RSC – Chem. Sci. latest articles- Breaking the Strength-Dendrite Paradox in Polymer Electrolytes: Spherical Lithium Deposition via Redox-Active Fe-O/Cl Centers Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC04034A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ting Zhang, Yifan Xu, Zijian He, Junliang Zhao, Lei Gao, Songbai Han, Chenghua Sun, Qiang Xu, Ruo ZhaoPolyethylene oxide (PEO) based electrolytes are essential for solid-state batteries due to their intrinsic flexibility and […]Ting Zhang
- HFGuidedDesign: De Novo Design of Cyclic Peptide Binders via Structure-Guided Discrete Diffusion Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02631A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.haomeng hu, Renjie Zhu, Ning Zhu, Chengyun Zhang, Tianfeng Shang, Chongyang Li, Jingjing Guo, Xu-Dong Wang, Hongliang DuanCyclic peptides are promising scaffolds for targeting protein surfaces due to their unique structural and functional […]haomeng hu
- Air-Stable Sodium Dimethylglyoxime as a Cathode Presodiation Additive for High-Energy-Density Sodium-Ion Batteries Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC04167A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhibin Zhao, Linxin Lv, Xinlei Xu, Jincheng Sun, Yifan Tong, Kai Zhang, Weiwei HuangCathode presodiation has emerged as a crucial strategy to address the initial sodium loss that severely limits the initial coulombic […]Zhibin Zhao
- Molecular Design Enables Color-Fluorescence Alignment in Electrochromic/Electrofluorochromic Displays Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03593K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ruonan Huang, Ningzhi Cao, Xincai Liu, Caiyun Wang, Danming ChaoThe spectral mismatch between the reflective electrochromic (EC) state and the emissive electrofluorochromic (EFC) state fundamentally limits the practical implementation of EC/EFC displays for […]Ruonan Huang
- Why CO2 Capture via Supercapacitive Swing Adsorption Needs a Theory, Not Just Tweaks Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02838A, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Malina Seyffertitz, Zeke Coady, Cerys Walsh, SELINA ELLEN Ellen WIESNER, Jack Taylor, Grace E. Mapstone, Alexander C. ForseSupercapacitive Swing Adsorption (SSA) is an emerging electrochemical approach to CO2 capture that uses the charging and […]Malina Seyffertitz
- Surface Reconstruction of Metal Halides for S-Site Shielding toward Long-Cycle All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Tháng 6 29, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03904A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenrui Hu, Qingkun Zhu, Fenghua Zheng, Xinyou He, Heng Wen, Zhiming Xiao, Wei Xu, Fenghua Ding, Xinghui Liang, Lei Ming, Baishan Chen, Changsheng An, Zhang Lin, Xing OuDespite their high ionic conductivity and […]Wenrui Hu
- PhSO2CF2H as a Difluoromethylene Bridge Connecting Electrophiles and Electronically Diverse Alkenes Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC04911G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunlong Zhao, Kaidi Zhu, Feng Zhao, Yanxia Zhang, Chuanfa Ni, Jinbo HuThe difluoromethylene (-CF2-) motif is highly valuable in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials science due to its unique physicochemical properties. Herein, we present […]Yunlong Zhao
- Bistelluridopnictanes as Gateways to Telluradipnictiranes and a cyclic [Bi2Te2]2+ Dication Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02907H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Charlotte E. R. van Halteren, Christoph Wölper, Leon Kapp, Stephan SchulzThe controlled assembly of molecular pnictogen–tellurium (Pn–Te) frameworks remains a longstanding synthetic challenge due to the intrinsic lability of Pn–Te bonds, particularly of […]Charlotte E. R. van Halteren
- Interfacial stability in single- and multi-junction perovskite solar cells Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03324E, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Liangchen Qian, Bohong Chang, Danpeng Gao, Bo Li, Zonglong ZhuThis review summarizes how ion migration, interfacial reactions, and stress/strain govern degradation in single- and multi-junction perovskite solar cells. Chemistry-to-function strategies for stable interfaces […]Liangchen Qian
- Recycling Fluoropolymers to Acyl Fluorides through Shuttle Catalysis Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02698B, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Shannon ES Farley, Amanda Ashley Fogh, Mark Richard CrimminThe chemical recycling of a small array of fluoropolymers including poly(vinylidene difluoride) is reported. Using a catalytic combination of BF3•OEt2 and BF3•PCy3, equivalents of HF […]Shannon ES Farley
- Stereoselective Dearomative Formal [3+2] cycloaddition of Indole with Allenols: Access to Structurally Diverse Cyclopenta[b]indoles Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03994D, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Aslam C Shaikh, Kavneet Kaur, PUJA SINGH, Rahul D Thombare, Adithya K. P., Manoj V. ManeDearomative cycloaddition reactions of indoles offer a powerful strategy for rapidly increasing molecular complexity, yet intermolecular variants that […]Aslam C Shaikh
- In situ glycosylation-directed H-aggregation of Type I photosensitizers for synergistic biofilm eradication and promoting diabetic wound healing Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03993F, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Dongmei Xi, Wencai Jiang, Mengyue Li, Jialu Guo, Pengxiang Wang, Fangqian Yin, Xiaopeng Fan, Ke-Rang Wang, Wen Sun, Xiaojun PengGlycosylated NBS-Lac forms H-aggregates to enhance charge transfer and ISC, boosting O2˙− production. This […]Dongmei Xi
- DeepMech: A Machine Learning Framework for Chemical Reaction Mechanism Prediction Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC02809H, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Manajit Das, Ajnabiul Hoque, Mayank Baranwal, Raghavan B. SunojThe ability to predict the complete, step-by-step mechanism of chemical reactions from first principles remains a grand challenge in science. Importance of chemical reaction mechanisms […]Manajit Das
- A general synthesis of nitriles from nitroalkanes with bis(catecholato)diboron Tháng 6 28, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC04517K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaojie Liu, Biping Xu, Martin OestreichA metal-free method for accessing nitriles from nitroalkanes is reported. The reaction is mediated by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene with bis(catecholato)diboron as the deoxygenation reagent. Both boron units are engaged, therefore […]Xiaojie Liu
- High-performance CO2 electrolysis in membrane electrode assemblies: the role of non-alkali cations Tháng 6 26, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC04270H, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Mufan Xing, Hu Zhang, Zhongyin Kang, Min Zhang, Xun Zhu, Qian FuElectrocatalytic CO₂ reduction (CO₂RR) in membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) represents a pivotal technology for carbon neutrality, yet its industrial deployment is severely […]Mufan Xing
- The Topology of the Magnetically Induced Ring Current of C13Cl 2 Tháng 6 26, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03398A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Qian Wang, Rinat Nasibullin, Glib Baryshnikov, Sophia Burger , Jürgen Gauss, Rashid Valiev, Dage SundholmWe have performed density functional theory (DFT), second- order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2), coupled cluster singles and doubles (CCSD), […]Qian Wang
- Multi-Responsive Tetrahedral DNA Frameworks for In-Situ Methyltransferase Imaging to Distinguish Living Chemoresistant Tumor Cells Tháng 6 25, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC01141A, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xin-Yu Luo, Jie Liu, Xuemei Zhou, Yan-Mei Lei, Lu-Xi Wang, Depeng Jiang, Ying ZhuoChemoresistance, a primary contributor to approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths, stems from the tumor cells’ ability to endure chemotherapy-induced DNA […]Xin-Yu Luo
- Superionic Lithium Mobility in Low Symmetry Li7Si2S7I Polymorph Accessed via Si2S7 Dimer Reorientation Tháng 6 25, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09834C, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Guopeng Han, Christopher M. Collins, Manel Sonni, Luke M. Daniels, Andrij Vasylenko, Ruiyong Chen, Craig Robertson, Matthew Stephen Dyer, John B Claridge, Matthew J. RosseinskyWe report the experimental discovery of Li7Si2S7I0.89Cl0.11, a triclinic […]Guopeng Han
- Highly regio- and E-stereoselective C=C bond transposition catalyzed by tris(benzhydryl) sodium calciate. Proof of synergy: one metal is good, but two are better Tháng 6 25, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6SC03562K, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ivan V. Koshelev, Alexander N Selikhov, Anton Cherkasov, Rinat R. Aysin, Alexander A. TrifonovHere, we report the synthesis of tris(benzhydryl) sodium calciate {[(p‑tBu‑C6H4)2CH]3Ca}Na (3) featuring the structure of a base-free contact ion pair. […]Ivan V. Koshelev
- Mapping the crystallization landscape of rare earth MOFs: a high-throughput investigation of structure, kinetics, and selectivity Tháng 6 25, 2026Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09992G, Edge Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Madeleine A. Gaidimas, Gyu-Hee Kim, Zi-Ming Ye, Julian S. Magdalenski, Nathaniel M. Barker, Abhijoy Mandal, Kourosh Darvish, Kent O. Kirlikovali, Varinia Bernales, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Christos D. Malliakas, Omar K. FarhaRapid construction of phase […]Madeleine A. Gaidimas
- Breaking the Strength-Dendrite Paradox in Polymer Electrolytes: Spherical Lithium Deposition via Redox-Active Fe-O/Cl Centers Tháng 6 29, 2026
