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Conformational control of N-methyl-N,N'-diacylhydrazines by noncovalent carbon bonding in solution

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4874-4877
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00943A, Communication
Jugal Kishore Rai Deka, Biswajit Sahariah, Kalpita Baruah, Arun Kumar Bar, Bani Kanta Sarma
Unusual N(amide)⋯C–X noncovalent carbon bonding interactions stabilize the trans–cis (t–c) amide bond rotamers of N-methyl-N,N'-diacylhydrazines over the expected trans–trans (t–t) rotamers in solution.
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Beyond temperature: controlling collagen fibrillogenesis under physiological conditions via interaction with cucurbit[7]uril

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4946-4949
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01444C, Communication
Qiuping Xie, Delong Hou, Jinming Chang, Zhou Xu, Qi Zeng, Zhonghui Wang, Yi Chen
A supramolecular strategy as efficient as temperature that enabled facile control over collagen fibrillogenesis under physiological conditions was reported.
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Temperature-driven n–p conduction type switching without structural transition in a Cu-rich chalcogenide, NaCu5S3

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4882-4885
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01429J, Communication
Shangqing Qu, Yonggang Wang, Yu Xiao, Yujie Yuan, Shengyi Li, Jikun Chen, Lidong Zhao, Zhiguo Xia, Jing Zhao
We report for the first time the discovery of reversible n–p conduction type switching in a chalcogenide, NaCu5S3, without structural transition.
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Pd-Promoted cross coupling of iodobenzene with vinylgold via an unprecedented phenyl transmetalation from Pd to Au

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02645J, Communication
Jiwei Wang, Licheng Zhan, Gendi Wang, Yin Wei, Min Shi, Jun Zhang
Oxidative addition of Pd/Au vinylene species with iodobenzene reveals the effect of a strong metallophilic Pd⋯Au interaction on phenyl transmetalation from PdIV to AuI, which allows subsequent reductive elimination of LAuI at Pd and Au.
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Chemically synthesized circular RNAs with phosphoramidate linkages enable rolling circle translation

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02140G, Communication
Kosuke Nakamoto, Naoko Abe, Genichiro Tsuji, Yasuaki Kimura, Fumiaki Tomoike, Yoshihiro Shimizu, Hiroshi Abe
Circular RNA without a stop codon enables rolling circle translation. we carried out one-pot chemical synthesis of circular RNA from RNA fragments. The synthesized circular RNAs acted as translation templates, despite the presence of unnatural phosphoramidate linkages.
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A convenient reagent for the conversion of aldoximes into nitriles and isonitriles

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00188K, Communication
Wei Zhang, Jin-Hong Lin, Pengfei Zhang, Ji-Chang Xiao
Described herein is the convenient transformation of aldoximes into nitriles or isonitriles by slightly modifying reaction conditions.
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Construction of Nanocage-Structured Heterogeneous Binary Metal Sulfides via Step-by-Step Confined Growth for Boosted Lithium Storage Properties

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00962H, Communication
Rongfang Zhao, Yue Han, Wenlong Li, Jinhua Li, Ming Chen, Lingxin Chen
Nanocage-structured materials-heterogeneous binary metal sulfides (MoS2 and Co9S8) in carbon nanocages (Co9S8/MoS2@CNCs) via step-by-step confined growth display superior Li-storage performance, profiting from the synergistic effect of bimetallic sulfides, high filling...
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Ultrasensitive DNA Electrochemical Biosensor Based on MnTBAP Biomimetic Catalyzed AGET ATRP Signal Amplification Reaction

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02176H, Communication
Haobo Sun, Yunliang Qiu, Yajie Lu, Jinming Kong, Xueji Zhang
In this paper, an ultrasensitive, highly selective and green electrochemical biosensor for quantifying DNA sequences (aM DNA) based on MnTBAP catalyst for AGET ATRP reaction is proposed. For the first...
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Surfactant-free synthesis of ultralong silver nanowires for endurable transparent conducting electrodes

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01915A, Communication
Sian-Hong Tseng, Lian-Ming Lyu, Kai-Yuan Hsiao, Wan-Hua Ho, Ming-Yen Lu
The present study employed the surfactant-free growth of ultralong (~50 μm) silver nanowires (AgNWs) with high aspect ratio (up to 500) by galvanic replacement. AgNW conducting film were fabricated as...
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Bimolecular Vinylation of Arenes by Vinyl Cations

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02300K, Communication
ZHILONG LI, Vincent Gandon, Christophe Bour
Styrene derivatives can be easily synthesized from vinyl triflates and arenes under mild reaction conditions, using [Li][Al(OC(CF3)3)4] as a catalyst and LiHMDS as a base. This transformation is likely to...
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Host-guest interaction based supramolecular photodynamic therapy system: a promising candidate in the battle against cancer

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02001J, Feature Article
Kui Yang, Zhihua Zhang, Jie Du, Wei Li, Zhichao Pei
Owing to its spatiotemporal selectivity and noninvasive nature, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become a promising approach for the treatment of cancer. However, the non-targeting capability and the accompanying side effects...
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Fluorescent Molecular Logic Gates based on Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) Driven by a Combination of Atomic and Biomolecular Inputs

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00478B, Communication
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Glenn Wright, Chaoyi Yao, Tom Moody, A. P. De Silva
Molecular AND logic gates 1, 3, 5 and 7, which are designed according to principles of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) switching, respond to co-existing Candida antarctica lipase B and H+...
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A DNA logic gate with dual-anchored proximity aptamers for accurate identification of circulating tumor cells

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00564A, Communication
Tianshu Chen, Xin Fu, Qianqian Zhang, Dongsheng Mao, Yuchen Song, Chang Feng, Xiaoli Zhu
We have designed a DNA logic gate that can integrate multiple biomarkers recognition with signal amplification to perform accurate and and sensitive analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). It also...
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Intra-mitochondrial self-assembly to overcome the intracellular enzymatic degradation of L-peptides

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02029J, Communication
M. T. Jeena, Seokyoung Lee, Ayan Kumar Barui, Seongeon Jin, Yuri Cho, Suk-Won Hwang, Sehoon Kim, Ja-Hyoung Ryu
The design of peptide-based therapeutics is generally based on the replacement of L-amino acids with D-isomers to obtain improved therapeutic efficiency.
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A three-dimensional BODIPY–iron(III) compound with improved H2O2-response for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging guided chemodynamic/photothermal therapy

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01164A, Communication
Changjin Ou, Yewei Zhang, Wei Ge, Liping Zhong, Yong Huang, Weili Si, Wenjun Wang, Yongxiang Zhao, Xiaochen Dong
3D boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)–Fe(III) coordination polymer nanoparticles with NIR-II absorption were developed as photothermal and chemodynamic agent to effectively kill cancer cells.
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A difluoroboron β-diketonate based thermometer with temperature-dependent emission wavelength

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01505A, Communication
Jian-Xin Wang, Yi-Shuai Yu, Li-Ya Niu, Bo Zou, Kai Wang, Qing-Zheng Yang
Difluoroboron β-diketonate complexes that manifested temperature-dependent emission wavelength are reported.
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Inter-chain double-site synergistic photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in robust cuprous coordination polymers

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01785J, Communication
Ying Zang, Jiangwei Zhang, Rui Wang, Zhao-Di Wang, Yandi Zhu, Xiaoyan Ren, Shunfang Li, Xi-Yan Dong, Shuang-Quan Zang
We evaluate photocatalytic H2 generation of three Cu-based coordination polymers, a record-high rate of 57.64 mmol g−1 h−1 for Cu–MIM, and reveal that the excellent performances are due to the synergies of the inter-chain double-site Cu atoms.
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Deep imaging for visualizing nitric oxide in lipid droplets: discovering the relationship between nitric oxide and resistance to cancer chemotherapy drugs

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01856B, Communication
Miantai Ye, Wei Hu, Meng He, Chenchen Li, Shuyang Zhai, Zhihong Liu, Yanying Wang, Huijuan Zhang, Chunya Li
A near-infrared two-photon fluorescent probe for selective detection and deep-depth imaging of NO helps to discover the relationship between NO and resistance to antitumor drugs.
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Harnessing chemical exchange: 19F magnetic resonance OFF/ON zinc sensing with a Tm(III) complex

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01876G, Communication
Meng Yu, Da Xie, Rahul T. Kadakia, Weiran Wang, Emily L. Que
A Tm(III) complex displays an “off–on” 19F NMR/MRI response to Zn(II) upon tuning the chemical exchange rate.
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An ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor for Pseudomonas aeruginosa assay based on a rolling circle amplification-assisted multipedal DNA walker

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01619E, Communication
Huang Zhou, Shaoyun Duan, Ji Huang, Fengjiao He
An ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor was developed based on RCA and multipedal DNA walking strategy for the assay of 16S rRNA gene, and it has great application potential in food safety, environmental monitoring, and disease diagnosis.
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Smart azobenzene-containing tubular polymersomes: fabrication and multiple morphological tuning

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01934H, Communication
Lishan Li, Songbo Cui, An Hu, Wei Zhang, Yiwen Li, Nianchen Zhou, Zhengbiao Zhang, Xiulin Zhu
Several kinds of novel azobenzene-containing tubular polymersomes were fabricated via self-assembly, and their shape could be tuned precisely by changing the chemical structure, self-assembly condition and external stimuli.
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A highly active and robust iron quinquepyridine complex for photocatalytic CO2 reduction in aqueous acetonitrile solution

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01930E, Communication
Yanfei Qin, Lingjing Chen, Gui Chen, Zhenguo Guo, Lei Wang, Hongbo Fan, Marc Robert, Tai-Chu Lau
[Fe(qnpy)(H2O)2]2+ is a highly efficient and robust catalyst for visible-light-driven reduction of CO2 to CO, with a TON for CO of up to 14 095 and selectivity of 98% using Ru(phen)3Cl2 as photosensitizer and BIH as sacrificial reductant.
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3D spongy nanofiber structure Fe–NC catalysts built by a graphene regulated electrospinning method

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01517B, Communication
Weiyuan Ding, Hongquan Yu, Yu Tang, Zhuxin Li, Bijiao Liu, Dechong Liu, Yuyu Wang, Shu hong Liu, Hong Zhao, Daniel Mandler
A Fe–NC catalyst containing carbon nanotubes, mesopores and macropores with a measurable 3D framework structure was prepared by electrospinning.
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A radical-mediated 1,3,4-trifunctionalization cascade of 1,3-enynes with sulfinates and tert-butyl nitrite: facile access to sulfonyl isoxazoles

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01659D, Communication
Xin Yue, Ming Hu, Xingyi He, Shuang Wu, Jin-Heng Li
An unprecedented indium-promoted three-component 1,3,4-trifunctionalization cascade of 1,3-enynes with sulfinates and tert-butyl nitrite for producing 5-sulfonylisoxazoles via [3+2] annulation is reported.
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Enhancing the catalytic properties of well-defined electrophilic platinum complexes

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01438A, Feature Article
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Pablo Ríos, Amor Rodríguez, Salvador Conejero
Well-defined electrophilic or low-electron count platinum complexes are very versatile catalysts for a variety of chemical transformations.
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Catalytic cycle of carbohydrate dehydration by Lewis acids: structures and rates from synergism of conventional and DNP NMR

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01756F, Communication
Pernille Rose Jensen, Sebastian Meier
Structures and rates in the catalytic cycle of carbohydrate dehydration by Lewis acidic salt are determined through the systematic use of complementary NMR approaches.
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Wettability read-out strategy for aptamer target binding based on a recognition/hydrophobic bilayer surface

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01936D, Communication
Yunfei Fan, Yahang Xie, Zhen Zhao, Yang Zhao, Rui Yu, Xiang-yang Liu, Youhui Lin, Changxu Lin
A wettability read-out strategy for an aptasensor is setup with a bilayer surface. It targets on methamphetamine and uses hydrophobicity reduction as the signal induced by recognition by the supporting aptamer layer.
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Generic high-capacity protein capture and release by pH control

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01250E, Communication
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G. Ferrand-Drake del Castillo, R. L. N. Hailes, Z. Adali-Kaya, T. Robson, Andreas Dahlin
A new and generic method for protein capture-release by polyelectrolyte brushes and pH control.
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Three component hydroxyletherification and hydroxylazidation of (trifluoromethyl)alkenes: access to α-trifluoromethyl β-heteroatom substituted tertiary alcohols

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02550J, Communication
Hao Zeng, Chuanle Zhu, Chi Liu, Yingying Cai, Fulin Chen, Huanfeng Jiang
The three component hydroxyletherification and hydroxylazidation reactions of (trifluoromethyl)alkenes are reported, providing various useful α-trifluoromethyl β-heteroatom substituted tertiary alcohols in high yields.
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Enzyme-mimicking accelerated signal enhancement for visually multiplexed quantitation of telomerase activity

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01951H, Communication
Lu Sun, Qiao Zhao, Xinli Liu, Yongchun Pan, Yanfeng Gao, Jingjing Yang, Yuzhen Wang, Yujun Song
Here, we propose an amplification strategy of enzyme-mimicking accelerated signal enhancement integrated with triple-channel volumetric bar-chart chip for visually multiplexed quantitation of telomerase activity. This platform was used for evaluating...
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Resistance to the “Last Resort” Antibiotic Colistin: A Single-Zinc Mechanism for Phosphointermediate Formation in MCR Enzymes

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02520H, Communication
Emily Lythell, Reynier Suardiaz, Philip Hinchliffe, Chonnikan Hanpaibool, Surawit Visitsatthawong, Sofia Oliveira, Eric Lang, Panida Surawatanawong, Vannajan Sanghiran Lee, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Natalie Fey, James Spencer, Adrian John Mulholland
MCR (mobile colistin resistance) enzymes catalyse phosphoethanolamine (PEA) addition to bacterial lipid A, threatening the “last-resort” antibiotic colistin. Molecular dynamics and density functional theory simulations indicate that monozinc MCR supports...
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Liquid metal exfoliation of two dimensional polydopamine nanosheets for templated assembly of noble metal nanoparticles

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02108C, Communication
Yong Liu, Juanjuan Li, Wei Zhang
A liquid metal-assisted exfoliation strategy is developed for synthesizing two-dimensional polydopamine nanosheets.
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Correction: Colloidal synthesis of porous red phosphorus nanoparticles as a metal-free electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC90201B, Correction
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Cheng-Ying Chan, Chao-Hung Chang, Hsing-Yu Tuan
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Highly dispersed nickel anchored on N-doped carbon molecular sieve derived from metal-organic frameworks for efficient hydrodeoxygenation in aqueous-phase

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02620D, Communication
Ruoyu Fan, Zhi Hu, Chun Chen, Xiaoguang Zhu, Haimin Zhang, Yunxia Zhang, Huijun Zhao, Guozhong Wang
ZIF-8 was employed as template to synthesize HD-Ni/N-CMS containing highly dispersed Ni at atomic-level anchored on N-doped carbon molecular sieve for vanillin hydrodeoxygenation. The ZIF-8 structure was inherited and Ni-N...
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A metal-organic framework with in-situ generated low-coordinate binuclear Cu(I) units as the highly effective catalyst for photodriven hydrogen production

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC09589F, Communication
Pei-Qin Liao, Ningyu Huang, Hai He, Hao Li, Xiao-Ming Chen
Herein, we report a metal-organic framework featuring a binuclear copper unit, showing extraordinarily high catalytic activity (102.8 mmol g-1 h-1) for photodriven hydrogen generation, which is attributed to the synergistic...
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A large axial magnetic anisotropy in trigonal bipyramidal Fe(II)

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02382E, Communication
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Mark Murrie, Moya Hay, Arup Sarkar, Gavin Craig, Katie Marriott, Claire Wilson, Gopalan Rajaraman
The first trigonal bipyramidal Fe(II) complex to display slow relaxation of magnetisation has been isolated, with this behaviour found to arise through a combination of a large magnetic anisotropy (D...
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A Caveat to Common Hemicyanine Dye Components and Its Resolution

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Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01833C, Communication
Hyeon Jin Park, Chang Wook Song, Sourav Sarkar, Yong Woong Jun, Ye Jin Reo, Mingchong Dai, Kyo Han Ahn
Near-infrared-emitting hemicyanine dyes are widely used in activatable fluorescent probes for various biological analytes, which fact, on the contrary, poses a chemical stability issue along with photoinstability as shown here...
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Self-assembly of an organometallic Fe9O6 cluster from aerobic oxidation of (tmeda)Fe(CH2tBu)2

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4994-4997
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00011F, Communication
Jonathan A. Kephart, Zachary Hecht, Brooke N. Livesay, Indrani Bhowmick, Matthew P. Shores, V. Codrina Popescu, Navamoney Arulsamy, Elliott B. Hulley
Aerobic oxidation of (tmeda)Fe(CH2tBu)2 in toluene or THF solution leads to the self-assembly of a magic-sized all-ferrous oxide cluster containing the Fe9O6 subunit and bearing organometallic and diamine ligands.
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Investigation of the cathodic interfacial stability of a nitrile electrolyte and its performance with a high-voltage LiCoO2 cathode

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4998-5001
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00049C, Communication
Fang Xian, Jiedong Li, Zhenglin Hu, Qian Zhou, Chen Wang, Chenglong Lu, Zhongyi Zhang, Shanmu Dong, Chunbo Mou, Guanglei Cui
We adopted a SN based deep eutectic electrolyte with the SN as the only solvent and found that the high-state Co ion could be reduced by the SN solvent on the interface of the LiCoO2 electrode, causing a reverse phase change of the LiCoO2.
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para-Selective arylation and alkenylation of monosubstituted arenes using thianthrene S-oxide as a transient mediator

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5058-5061
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00641F, Communication
Xiao-Yue Chen, Xiao-Xue Nie, Yichen Wu, Peng Wang
Using thianthrene S-oxide (TTSO) as a transient mediator, para-arylation and alkenylation of mono-substituted arenes have been demonstrated via a para-selective thianthrenation/Pd-catalyzed thio-Suzuki–Miyaura coupling sequence under mild conditions.
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Electrochemically generated N-iodoaminium species as key intermediates for selective methyl sulphonylimination of tertiary amines

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5010-5013
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC09869K, Communication
Binbin Huang, Chao Yang, Jia Zhou, Wujiong Xia
This study presents a straightforward protocol for approaching N-sulphonylamidines via an electricity-driven, iodine-mediated cross dehydrogenative condensation (CDC) between sulphonamides and tertiary amines.
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Nitrosoarene-catalyzed regioselective aromatic C–H sulfinylation with thiols under aerobic conditions

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5054-5057
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01188F, Communication
Suman Pradhan, Sandeep Patel, Indranil Chatterjee
Aromatic amines and (hetero)arenes, such as indoles and pyrroles, are regioselectively sulfinylated under mild aerobic conditions using nitrosoarenes as a redox-catalyst.
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1,6-Conjugate addition initiated formal [4+2] annulation of p-quinone methides with sulfonyl allenols: a unique access to spiro[5.5]undeca-1,4-dien-3-one scaffolds

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5022-5025
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01005G, Communication
Ganesh S. Ghotekar, Sachin R. Shirsath, Aslam C. Shaikh, M. Muthukrishnan
An expedient one-pot synthesis of carbocyclic spiro[5.5]undeca-1,4-dien-3-ones via 1,6-conjugate addition initiated formal [4+2] annulation sequences by employing p-quinone methides and sulfonyl allenols.
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Synthetic method, growth mechanism and electrochemical properties of PbSnS2 nanosheets for supercapacitors

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5062-5065
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01011A, Communication
Yuhan Zeng, Hehe Huang, Shenhu Huang, Tongtong Jiang, Zekai Fang, Lin Li, Yuming Dai
Facile hydrothermally synthesized PbSnS2 nanosheets with various morphologies were developed to obtain high performance electrode materials for supercapacitors.
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Correlating alkyl chain length with defect passivation efficacy in perovskite solar cells

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5006-5009
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01197E, Communication
Wenhuai Feng, Chengxi Zhang, Jun-Xing Zhong, Liming Ding, Wu-Qiang Wu
Anchoring of amine ligands with different alkyl chain lengths on perovskites mitigates non-radiative charge recombination in perovskite solar cells.
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High performance zinc stannate photoanodes in dye sensitized solar cells with cobalt complex mediators

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5042-5045
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01219J, Communication
Lingling Tao, Zhe Sun, Lei Chen, Mao Liang, Song Xue
The combination of a zinc stannate photoanode and cobalt complex electrolyte in DSCs yields an impressive power conversion efficiency of 8.1%.
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Solvent-driven migration of highly polar monomers into hydrophobic PDMS produces a thick graft layer via subsurface initiated ATRP for efficient antibiofouling

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5030-5033
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00768D, Communication
Xin Yu, Yang Yang, Wufang Yang, Xungai Wang, Xin Liu, Feng Zhou, Yan Zhao
Organic solvents that possess affinity towards both polar monomers and hydrophobic PDMS play a “driving” role in the diffusion of polar monomers into the subsurface of the PDMS substrate.
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Live cell fluorescent stain of bacterial curli and biofilm through supramolecular recognition between bromophenol blue and CsgA

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5014-5017
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01643H, Communication
Lixia Zhang, Zhenhua Li, Zhijun Chen
A curli fluorescent light-up probe called bromophenol blue, which binds to curli via recognizing CsgA.
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The synergy between the CsPbBr3 nanoparticle surface and the organic ligand becomes manifest in a demanding carbon–carbon coupling reaction

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5026-5029
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01339K, Communication
Ignacio Rosa-Pardo, Carla Casadevall, Luciana Schmidt, Miguel Claros, Raquel E. Galian, Julio Lloret-Fillol, Julia Pérez-Prieto
The cooperative action between the CsPbBr3 surface and capping makes the photoredox homo-/cross-coupling of benzyl bromides under mild conditions possible.
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Synthesis of functionalized tetrahydropyrans via cascade cycloaddition involving silyloxyallyl cation intermediates

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Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5034-5037
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01796E, Communication
Fatimat O. Badmus, Joshua A. Malone, Frank R. Fronczek, Rendy Kartika
An expedient synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydrobenzofuran via an unsymmetrical silyloxyallyl cation is reported.
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