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Carbon dots induce abundant oxygen vacancies in CeVO4 for promoting photocatalytic selective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2128-2135
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00002A, Research Article
Ernan Pang, Shijia Li, Jie Wu, Qing Chang, Ning Li, Jinlong Yang, Shengliang Hu
Carbon dots create the appropriate oxygen vacancies (OVs) in CeVO4 for the chemoselective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes under light irradiation.
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Combination of dimensional reduction and active site addition strategies for preparing unique {RE9}-cluster-based MOFs: efficient CO2 fixation and Knoevenagel condensation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2071-2080
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI02527F, Research Article
Ying Zhao, Dan Wu, Yidan Qiao, Guo-Ping Yang, Lu-Fang Ma, Yao-Yu Wang
A series of 2D {RE9}-cluster-based rare-earth MOFs were built by dimensional reduction and active site addition strategies. They exhibit excellent catalytic activity in CO2 fixation and Knoevenagel condensation under mild conditions.
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Correction: In situ construction of a continuous ionic conductive coating for a high-performance Li3VO4 anode

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2187-2187
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI90020K, Correction
Open Access
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Lulu Wang, Cheng Zeng, Jianing Liang, Chun Zhai, Hao Liu, Tianyou Zhai, Huiqiao Li
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Facile access to tetra-substituted FeIIFeII biomimetics for the oxidized state active site of [FeFe]-hydrogenases

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00773E, Research Article
Xin-Ping Gao, Shu-Fen Bai, Yan-Lan Wang, Shuang Lü, Qian-Li Li
This study presents a convenient approach to obtain two distinct types of novel tetra-substituted Fe/Se salts through a dehalogenation reaction. The objective is to advance research in mimicking the FeIIFeII oxidation state in [FeFe]-H2ases.
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NH3 plasma-etching-derived porous N-doped carbon nanotubes with FeP nanoparticles and intrinsic carbon defects for boosting oxygen reduction in rechargeable Zn–air batteries

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00182F, Research Article
Bing Chen, Minjie Zhou, Na Zhang, Xianglin Deng, HaiHua Yang
The formation of intrinsic carbon defects and phase engineered FeP nanoparticles regulated by NH3 plasma etching significantly enhanced the oxygen reduction reaction performance of N-doped carbon nanotubes.
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Large-scale fabrication of ZIF-derived electrocatalysts for industrial oxygen evolution

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00458B, Research Article
Liangjun Chen, Zhuowen Huangfu, Xuelin Yang, Hang Lei, Zilong Wang, Wenjie Mai
This study presents a methodology that enables the development of efficient and scalable ZIF-derived electrocatalysts for industrial water electrolysis, resulting in significant time and energy savings.
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Discovery of excellent ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials in chlorates and bromates with highly stereochemically active lone pairs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00462K, Research Article
Chun-Li Hu, Qian-Qian Chen, Fang Kong, Jiang-Gao Mao
The long-neglected stereochemically active lone pair groups ClO3 and BrO3 are demonstrated to be important UV NLO functional motifs based on the fact that AClO3 and ABrO3 possess high SHG effects and short λPM and are promising UV NLO materials.
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Yellow-Emissive Organic Copper(I) Halide Single Crystals with [Cu4I4] Cubane Unit as Efficient X-ray Scintillators

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00500G, Research Article
Qingzheng Kong, Xiaomei Jiang, Ying Sun, Jianguo Zhu, Xutang Tao
Recently, low-dimensional copper(I)-based halide is considered as a potential substitute for lead-based counterpart due to its environmental friendliness, facile preparation and superior luminescence performances. In particular, as a representative of...
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Deciphering the active species and reaction mechanism in water oxidation catalyzed by a copper complex with redox-active ligands

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2365-2372
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00163J, Research Article
Qing Fan, Cong Yang, Mengdi Li, Chen Wang, Guixia Wang, Xiangfei Kong, Qiping Zhu
This theoretical study unveils active species and the reaction mechanism in electrochemical water oxidation catalyzed by a copper complex with redox-active ligands.
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Structural phase transition drives outright photoluminescence quenching and dielectric duple bistable switching

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2290-2299
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00303A, Research Article
Open Access
Zhi-Jie Wang, Ming-Jing Shen, Zhi-Peng Rao, Pei-Zhi Huang, Meng-Meng Lun, Bo-Wen Deng, Jun-Yi Li, Chang-Feng Wang, Hai-Feng Lu, Da-Wei Fu, Yi Zhang
(TECA)PbBr3 and (TEBA)PbBr3 have a wide range of photoluminescence signals and undergo coupling of the structural phase transition and photoluminescence quenching.
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Selective syntheses of homoleptic Ir(III) complexes bearing di-CF3-functionalized benzoimidazol-2-ylidenes for generation of blue phosphorescence

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2413-2426
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00454J, Research Article
Open Access
Jie Yan, Yi Pan, I-Che Peng, Wen-Yi Hung, Bingjie Hu, Guowei Ni, Shek-Man Yiu, Yun Chi, Kai Chung Lau
Di-CF3-functionalized benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium pro-chelates were employed in the selective syntheses of fac-coordinated Ir(III) carbene emitters for efficient blue electroluminescence and hyperphosphorescence.
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Electrochemical conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over CuNi bimetallic catalysts: the synergistic effect of interfacial active sites

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2479-2488
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00145A, Research Article
Yiwei Zhao, Chao Zhang, Shuangxi Xing, Zuhang Jin, Tingting Xiao
ECO of HMF to FDCA and ECR to BHMF with high yield have been studied on CuNi-based bimetallic catalysts. The presence of the Cu–O–Ni interfacial area was beneficial for promoting the catalytic performance in ECO.
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Energetic copper(II) quadridentate chelate: a novel green laser-sensitive primary explosive

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00489B, Research Article
Qi Zhang, Ruibing Lv, Ying Wang, Zhenghang Luo, Pengyang Pan, Tingwei Wang, Quancheng Liu
A copper(II)-based quadridentate chelate [Cu(BNATE)·2H2O] has been prepared and systematically studied. It has excellent near-infrared laser sensitivity and detonation performance, and low mechanical sensitivity.
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Radiochromic Semiconductive MOF with High Sensitivity and Fast Photochromic Response for Dual-mode X-ray Direct Detection

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00771A, Research Article
Xuying Yu, Jia-Rong Mi, Qiu-Pei Qin, Xin-Ping Fang, Yong-Fang Han, Li-Zhen Cai, Ming-Sheng Wang, Guo-Cong Guo
X-ray direct detectors, which may directly convert X-rays into electrical signals through semiconductors, are highly desirable for early cancer screening and other applications. Prevailing commercial amorphous Se detectors still suffer...
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Large enhancement of electrochemical biomass oxidation by optimizing the competitive adsorption of HMF and OH− on doped CoOx

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00519H, Research Article
Tianqi Nie, Guihao Liu, Ziheng Song, Tianyang Shen, Xiaoliang Sun, Tianrui Yu, Sha Bai, Lirong Zheng, Yu-Fei Song
By doping transition metals into CoOx, we can regulate the deintercalation capacity of OH. The CoCuOx with enriched oxygen vacancies allowed the optimization of the competitive adsorption between HMF and OH, and accelerated the kinetics of HMFOR.
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Insights into the modulation mechanisms of multiple active sites in a conjugated small molecule towards organic cathode capacity from first-principles

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00547C, Research Article
Zhaopeng Sun, Hao Tian, Meng Zhang, Yi Zhang, Zhiping Li, Weiwei Huang
The modulation mechanisms of Na+ within the redox-active sites of the two-dimensional conjugated organic small-molecule 3BQ, and their impact on the initial capacity of a 3BQ cathode for Na-ion batteries, were investigated using first-principles calculations.
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Optimism in global commodities market over Chinese measures may be short-lived, say analysts

Subdued demand, struggling property sector may exert downward pressure on metals




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Aluminium futures retain positive bias

The price region between ₹228 and ₹230 is a demand zone




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Part of India’s sugar export quota to Maldives ‘diverted’ to Sri Lanka, Malaysia

Though exports are banned, shipments of 64,000 tonnes were allowed under special bilateral pact




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Private capital, a catalyst to Universal Health Coverage

India is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all by 2030. For India to achieve thisUHC, it is essential that both private enterprises and the government come together.




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Intellectual property for positive change

In a rapidly evolving world, leveraging intellectual property (IP) for greater good has become a priority and its importance will continue to grow as humanity addresses pivotal global challenges




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Reproductive healthcare to the fore

Call to modernise MTP laws, to create a future where every woman receives the care and support she deserves throughout her reproductive journey, gets stronger




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Clinical trial waiver, a step to improve patient access, in need of guardrails

Experts call for ensuring patient safety while expanding access to new drugs




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How Millet Sisters drive millet consumption in rural areas

Grassroot campaign to convert producers into consumers




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Vistara's Delhi-London flight diverted to Frankfurt after bomb threat on social media

Nearly 40 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received bomb threats in the past few days which later turned out to be hoaxes




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Escorts Kubota to divest railway equipment business to Sona Comstar for ₹1,600 crore

The transaction, structured as a slump sale, is expected to close by September 30, 2025. 




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Pawfect buddies: Mumbai Airport revives emotional support dog program at Terminal 2

MIAL is the only Indian airport offering such a service, features nine trained dogs including a Golden Retriever, a Maltese, a rescued Husky, Shih Tzu, Lhasa Apso, and Labrador




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Government moots ₹2,000 crore funding for Pawan Hans to revive operations, enhance capacity

Proposed fund infusion to help Pawan Hans provide consultation services for heliport construction, introduce seaplane services as well as add new choppers to its fleet




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DHL Express focuses on Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Energy as key growth drivers

In life sciences, rising fields like cell research, biopharma, and clinical trials require specialized supply chains for safe handling and delivery. Meanwhile, the expanding clean energy sector calls for dedicated logistics to manage battery swapping, storage, transport, and disposal




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Fino Payments Bank goes live with enhanced deposit limit of ₹2 lakh

Move in line with the revised guidelines announced by RBI




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Apollo Computing Labs unveils SwasthVayu, a non-invasive ventilator

It was developed with CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories




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Airtel rolls out Covid support initiative for medium, small size companies

Businesses will be able to set up a cloud communication platform with a Covid SOS feature




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Dozee launches MillionICU initiative for critical care infrastructure

Central monitoring cells allow for remote parient monitoring




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In his distinctive style

Sanjay Subrahmanyan held audience attention with rarely heard compositions at the Bani festival, writesP.S. Krishnamurti.




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Mahindra Kabira Festival: Celebrating diversity by the banks of the Ganga

The sixth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival underlined the relevance of Kabir in modern times




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Collective effort needed to meet USD 2 trillion export target by 2030: Piyush Goyal




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Visible-light-responsive hybrid photocatalysts for quantitative conversion of CO2 to highly concentrated formate solutions

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18146-18160
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05289G, Edge Article
Open Access
Ewan McQueen, Noritaka Sakakibara, Kei Kamogawa, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Yusuke Tamaki, Osamu Ishitani, Reiner Sebastian Sprick
This highly efficient hybrid photocatalytic system can quantitatively convert CO2 to formate and produce 0.4 M of formate solution without additional concentration enrichment.
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A perspective on next-generation hyperfluorescent organic light-emitting diodes

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17739-17759
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05489J, Perspective
Open Access
Upasana Deori, Gyana Prakash Nanda, Caroline Murawski, Pachaiyappan Rajamalli
The evolution of next-generation HF-OLED technology and current challenges.
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A critical factor in reactive oxygen species (ROS) studies: the need to understand the chemistry of the solvent used: the case of DMSO

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17843-17851
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05038J, Edge Article
Open Access
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Shubham Bansal, Binghe Wang
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles in normal physiological processes including cellular signaling and immune responses.
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Diverse quantum interference regimes in intramolecular singlet fission chromophores with thiophene-based linkers

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17823-17830
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03546A, Edge Article
Open Access
Jonghwan Lee, Sungsik Eom, Hyungjun Kim
This work explores intramolecular singlet fission chromophores having diverse thiophene-based linkers and highlights the relation between quantum interference and nonadiabatic coupling in the multiexciton formation step of singlet fission.
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On-demand controlled bidirectional DNAzyme path for ultra-sensitive heavy metal ion detection

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18170-18178
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04404E, Edge Article
Open Access
Jing Xu, Yujin Li, Futing Wang, Xinqi Luo, Wei Zhang, Yifan Lyu, Hongfen Yang, Ren Cai, Weihong Tan
A bidirectional self-powered biosensor is constructed for the quasi-simultaneous detection of Pb2+ and Hg2+ based on MoS2@CuS heterostructures as an accelerator and hybridization chain reaction as a signal amplification strategy.
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Dilute nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage: progress, challenges and prospects

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05437G, Perspective
Open Access
Li Li, Wenhan Xu, Guanchun Rui, Shixian Zhang, Qiming Zhang, Qing Wang
Electrostatic capacitors (ECs) are critical components in advanced electronics and electric power systems due to their rapid charge-discharge rate and high power density. While polymers are ideal for ECs due...
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Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-H Olefination and Photoregulation of Sterically-Hindered Diarylethenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05375C, Edge Article
Open Access
Guanlun Zhang, Xu Wu, Shiyu Mao, Mengqi Li, Honglong Hu, Bing-Feng Shi, Weihong Zhu
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...
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Selective lignin depolymerization via transfer hydrogenolysis using Pd/hydrotalcite catalysts: model compounds to whole biomass

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03942D, Edge Article
Open Access
Darren Dolan, Rebekah Brucato, Christopher William Reid, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Adelina M Voutchkova-Kostal
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...
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A metabologenomics strategy for rapid discovery of polyketides derived from modular polyketide synthases

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04174G, Edge Article
Open Access
Run-Zhou Liu, Zhihan Zhang, Min Li, Lihan Zhang
A metabologenomics workflow using mass defect filtering (MDF) and bioinformatics-based structural prediction was established for rapid screening of modular polyketide natural products, and led to the identification of 22 polyketides.
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Enantioselective dearomative formal (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes with aromatic azomethine imines: access to fused 2,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06334A, Edge Article
Open Access
Xue-Chun Yang, Feng Wu, Wen-Biao Wu, Xu Zhang, Jian-Jun Feng
We present the first enantioselective dearomative (3+3) cycloadditions of bicyclobutanes (BCBs) utilizing a chiral Lewis acid catalyst and bidentate chelating BCB substrates.
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M12L24 nanospheres as supramolecular templates for the controlled synthesis of Ir-nanoclusters and their use in the chemo-selective hydrogenation of nitro styrene

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06324D, Edge Article
Open Access
Lotte L. Metz, Rens Ham, Eduard Bobylev, Kelly J. H. Brouwer, Alfons van Blaaderen, Rim van de Poll, Victor Drozhzhin, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Joost N. H. Reek
Controlled preparation of ultrafine metal nanoclusters (<2 nm) is challenging, yet important as the properties of these clusters are inherently linked to their size and local microenvironment. In the present...
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An ultrasensitive 2,4,6-trinitrophenol nanofluidic sensor inspired by olfactory sensory neurons in sniffer dogs

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05493H, Edge Article
Open Access
Xin Li, Zhanfang Liu, Linsen Yang, Shengyang Zhou, Yongchao Qian, Yuge Wu, Zidi Yan, Zhehua Zhang, Tingyang Li, Qingchen Wang, Congcong Zhu, Xiang-Yu Kong, Liping Wen
Inspired by sniffer dog olfactory sensory neurons, an ultrasensitive TNP detection sensor was developed by in situ growing UiO-66-NH2 layers on AAO. It exhibits a limit of detection with 6.5 × 10−16 g mL−1, offering a new method for rapid detection.
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Pd/NHC sequentially catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of planar-chiral macrocycles

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05482B, Edge Article
Open Access
Gongming Yang, Shangde Liu, Shujie Ji, Xingsen Wu, Jian Wang
The unprecedented non-enzymatically atroposelective synthesis of planar-chiral macrocycles via a Pd/NHC sequential catalytic intermolecular macrocyclization is reported.
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