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Microsoft HoloLens 2 is now available in India, know about its specifications

The mixed reality headset blends both the physical and digital worlds covering from augmented reality to virtual reality.




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boAt launches new smartwatch ‘Blaze’ in India

The device monitors heart rate and blood oxygen levels, and comes with a daily activity tracker along with 14 sports modes




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Soundcore Life Note 3: Comfortably good sound

The Life Note 3 has a good feature set and is reasonably priced




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The Z9: probably the best camera made by Nikon

Packed with technology, the camera probably ticks all the boxes for the professional photographer




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iPod Touch will be available “while supplies last,” says Apple discontinuing the iPod after 20 years

Music experiences will be integrated across other devices like iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac




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ColorFit 4 Pro from Noise: Bluetooth calling on a budget

This basic smartwatch tracks a lot of parameters and also lets you easily call contacts from your wrist




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IFA Berlin 2022: Lenovo launches new 16-inch Chromebook, tablets

New devices focus on making the most of gadgets at home and work




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Wearables device segment sees slower growth in March quarter but players remain bullish on outlook

As per estimates released by IDC, India’s smart wearable device market grew by merely 2.1 per cent in March quarter




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Hindalco ranked world’s most sustainable aluminium company

Hindalco achieves the distinction for the 5th consecutive year




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SEBI to expand ambit of unpublished price sensitive information

The proposed changes to SEBI's definition of UPSI are aimed at increasing regulatory clarity and consistency




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Asian Paints stock tumbles 9% following Q2 results

Asian Paints’ Q2 net profit declined 43.71% due to weak demand, material price inflation, material price inflation, and performances of the decorative and coatings business.




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Markets reverse early losses, Power Grid leads gains while Asian Paints tumbles

The market recovery came despite a weak opening influenced by China’s stimulus concerns and continued foreign investor selling




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Qualified brokers to provide clients UPI block or 3-in-1 trading account from February 1

QSBs’ clients will have the option to either continue with the existing facility of trading by transferring funds to the brokers or opt for either of the facilities




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Lack of govt control on retail outlets blamed for soaring onion prices

Rains in Maharashtra delay kharif arrivals; prices likely to drop in a fortnight




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Protesting junior doctors collect signatures from the public in Kolkata

Aniket Mahato, one of prominent faces of the doctors’ movement who fell ill during the hunger strike, has sought Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s intervention to resolve the crisis




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No Left-Congress alliance for Assembly byelections in West Bengal

This comes after the Congress appointed Subhankar Sarkar as the president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee in September, replacing Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury




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One dead in major blaze at chemical factory in West Bengal’s Madhyamgram

Several people suffered severe burn injuries; workers were trapped inside the factory as firefighters struggled to reach them; with smoke engulfing the whole area, panic sparked among local residents




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One-pot synthesis of conjugated vinylene-extended viologen ionic radical polyacetylenes for visible light-promoted photocatalytic CO2 cycloaddition

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10876-10885
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03683B, Paper
Yanan Chang, Shuo Wang, Juan Chen, Zixuan Xu, Qing Shi, Yunjie Mao, Yanli Gai, Zhouyang Long, Guojian Chen
In situ synthesis of a conjugated vinylene-extended viologen ionic radical polyacetylene (VIRP-2) for visible light-promoted photocatalytic CO2 cycloaddition under ambient conditions.
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Biodegradable polymers: from synthesis methods to applications of lignin-graft-polyester

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10774-10803
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03558E, Tutorial Review
Open Access
Sundol Kim, Hoyong Chung
Biodegradable lignin-based grafted polyesters have wide range of applications.
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Green and controllable synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical difluoromethylated diarylmethanes via a direct bisarylation strategy enabled by an HFIP–B(C6F5)3 adduct

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10969-10974
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03917C, Paper
Xindi Li, Yiping Zhu, Zhina Gong, Jinshan Li, Jialin Xie, Zhendong Zhao, Jianwei Li, Chunman Jia
An efficient and environmentally friendly for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical difluoromethylated diarylmethanes via direct bisarylation of difluoroacetaldehyde hemiacetal with aniline enabled by HFIP–B(C6F5)3 adduct is described.
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Monoliths enabling biocatalysis in flow chemistry

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10718-10738
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03535F, Critical Review
Open Access
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Aleksandra Lambarska, Katarzyna Szymańska, Ulf Hanefeld
Biocatalysis in flow improves space time yields and enables straightforward downstream processing. The underlying principles of monolithic flow reactors and their application in mono- and bi-phasic biocatalytic systems are discussed.
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Lipase-entrapped colloidosomes with light-responsive wettability for efficient and recyclable Pickering interfacial biocatalysis

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10824-10828
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03982C, Communication
Dingyi Yang, Qi Zeng, Kaiwen Tan, Haoyue Hou, Xingyuan Fang, Chenlong Guo, Hao Yuan, Tao Meng
We prepared lipase-entrapped TiO2 colloidosomes with excellent recyclability for light-responsive Pickering interfacial biocatalysis, providing a green, recyclable and efficient Pickering interfacial biocatalysis platform.
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Metal-free photoinduced-radical hydrocyclization of 2-isocyanides: a unified synthetic approach to facilely assemble diverse N-heteroarenes

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10804-10810
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03774J, Communication
Ziyi Wang, Haonan Wei, Jinrong Du, Zhijun Zuo
We present an efficient and sustainable protocol for the photoinduced-radical hydrocyclization of isocyanides, providing a united route to assemble diverse α-unsubstituted N-heteroarenes.
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Electrochemistry-enabled Rh-catalyzed regioselective [4 + 1] and [4 + 2] cycloaddition of benzoic acid with alkynyl esters/amides

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10996-11002
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03753G, Paper
Wei-Jung Chiu, Chung-Ming Sun
The reaction of benzoic acids with alkynyl esters/amides in the presence of a Rh-catalyst and AcOH as an additive to give phthalides by [4 + 1] annulation. In contrast, the additive NaOAc exclusively affords isocoumarins through the [4 + 2] pathway.
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Visible light-driven α-sulfonylation of ketone-derived silyl enol ethers via an electron donor–acceptor complex

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04554H, Paper
Barakha Saxena, Roshan I. Patel, Anuj Sharma
We herein describe a versatile electron donor–acceptor complex (EDA) mediated α-sulfonylation of ketone-derived silyl enol ethers using thiosulfonates (acceptor) with DABCO (donor) under visible light irradiation.
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Controllable tertiary amine-promoted photoactivation metal-free carbonylation of aryl sulfonium salts to aryl carboxylic acid derivatives

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04502E, Paper
Open Access
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Jiajun Zhang, Le-Cheng Wang, Yuanrui Wang, Xiao-Feng Wu
This paper describes a new method for the activation of aryl radicals via EDA complexes without metals and photosensitizers for carbonylation with various nucleophilic reagents under visible light.
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A solvent-free, self-emulsified and heat-responsive polyester coating enables chemically-recyclable and fire-safe PET foam

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04531A, Paper
Bei-Bei Zhang, Li-Xia Fan, Lin Chen, Xiu-Li Wang, Yu-Zhong Wang
This work implements a state-of-the-art strategy to simultaneously achieve use performance and future recycling, which will greatly benefit the green sustainable circular economy for wind turbine blades.
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Does enzymatic catalysis lead to more sustainable chemicals production? A life cycle sustainability assessment of isopropyl palmitate

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04514A, Paper
Open Access
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Pieter Nachtergaele, Ozan Kocak, Yblin Roman Escobar, Jordy Motte, Dries Gabriels, Leopold Mottet, Jo Dewulf
A methodology is presented for assessing the life cycle sustainability of enzymatic catalysis for chemicals production. For IPP, lower environmental impacts, but higher costs and social risks were found for switching to enzymatic catalysis.
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Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and C–C coupling of lignin and its derivatives into renewable jet-fuel-range cycloalkanes

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02051K, Critical Review
Xinyong Diao, Ying Xiong, Yawen Shi, Longlong Ma, Chenglong Dong, Shengbo Zhang, Na Ji
This review provides an in-depth understanding of the synthesis pathways and corresponding catalytic systems for the production of jet-fuel-range cycloalkanes from lignin and its derivatives via catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and C–C coupling.
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Engineering high-valence nickel sites in Ni3S2/Ni3Se2 architectures enabling urea-assisted hydrogen evolution reactions

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04318A, Paper
Taotao Ai, Miaomiao Bai, Weiwei Bao, Jie Han, Xueling Wei, Xiangyu Zou, Jungang Hou, Lizhai Zhang, Zhifeng Deng, Yuxin Zhang
Bifunctional Ni3S2@Ni3Se2 electrocatalysts were constructed for urea-assisted hydrogen evolution. In the HER/UOR two-electrode system, the heterogeneous interface modulates the electronic structure and thus improves the catalytic performance.
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In silico modeling enables greener analytical and preparative chromatographic methods

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04300F, Paper
Troy T. Handlovic, Daipayan Roy, Muhammad Qamar Farooq, Gabriel Mazzi Leme, Kevin Crossley, Imad A. Haidar Ahmad
Environmental impact of chromatographic separation at both analytical and preparative scale can be significantly reduced using In Silico Modeling.
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High Efficiency Leaching of Valuable Metals from Waste Lithium-ion ternary Batteries under Mild Conditions Using Green Deep Eutectic Solvents

Green Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04373A, Paper
Bo Li, Zhengfu Zhang, Chengping Li, Jinsong Wang, Rundong Wan, Jiangzhao Chen, Ying Liu, Yuejing Bin, xiaoping yang, Chongjun Bao, Shaohua Ju
Recently, the production and demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has increased owing to increasing number of electric vehicles and products. This surge has considerably increased spent LIBs, leading to environmental...
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Continuous production of 1,2-pentanediol from furfuryl alcohol over highly stable bimetallic Ni–Sn alloy catalysts

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11164-11176
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02757D, Paper
Ajaysing S. Nimbalkar, Kyung-Ryul Oh, Do-Young Hong, Byung Gyu Park, Maeum Lee, Dong Won Hwang, Ali Awad, Pravin P. Upare, Seung Ju Han, Young Kyu Hwang
A bimetallic NiSn/ZnO catalyst converts biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol into 1,2-PDO continuously, yielding 91.0% over 400 hours.
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Toward safer and more sustainable by design biocatalytic amide-bond coupling

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11147-11163
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03665D, Paper
Open Access
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Elisabeth Söderberg, Kerstin von Borries, Ulf Norinder, Mark Petchey, Ganapathy Ranjani, Swapnil Chavan, Hanna Holmquist, Magnus Johansson, Ian Cotgreave, Martin A. Hayes, Peter Fantke, Per-Olof Syrén
We describe an exploratory approach to a concept of safer and more sustainable by design in biocatalytic amide bond synthesis.
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Regulatable selective synthesis of benzofurans and coumarins from aryl propargyl ethers via an electrochemical tandem cyclization reaction

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11216-11221
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03842H, Paper
Zhaoyue Feng, Xueyi Guan, Haiyang Ma, Yingsibing Fan, Ping Liu, Peipei Sun
A divergent protocol for the selective synthesis of benzofuran-2-carboxaldehydes and 3-organoselenyl-2H-coumarins from propargylic aryl ethers in the presence of dialkyl(aryl) diselenides under electrochemical reaction conditions was established.
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Catalytic synthesis of renewable lubricant base oils with methyl oleate and aromatics

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11249-11258
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03448A, Paper
Binbin Zhou, Nan Wang, Sibao Liu, Guozhu Liu
Aromatic-ester and cyclo-branched alkane renewable lubricant base oils were produced from methyl oleate and biomass-derived aromatics by alkylation and alkylation followed by hydrodeoxygenation (HDO).
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Visible light-induced strain-release transformations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11083-11105
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03193H, Tutorial Review
Qing-Bao Zhang, Feng Li, Bin Pan, Shanshan Zhang, Xiang-Guo Yue, Qiang Liu
This review aims to provide an overview on the recent visible light-mediated strain-release transformations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes. Prospects for future development of (aza)bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes in this fascinating field are outlined.
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Production of nanochitins via a shell biorefinery process for self-assembly applications as photonic films and Pickering emulsions

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11222-11237
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02680B, Paper
Open Access
Xuhai Zhu, Fuyan Peng, Hui Li, Rongjun Lin, Rui Lu, Fang Lu
A simple, environmentally friendly, and flexible shell biorefinery process for integrated utilization of all NCh products in high-value applications, such as photonic films and Pickering emulsions.
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Substrate-controlled regioselective hydrophosphorylation of allenes to enable photocatalytic synthesis of alkenylphosphoryl compounds

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11272-11279
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03588G, Paper
Tian-Ming Yang, Xin-Lu Fan, Wei Shi, Xuefei Zhao, Xu-Hong Hu
A visible-light-induced hydrophosphorylation of allenes with H-phosphine oxides is demonstrated to give a diverse range of alkenylphosphoryl compounds in a highly stereoselective and regioselective manner.
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Iron/photoredox dual-catalyzed redox-neutral double decarboxylative C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11334-11339
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04523H, Paper
Qi Zhang, Shanghui Wu, Xuesong Wu
An efficient iron porphyrin/photoredox dual catalytic system for the double decarboxylative radical C(sp3)–C(sp3) cross-coupling under redox-neutral and mild conditions.
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Thermodynamically stable synthesis of high entropy alloys and efficiently catalyzed oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid under base-free conditions

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11316-11327
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04186K, Paper
Guangqiang Lv, Shan Liu, Xiaoyan Chen, Mengxin Chen, Yanjuan Wu, Yuji Gao, Shuai Wang, Furong Tao, Jingui Wang, Liwei Niu
In a completely non-alkaline aqueous system, a high-entropy alloy catalyst composed of FeCoNiCuGaPt activates O2 and H2O molecules to form hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) and efficiently oxidizes 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid.
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A paired alkaline electrolyzer for furfural oxidation and hydrogen evolution over noble metal-free NiFe/Ni and Co/MXene catalysts

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11351-11363
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04447A, Paper
Open Access
Xiaopeng Liu, Mohammad Albloushi, Michael Galvin, Connor W. Schroeder, Yue Wu, Wenzhen Li
A paired alkaline electrolyzer with non-noble metal catalysts was developed, demonstrating higher performances of furfural oxidation on NiFe/Ni foam at the anode and hydrogen evolution on Co/MXene at the cathode under practical current densities.
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Biomass-derived polyol esters as sustainable phase change materials for renewable energy storage

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11259-11271
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03460K, Paper
Open Access
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Magdalena Gwóźdź, Marta Markiewicz, Stefan Stolte, Anna Chrobok, David R. Turner, Karolina Matuszek, Alina Brzęczek-Szafran
Innovative thermal battery technology has the capability to revolutionize the renewable energy storage market.
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Correction: Continuous production of 1,2-pentanediol from furfuryl alcohol over highly stable bimetallic Ni–Sn alloy catalysts

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11364-11364
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC90117G, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Ajaysing S. Nimbalkar, Kyung-Ryul Oh, Do-Young Hong, Byung Gyu Park, Maeum Lee, Dong Won Hwang, Ali Awad, Pravin P. Upare, Seung Ju Han, Young Kyu Hwang
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A green and sustainable multi-enzyme cascade for the biosynthesis of 1,3-propanediamine from crude glycerol in vitro

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03777D, Paper
Daocheng Liao, Shiming Tang, Ying Lin, Suiping Zheng
This paper designs a novel multi-enzyme cascade reaction capable of efficiently synthesizing 1,3-propanediamine from glycerol in vitro.
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Reusable Co-catalysts for general and selective α-alkylation of nitriles with alcohols

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11140-11146
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC04436J, Communication
Open Access
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Zhuang Ma, Zechen Wu, Carsten Kreyenschulte, Stephan Bartling, Henrik Lund, Matthias Beller, Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh
A general cobalt-catalyzed α-alkylation of nitriles with alcohols is reported.
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Formaldehyde dehydrogenase SzFaldDH: an indispensable bridge for relaying CO2 bioactivation and conversion

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03745F, Communication
Boxia Guo, Xiuling Ji, Yaju Xue, Yuhong Huang
A novel formaldehyde dehydrogenase with outstanding reductive activity and kinetic properties was discovered for CO2 bioactivation and conversion.
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CdS/Mg–Fe layered double hydroxide: a versatile heterogeneous photocatalyst for the acylation of indoles with α-keto acids

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05239K, Paper
Jun-Bo Wang, Tong Yue, Ling Xu, Zhi-Qiang Hao, Zhan-Hui Zhang
The composite CdS/Mg–Fe layered double hydroxide was constructed and confirmed as an efficient recyclable heterogeneous photocatalyst for C-3 acylation of indoles with α-keto acids under light irradiation at room temperature.
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CO2 switchable solvents for sustainable dissolution, modification, and processing of cellulose materials: a critical review

Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04032E, Critical Review
Open Access
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Peter McNeice, Ben L. Feringa
CO2 switchable solvents provide a convenient and environmental method to dissolve and process cellulose.
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High-efficient green catalytic conversion for waste CS2 by non-noble metal cage-based MOFs: An access to high-valued thiazolidine-2-thione

Green Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04541F, Paper
Wenyu Ding, Xinyu Tang, Sheng Jin, Zhao Li, Dongwei Xu, Xiaomin Kang, Zhiliang Liu
Green and effective disposal of Carbon disulfide (CS2) waste into high-valued chemicals under mild conditions is meaningful and challenging. Herein, a novel 3D cluster-based metal-organic framework (MOF) {(Me2NH2)2[Co3(µ3-O)(XN)(BDC)3]∙4DMF∙5MeOH}n (compound 1)...
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