RSC – Chem. Sci. latest articles- A practical photocatalytic strategy for radical (deuterio)difluoromethylation from imidazolium reagents August 5, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC02691A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chao Sun, Yinpu Shen, Heyin Li, Zhen Wang, Yifan Li, Mengjun Huang, Zhenlei Zou, Jing Liu, Ao Liu, Yi Pan, Weigang Zhang, Yi WangThe difluoromethyl group (CF₂H) has garnered significant interest in medicinal […]Chao Sun
- Ambidextrous Fine-tuning of Zeolite-like Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs) via Scalable Green Synthesis for Efficient Biogas Upgrading August 5, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC02892B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Baobing Tang, Xueyue Yu, Guanghua Li, Xin Liu, Jiantang Li, Yunling LiuZeolite-like supramolecular assemblies (ZSAs) are a distinctive class of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) that form zeolite-like structures using fundamental four-membered ring (4MR) […]Baobing Tang
- Designing mesostructured bimetallic selenide derived from room-temperature prepared metal organic frameworks as sodium-ion battery anode with high performance and fast reaction kinetics August 5, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03181H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Huizi Songtian, Ting Zhou, Fan Zhou, Yajun Zhu, Xulai Yang, Tianli Han, Jinjin Li, Jinyun LiuMesostructured materials are considered promising candidates using in high-performance secondary batteries due to their specific properties beneficial for […]Huizi Songtian
- Synthetic control guided by growth mechanism insights enable tailored precursors for layered oxide cathodes August 5, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04432D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Hai-Yan Hu, Yong-Chun Li, Yan-Fang Zhu, Haidong Liu, Wei Xiang, Jia-Zhao Wang, Yao XiaoUnderstanding precursor growth enables precise control over particle evolution. Strategic intermediate-stage tuning yields dense and uniform LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 precursors with improved […]Hai-Yan Hu
- Achieving High Efficiency Ultrapure Violet OLEDs with a CIEy Coordinate of Below 0.015 through Precise Manipulation of Peripheral Heavy Atom Sulfur August 4, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03546E, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Rui Chen, Shengyu Li, Hao Huang, Xingwen Tong, Yuchao Liu, Zhongjie Ren, Shian Ying, Liqun Liu, Shouke YanThe development of efficient pure violet organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) featuring a low Commission Internationale de […]Rui Chen
- Photocatalytic regioselective four-component radical relay carbonylation for α-aminoketones synthesis August 4, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04120A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mao-Lin Yang, Xiao-Feng WuA novel photocatalytic strategy for the regioselective carbonylation reaction toward α-aminoketones has been developed.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content […]Mao-Lin Yang
- Modulating ion migration realizes both enhanced and long-term-stable nanozyme activity for efficient microplastic degradation August 4, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04247J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pingping Wan, Guang-Hui Chen, Jinsong Fan, Wenlong Tan, Xu Li, Lang Chen, Kun LiDegradation of microplastics represents a significant global environmental challenge, necessitating the development of bio-inspired catalysts with superior activity and stability, […]Pingping Wan
- Cobalt-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Reductive Coupling of Cyclobutenes and Aldehydes through Umpolung Reactivity August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03755G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Chuiyi Lin, Jiwu Zhang, Zhi-Han Zhang, Qinglei Chong, Fanke MengCatalytic diastereo- and enantioselective functionalization of cyclobutenes represents a general and modular strategy for construction of enantioenriched complex cyclobutanes. However, all precedents focused on […]Chuiyi Lin
- Nitrilation of Carboxylic Acids by PIII/PV-Catalysis August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05216E, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Siraj Z. Ali, Nicolás A. Manno, Jeff Shen, Alessia Schenker, Jeffrey M. Lipshultz, Nicholas A. White, Alexander RadosevichA mild and catalytic method for the direct conversion of carboxylic acids into their corresponding nitriles […]Siraj Z. Ali
- Controlling Molecular Machines via Optimally Oriented External Electric Fields August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04835D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Marco Severi, Ibério de P. R. Moreira, Jordi Ribas-Ariño, Wolfgang Quapp, Josep Maria BofillThe rectification of Brownian motion allows the operation of molecular machines, enabling them to perform directed tasks in biological and […]Marco Severi
- Hydrogen/Solvent-Free Plastic Valorization via Loosely Coordinated Ruthenium Sites Steering Selective Aromatization August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04662A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Fan Mo, Qixing Zhou, Pengfei Wang, Weitao Liu, Chuan Yin, Zelin Hou, Wendan Xue, Qi Wang, Jianling Wang, Tong Zheng, Zongxin Tao, Xiang LiThe development of hydrogen-and solvent-free catalytic systems for plastic valorization […]Fan Mo
- Photothermal therapy for bacteria-infected wound healing via a cation–anion inverted antiperovskite with full-spectrum solar absorption August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03456F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xuejiao Wang, Lianbo He, Qiyang Cai, Zhi Su, Zhengjun Huang, Hao Sun, Yuhui Lai, Zheyan Chen, Jianbin Ye, Yan Yu, Zhigang Zou, Hanlin Huang, Hu ZhuClinical treatment of open wounds is challenging due […]Xuejiao Wang
- AI and Automation: Democratizing automation and the evolution towards true AI-autonomous robotics August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03183D, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Lauren Takahashi, Mikael Nicander Kuwahara, Keisuke TakahashiThe integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics is fundamentally transforming the landscape of chemical and materials research, enabling the rise of autonomous laboratories capable of conducting high-throughput, […]Lauren Takahashi
- Sunlight-driven Photoinduced Electron/Energy Transfer-Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization at Large Scale August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04010H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zi-Hui Fan, Wei-Wei Fang, Yi-Xing Liu, Zheng-Hao Xiao, Jian-Kun Yu, Xu-Yi He, Xian-Zhen Wang, Xue-Ning Tang, Lei Xia, Longxiang Tang, Tao HePhotoinduced electron/energy transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization is a sustainable and […]Zi-Hui Fan
- Multinuclear CunSm Clusters Encapsulated by Aromatic Micelles as Aqueous Red-to-NIR Phosphorescent Ink August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04122H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kazuki Toyama, Yuya Tanaka, Michito YoshizawaSulfur-bridged copper clusters are important biocomponents, yet their artificial analogues have rarely been studied in solution due to poor solubility and stability. Here we report the preparation of […]Kazuki Toyama
- Arylpyrrolylidene-Indanones as Readily Synthesized Photoswitches Offering Dual- and Single-Color Fluorescence Toggling with Nearly Quantitative E/Z Isomerization under Visible Light August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04551G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Satyajit Bera, Supriya Bhunia, Anirban Dolai, Sk Majid Box, Arpan Das, Subhas SamantaSuper-resolution fluorescence imaging and ultrahigh-density optical data storage, in particular, rely on the switches that demonstrate single- or (multi) dual-colour fluorescence […]Satyajit Bera
- Design of Functionalized Tip Driven by Molecule-Plasmon Coupling August 3, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC01013F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Huijie He, Xueyang Zhen, Shuang Li, Sibing Chen, Xing ChenThe sensitivity of plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy (PES) fundamentally arises from the near-field enhancements within plasmonic nanocavities. To further advance PES, we utilized a molecule with […]Huijie He
- Dual-Emissive Self-Reporting Photosensitizers Characterized with Kasha/Anti-Kasha Behaviors Engineered via Gradient Donor-Acceptor Strategy July 31, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03880D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xixin Gu, xinyi Zhang, Yujie Han, Ju Mei, Qi-Wei Zhang, Jianli HuaReal-time monitoring of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is essential for precision medicine, yet remains hindered by microenvironmental interference and photobleaching of conventional mono-emissive […]Xixin Gu
- An explainable “family bucket” model for simultaneous prediction of K-edge XANES for multiple light transition metals July 31, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC00494B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Chenyu Huang, Yunjiang Zhang, Shuyuan Li, Huimin Wang, Yaxin Wang, Shihao Wei, Shaorui SunAn explainable GNN-based “family bucket” model is proposed to simultaneously predict K-edge XANES spectra for multiple light transition metals.To cite […]Chenyu Huang
- Near-infrared light-activated Z-to-E isomerization of azobenzene via triplet sensitization from PbS quantum dots July 30, 2025Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC03719K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yanan Feng, Qingxin Luan, Shuai Zhang, Lin Xi, Shijie Zhang, Kezhou Chen, Tiegen Liu, Lili HouAzobenzene (Azo) photoswitches have attracted significant attention for developing smart photoresponsive materials owing to their reversible light-induced isomerization […]Yanan Feng
- A practical photocatalytic strategy for radical (deuterio)difluoromethylation from imidazolium reagents August 5, 2025
