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Sign Up for a Free Webinar on Improving Attendance in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Chronic absenteeism is particularly high in the early grades, compared with elementary and middle school. For a young child to succeed and develop a strong foundation for learning, he or she must attend school regularly.




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SSI Youth Solutions Project: Informational Webinar for Applicants on the Call for Policy Proposals

Mathematica is seeking innovative ideas on how to help youth who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) improve their employment outcomes as they transition to adulthood.




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Evidence for Educators by Educators: New Approaches to Building Evidence for Continuous Improvement

Join us for a webinar for a discussion about the role of evidence in a continuous improvement process and how a free, online platform—the Evidence to Insights Coach—can help educators generate the evidence they need when they need it.




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Health Affairs Briefing on the Affordable Care Act Turns 10

The March 2020 issue of Health Affairs, “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10,” offers must-read analyses of the ACA.




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Q-CCIIT: Measuring the Quality of Caregiver–Child Interactions: Free Webinar for Early Childhood Professionals

Mathematica will launch a groundbreaking new quality measurement observation tool, now available to the early childhood community (including program administrators, professional development providers, researchers, and others) during a webinar.




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Learning Remotely in the Age of COVID-19: Lessons from Evidence and Concerns for Equity

The spread of COVID-19 has caused schools and districts across the country to shutter their doors. States, districts, and schools must suddenly and unexpectedly grapple with the new reality of providing a quality education to every student remotely.




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Supporting Pre-K to Grade 3 Children and Their Learning Partners at Home

This webinar will review the research on the home and parenting characteristics that support young children’s learning.




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Correction: Preparation of carbon dots by non-focusing pulsed laser irradiation in toluene

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC90181D, Correction
Open Access
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Huiwu Yu, Xiangyou Li, Xiaoyan Zeng, Yongfeng Lu
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A fentanyl vaccine constructed upon opsonizing antibodies specific for the Galα1-3Gal epitope

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02107E, Communication
Jiaxing Wang, Beverly A Ellis, Bin Zhou, Lisa M. Eubanks, Steven Blake, Kim D Janda
A double conjugation strategy was implemented to produce an anti-fentanyl vaccine, which was predicated upon preformed-antibody-assisted antigen presentation. The new vaccine was found to reduce the psychoactive effects of fentanyl...
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Simultaneous co-assembly of fenofibrate and ketoprofen peptide for the dual-targeted treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4922-4925
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00513D, Communication
Zhongyan Wang, Chuanrui Ma, Yuna Shang, Lijun Yang, Jing Zhang, Cuihong Yang, Chunhua Ren, Jinjian Liu, Guanwei Fan, Jianfeng Liu
An ingenious co-assembled nanosystem based on fenofibrate and ketoprofen peptide for the dual-targeted treatment of NAFLD by reducing hepatic lipid accumulation and inflammatory responses.
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Noncovalent structural locking of thermoresponsive polyion complex micelles, nanowires, and vesicles via polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly using an arginine-like monomer

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4954-4957
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00427H, Communication
Qingqing Zhao, Qizhou Liu, Chao Li, Lei Cao, Lei Ma, Xiyu Wang, Yuanli Cai
The noncovalent locking of nanostructured thermoresponsive polyion complexes can be achieved via polymerization-induced electrostatic self-assembly (PIESA) using an arginine-like cationic monomer.
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Graphene-modulated assembly of zinc phthalocyanine on BiVO4 nanosheets for efficient visible-light catalytic conversion of CO2

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4926-4929
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01518K, Communication
Ji Bian, Jiannan Feng, Ziqing Zhang, Jiawen Sun, Mingna Chu, Ling Sun, Xin Li, Dongyan Tang, Liqiang Jing
Graphene-modulated ZnPc/BiVO4 Z-scheme heterojunctions for efficient visible-light catalytic CO2 conversion are achieved by increasing the optimized amount of highly dispersed ZnPc.
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Nonlinear organic–inorganic halide hybrids containing unprecedented linear [MIX2]− coordination units and quasi-two-dimensional lone pairs

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4894-4897
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01532F, Communication
Qi Wu, Xian Liu, Yeshuang Du, Chunlin Teng, Fei Liang
A first example of monovalent-metal-based hybrid halides [N(CH3)4]MCl2 (M = Ga+, In+) with zero-dimensional configuration containing unprecedented linear [GaCl2]/[InCl2] units have been designed and synthesized.
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Fe3Pt intermetallic nanoparticles anchored on N-doped mesoporous carbon for the highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4898-4901
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00895H, Communication
Danke Chen, Zhuoyi Li, Yu Zhou, Xu Ma, Hanqing Lin, Wen Ying, Xinsheng Peng
N-Doped mesoporous carbon catalysts dispersed with Fe3Pt intermetallic nanoparticles, exhibiting excellent ORR performance, were synthesised by direct pyrolysis of Pt–Fe co-functionalized ZIF-8.
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Stepwise assembly of nanoclusters guided by DNA origami frames with high-throughput

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4918-4921
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00274G, Communication
Xiaodong Xin, Lihui Wang, Kaiwei Wang, Lizhi Dai, Hai Cao, Zheng Li, Ye Tian
We propose two strategies to construct nanoclusters efficiently with explicit positions of nanoparticles by the surface-encoded method.
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Oxyanion transport across lipid bilayers: direct measurements in large and giant unilamellar vesicles

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4910-4913
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC09888G, Communication
Krzysztof M. Bąk, Bartjan van Kolck, Krystyna Maslowska-Jarzyna, Panagiota Papadopoulou, Alexander Kros, Michał J. Chmielewski
A simple, carbazole-based dithioamide receptor transports a variety of biologically relevant anions through lipid bilayers, as shown by direct fluorescent assays in LUVs and GUVs.
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A dual-round signal amplification strategy for colorimetric/photoacoustic/fluorescence triple read-out detection of prostate specific antigen

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4942-4945
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01086C, Communication
Chao Jiang, Yan Huang, Ting He, Peng Huang, Jing Lin
A colorimetric/fluorescence/photoacoustic triple read-out detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) was developed by using a silica coated Au@Ag core–shell nanorod (denoted Au@Ag@SiO2) based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system.
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A highly active Rh1/CeO2 single-atom catalyst for low-temperature CO oxidation

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4870-4873
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00230E, Communication
Bing Han, Tianbo Li, Junying Zhang, Chaobin Zeng, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Yang Su, Botao Qiao, Tao Zhang
Rh1/CeO2 SAC is highly active for CO oxidation, which exhibits a high TOF of 0.41 s−1via the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism.
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New insight derived from a two-compartment cell: electrochemical behavior of FeF3 positive electrode

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4878-4881
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01162B, Communication
Kazuki Yoshii, Noboru Taguchi, Takeshi Miyazaki, Masahiro Shikano, Hikari Sakaebe
A designed two-compartment cell revealed the degradation mechanism and an essentially effective additive for the FeF3 composite electrode.
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Conformational control of N-methyl-N,N'-diacylhydrazines by noncovalent carbon bonding in solution

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 transcis (tc) amide bond rotamers of N-methyl-N,N'-diacylhydrazines over the expected transtrans (tt) rotamers in solution.
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Chemically synthesized circular RNAs with phosphoramidate linkages enable rolling circle translation

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

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

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

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

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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Fluorescent Molecular Logic Gates based on Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) Driven by a Combination of Atomic and Biomolecular Inputs

Chem. Commun., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00478B, Communication
Open Access
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

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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A three-dimensional BODIPY–iron(III) compound with improved H2O2-response for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging guided chemodynamic/photothermal therapy

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

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

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

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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An ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor for Pseudomonas aeruginosa assay based on a rolling circle amplification-assisted multipedal DNA walker

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

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

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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Wettability read-out strategy for aptamer target binding based on a recognition/hydrophobic bilayer surface

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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Three component hydroxyletherification and hydroxylazidation of (trifluoromethyl)alkenes: access to α-trifluoromethyl β-heteroatom substituted tertiary alcohols

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

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

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

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

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC90201B, Correction
Open Access
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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

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

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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Self-assembly of an organometallic Fe9O6 cluster from aerobic oxidation of (tmeda)Fe(CH2tBu)2

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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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