Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fahima I. M. Idiris, Christopher R. Jones
Summary: The energy released from molecules under strain can be utilized to facilitate challenging chemical reactions. A practical method has been devised, using an often overlooked highly strained compound, for rapid construction of complex organic products.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
James M. Mattila, Caleb Arata, Andrew Abeleira, Yong Zhou, Chen Wang, Erin F. Katz, Allen H. Goldstein, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt, Peter F. DeCarlo, Marina E. Vance, Delphine K. Farmer
Summary: The study of indoor Reactive Organic Carbon (ROC) emissions found that cooking significantly impacts indoor ROC concentrations and physicochemical properties, while cleaning has minimal effects. Indoor ROC emissions may play an important role in air quality and secondary pollutant formation outdoors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fei Wang, Fuying Zhu, Enxiang Ren, Guofu Zhu, Guo-Ping Lu, Yamei Lin
Summary: Carbon-based iron catalysts, combining the advantages of iron and carbon materials, are efficient and sustainable catalysts for green organic synthesis. This review summarizes recent examples of carbon-based iron catalysts in organic reactions, highlighting their introduction strategies into carbon materials and the structure-activity relationship (SAR) with organic reactions. The challenges and opportunities of organic synthesis over carbon-based iron catalysts are also addressed.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yamei Lin, Jie Yu, Xing Zhang, Jingkun Fang, Guo-Ping Lu, He Huang
Summary: Porous carbon materials have gained significant attention in the field of organic synthesis due to their adjustable properties, excellent catalytic activity, and stability. Utilizing biomass-based carbohydrates as precursors for these materials is of great importance for sustainable development in organic chemistry. This review summarizes recent examples of carbohydrate-derived porous carbon materials catalyzing various organic reactions and provides insights into their preparation, functionalization strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities in organic synthesis using these sustainable materials. It aims to stimulate further research in exploring novel carbohydrate-derived porous carbon materials and sustainable organic synthetic processes.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Xiaohua Zheng, Yilan Jin, Xiao Liu, Tianqing Liu, Weiqi Wang, Haijun Yu
Summary: Reactive species-based cancer therapies have gained significant attention for their simplicity, controllability, and efficacy. Utilizing nanomaterials for photo-controlled generation of highly reactive radical species is a promising approach for cancer treatment, showing potential synergistic effects with other therapeutic modalities.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia Liu, Lin Shi, Yang Wang, Mingyi Li, Cheng Zhou, Lifang Zhang, Chundong Yao, Ye Yuan, Daan Fu, Yan Deng, Miaodeng Liu, Guobin Wang, Lin Wang, Zheng Wang
Summary: A nanosized ruthenium-based metal-organic framework (Ru-MOF) with high porosity and versatile reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) scavenging activities has been developed for treating inflammatory diseases.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marina Godino-Ojer, Sergio Morales-Torres, Elena Perez-Mayoral, Francisco J. Maldonado-Hodar
Summary: A highly efficient method for selectively synthesizing nitrogen heterocycles using carbon-supported ZnO catalysts under green chemistry conditions is presented. The physicochemical properties of different carbon supports play a role in catalytic performance. The developed catalysts, prepared by simple impregnation and thermal treatment, show great performance in the selective synthesis of quinolines under mild conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Himanshu Sharma, Manish Shrivastava, Balwinder Singh
Summary: This study develops a physics-informed deep neural network (DNN) approach to simulate the chemical formation processes of isoprene epoxydiol secondary organic aerosols (IEPOX-SOA) over the Amazon rainforest. The trained DNN shows promise in reducing computational expense and can be applied to other computationally expensive chemistry solvers in climate models.
NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xiao-Wei Zhu, Dong Luo, Xiao-Ping Zhou, Dan Li
Summary: The review explores the synthetic methods and functional applications of imidazole-based metal-organic cages (IMOCs). Various types of IMOCs with diverse structures and coordination are categorized by using self-assembly strategies. The relationship between the structures and properties of IMOCs is elucidated, providing inspiration for designing new metal-organic cages with advanced functions.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Naseeb Ullah, Aymeric Ramiere, Waseem Raza, Pengfei Ye, Wei Liu, Xingke Cai, Zhengchun Peng, Ki-Hyun Kim
Summary: Researchers have successfully prepared cobalt-based metal-organic framework nanoribbons with high stability and catalytic activity for the chemical fixation of CO2 with epoxides. Through rational design of the components and morphology of the catalyst, they achieved high conversion yield and reaction selectivity, opening up a new avenue for CO2 utilization.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Roman R. Kapaev, Andriy Zhugayevych, Sergey Ryazantsev, Dmitry A. Aksyonov, Daniil Novichkov, Petr Matveev, Keith J. Stevenson
Summary: NiBTA is a promising material for fast-charging metal-ion batteries, with high capacities, fast charge-discharge kinetics, and compatibility with various cations. It undergoes structural rearrangements in different electrolyte systems and its charge storage mechanism involves reversible two-electron reduction.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vitthal B. Saptal, Vincenzo Ruta, Mark A. Bajada, Gianvito Vile
Summary: Single-atom catalysts have great potential in the chemical sector, pushing the boundaries of catalysis in new directions. These materials, consisting of isolated metal species ligated on solid supports, have various coordination environments and show important functions in specific transformations. This Review highlights the impressive progress made in using single-atom catalysts in organic synthesis and identifies potential knowledge gaps in the search for sustainable and earth-abundant catalysts for synthetic applications.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Martina Bortolami, Ingrid Izabela Bogles, Cecilia Bombelli, Fabiana Pandolfi, Marta Feroci, Fabrizio Vetica
Summary: Chirality is a fundamental property of nature, and understanding the implications of chirality in carbon dots (CDs) chemistry is crucial for achieving sustainable and biocompatible chiral nanocatalysts. The synthesis of L-Proline-based chiral carbon dots (CCDs) through electrochemical methods has been optimized, and the CCDs have shown excellent results in catalyzing asymmetric aldol reactions.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoyan Zeng, Weijie Chen, Chunrong Liu, Jun Yin, Guang-Fu Yang
Summary: This article summarizes the recent progress of organic small-molecule fluorescent probes for monitoring RSS in plants, including research on small-molecule biological thiols, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfane sulfurs, as well as their imaging applications in plants within the field of agricultural chemistry.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Shobhana Sharma, Anupama Singh
Summary: Graphene oxide is a nanomaterial obtained by the reaction of graphene with oxidants, and it has distinctive physicochemical properties. Biocompatibility is an important factor for its applications in tissue engineering. The catalytic activity of carbon-based catalysts is influenced by the surface chemistry of graphene oxide.
CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)