RSC – Chem. Commun. latest articles- A Photocatalytic Protocol for Conversion of Aldehydes to Nitriles Using TMSN3 as a Nitrogen Source June 22, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC03159E, CommunicationSheng Huang, Yanning Niu, Xiao-Feng XiaDirect interconversion of functional groups is a key strategy in organic synthesis. Here we developed a photocatalytic transformation of aldehydes to nitriles using TMSN3 as a nitrogen source and NBS...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistrySheng Huang
- Production of High-Calorie Synthetic Natural Gas via CO2 Hydrogenation over Robust Fe-Co Bimetal Catalysts June 22, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC03179J, CommunicationChundong Zhang, Shunyu He, Chao Deng, Dahao Liu, Seok Ki Kim, Ki-Won Jun, Ruxing GaoCatalytic conversion of CO2 into high-calorie synthetic natural gas (HCSNG) is a desirable pathway for both carbon mitigation and sustainable energy supply. Herein, we report a highly efficient Fe-Co bimetallic...The content of this RSS Feed […]Chundong Zhang
- Alkaline-earth carbonate supported Ru for quinoline hydrogenation: enhanced H2 activation via electronic metal-support interaction June 22, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02276F, CommunicationHan Yajing, Huang Pengfei, Xinkang Cui, Quan Liu, Qinggan Zeng, Peixu Yang, Liqiang WangAlkaline-earth metal carbonates (e.g., CaCO3) supported Ru have been demonstrated as effective catalysts for quinoline hydrogenation. The electronic metal–support interaction (EMSI) between CaCO3 and Ru enriches Ru electron density, thereby...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Han Yajing
- Metal-free synthesis of highly substituted 2-aminopyridines by formal [3+3] annulation of α,α-dicyanoalkenes with imines June 22, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02955H, CommunicationLixiang Zhu, Yixin Zhang, Jian-Ping Tan, Jinling Li, Zhenhua Jia, Teck Peng LohA metal-free formal [3+3] annulation of α,α-dicyanoalkenes with Ncyanoimines is reported. This strategy provides a straightforward and efficient route for the construction of highly substituted 2-aminopyridines with good yields and...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Lixiang Zhu
- MOF-Ionic Liquid Engineered Polymer Electrolyte for Advanced Solid-State Sodium Metal Batteries June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC01956K, CommunicationXilin Luo, Le Zhao, Shuangwu Xu, Haijun Peng, Jian Tu, Yougen Tang, Hai-Yan WangThe polymer solid electrolyte incorporating UIO66-NH2 (UN66) filler functionalized with the ionic liquid EMIM (IL-UN66) exhibits high ionic mobility and excellent electrochemical stability. The IL-UN66 filler plays a dual role:...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Xilin Luo
- Oleylamine Passivated Hydrophobic Sulfur Quantum Dots as Highly Efficient Adsorbents for Gaseous Iodine Sequestration June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC03193E, CommunicationHammad Hasan, Neelima Varshney, Md Palashuddin SkOleylamine-passivated hydrophobic Sdots was developed as efficient and promising adsorbent. Sdots displayed excellent optical properties and exhibited remarkable iodine vapor adsorption capacity of 2676 mg/g, surpassing many conventional adsorbents. Efficient...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryHammad Hasan
- Highly Efficient Glycolic Acid Electrosynthesis from Waste Ethylene Glycol on Layered Mesoporous Pd2Ni alloy June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC03232J, CommunicationLidan Zhu, Juan Chen, Xicheng Lin, Yuhang Song, Hui Zhao, Jiawei Zhang, Yuming Dong, Yao WangLayered mesoporous Pd2Ni alloy was successfully synthesized via a wet-chemical route, exhibiting outstanding ethylene glycol electrooxidation performance with a mass activity of 2.84 A mg-1 ，8.11-fold higher than Pt/C, along...The content of this RSS […]Lidan Zhu
- Joule-Heating-Assisted Construction of RuNiFeOx /Ni Foam for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Evolution June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC03157A, CommunicationXinxing Shi, Tongming Sun, Minmin Wang, Jinli Zhu, Miao Wang, Xiaohai Li, Zhiqiu Huang, Peng Du, Jiacheng WangEfficient and durable OER electrocatalysts are essential for practical alkaline water electrolysis. We developed self-supported RuNiFeOx electrocatalysts on nickel foam via rapid pulsed Joule heating. It shows superior OER activity,...The content of […]Xinxing Shi
- Inhibiting Selenium Loss in Sodium-Selenium Batteries via a Lewis Acid-Base Dual-Site Host June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02848A, CommunicationRui Wang, Guoqiang Yuan, Lin Ding, Yuan Gao, Yan Dong, Wenting Li, Huan PangAn NB@C host material that combines Lewis acid-base properties was designed to anchor polyselenides, effectively inhibiting the loss of active selenium in sodium-selenium batteries and mitigating corrosion on the Na...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Rui Wang
- Beyond the vacuum: Modeling the solid-liquid interface for gas-involving electrocatalysis June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02037B, Feature ArticleLifang Zhang, Wei Zheng, Chengyang Ge, Sisi Liu, Weiyi Shen, Wenjun Shi, Fengchun Zhou, Peng Huang, Tao QianThe electrochemical reduction of small molecules, particularly CO2 and N2 (CO2RR and NRR), offers a promising pathway for sustainable energy conversion; however, the complex nature of the electrified solid-liquid interface...The content […]Lifang Zhang
- Y‑Shaped Backbone‑Rigidified Polyvalent Aptamer Network‑Enabled Catalytic Self‑Assembled Quantum Dot FRET System for Sensitive Detection of Circulating Tumor Cell June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02537D, CommunicationWeina Zhang, Ruixi Zhang, Ensheng Xu, Xiaowen Liu, Nan Zhang, Mingyong Wang, Qingwang XueHerein, we rationally constructed a catalytic self-assembly-driven QD-based FRET amplifier using Y-shaped backbone-rigidified polyvalent aptamer networks (Y-PANs) for highly sensitive detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs).The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Weina Zhang
- Cobalt-iron layered double hydroxides with ligand modification for boosting glycerol electrooxidation assisted hydrogen production June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC01786J, CommunicationYihan Bao, Yuxing Wang, Mengyang Hu, Hexuan Situ, Xinyu Liu, Chang Ju, Zijing Xie, Shuijian He, Lin Hu, Yuling Qin, Rui Shi, Yana Liu, Jiguang Zhang, Yunfeng Zhu, Jun WangLigand modified cobalt-iron layered double hydroxides exhibit improved activity and stability for glycerol electrooxidation due to the increased active sites […]Yihan Bao
- Tuneable Electronic Control of Noble Metal Catalysis by Polymeric Supports June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02813F, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Akos Szamosvolgyi, Anastasiia Efremova, Viktória Cseh, Levente Bimbó, András Sápi, Akos Kukovecz, Zoltan Konya, Gábor VargaThe electronic structure of catalyst supports strongly influences the activity and selectivity of supported metal nanoparticles. Unlike rigid inorganic […]Akos Szamosvolgyi
- Bimetallic Bi-In Interfaces on Micropyramidal Silicon for Efficient Solar-Driven CO2-to-Formate Conversion June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02769E, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Manel Machreki, Marielle Blot, Antoine Vacher, Stephanie Lamy, Bruno FabreMicropyramidal silicon decorated with bismuth-indium catalysts enables selective CO2 photoelectroreduction to formate. Bimetallic interface engineering enhances charge transfer, improving photocurrent and formate production relative to […]Manel Machreki
- Silapiperidine-Silicon-Fluoride Acceptors (Pip-SiFA) for 18 F-Radiolabelling June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02632J, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Darcy Burley, Thomas Alan Singleton, Simon Edelmann, Alexey Kostikov, Jean-Philip LumbSilicon fluoride acceptors (SiFAs) are a promising radiopharmaceutical motif that promote mild and rapid 18 F-labeling via isotope exchange (SiFEx). Nevertheless, their use in […]Darcy Burley
- Localized Stiffness Programming Enables Tunable Spatial Control of Vascular Density in 3D Hydrogels June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02922A, CommunicationHe Li, Fiona Louis, Oju Jeon, Eben Alsberg, Michiya MatsusakiWe report an in-situ light-mediated reinforcement strategy for spatial microvascular patterning. Using laser on AlgMA/fibrin hydrogels, localized stiff zones suppress capillary formation by > 81%. We identified a linear stiffness-density...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]He Li
- Nature Inspired Hybrid Molecular Design of Antiepileptic Molecule June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC00791K, CommunicationSouvik Dutta, Zubin Singh Rana, Abhinav Modgil, Aman Murari, Pradeep Punnakkal, V. HaridasWe present a natural product-inspired approach for designing an anti-epileptic molecule. The designer molecule is composed of major skeletal unit diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, which is a part of many alkaloids and an...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Souvik Dutta
- Cucurbit[n]uril-mediated supramolecular assembly: tunable multicolor and white-light emission from a single fluorophore June 21, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02692C, CommunicationYu Xia, Qinghong Bai, Ying Yang, daoping wang, Bixue Zhu, Xin XiaoA multicolored supramolecular assembly was constructed by coassembling a dibromoanthraquinone-9-one phenylpyridine cationic derivative (DBXPY) with cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (TMeQ[6]). It achieved white light emission and tunable fluorescence, with applications...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Yu Xia
- Chiral Supramolecular Alloys: Programmable 2D–3D Control via Co-assembly of Isomorphous β-Peptide Foldamers June 18, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02119K, CommunicationYi Sak Park, So-Mang Lee, Sungmo Koo, Jintaek Gong, Jungwoo Hong, Sung Hyun Yoo, Hee-Seung LeeWe report the co-assembly of isomorphous yet chemically distinct β-peptide foldamers, creating chiral supramolecular alloys. This system enables composition-dependent 2D–3D control, programmably steering the morphology from 3D molar-tooth to 2D...The content of this RSS […]Yi Sak Park
- Reversible pH-Responsive Switching of Strong Circularly Polarized Luminescence in the Polysaccharide-Templated Co-assemblies June 18, 2026Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6CC02336C, CommunicationZhengyang Shi, Xueliang Ji, Yu An, Haotong Han, Jiaqi Liu, Binjie Bai, Yizhuo Zhang, Kunyan Sui, Zhaocun ShenCarboxymethyl chitosan functions as a chiral template to induce the helical packing of achiral dyes via electrostatic interaction, enabling efficient chirality transfer and strong circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with a...The content of […]Zhengyang Shi
- A Photocatalytic Protocol for Conversion of Aldehydes to Nitriles Using TMSN3 as a Nitrogen Source June 22, 2026
