods, and expanded functional applications, particularly in energy and environmental sciences, where these clusters are expected to demonstrate significant potential.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589160","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}
Xinyi Wen, Huishan Li, Zhijie Ju, Renren Deng, David Parker
{"title":"Mechanism of Action and Evaluation of Ratiometric Probes for Uric Acid Using Lanthanide Complexes with Tetraazatriphenylene Sensitisers","authors":"Xinyi Wen, Huishan Li, Zhijie Ju, Renren Deng, David Parker","doi":"10.1039/d4sc05743k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05743k","url":null,"abstract":"A series of new ligands has been prepared that incorporate electron-poor aromatic moieties (dpqMe<small><sub>2</sub></small> and dpqPh<small><sub>2</sub></small> chromophores) into tetraazacyclododecane or triazacyclononane based complex structures, and the time-dependent photophysical properties of their Eu(III) and Tb (III) complexes evaluated for the selective and rapid ratiometric analysis of urate in diluted serum solution, together with detailed mechanistic studies probing the nature of the intermediate exciplex and the excited state dynamics using transient absorption spectroscopy.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"139 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589165","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}
Yuheng Fu, Bingbing Xie, Miaoxia Liu, Shaojuan Hou, Qunyan Zhu, Alexander Kuhn, Lin Zhang, Wensheng Yang, Neso Sojic
{"title":"Bipolar Electrochemiluminescence at the Water/Organic Interface","authors":"Yuheng Fu, Bingbing Xie, Miaoxia Liu, Shaojuan Hou, Qunyan Zhu, Alexander Kuhn, Lin Zhang, Wensheng Yang, Neso Sojic","doi":"10.1039/d4sc06103a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc06103a","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) has emerged as a valuable tool for understanding multiphasic and compartmentalized systems, which have crucial wide-ranging applications across diverse fields. However, ECL reactions are limited to the vicinity of the electrode surface due to spatial constraints of electron transfer and the short lifetime of radical species, making ECL emission in bulk multiphasic solution challenging. To address this limitation, we propose a novel bipolar electrochemistry (BPE) approach for wireless dual-color ECL emission at the water/oil (w/o) interface. Firstly, amphiphilic glass carbon (GC) microbeads with distinct hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions are prepared by bipolar electrografting of hydrophobic trifluoromethyl diazonium salt, then the resulting Janus beads are positioned at the w/o interface. Subsequently, two model ECL systems containing luminol and H2O2 in the aqueous phase, and [Ru(bpy)3]²⁺ and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) in the organic phase, are selected based on their solubility to confine light-emitting reactions to their respective phases. Upon application of an electric field perpendicular to the interface, the Janus microbeads get polarized, triggering simultaneous oxidative blue ECL (425 nm) and reductive red ECL (620 nm) in the aqueous and organic phases, respectively. Taking advantage of ECL imaging, the potential gradient distribution on the GC microbead at the w/o interface is revealed, indicating a \"pseudo-closed\" bipolar system due to limited ion transfer between phases. We also investigate the effect of changing the electric field direction parallel to the interface, which alters the ECL emission area from a hemisphere to a quarter of the microbead's surface. This bipolar ECL approach at the w/o interface not only offers opportunities for imaging the aqueous phase and organic phase simultaneously, but also enables ECL imaging and light generation in the bulk solution, thus overcoming the usual spatial limitation requiring proximity to the electrode surface.","PeriodicalId":9909,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Science","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142580757","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}