RSC – Chem. Sci. latest articles- Dual-Catalytic Architectures Accommodated by Titanium-Oxo Clusters Boosting Visible-Light-Driven C-N Cross-Coupling via Intramolecular Electron Transfer September 17, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04675K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shiyu Wang, Jianfeng Jia, Yongqi Wang, Qiang Gao, Gang YeDeveloping dual-catalytic architectures integrating photoactive and transition metal sites holds significant potential for lightdriven cross-coupling reactions. This study presents a novel strategy to create […]Shiyu Wang
- Structurally Engineered CNT-Confined MnxRu1-xO2 Catalysts for Efficient Acidic Oxygen Evolution at Low Ru Loading September 17, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04431F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaolin Zheng, Xiaofei Miao, Zijie Yang, Zhaoyan Luo, Jun Yu, Huiqi Li, Lei ZhangDeveloping acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with low noble metal loading and high activity remains a critical challenge for […]Xiaolin Zheng
- Single-Crystal Synchrotron X-ray diffraction Study Reveals Bulk Intermediate M2 phase during the VO2 Insulator-to-Metal transition September 17, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04769B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jacob Svane, Michael A Quintero, Emilie Vosegaard, Magnus Kløve, Daniel A. Mayoh, Geetha Balakrishnan, Bo Brummerstedt IversenThe structure of floating zone grown VO2 crystals was characterized by synchrotron single crystal X-ray diffraction in […]Jacob Svane
- Multiscale modeling of gas adsorption and surface coverage in thermocatalytic systems September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03726C, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jikai Sun, Jianzhong WuThis work reframes chemisorption as a substitution process, showing that the adsorption energy reflects both bond formation and the grand potential penalty arising from the surface's interaction with the interareaction […]Jikai Sun
- Chiral Benzo[2.2.1] α-Hydroxyketones from Dirhodium(II)/Bisphos-phine-Catalyzed Desymmetrization Addition Reaction September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03779D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shuming Zhan, Chengyu Wang, Longhui Duan, Zhenhua GuThe [2.2.1]-bridged bicyclic framework represents a privileged structural motif prevalent in numerous bioactive molecules and functional materials. The development of efficient synthetic methods for constructing these […]Shuming Zhan
- The Development of Sulfonated Terpyridine Ligands for Control of Regioselectivity in Palladium-Catalysed Fluorination of Anilides September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05799J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jiri Dolezel , Robert J PhippsFluorinated arenes are ubiquitous in synthetically and medicinally valuable compounds. Direct fluorination of arene C-H bonds is an attractive disconnection to these targets, but methods are far more […]Jiri Dolezel
- Two-Carbon Ring Expansion of Bicyclic Aziridines to Oxazocines via Aryne Insertion into a σ C‒N bond September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04998A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniel S. Rampon, Tuan Anh Trinh, Yekun Pan, Sierra Thein, Jacob W. Kailing, Ilia Guzei, Israel Fernandez, Jennifer SchomakerOxazocines are medium-sized N,O-heterocycles that are motifs in reported bioactive compounds; thus, methods for their […]Daniel S. Rampon
- Unusual “mesoionic” N^S biscyclometallated iridium(III) polypyridine complexes as photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy and type II immunogenic cell death inducers September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04772B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Justin Shum, Kam Keung Leung, Lili Huang, Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee, Michael Wai-Lun Chiang, Maryana Yarshova, Lin Cheng, Yi PAN, Shek-Man Yiu, Kai Chung Lau, Ben Zhong Tang, Kenneth Kam-Wing LoHistorically, the classification of […]Justin Shum
- Structure–property relationships of responsive doubly-threaded slide-ring polycatenane networks September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05459A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Guancen Liu, Jongwon Oh, Yuan Tian, Jerald E. Hertzog, Heyi Liang, Benjamin W. Rawe, Natsumi Nitta, Charlie A. Lindberg, Hojin Kim, Juan J. de Pablo, Stuart J. RowanWith optimized synthesis, slide-ring polycatenane networks […]Guancen Liu
- Regulating metal-oxygen covalency in reconstructed sulfurized high-entropy perovskite to activate and stabilize lattice oxygen for oxygen evolution reaction September 16, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04541J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiang Li, Qiuju Li, Bingyu Chen, Mengna Wang, Chuanchuan Yan, Subhajit Jana, Ziqi Liao, Zhenyu Li, Dunfeng Gao, Guoxiong WangSwitching adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM) to lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) can break the theoretical […]Xiang Li
- Tailoring Flexibility of Nanofluidic Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Efficient Separation of Gases with Similar Kinetic Diameters September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04964D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Huijie Wang, Shuang Huan, Zhenyu Chu, Zongyou Yin, Chen WangConventional nanofluidic membranes often exhibit low selectivities for efficient separation of gases with similar kinetic diameters. Soft nanofluidic membranes overcome this challenge through combination […]Huijie Wang
- Analog Quantum Simulation of Coupled Electron-Nuclear Dynamics in Molecules September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04076K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jong-Kwon Ha, Ryan J MacDonellQuantum computing has the potential to reduce the computational cost required for quantum dynamics simulations. However, existing quantum algorithms for coupled electron-nuclear dynamics simulation either require fault-tolerant devices, or […]Jong-Kwon Ha
- Aryl azopyrroles as visible light photoswitchable TRPA1 ligands September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05070G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Lisa Carina Dollhopf, Jordan A Munos, Kai Zheng, Rui Xin Tao, Peter R Haycock, Philip Parsons, Randall Peterson, Pui-Ying Lam, Matthew FuchterAccess to high quality optochemogenetic tools will enable precise interrogation of the […]Lisa Carina Dollhopf
- Bis-Subporphyrin-like Boron(III) Complexes Derived from Indolo[2,3-a]carbazole-Based Cyclic bis-BODIPYs Exhibiting Persistent Helical Chirality September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04279H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sabapathi Gokulnath, Aswini Spergen, Pranav V Bal, Asif Khan S S, Arun Joshy, Anjana Prasad Nambiar, Alex P AndrewsHerein, we report the synthesis of 11,12-dihydroindolo[2,3-a]carbazole (InC) 1 incorporated expanded porphyrinoid 8, and its […]Sabapathi Gokulnath
- Molecular precursor synthesis of the Rh2O3/Fe2O3 spherical architecture for enhanced acidic HER activity and durability September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04912A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Muhammad Zulqarnain, Zheng Wei, Marcell Hollo, Kathleen A. Dunn, Evgeny V. DikarevRh2O3/Fe2O3 electrocatalyst synthesized at low temperature via molecular precursor approach forms 3D spherical nanostructures with low relative rhodium content and shows enhanced […]Muhammad Zulqarnain
- Capturing Local Compositional Fluctuations in NMR Modelling of Solid Solutions September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04550A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ricardo Grau-Crespo, Said Hamad, Salvador Rodríguez Gómez Balestra, Ramsey Issa, Taylor D. Sparks, Arantxa Fernandes, Ben L. Griffiths, Robert Moran, David McKay, Sharon Elizabeth AshbrookUnderstanding the atomic-scale local properties of solid solutions is […]Ricardo Grau-Crespo
- Atomically Precise Single-Atom Cobalt Photocatalyst for Enhanced Decarboxylative Cross-Couplings September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04589D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Qian Yang, Mengting Wu, Wanlin Wang, Wentao Wang, Han Wang, Yurong Tang, Magnus Rueping, Yunfei CaiThe development of single-atom photocatalysts (SAPs) with superior activity, selectivity and reusability is a promising yet challenging strategy […]Qian Yang
- Recent advances in interface engineering for photoelectrochemical detection of new pollutants September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC06181D, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaoyu Dong, Wenhong Yang, Liuyong Hu, Wenling Gu, Chengzhou ZhuPhotoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing is a popular research hotspot that has attracted substantial attention due to its low cost and desirable sensitivity. However, the inherent […]Xiaoyu Dong
- Simple, one-step syntheses of tri- and tetracyclic B,N,S-heterocycles from reactions of a diboracumulene with thiols September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04751J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Christian Markl, Sourav Kar, Lukas Lubczyk, Kai Hammond, Rian D. Dewhurst, Holger BraunschweigA series of fused B,N,S-heterocycles were prepared by simple reactions between a diboracumulene and heterocyclic thiols.To cite this article before page […]Christian Markl
- Transfer learning enables discovery of sub-micromolar antibacterials for ESKAPE pathogens from ultra-large chemical spaces September 15, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03055B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Miguel García-Ortegón, Srijit Seal, Emily Geddes, Jenny Littler, Collette S Guy, Jonathan Whiteside, Carl Rasmussen, Andreas Bender, Sergio BacalladoThe rise of antimicrobial resistance, especially among gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens, presents an urgent global health […]Miguel García-Ortegón
- Dual-Catalytic Architectures Accommodated by Titanium-Oxo Clusters Boosting Visible-Light-Driven C-N Cross-Coupling via Intramolecular Electron Transfer September 17, 2025
