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But I live : three stories of child survivors of the Holocaust / Miriam Libicki and David Schaffer, Gilad Seliktar and Nico and Rolf Kamp, Barbara Yelin and Emmie Arbel ; editor: Charlotte Schallié




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Reaching Valhalla : tales and sagas from Norse mythology / written and illustrated by Zachary Hamby

Hamby, Zachary, author, illustrator




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Digitise for unserved half-billion 

Why fund house Arkam Ventures is betting on India’s digital transformation




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Digital detox for hallucinating chatbots and other AI fails

Bengaluru start-up’s automated platform detects and fixes machine learning gone wrong




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Helical aromatic foldamers with tubular cavities capable of accommodating multiple halide ions

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05474A, Communication
Seungwon Lee, Byeung Ju Lee, Geunmoo Song, Kyu-Sung Jeong
A series of pyridinium–indolocarbazole oligomers has been synthesized, which fold into helical structures with tubular cavities capable of accommodating up to four iodide ions in a linear arrangement.
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Solid-state synthesis of ligand-assisted lead halide nanoclusters

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13396-13399
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04623D, Communication
David C. Zeitz, Kai-Chun Chou, Jin Z. Zhang
A solid-state synthesis of blue-emitting lead halide nanoclusters has been demonstrated for the first time.
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Catalytically transforming legacy phthalate esters from plastic waste into benzoic acid and benzoate plasticizers

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05158K, Communication
Open Access
Simon Windels, Dirk E. De Vos
Upcycling of plastic-waste derived phthalate plasticizers into benzoic acid via a one-pot hydrolysis–decarboxylation process using Cu2O and H-beta 75 in water.
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Unveiling the influence of oxidation state and heavy atom effects in chalcogen group on boron centered D(X)BNA core: a computational study on RTP versus TADF

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00131A, Paper
Ramalingam Mahaan, Murugesan Panneerselvam, Luciano T. Costa, Aruljothy John Bosco
The effects of heavy atoms and oxidation states in chalcogen groups on D(X)BNA cores, combined with substitutions of weak and strong donors, led to the identification of potential TADF and RTP molecules among the 14 molecules.
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A rapid and selective “on-off” fluorescence detection of lethal pulmonary agent phosgene with theoretical approach: a cost-effective sensing tool for household bleach and soil analysis

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00774C, Paper
Malavika S. Kumar, Malay Dolai, Avijit Kumar Das
A fluorescent probe, 4-(di-phenylamino)-benzaldehyde oxime (DPBO), has been developed comprising of 4-(diphenylamino) benzaldehyde as the fluorophore and hydroxyl amine, where the resutant oxime group leads to the formation of a...
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Metal–organic frameworks constructed using acid–base mixed ligands, carboxylic acids and N-containing chalcone, and their catalytic performance for Knoevenagel condensation

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ05164A, Paper
Limin Cheng, Junyong Zhang, Caihong Zhan, Hao Xu, Chunhua Gong, Jingli Xie
MOF materials constructed using acid–base mixed ligands serve as efficient and economical porous heterogeneous catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation.
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Facile synthesis of spiro-pyrazolone-tetrahydrofurans/pyrans: ipso-cyclization of arylidene pyrazolones with haloalcohols

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00447G, Paper
Kavyashree Kuppayya Gond, Mahagundappa Rachappa Maddani
Facile synthesis of spiro-pyrazolone-tetrahydrofurans & pyrans by base-mediated cascade ipso-cyclization of haloalcohols & arylidine pyrazolones is realised. Features include brief reaction time, practicality, good yields and mild reaction conditions.
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Towards Global Understanding – Advancing Multilingual AI with Gemma 2 and a $150K Challenge

Google is building AI models, focusing on Gemma, to bridge communication gaps across languages.




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Composite materials based on halloysite clay nanotubes and cellulose from Posidonia oceanica sea balls: from films to geopolymers

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1508-1520
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00879G, Paper
Martina Maria Calvino, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Stefana Milioto, Giuseppe Lazzara
The combination of natural halloysite nanotubes and cellulose recovered from egagropili is effective to fabricate composite films and geopolymers promising for packaging and building applications, respectively.
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Polymeric polyiodo-chlorotellurates(IV): new supramolecular hybrids in halometalate chemistry

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2018-2024
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00088A, Paper
Nikita A. Korobeynikov, Andrey N. Usoltsev, Maxim N. Sokolov, Alexander S. Novikov, Sergey A. Adonin
Reaction between TeO2 and I2 in HCl afforded a series of supramolecular hybrids Cat2{[TeCl6](I2)} (1–5) where diiodine fragments are linked to [TeCl6]2− octahedra via halogen bonds (XB).
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Crystal growth and spontaneous polarization mechanism of polar metal borate halides: Mn3B7O13Cl

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2060-2064
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00060A, Communication
Haodong Li, Duo Zhang, Jiesen Guo, Qiangqiang Wang, Yuxin Ma, Munan Hao, Yuetong Wu, Fanshu Meng, Tianming Liu, Yibo Xu, Xu Chen, Changchun Zhao, Dezhong Meng, Zhiyuan Zheng, Ruijin Sun
High-quality single crystals of Mn3B7O13Cl have been successfully synthesized, to unravel the elusive mechanism behind its spontaneous polarization.
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Coordinatively unsaturated 5-nitroisophthalate based cobalt(II) coordination polymers: efficient catalytic CO2 fixation and Hantzsch condensation

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00102H, Paper
Subham Sahoo, Rajesh Patra, Debajit Sarma
Labile-coordinated water-based CPs have been synthesized. SSICG-6 serves as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst in CO2 cycloaddition and one-pot Hantzsch condensation reactions compared to other 1D-reported CPs due to the presence of OMSs.
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Shortening CN⋯Br–Csp3 halogen bonds via π-stacking

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2131-2135
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00307A, Communication
Open Access
Kamil Kupietz, Rosa M. Gomila, Thierry Roisnel, Antonio Frontera, Rafael Gramage-Doria
An extremely short N⋯Br distance between a nitrile group and a Csp3-linked bromine atom was encountered in the solid-state and rationalized by DFT calculations, which emphasized the role of π-stacking for bringing both partners at close proximity.
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Meta’s Threads rolls out, Mark challenges Elon with first Twitter post in decade

Mark challenges Elon with Twitter post




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Global headwinds, a challenge to India’s trade prospects in 2023

Successful implementation of FTAs, rupee trade, export schemes, PLI may provide relief




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The George Town rickshaw challenge

The author rides the iconic three-wheeled vehicle through narrow bylanes in one of Chennai’s most fascinating neighbourhoods




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Lakhs of tourists throng to Himachal Pradesh’s hill stations

Over 72 lakh tourists arrived in the region between January and May, according to the Director of the Tourism Department of Himachal Pradesh Shimla provides respite to throngs of tourists from the scorching heat via its hill stations




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Pinarayi thwarted chances of Dalit person becoming CM in future, alleges Kuzhalnadan




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Syrian civil war may last a decade: Khalili




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IRF to challenge ban before tribunal

Union Cabinet has placed a five-year ban on the activities of the organisation run by Zakir Naik




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Alia Gives Us Chal Kudiye

Rakul is a denim girl... Raashii in London... Fatima in Amsterdam...




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The FABULOUS Life of Shalini Passi

Shalini Passi is the latest addition along with Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Kalyani Saha, and she has got everyone talking on social media, thanks to her quirky personality.





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Japan's Arctic Policy: Current Status and Challenges

Japan's Arctic Policy: Current Status and Challenges Japan's Arctic Policy: Current Status and Challenges

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Clean facts on India’s electric vehicles challenge

By 2030, the government hopes to ensure that 30% of private cars, 70% CVs and 80% two- and three-wheelers are EVs




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Summer challenge

Two centuries ago, an 18-year-old girl took up a dare to write a scary story. Mary Shelley’s book recreated Gothic horror with a fine mix of science, technology.




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Electrochemical selective divergent C–H chalcogenocyanation of N-heterocyclic scaffolds

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00448E, Communication
Kusum Ucheniya, Pooja Kumari Jat, Amreen Chouhan, Lalit Yadav, Satpal Singh Badsara
An electrochemical direct selective C–H chalcogenocyanation approach for indolizine derivatives under mild conditions has been described.
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Rapid in situ generation of 2-(halomethyl)-5-phenylfuran and nucleophilic addition in a microflow reactor

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00358F, Paper
Open Access
Yuma Matsuura, Shinichiro Fuse
Various 2,5-disubstituted furans were synthesized via 5-substituted 2-halomethylfurans using microflow technology.
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Correction: Recent progress of core-substituted naphthalenediimides: highlights from 2010

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB90045F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Sheshanath V. Bhosale, Sidhanath V. Bhosale, Suresh K. Bhargava
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Catalyst- and base-free visible light-enabled radical relay trihalomethylation/functional group-migration/carbonylation with CX3SO2Cl

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00292J, Paper
Jinkai Hu, Chenglei Yang, Xiaotao Qin, Hui Liu, Tongtong Ma, Ao-tong Shi, Qing-Long Lv, Xingman Liu, Jinhui Yang, Dianjun Li
A visible light-enabled photocatalyst-free radical trihalomethylation/cyano (or benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl) 1,4-migration/carbonylation reaction of 2-hydroxy-2-hex-5-enenitrile (or (benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-pent-4-enol) with CX3SO2Cl (X = F, Cl) is reported.
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Stereoselective Synthesis of gem-Dihalopiperidines via Halo-Aza-Prins Cyclization Reaction: Access to Piperidin-4-ones and Pyridines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00338A, Paper
Anil Kumar Saikia, Surjya Kumar Bora, Subhamoy Biswas, Bipin Kumar Behera
An efficient methodology for the synthesis of 4,4-dihalopiperidine derivatives has been developed from N-(3-halobut-3-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide and aldehyde catalyzed by In(OTf)3 in excellent yields. The reaction involves an initial formation of six...
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3-Halo-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2-oxazine N-oxides as synthetic equivalents of unsaturated nitrile oxides in the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition with arynes: synthesis of substituted 3-vinyl-1,2-benzisoxazoles

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00391H, Communication
Alexander A. Lukoyanov, Svetlana A. Aksenova, Andrey A. Tabolin, Alexey Yu. Sukhorukov
3-Halo-1,2-oxazine N-oxide derivatives act as surrogates of vinyl nitrile oxides in tandem [3 + 2]-cycloaddition/[3 + 2]-cyclofragmentation with arynes leading to benzisoxazoles.
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Photoproperties of Favipiravir and their 6-Substituted Analogues: Fluorescence Controlled through Halogen Substitution and Tautomerism

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00397G, Paper
Angel H Romero, Marcos Couto, Ivan E Romero, German Fuentes, Matías N. Möller
Herein, we showed the photophysical properties of the favipiravir and their 6-substituted analogues. Also, we interpreted the origin of the fluorescence of the favipiravir and their 6-substituted analogues as function...
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Base- and sulfur-promoted oxidative lactonization of chalcone-acetate Michael adducts: access to pyran-2-ones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00479E, Communication
Cao Nguyen Nguyen, Duc Toan Nguyen, Ha An Tran, Dinh Hung Mac, Thi Thu Tram Nguyen, Pascal Retailleau, Thanh Binh Nguyen
A cost-effective, practical, straightforward and scalable synthesis of α-pyrones via base- and sulfur-promoted annulation of phenylacetates and chalcones is reported.
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‘The challenge was in getting the aircraft’s custom clearance’

Private jet operator JetSetGo’s CEO Kanika Tekriwal describes the intricacies of directly importing and leasing an aircraft




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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says next big AI model launch pushed due to compute challenges

Altman also said that the next update for DALL-E was still in the works with no release date yet




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WHO says ‘intense bombardment’ halts Gaza polio vaccinations

The U.N. health body said it had been “compelled to postpone” the bid to give 119,279 children in northern Gaza a second vaccine dose due to the escalating violence




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COVID-19 resulted in nearly half a million excess deaths, WHO’s global TB report states

Thirty high TB burden countries accounted for 87% of the world’s TB cases in 2022 and two-thirds of the global total was in eight countries including India




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ICMR announces ‘First in the World Challenge’ to encourage scientists to find innovative ideas to tackle health issues

The Council said that the scheme proposes to foster novel, out of the box, futuristic ideas, new knowledge generation, discovery / development of breakthrough health technologies




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Understanding orphan drugs: what are they, how are they classified and what are their challenges in the Indian context

While orphan drugs are crucial to treating rare, sometimes debilitating conditions, the high cost of their research and development is a major barrier to their development in India




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'Nobody Expected Armaan To Slap Vishal'

'It is difficult to understand Armaan's game plan because there is a vast difference between what he says and what goes on in his head.'




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'Shivani Is Thali Ka Baigan'

'I always wanted to be a part of a platform like this which enables you to show your true personality to the world. But after entering the show, I realised this show is more suitable for people like Armaan Malik, who backbite and indulge in unnecessary arguments. I am not cut out for such things.'




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Halomax marks 22 Years of leadership in the lighting industry with a focus on innovation and sustainability

Their extensive product range includes downlighters, profile lights, and step lights for residential interiors, as well as decorative and office lighting for commercial spaces.




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Expert clinic director successfully implements half-hour scheduling system, boosting therapist productivity

As word spread about the success of the half-hour schedule, some early adopters became curious after the clinic director and the team showcased the benefits.




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The happy apple growers of Himachal

The decision to sell apples by weight and not box will benefit growers