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• The Electron Buffer Effect for Advanced Electrocatalysis Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02823C, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Weimo Li, Xiwen Huang, Lin Xu, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhengquan LiThe electronic structure of catalysts often undergoes irreversible transformation during electrocatalysis under applied potential, significantly impacting their activity and stability. Recent studies have revealed […]
  Weimo Li
• Covalent Polyoxometalate-Polyimide Hybridization: Multi-Scale Molecular Engineering toward High-Performance Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03972C, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhengyu Wei, Lingzhe Meng, Xue Qin, Wei Han, Xuelin Gong, Yiting Shi, Faheem Naseem, Wei WeiOrganic electrodes suffer from poor active site accessibility, sluggish charge transport, and structural degradation upon cycling, limiting their […]
  Zhengyu Wei
• Single-atom cocatalysts engineer proton microenvironments for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC01375A, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Guang Yang, Minghao Yang, Zeshuo Meng, Yi CuiSingle-atom cocatalysts play two roles in alkaline HER: regulating the electronic structure of adjacent active sites and modulating the proton environment. The synergistic interplay of these […]
  Guang Yang
• Recent Advances in Li 2 S@C Nanocomposites for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02457B, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhe Huang, Yixuan Zhao, Yonglin Wang, Yuning LiLithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered as promising next-generation energy-storage systems because of their high theoretical energy density, low cost, material abundance, and environmental compatibility. Over the […]
  Zhe Huang
• Hybridizing π-conjugated organic systems with tetrahedral units: a design paradigm for advanced UV nonlinear optical materials Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03331H, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhiyong Bai, Junhua Luo, Kang Min OkUltraviolet (UV) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are essential for modern laser technologies; however, the development of new materials that simultaneously exhibit wide band gaps, large second-harmonic generation (SHG) […]
  Zhiyong Bai
• Comment on “Multidimensional kinetic study on the organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide via a robotic high-throughput flow platform” by B. Zhang and T. Junkers, Chem. Sci., 2026, 17, 4706 Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02040B, Comment Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Glenn Keith Kim Clothier, Simon HarrissonReanalysis of flow polymerization kinetics of TBD-catalyzed L-lactide polymerization using an initial-rate approach reveals deviations from first-order behavior and supports a revised rate law.To cite this article before page […]
  Glenn Keith Kim Clothier
• Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Science in 2025 Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC90114J, Editorial Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Chemical Science in 2025, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.To cite this article before […]
• Lipid nanoparticle formulations including stereochemically defined glycomacromolecules for delivery of saRNA Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03833F, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jonas Becker, Beatriz Dias-Barbieri, Robin J. Shattock, C. Remzi BecerTargeted and efficient delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics (NATs) is one of the major challenges in the development of next generation vaccine formulations.To cite […]
  Jonas Becker
• Polymer Chemistry at the Living-Material Interface Tháng 6 14, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03387C, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Masamu Kawada, Seunghyun SimEngineered living materials (ELMs) integrate living functionalities into synthetic materials. Although most ELM studies emphasize cellular functionality, the polymer matrix represents an equally powerful design space: not merely a passive...The content […]
  Masamu Kawada
• Triarylselenonium Triflates Provide Efficient Access to No-Carrier-Added Ortho-, Meta-, and Para-[18F]Fluoroarenes Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03006H, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jake Sypniewski, Yong-Sok Lee, Phuc Tran, Sean Costner, Fabrice G Siméon, Victor W Pike[18F]Fluoroarenes feature prominently as radiotracers for biomedical imaging with positron emission tomography (PET). We report the syntheses of a wide […]
  Jake Sypniewski
• "Nano-Filter"-Integrated AIMS with Machine Learning: Direct Exhaled Breath Analysis for Lung Cancer Screening Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02074G, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Weiqing Wang, Yue Tang, Zhenqiang Zhang, Wenjun Wang, Junzheng Meng, Wenxiao Wu, Yuanzhu Jiang, Zhenzhen Chen, Weifeng Li, Yanmei Yang, Yuguo Chen, Bo TangExhaled breath (EB) harbors rich molecular information, providing important insights […]
  Weiqing Wang
• Kinetically Programmed Pathway-Dependent Autonomous Reversibility in Biomimetic Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC01862A, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sumit Roy, Shreya Tyagi, Pramod P PillaiAutonomous reversibility is fundamental to many natural systems, enabling the formation of dynamic and adaptive assemblies without continuous external intervention. Replicating autonomous behavior in artificial systems remains […]
  Sumit Roy
• Purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence sensitizers for OLEDs Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03065C, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hao Liu, Yan Fu, Jacky Wing Yip Lam, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin ZhaoOrganometallic phosphorescent materials have been developed as the critical luminescent materials for organic lightemitting diodes (OLEDs). However, most purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence […]
  Hao Liu
• Photo-Induced Terminal Alkyne Insertion into Arene Ring to Synthesize Boron-Doped Polycycles Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02310J, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Hai-Jun Li, Biying Xi, Hui-Xian Jing, Xin Li, Hongnan Jia, Manman Fan, Weiguo Zhu, Rui Feng, Baorui Hao, Shi-Jun Li, Bing Yu, Yu Lan, Jingzhen DuThe classic Büchner reaction involves the insertion of […]
  Hai-Jun Li
• Reinvestigation of the Mechanism and Selectivity of 1,8-Cineole Synthase using TerDockin Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03024F, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Abhay Potluri, Justin B Siegel, Dean J TantilloThe mechanism of 1,8-cineole formation in Streptomyces clavuligerus 1,8-cineole synthase was reinvestigated using the TerDockin modeling approach and compared to that in Salvia fruticosa. The results […]
  Abhay Potluri
• Dynamic Stability of OER Electrocatalysts in Water Electrolyzers: Multiscale Deactivation Mechanisms and Regulation Strategies Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03869G, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xia Chen, Chengming Huang, Jin Liu, Qiong Xiang, Ling Zhang, Xun Huang, Li Li, Zidong WeiWater electrolysis is widely acknowledged as a vital pathway for achieving deep decarbonization and facilitating large-scale integration of […]
  Xia Chen
• Correction: Challenging the dry core paradigm: hydrated reactivity emerges within micellar cores Tháng 6 11, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC90124G, Correction Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Riliga Wu, Tongyue Wu, Weijiang Guan, Chao LuTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  Riliga Wu
• Revisiting the Origin of Electrochemical Activity in the Topological Semimetal PtGa Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03026B, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brandon Johnston, Meng-Fu Chen, Mingxuan Zhu, Peng Guo, Su-Yang Xu, Joonho Lee, Daniel G. NoceraTopological materials have been reported as active and selective electrochemical catalysts for a variety of small-molecule energy-conversion reactions. The […]
  Brandon Johnston
• C3-H Methylenephosphonylation of Azaarenes Enabled by Catalyst-controlled Regioselective Cyclizative Rearrangement Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03456J, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Dan Liu, Fang-Zhou Li, Yu-Ping He, Hua WuThe incorporation of phosphonate moieties into azaarenes via C-H functionalization is of paramount importance in pharmaceutical research, yet it remains a formidable synthetic challenge. Herein, we […]
  Dan Liu
• Recent advances in the degradation of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) at low temperature (≤100 °C) Tháng 6 10, 2026
  Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03192G, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Matthew E. Lowe, Matthew N Hopkinson, Dominik Kubicki, Erli Lu, Roly J. ArmstrongPolytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a polymeric material that displays remarkable thermal and chemical stability. These properties have allowed for the widespread application of […]
  Matthew E. Lowe