Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Hang Yin, Xiangjun Zhang, Jianwen Wei, Siyu Lu, David Bardelang, Ruibing Wang
Summary: Poisons have long fascinated humans, and modern technology has allowed for controlled utilization of dangerous poisons in medicine and cosmetics, with the development of antidotes becoming crucial. Recent research focuses on reversing or preventing the toxic effects of poisons by encapsulating them in host molecules, expanding the potential for safer antidotes to be developed.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aron Peter, Soumitra Agasti, Oliver Knowles, Emma Pye, David J. Procter
Summary: Ketyl radicals are important reactive intermediates in synthesis, which can be generated through various methods and play crucial roles in new synthetic protocols. Research focuses on innovation in generation pathways, applications in new synthetic schemes, strategies for enantioselectivity control, and detailed reaction mechanisms.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yoshihiro Sekine, Ryohei Akiyoshi, Shinya Hayami
Summary: Ferroelectric materials possess spontaneous electric polarization that can be switched by an external electric field. They have abundant electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, making them suitable for various functional devices. Ferroelectric materials based on coordination metal complexes have gained significant attention as they offer an efficient method for fabricating functional molecular materials.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Veronique Vitry, Joachim Hastir, Alexandre Megret, Sepehr Yazdani, Muslum Yunacti, Luiza Bonin
Summary: Electroless nickel-boron coatings have been widely utilized for over 40 years due to their superior mechanical and tribological properties compared to hard chrome. Recent technological advancements have allowed for the removal of heavy metals and enhancement of productivity and properties.
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Koushik Saha, Dipak Kumar Roy, Rian D. Dewhurst, Sundargopal Ghosh, Holger Braunschweig
Summary: This article discusses the coordination of an element-element sigma bond to a transition metal, focusing on its significance in metal-mediated bond activation and catalysis. Research has been conducted on sigma-borane/-borate complexes using two distinct approaches, leading to a deeper understanding of their structures and properties.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xinyue Tan, Huadong Wang
Summary: This review provides an overview of recent advancements in borenium-catalyzed reactions, with a focus on catalyst synthesis, methodology development, and mechanistic insight.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Junkai Ren, Plinio Innocenzi
Summary: Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a highly attractive 2D material due to its remarkable properties, and its combination with other components to form heterostructures shows great potential for developing advanced functional devices. High-quality 2D h-BN structures with fewer defects can maximize its intrinsic properties, while controlled introduction of multiple defects in 2D h-BN can create new properties and advanced functions. Engineering of heterojunctions, including interface bonding design, plays a crucial role in developing advanced applications based on h-BN heterostructures in the future.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tao Shen, Shaodong Zhou, Jiancheng Ruan, Xinzhi Chen, Xuemin Liu, Xin Ge, Chao Qian
Summary: This review highlights the importance of micellar catalysis in chemical synthesis, with a focus on new tailor-made surfactants. It also provides a brief overview of commercial surfactants, including anionic micelles, cationic micelles, and nonionic micelles. The discussion systematically presents recent research progress on new surfactants, including structures, micellar effects, and recycling processes, aiming to lay the foundation for future surfactant development.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Ning Zhang, Xue Yu, Yuewei Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes recent developments in the field of VB1 biocatalysis, allowing the construction of various biologically active heterocyclic scaffolds.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Xiao Jiang, Ke Zhang, Michael J. Forte, Sufeng Cao, Brian S. Hanna, Zili Wu
Summary: This article summarizes recent advances in ODHP on boron-based catalysts, with a focus on catalytic performance, kinetic behavior, stability and leaching issues, identification of active sites, and site-dependent reaction mechanisms, as well as the development of advanced boron-based materials.
CATALYSIS REVIEWS-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Yonghao Fan, Jingjing Cui, Lingbing Kong
Summary: Iminoboranes are important unsaturated organoboron compounds that exhibit higher reactivity and versatile applications in chemistry. Recent progress has focused on new persistent species and diverse reactivity, while also providing promising research directions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Tinglan Liu, Haipeng Wu, Qijing Zhang, Chengming Wang
Summary: Triazene is a versatile building block in organic synthesis, finding applications in preparative chemistry and medicinal chemistry as a safe equivalent of diazonium salt. It can also be used as a removable directing group in C-H functionalization or as a precursor for aryl cation/radical generation. This review highlights recent noteworthy developments in this field.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Igor Poltavsky, Alexandre Tkatchenko
Summary: Machine learning methods in chemistry and physics offer transformative impacts by advancing modeling and enhancing understanding of complex molecules and materials. These methods typically consist of mathematically well-defined procedures, with an increasing number of user-friendly ML packages available in recent years.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Lothar Weber, Falk Ebeler, Rajendra S. Ghadwal
Summary: Dipnictenes, molecules with a double bond between two Group 15 elements, have made remarkable progress in recent years. The introduction of new ligand systems and non-carbon donor substituents has led to the discovery of numerous dipnictenes with diverse properties. Stable N-heterocyclic carbenes and other singlet carbenes have also been utilized in the synthesis of related unsaturated species. A comprehensive understanding of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of dipnictenes and the influence of substituents on their properties is crucial for advancements in the field.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhixiong Liu, Xiaofang Zhao, Qingkai Chu, Yu Feng
Summary: Recently, there has been significant interest in stimuli-responsive supramolecular gels due to their ability to modulate properties through external stimuli. This review provides a systematic summary of research progress on stimuli-responsive supramolecular metallogels, including their application in material science and discussion of different types of stimuli-responsive metallogels. Challenges, suggestions, and opportunities for the development of novel stimuli-responsive metallogels are also presented.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marta Diaz-Caballero, Susanna Navarro, Miquel Nuez-Martinez, Francesca Peccati, Luis Rodriguez-Santiago, Mariona Sodupe, Francesc Teixidor, Salvador Ventura
Summary: Researchers have designed a new type of peptide nanomaterial consisting solely of histidine and tyrosine residues, which exhibit biocompatible amyloid-like fibrils and hydrogels with hydrolytic and electrocatalytic activities. These nanofibers show controllable mesoscopic properties at different pH levels, transitioning between active beta-sheet fibrils and inactive random coil species. The structural insights derived from molecular dynamic simulations offer understanding on how these amyloid-like fibrils achieve a combination of structural and catalytic properties.
Article
Crystallography
Albert Ferrer-Ugalde, Arantzazu Gonzalez-Campo, Jose Giner Planas, Clara Vinas, Francesc Teixidor, Isabel M. Saez, Rosario Nunez
Summary: A new set of mesomorphic materials is described, in which o-carborane clusters are covalently bonded to cholesteryl benzoate moieties through a designed linker. Compounds M2 and M3 exhibit chiral nematic phases, with M3 also displaying a blue phase, while M4 does not show liquid crystal behavior.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jordi Poater, Clara Vinas, David Olid, Miquel Sola, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: Benzene and pyrene can be synthetically linked to [o-COSAN](-) while maintaining their aromaticity, while naphthalene and anthracene are extruded in the same reaction. The number of Clar's pi-sextets determines whether extrusion is favorable or not. Thus, Clar provides the answer to the extrusion of attached polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to [o-COSAN](-).
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Zhen Li, Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte, Julio Fraile, Clara Vinas, Francesc Teixidor, Jose G. Planas
Summary: This study identified a new unsymmetric carborane-based dicarboxylic linker that produced a coordination polymer with higher hydrolytic stability. The polymer obtained from this new linker showed higher catalytic efficiency in model reactions and could be reused multiple times without significant degradation in catalytic activity as compared to a polymer from a more symmetrical carborane-based linker.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ana B. Buades, Laura C. J. Pereira, Bruno J. C. Vieira, Ana C. Cerdeira, Joao C. Waerenborgh, Teresa Pinheiro, Antonio P. A. Matos, Catarina G. Pinto, Joana F. Guerreiro, Filipa Mendes, Srecko Valic, Francesc Teixidor, Clara Vinas, Fernanda Marques
Summary: This study reports on the treatment of cancer using a dual-action anti-tumour agent, which combines radiation and drug effects to improve therapeutic benefits. The uptake of the agent in glioblastoma cells was evaluated using various techniques, and it was found that a significant portion of the agent was localized within the nucleus, which is a desirable target for treatment. Irradiation studies using cellular models showed that the growth inhibition effect was more pronounced when the agent was used in combination with the Mossbauer effect at low total doses.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhen Li, Rosario Nunez, Mark E. Light, Eliseo Ruiz, Francesc Teixidor, Clara Vinas, Daniel Ruiz-Molina, Claudio Roscini, Jose Giner Planas
Summary: In this study, we design and synthesize a series of water-stable and temperature-stable mCB-EuyTb1-y MOFs and report the tunable emission, energy transfer, and time-dependent emission of these materials. The quantum yield is significantly increased and the lifetime luminescence is enhanced and tunable, achieved by a highly effective energy transfer process. The time-dependent emission and high quantum yield provide a simple method for designing high-security anticounterfeiting materials.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jordi Poater, Clara Vinas, Miquel Sola, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: This study investigates the possibility of 3D/2D aromatic fusions and their relationship to electronic delocalization. While 2D/2D and 3D/3D aromatic fusions have been synthesized, the ineffective overlap between the pi-MOs of planar species and the n + 1 molecular orbitals in the aromatic cage makes 3D/2D aromatic combination impossible.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anca-Iulia Stoica, Clara Vinas, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: This work highlights the applications of the theta metallabis(dicarbollide) cluster in preparing sensors for monitoring amine-containing drugs or other nitrogen-containing molecules. The developed electrodes show Nernstian responses for target analytes, such as antibiotics, amino acids, neurotransmitters, and analgesics.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Miquel Nuez-Martinez, Maria Queralt-Martin, Amanda Munoz-Juan, Vicente M. Aguilella, Anna Laromaine, Francesc Teixidor, Clara Vinas, Catarina G. Pinto, Teresa Pinheiro, Joana F. Guerreiro, Filipa Mendes, Catarina Roma-Rodrigues, Pedro Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Srecko Valic, Fernanda Marques
Summary: This study explores the potential use of ferrabis(dicarbollides) as radiosensitizers for GBM radiotherapy. The results show that this radiation therapy can reduce the viability and survival of tumor cells, and proton boron fusion radiation therapy combined with boron-rich compounds is a promising treatment modality.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Enric Clerich, Syrine Affes, Enriqueta Antico, Xavier Fontrodona, Francesc Teixidor, Isabel Romero
Summary: A new bidentate pyridylpyrazole ligand functionalized with the pyrene group was synthesized, and its homogeneous photoredox catalyst with the tridentate terpyridine was investigated. The molecular complexes were heterogenized on reduced graphene oxide through noncovalent interactions and used in the photooxidation reactions of alcohols and trans-beta-methylstyrene. The results showed improved yields and good recyclability due to the presence of the pyrene group and its anchoring to the graphene support.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jewel Ann Maria Xavier, Isabel Fuentes, Miquel Nuez-Martinez, Zsolt Kelemen, Andreu Andrio, Clara Vinas, Vicente Compan, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: By intimately blending PEDOT and metallacarboranes, a dual redox reversible material is formed, which lowers the over-potential for the oxygen evolution reaction and shows promise for practical applications.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ines Bennour, M. Nuria Ramos, Miquel Nuez-Martinez, Jewel Ann Maria Xavier, Ana B. Buades, Reijo Sillanpaa, Francesc Teixidor, Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte, Isabel Romero, Margarita Martinez-Medina, Clara Vinas
Summary: In this study, the synthesis and characterization of two small molecules were reported. One of the compounds showed antimicrobial activity against Candida species and Gram-positive/negative bacteria with low toxicity, making it a potential candidate for antimicrobial therapy. Moreover, the influence of compound structure and environmental factors on antimicrobial properties was investigated.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sohini Sinha, Zsolt Kelemen, Evelyn Humpfner, Imma Ratera, Jean-Pierre Malval, Jose Piers Jurado, Clara Vinas, Francesc Teixidor, Rosario Nunez
Summary: This study presents a series of pi-conjugated fluorophores appended with o-carborane and investigates their light-emitting properties in the solid state. The AIEE effect observed in one fluorenyl derivative enables the successful preparation of o-carborane-containing organic nanoparticles (NPs) with homogeneous dispersion in aqueous media, while maintaining their luminescence properties. Notably, the thin films of the NPs also exhibit high fluorescence efficiency, indicating potential for optical and optoelectronic applications.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jewel Ann Maria Xavier, Clara Vinas, Encarnacion Lorenzo, Tania Garcia-Mendiola, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: The use of metallacarboranes [3,3'-M(1,2-C2B9H11)(2)](-) (M = Co, Fe) as general internal reference systems in electrochemical processes has been studied. Their suitability has been proven by investigating their electrochemical properties in both aqueous and organic electrolytes without the need for derivatization.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Isabel Guerrero, Clara Vinas, Isabel Romero, Francesc Teixidor
Summary: The cobalt bis(dicarbollide) complex Na[3,3'-Co(eta(5)-1,2-C2B9H11) (Na[1]) is an effective photoredox catalyst for the oxidation of alkenes to epoxides in water, exhibiting high efficiency and selectivity compared to other photosensitizers. By adjusting the catalyst loading, different product selectivity and conversion rates can be achieved in the reaction.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Guojun Hu, Ziyue Deng, Yanwei Wang, Dan Yuan, Yong Zhang, Yingming Yao
Summary: A series of rare-earth metal complexes were synthesized and used as efficient initiators for the polymerization of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) and (L)-lactide ((L)-LA).
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Van Ha Nguyen, John H. K. Yip
Summary: In this study, eight PtII-azulene complexes were synthesized to investigate the effect of metalation on the electronic structures, spectroscopy, and luminescence of organic chromophores. The results showed that the attachment of Pt substituents to azulene affected the HOMOs, LUMOs, and luminescence properties. The study provides insights into the role of metalation in modifying the properties of organic chromophores.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Moon Kedia, Virender Singh, Bhaskaran Shankar, Malaichamy Sathiyendiran
Summary: This study synthesized two types of neutral binuclear metallocycles using a one-pot solvothermal method and characterized their structures. The analysis revealed that these complexes adopt a binuclear heteroleptic cyclic architecture and belong to phosphine oxide donor (P=O)-based supramolecular coordination cyclic complexes.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Radhey S. Srivastava
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of zero-valent elements as reductants for the deoxydehydration reaction of polyols catalyzed by ONO-pincer ligated molybdenum dioxo. The insolubility and easy separability of the reductants and their oxidized products during the reaction are emphasized. Additionally, the choice of ligand has an impact on the catalytic performance of the reaction.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Hao Zhou, Yajun Sun, Li Deng, Weiran Yang, Yuehui Li
Summary: Efficient Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of aldehydes was achieved using carbazole-derived phosphine ligands, with the crucial role of N-H moiety in promoting the catalytic reaction. The method was successfully applied in the Co/Ru-catalyzed hydroformylation process, resulting in the production of long-chain alcohols with excellent yields.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Theodor Danescu, Alexandru Lupan, Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu, R. Bruce King
Summary: The structures and energies of complexes containing (Me2C2N2P)2Ru2(CO)n and (Me2C2N2P)2Fe2(CO)n have been studied. Low-energy structures are characterized by the presence of bridging diazaphospholyl rings, while higher-energy structures involve different ligand structures.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Savannah C. Kapper, Aamani Ponnekanti, Jonas Schaab, Tian-yi Li, Christine L. Chung, Gael Ung, Peter I. Djurovich, Mark E. Thompson
Summary: Organometallic iridium complexes with two cyclometalated ligands and one bis-oxazoline derived ancillary ligand were studied. These complexes have emission spanning across the visible and near-ultraviolet region, with moderate to high photoluminescence quantum yields. The (ppy)2Ir(BOX-CN) complexes were resolved into Delta- and Lambda-diastereomers based on solubility differences.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Zahra Karimi Sangari, Hossein Naeimi
Summary: In this research, a nanostructured CoCuFe2O4 catalyst was prepared using a brief and useful synthetic strategy. This catalyst was used for synthesizing 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazole derivatives under ultrasonic irradiation. The approach offers advantages such as high efficiency, short reaction times, simplicity of the reaction medium, accelerated reaction rates, and easier separation and purification of products.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Rukhsana Gul, Wajid Munir, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, Shaukat Shujah, Muhammad Sirajuddin, Saira Tabassum, Khalil Ur Rehman, Dilfaraz Khan, Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi, Ehab A. Abdelrahman
Summary: Two new Schiff base ligands were synthesized and used to form copper, nickel, and cobalt complexes. The synthesized compounds were characterized and screened for various biological activities. The metal complexes showed better activities in antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, and antioxidant assays.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ahsan Nazir, Pengwei Huo, Ameena Tur Rasool
Summary: This review explores the potential of g-C3N4-based S-scheme heterojunctions in addressing environmental issues. It summarizes the mechanism and preparation techniques of S-scheme heterojunctions based on g-C3N4, and presents recent studies on their applications in pollutant removal, CO2 reduction, hydrogen production, and bacterial disinfection. The review concludes with an outlook on future challenges for g-C3N4-based S-scheme heterojunctions.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Francois Mazars, Koffi Senam Etse, Guillermo Zaragoza, Lionel Delaude
Summary: The activity of three Pd-PEPPSI catalyst precursors with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands derived from caffeine and theophylline in Mizoroki-Heck reactions was tested. The results showed that the catalysts achieved high conversions and yields, especially in the presence of electron-withdrawing substituents.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Bo-Han Wu, Xue Zhou, Lin Liu, Zheng-Bo Han
Summary: Researching carbon dioxide removal from flue gas and natural gas is crucial. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are commonly used in adsorption due to their high surface area, porosity, and chemical properties. An ultra-microporous MOF CPM-20(Co) with mixed ligand was synthesized using inexpensive ligands. The material exhibited high selectivities and low regenerative energy, making it a promising option for CO2 separation in industries.
JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2024)
