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Exchange of equatorial ligands in protein-bound paddlewheel Ru25+ complexes: new insights from X-ray crystallography and quantum chemistry

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7803-7811
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01846J, Research Article
Open Access
Aarón Terán, Francesca Fasulo, Giarita Ferraro, Ana Edilia Sánchez-Peláez, Santiago Herrero, Michele Pavone, Ana Belén Muñoz-García, Antonello Merlino
The reactivity of [Ru2Cl(D-p-CNPhF)(O2CCH3)3]n (D-p-CNPhF = N,N'-bis(4-cyanophenyl)formamidinate) with the model protein RNase A has been investigated by X-ray crystallography and Quantum Chemistry.
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Al-alkyl borate salt cocatalysts for olefin polymerization: exploration of N-donor ligand variations

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7872-7885
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01874E, Research Article
Open Access
Gaia Urciuoli, Francesco Zaccaria, Cristiano Zuccaccia, Roberta Cipullo, Peter H. M. Budzelaar, Leonardo Tensi, Antonio Vittoria, Christian Ehm, Alceo Macchioni, Vincenzo Busico
The stability and reactivity of {[iBu2(L)Al]2(μ-H)}+[B(C6F5)4] (AlHAl), recently identified as a promising cocatalyst for olefin polymerization, can be modulated by varying the structure of the neutral N-donor (L).
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Realizing efficient broadband near-infrared emission under blue light excitation in Sb3+-doped zero-dimensional organic tin(IV)-based metal halides via coordination structure modulation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7979-7990
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01904K, Research Article
Bao Ke, Hui Peng, Yongqi Yang, Chengzhi Yang, Shangfei Yao, Arfan Bukhtiar, Qilin Wei, Jialong Zhao, Bingsuo Zou
Here, we report a new NIR emitter of Sb3+-doped tin(IV)-based metal halides via coordination structure modulation, which can exhibit bright broadband NIR emission under blue light excitation with a PLQY of 33.2%.
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Tuning the phototherapeutic activity of Pt(IV) complexes for bladder cancer via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7898-7909
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01765J, Research Article
Open Access
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Huayun Shi, Guy J. Clarkson, Peter J. Sadler
The photochemotherapeutic activity of diazido Pt(IV) complexes towards bladder cancer, a common cancer with expensive treatment, has been tuned via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands, to give a candidate for preclinical development.
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Pyridyl–triazole ligands enable in situ generation of a highly active dihydride iridium(III) complex for formic acid dehydrogenation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7921-7929
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01818D, Research Article
Miriam Abán, J. Marco Cuenca, Irene Embid, Alba de Toro, Pilar Gómez-Sal, Ernesto de Jesús, Marta Valencia, Cristina G. Yebra
[CpIr(CO)H2] efficiently catalyses formic acid dehydrogenation, forming in situ from pyridyl-triazole pre-catalysts [Cp*Ir(k2-NN)(Cl)][OTf]. Neat formic acid is dehydrogenated with a TON of up to 26876 and a TOF exceeding 10700 h−1.
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Research progress in optical materials with cationic organic planar π-conjugated groups containing CN bonds

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7756-7774
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02232G, Review Article
Hangwei Jia, Xueling Hou, Shilie Pan
The calculated polarizability anisotropy, hyperpolarizability and HOMO–LUMO gap of optically active groups.
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Metal–organic framework micro-nano reactors as armour of Escherichia coli for hydrogen production in air

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8070-8077
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02119C, Research Article
Yun Fan, Junyang Yan, Siyao Zhang, Ruifa Su, Baoli Zha, Weina Zhang
The MOF shell of an E. coli@ZIF-8 micro–nano reactor, used as armour for E. coli, not only protects the internal E. coli and improves its survival rate, but also delays the transport of oxygen to enable E. coli to produce hydrogen in air.
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Linker engineering in mixed-ligand metal–organic frameworks for simultaneously enhanced benzene adsorption and benzene/cyclohexane separation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8101-8109
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01796J, Research Article
Yong-Zheng Zhang, Xin-Dan Zhang, Yan-Kai Zhang, Fu-Tian Wang, Longlong Geng, Hui Hu, Zhen Li, Da-Shuai Zhang, Hongliang Huang, Xiuling Zhang
A novel mixed-ligand metal–organic framework, featuring naphthalene rings in its secondary linker, exhibits exceptional benzene adsorption and separation capacities.
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Active molecular units in metal organic frameworks for artificial photosynthesis

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7682-7755
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01363H, Review Article
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Subrata Mandal, Sahar Yoosefi, Alexander K. Mengele, Sven Rau, Andrea Pannwitz
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) integrate photoactive and catalytic entities within a 3D structure. This review classifies photocatalytic MOFs by photosensitizer and catalyst localization and their roles in artificial photosynthesis.
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Optimizing the spin qubit performance of lanthanide-based metal–organic frameworks

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02324B, Research Article
Xiya Du, Lei Sun
Reducing the spin concentration, spin-orbit coupling strength, and ground spin state of lanthanide ions embedded in metal–organic frameworks improves their spin qubit performance.
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Ionic-liquid/metal-organic-framework composites: Synthesis and emerging sustainable applications

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02383H, Review Article
Maiyong Zhu
Ionic liquids (ILs) as emerging solvents have demonstrated a significant prospective in green chemistry, which can be used as green solvent, high efficiency catalyst, electrolyte, and so on. Metal–organic frameworks...
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Lithium extraction by metal–organic frameworks

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02228A, Review Article
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Zongsu Han, Joshua Rushlow, Yihao Yang, Jiatong Huo, Wei Shi, Hong-Cai Zhou
Lithium extraction attracts great attention due to the rising demand for batteries, but faces challenges related to low natural abundance and environmental concerns. MOFs show promise in lithium extraction, benefitting from customizable structures.
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Pentagonal-bipyramidal Dysprosium(III) complexes with two apical phosphine oxide ligands and equatorial pentadentate N3O2 Schiff-base ligands: Breakdown of the apical magnetic axiality by strong equatorial crystal field†

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02262A, Research Article
Tamara A. Bazhenova, Vyacheslav Kopotkov, Denis V. Korchagin, Elena Yureva, Michael V. Zhidkov, Alexey I Dmitriev, Ilya Yakushev, N. N. Efimov, Konstantin Andreevich Babeshkin, Vladimir Sergeevich Mironov, Eduard B. Yagubskii
A series of three new seven-coordinate pentagonal-bipyramidal (PBPY-7) Dy(III) complexes [Dy(LCH3)(Cy3PO)2]ClO4∙CH3CN (1), [Dy(L2(t-Bu))(Ph3PO)2]ClO4∙0.63C2H5OH (2), [Dy(LOCH3)(Ph3PO)2]ClO4∙2H2O (3) including various chelating pentadentate ligands with a [N3O2]2− binding node in the equatorial plane,...
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Metal Node Exchange-Driven Ligand-Strain Modulation Strategy for One-Dimensional Crystalline Coordination Polymers

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02422B, Research Article
Gengxin Wu, Yong-Kang Zhu, Dongxia Li, Jia-Rui Wu, Yan Wang, Zhiquan Zhang, Ying-Wei Yang
Engineering ideal functional coordination polymers (CPs) via post-synthetic modification has emerged as a powerful synthetic strategy to achieve desirable functionalities and superior properties. In this work, we report a versatile...
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Deciphering fibroblast-induced drug resistance in non-small cell lung carcinoma through patient-derived organoids in agarose microwells

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2025-2038
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01044A, Paper
Qiyue Luan, Ines Pulido, Angelique Isagirre, Julian Carretero, Jian Zhou, Takeshi Shimamura, Ian Papautsky
Agarose microwell platform for modeling lung carcinoma using patient-derived tissues to decipher cancer associated fibroblast-induced drug resistance.
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Vascularized tissue on mesh-assisted platform (VT-MAP): a novel approach for diverse organoid size culture and tailored cancer drug response analysis

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2208-2223
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01055D, Paper
Open Access
Jungseub Lee, Sangmin Jung, Hye Kyoung Hong, Hyeonsu Jo, Stephen Rhee, Ye-Lin Jeong, Jihoon Ko, Yong Beom Cho, Noo Li Jeon
VT-MAP, a novel in vitro platform, offers better physiological reflection through the vascularized organoid. This advancement supports drug assessment with deeper insights into cancer biology through correlation between morphology and drug effects.
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Integrated high performance microfluidic organic analysis instrument for planetary and space exploration

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00012A, Paper
Anna L. Butterworth, Matin Golozar, Zachary Estlack, Jeremy McCauley, Richard A. Mathies, Jungkyu Kim
This work presents the design, fabrication, and automation of our space flight-format microfabricated sample processing and capillary electrophoresis analysis instrument.
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High-resolution low-cost LCD 3D printing for microfluidic and organ-on-a-chip devices

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01125A, Paper
Open Access
Houda Shafique, Vahid Karamzadeh, Geunyong Kim, Molly L. Shen, Yonatan Morocz, Ahmad Sohrabi Kashani, David Juncker
The fabrication of microfluidic devices has progressed from cleanroom manufacturing to replica molding in polymers, and more recently to direct manufacturing by subtractive (e.g., laser machining) and additive (e.g., 3D...
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Reproducible generation of human liver organoids (HLOs) on a pillar plate platform via microarray 3D bioprinting

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00149D, Paper
Sunil Shrestha, Vinod Kumar Reddy Lekkala, Prabha Acharya, Soo-Yeon Kang, Manav Goud Vanga, Moo-Yeal Lee
Human liver organoids (HLOs) hold significant potential for recapitulating the architecture and function of liver tissues in vivo. However, conventional culture methos of HLOs, forming Matrigel domes in 6-/24-well plates,...
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Mechanical guidance to self-organization and pattern formation of stem cells

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00172A, Paper
Wei-Hua Zhou, Lin-Ru Qiao, She-Juan Xie, Zhuo Chang, Xu Yin, Guang-Kui Xu
We introduce a mechanical model based on the dynamic balance between cell-ECM-culture environment, and demonstrate that it can capture specific phenomena in stem cell pattern formation experiments guided by geometric constraints.
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Ligand-dependent folding and unfolding dynamics and free energy landscapes of acylphosphatase

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00131A, Paper
Li Yuan, Hao Sun, Xuening Ma, Yang Wang, Zilong Guo, Xingyu Qi, Shimin Le, Hu Chen
The free energy landscapes of AcP in the absence and presence of Pi are constructed by using stable magnetic tweezers.
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Theory and simulation of ligand functionalized nanoparticles – a pedagogical overview

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00177J, Review Article
Thi Vo
Synthesizing reconfigurable nanoscale synthons with predictive control over shape, size, and interparticle interactions is a holy grail of bottom-up self-assembly.
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Freezing-enhanced chlorination of organic pollutants for water treatment

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12218-12224
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00081A, Paper
Open Access
Duanyang Wu, Junxue Li, Jing Xu, Wei Cheng
Freezing-accelerated chlorination was observed for different organic pollutants and the chlorine/freezing system shows potential feasibility for water treatment in cold environments.
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Synthesis and study of antibiofilm and antivirulence properties of flavonol analogues generated by palladium catalyzed ligand free Suzuki–Miyaura coupling against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12278-12293
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08617H, Paper
Open Access
Anjitha Theres Benny, Masthan Thamim, Prakhar Srivastava, Sindoora Suresh, Krishnan Thirumoorthy, Loganathan Rangasamy, Karthikeyan S., Nalini Easwaran, Ethiraj Kannatt Radhakrishnan
An overview on the mechanism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm inhibition by Suzuki–Miyaura coupled flavonols.
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Selenosalicylate; a little-studied heavy-element analogue of the versatile thiosalicylate ligand

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12323-12336
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00926F, Paper
Open Access
Simeon Atiga, Graham C. Saunders, William Henderson
Selenosalicylic acid was synthesised by reacting 2-carboxybenzenediazonium chloride with Na2Se2 followed by reduction of the resulting diselenide with zinc and acetic acid. The deprotonated acid reacted with metal precursors to form selenosalicylate complexes.
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Insoluble low-impedance organic battery cathode enabled by graphite grafting towards potassium storage

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12658-12664
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01420K, Paper
Open Access
Xiaolei Sun, Xianhui Yi, Ling Fan, Bingan Lu
Insoluble polymerized organic electrode is developed and wrapped in graphite sheets, which possesses low-impedance and realized a cycling life of over 1500 cycles. This work provides insights for exploring high-performance organic cathodes.
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The untold story of starch as a catalyst for organic reactions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12676-12702
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00775A, Review Article
Open Access
Masoud Sadeghi
Starch as catalyst for organic reactions.
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Current status of controlled onco-therapies based on metal organic frameworks

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12817-12828
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00375F, Review Article
Open Access
Yixuan Yang, Xiaofeng Dai
Most MOFs for controllable cancer treatment act as drug delivery vehicle and/or anti-cancer agent. Molecules with anti-cancer roles such as chemotherapies, gases, peptides or nucleic acids can be loaded into MOFs that decompose in cancer cells or in the TME to release its cargoes.
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Use of benzothiophene ring to improve the photovoltaic efficacy of cyanopyridinone-based organic chromophores: a DFT study

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12841-12852
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA06817J, Paper
Open Access
Iqra Shafiq, Muhammad Khalid, Gul Maria, Nadeem Raza, Ataualpa A. C. Braga, Saifullah Bullo, Mohamed Khairy
The benzothiophene based chromophores (A1D1–A1D5) with A–π–A configuration were designed via end-capped tailoring with benzothiophene type acceptors using reference compound (A1R).
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The influence of hydrogen bonding on the structure of organic–inorganic hybrid catalysts and its application in the solvent-free epoxidation of α-olefins

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12853-12863
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01399A, Paper
Open Access
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Hong-Bin Ju, Li-Zhi Zhang, De-Bao Li, Tao Geng, Ya-Jie Jiang, Ya-Kui Wang
Different reaction routes with the influence of hydrogen bonding and without hydrogen bonding.
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Development of an imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligand for the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12978-12982
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00817K, Paper
Open Access
Qian Tang, Dingguo Song, Kali Zhang, Wenhao Mao, Xianghua Zhao, Ding Du, Fei Ling, Weihui Zhong
This work describes the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols with assistance of a set of simple and new imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligands.
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Formation of H-bonding networks in the solid state structure of a trinuclear cobalt(III/II/III) complex with N2O2 donor Schiff base ligand and glutaric acid as bridging co-ligand: synthesis, structure and DFT study

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13200-13208
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA07697K, Paper
Open Access
Sovana Maity, Sudip Bhunia, Michael G. B. Drew, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Shouvik Chattopadhyay
Formation of hydrogen bonding network in a trinuclear linear mixed-valence centrosymmetric cobalt(III)–cobalt(II)–cobalt(III) complex has been analyzed using DFT calculations.
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Bishydrazone ligand and its Zn-complex: synthesis, characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13258-13276
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00404C, Paper
Open Access
Ola. A. El-Gammal, Dina A. Saad, Marwa N. El-Nahass, Kamal Shalabi, Yasser M. Abdallah
Zn-complex: characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions.
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Unexpected reversal of reactivity in organic functionalities when immobilized together in a metal–organic framework (MOF)

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00185G, Communication
Pricilla Matseketsa, Donovan Mafukidze, Lahiru Pothupitiya, Udo P. Otuonye, Yasemin Çimen Mutlu, Boris B. Averkiev, Tendai Gadzikwa
The reactivity of hydroxyl-bearing MOF linkers with isocyanates is influenced by their mutual confinement with amine-bearing linkers within the pores of the framework.
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Polymerization of isoprene and butadiene with unparalleled stereoselectivity catalysed by rare-earth metal cationic species bearing a novel tridentate ligand

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4255-4263
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00781F, Paper
Xiuling Wang, Yang Wang, Zhonglei Qin, Liying Shen, Xiaochao Shi
Phenylthiol-functionalized rare-earth metal cationic species showed unparalleled stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene and butadiene to respectively produce cis-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4-polybutadiene.
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Mechanical properties and molecular adhesion exhibited by inorganic–organic composite elastomers

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4196-4203
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00879K, Paper
Naoki Yamashita, Ryohei Ikura, Kenji Yamaoka, Nobu Kato, Masanao Kamei, Kentaro Ogura, Minoru Igarashi, Hideo Nakagawa, Yoshinori Takashima
Organic–inorganic composite elastomers with reversible cross-links formed by β-cyclodextrin and adamantane (Ad) were prepared. Excess Ad units improve the mixability of polydimethylsiloxane and poly(ethyl acrylate) to increase the healing ratio.
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Versatile poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose polymers with tailored thermo- and pH-responsive properties via sustainable organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4244-4254
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00931B, Paper
Muhammad Asif Iqbal, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Chan Ho Park, Sadaf Ul Hassan, Toheed Akhter
This study explores the synthesis of dual pH- and thermo-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose (PNVCL-g-HPC) polymers via visible-light-driven, metal-free organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP).
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Vinylene-linked fully conjugated porous organic polymers based on difluoroboron β-diketonate complexes for green and efficient photocatalysis

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4281-4287
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00947A, Paper
Wenshuo Xu, Zehao Zhao, Yiqiong Liu, Dongxin Yang, Weitao Gong
Two distinct vinylene-linked fully conjugated POPs were achieved by reacting difluoroboron β-diketonate complexes with reactive methyl groups and a carbazole-bearing aldehyde.
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Simple oxime functionalized fluorene polymers for organic solar cells

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4474-4481
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00919C, Paper
Open Access
Abdullah Adewale Adeoba, Xiangyu Shen, Fuzhen Bi, Jianan Niu, Mingxin Sun, Shuguang Wen, Xichang Bao
A novel oxime-functionalized fluorene is used as an acceptor unit with a BDT donor in conjugated D–A polymers. Organic solar cell devices made with a Y6 non-fullerene acceptor give a power conversion efficiency of 10.71%.
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Single-ion quasi-solid-state electrolytes based on sulfonimide-functionalized covalent organic framework

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4529-4541
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00352G, Paper
Haomin Wu, Wencan Ma, Xin Huang, Yifeng Cai, Junheng Li, Qiaobo Liao, Kai Xi, Qiuhong Zhang, Xudong Jia
The COF based SIQSSEs with a high ionic conductivity of 4.3 × 10−4 S cm−1, a high LTN of 0.90. A high initial capacity (150.3 mA h g−1), high retention (99% after 100 cycles), good cycling stability and rate performance in Li/LFP battery test.
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Metal–organic frameworks: potential synergies with cold atmospheric plasmas for cancer control

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10770-10785
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00968A, Review Article
Xiaofeng Dai, Yixuan Yang
MOFs can act as cargo-carriers, nano-enzymes, and magnetic MOFs. CAPs, interacting with cell receptors to generate primary and secondary 1O2, may synergize with MOFs for oncotherapy via acting as cargos, substrates, and magnetic sensing agents.
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Porous helical supramolecular columns self-organized via the fluorophobic effect of a semifluorinated tapered dendron

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01951B, Paper
Open Access
Dipankar Sahoo, Mihai Peterca, Mohammad R. Imam, Devendra S. Maurya, Virgil Percec
Fluorophobic effect enhances supramolecular microsegregation.
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Chemically engineered exogenous organic reactions in living cells for in situ fluorescence imaging and biomedical applications

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01925C, Review Article
Gang Song, Zhiwen Yang, Yiming Huang, Haotian Bai, Fengting Lv, Shu Wang
Key intracellular in situ synthesis processes, including the synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent dyes, intracellular oxidative cross-linking, polymerization, and bioorthogonal reactions, as well as their biomedical applications were summarized.
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Improving the sulfite-detection performance of a fluorescent probe via post-synthetic modification with a metal–organic framework

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11251-11258
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01754D, Paper
Jing-Yi Shi, Bin Wang, Xin-Yue Cui, Xiao-Wei Hu, Hai-Liang Zhu, Yu-Shun Yang
In this work, a post-synthetic modification strategy was attempted to improve the performance of the probe for sulfite detection.
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NIR emissive probe for fluorescence turn-on based dead cell sorting and in vivo viscosity mapping in C. elegans

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01945H, Paper
Goraksha T. Sapkal, Farhan Anjum, Abdul Salam, Bodhidipra Mukherjee, Shilpa Chandra, Purabi Bala, Richa Garg, Shagun Sharma, Kush Kaushik, Chayan Kanti Nandi
An NIR emissive probe plays a pivotal role for in vitro and in vivo dead cell sorting.
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‘Gangster State’: How and why the Left fell in Bengal

In his debut book, Sourjya Bhowmick documents the unravelling of the communist experiment in the state




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Detection of several volatile organic compounds through Ar+ induced chemical ionisation using inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)

Analyst, 2024, 149,5174-5183
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00996G, Paper
Takafumi Hirata, Kyoko Kobayashi, Hui Hsin Khoo, Osamu Shikino, Hisashi Asanuma
A new analytical technique for detection of organic compounds using inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) is described.
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Performance of functionalized graphene oxide with organic radical scavengers in proton exchange membranes

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27817-27828
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03151B, Paper
Yu Hu, Jiaxing Wang, Shuai Wang, Yuan Feng
A diazonium salt reaction is used to prepare benzoic acid-functionalized graphene oxide as a bi-functional filler for a Nafion membrane, and the corresponding composite membrane has improved chemical durability and proton conductivity.
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Exploring the electrochemical properties and lithium insertion mechanisms in akaganeite (β-FeOOH) – a combined DFT/experimental study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02947J, Paper
Paulo Roberto Garcês Gonçalves, Heitor Avelino De Abreu, Luciano Andrey Montoro, Gabriela Cordeiro Silva, Angela de Mello Ferreira, Hélio Anderson Duarte
Unveiling the unique charge/discharge characteristics of akaganeite offers valuable insights into electron transfer mechanisms through experimental and DFT calculations.
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