RSC – Chem. Sci. latest articles- Acidic In Vitro Selection of Metal-Specific Deoxyribozymes January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08656F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pan Jia, Yangyang Chang, Shen Li, Wei Xue, Shusen Xiao, Qiang Zhang, Jiuxing Li, Ying Wang, Zijie Zhang, Meng LiuDeoxyribozymes (DNAzymes) are in vitro selected catalytic DNA molecules that recruit metal ions to […]Pan Jia
- Micro-Changes, Macro-Impact: Enhancing Hole Transfer by Tailoring Peripheral Substituents of Hole Transport Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08121A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ziyang Xia, Xuezhen Feng, Cheng Chen, Bin Cai, Linqin Wang, Mengde Zhai, Xue Lou, Sang Il Seok, Ming ChengOptimizing the hole transfer at the perovskite/hole transport layer (HTL) interface remains critical for enhancing […]Ziyang Xia
- Recent Advances in Lead Halide Perovskite Single Crystals for Optoelectronic Devices January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08028B, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lu Zi, Ximan Fan, Le Liu, Shuna Guan, Hongxian Wei, Jiaqi Chen, Xiaojuan Zhuang, Wen XuOver the past decade, perovskite materials have driven significant innovations in optoelectronics due to their exceptional photoelectric performance, […]Lu Zi
- Search for Active and Inactive Ion Insertion Sites in Organic Crystalline Materials January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07602A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Harshan Reddy Gopidi, Alae Eddine Lakraychi, Yiming Chen, Abhishek Panchal, Venkata Surya Chaitanya Kolluru, Jiaqi Wang, Ying Chen, Jue Liu, Kamila M Wiaderek, Maria Chan, Yan Yao, Pieremanuele CanepaThe position of mobile active […]Harshan Reddy Gopidi
- Taming Boroloborinines: Toward Photostable Polycyclic Antiaromatic Hydrocarbons January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05880E, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Muhammad Yasir Mehboob, Minu Sheeja, Mahdi Sasar, Cina Foroutan-NejadBoron-containing heterocycles are attracting growing attention due to their unique electronic structures and effectiveness as electron acceptors in functional organic materials. Among them, boroloborinines, a […]Muhammad Yasir Mehboob
- Deciphering the molecular origin of the 19.3 eV electronic excitation energy of H3+ January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09067A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Josene M. Toldo, Jakob K. Staab, Eduard Matito, Cina Foroutan-Nejad, Henrik OttossonThe trihydrogen cation, H3+, is unique in the Universe. One of the features that enable its uniqueness is an antiaromatic destabilization in […]Josene M. Toldo
- Radical docking-migration: a powerful strategy for difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08771F, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhu Cao, Fushan Chen, Chen ZhuRadical-mediated difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes represents a powerful and efficient strategy for constructing complex molecular architectures from simple unsaturated precursors. The docking-migration approach, which involves the initial […]Zhu Cao
- Temperature-Driven Reaction Pathways in Alkane Direct Dehydrogenation over Metal-Free Nitrogen Doped Carbocatalysts January 20, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08580B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jie Zhang, Ranjan K. Behera, Vy T. Nguyen, Zhenhao Liu, Juan D. Jimenez , Kasala Prabhakar Reddy, Jorge Moncada, Cherno Jaye, Jin-Su Oh, Meng Chao, Lin Zhou, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Bin Wang, Long […]Jie Zhang
- Interface reconstruction strategy enabling the efficient light-driven amination of furfuryl alcohol January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08128A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yaorong He, Xiao Wang, Shanshan Ou, Lin Zhu, Tong Su, Rongfang Zhang, Wei Zhao, Hui Huang, Zhiqiang Wang, Peiyao Du, Xiaoquan LuAlkaline treatment constructs a reconstructed catalyst with abundant active sites and rapid […]Yaorong He
- Axially chiral thiophene scaffolds: configurational stability and circularly polarized luminescence January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07682J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xingyang Li, Shuai Qiu, Wan Xu, Jia Tang, Zhiying Ma, Hua Wang3,3′-bidithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]thiophene (BDTT) bearing aryl groups (BDTT-Ars) with high inversion barriers and CPL were synthesized and enantiomerically resolved.To cite this article before page […]Xingyang Li
- Centimeter scale charge transport mechanisms in cablebacteria January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04393J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.David N Beratan, Andrew J. SmithCable bacteria contain electron-transport pathways that are among the longest found in living systems, reaching the centimeter scale. These bacteria have very high electrical conductivities, and the electron […]David N Beratan
- Carbon Nanotube-Modified Electrode for a Highly Active and Reversible Sn⁴⁺/Sn Anode January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08606J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yue Ao, Yonggang Wang, Shuo Wang, Chengji Zhao, Congxin Xie, Xianfeng LiTin (Sn) is an attractive anode for high energy density batteries owing to its four-electron redox process (Sn⁴⁺→Sn²⁺→Sn) without dendrite formation. However, […]Yue Ao
- Dual-functional nanoengineering via molecular pillaring and conductive hybridization for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09804A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yajiang Wang, Xiudong Chen, Jin-Hang Liu, Dongmei Qi, Hai-Yan Hu, Huixiong Jiang, Yan Huang, Ping Yan, Yao XiaoThis work addresses the structural instability and poor conductivity of NVO cathodes for AZIBs via synergistic […]Yajiang Wang
- Protein tyrosine phosphatase inactivation by electrophilic tyrosine modification January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07398G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Madeleine L. Ware, David M. Leace, Zihan Qu, Quentin Schaefer, Sagar D. Vaidya, Mikayla L. Horvath, Zhihong Li, Yunpeng Bai, Zhong-Yin Zhang, Ku-Lung HsuHere, we develop covalent inhibitors that inactivate protein tyrosine phosphatases […]Madeleine L. Ware
- Dipole-mediated interfacial solvation for efficient Li-ion transport in dendrite-free Li metal batteries January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09822J, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenlong Zhao, Kui Xu, Yanyan Zhang, Qingyu Dong, Ningyuan Zhang, Huihui Wang, Ruowei Yi, Yuxin Tang, Yanbin Shen, Liwei ChenDipole-mediated interfacial solvation regulation via strongly polar molecules enables efficient Li⁺ transport for dendrite-free […]Wenlong Zhao
- Subporphyrazine Scaffolds as Emerging Electron Acceptors for Long-Lived Charge Separation January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08213G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Swathi Krishna, Elena Cañizares-Espada, David Guzman, Yifan Bo, Tim Clark, Tomás Torres, Dirk M. Guldi, Maria Salome Rodriguez MorgadeUsing subporphyrazines (SubPzs) as electron acceptors in the modular design, via metal–ligand axial coordination with […]Swathi Krishna
- Decoding polyethylene formation in Cr/PNP catalyzed ethylene oligomerization via experimentally guided machine learning January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07894F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Youcai Zhu, Yue Mu, Xiaoke Shi, Long Chen, Shu Yang, Li Sun, Zhen LiuA combined classification–regression machine learning framework was developed to accurately distinguish low-PE catalysts and predict polyethylene content, providing a robust […]Youcai Zhu
- Near-infrared chemiluminescent probe for real-time monitoring of nitroreductase in tumors January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08342G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pan Zhu, Yu Tang, Yuanyu Tang, Shaojing Zhao, Fei Long, Chaoyi Yao, Benhua Wang, Xiangzhi Song, Yi Zhang, Chaochao Tan, Minhuan LanChemiluminescence of NTR-TCN-CL activated by nitroreductase in tumors.To cite this article before […]Pan Zhu
- Unlocking photochemical tunability in functionalised bridged-isoindigo molecular motors January 19, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08776G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Carlijn L. F. van Beek, Ainoa Guinart, Yusuf Qutbuddin, Ben L. FeringaRotor-functionalised bridged-isoindigo motors exhibit tuneable absorption and photochemical behaviour without altering thermal kinetics. Incorporation into lipid bilayers enables light-driven membrane perturbation.To cite […]Carlijn L. F. van Beek
- Enantioselective C-H Functionalization: Logic and Applications in the Total Synthesis of Natural Products January 16, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08653A, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pu-Fan Qian, Bing-Feng ShiNatural products, with their profound structural diversity and potent bioactivities, represent an invaluable source of inspiration for drug discovery and biomaterial development. The integration of enantioselective C–H functionalization into synthetic...The […]Pu-Fan Qian
- Acidic In Vitro Selection of Metal-Specific Deoxyribozymes January 20, 2026
