Understanding the process of chemical reactions has always been a relentless pursuit for chemists. The development of femtosecond pump-probe techniques since the 1980s has revolutionized the field of chemical dynamics, enabling the capture of time-...Description

Metal-containing crystalline porous materials (CPMs) are gaining popularity in heterogeneous catalysis because of their highly crystalline and porous systems, and their excellent chemical tunability. Modification of the metal species and framework ...Description

Hydrofunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes is increasingly important in preparing and modifying carbon-centered organic molecules such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and material precursors. The development of transition-metal-catalysts has ...Description

Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) is a promising material for protective coatings on Li metal anodes due to its chemical inertness and minimal swelling in electrolytes. However, a conventional PFPE coating with poor ionic conductivity and mechanical stability is ...Description

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) polymeric materials based on through-space charge transfer (TSCT) have emerged as a highly studied topic in recent years. However, the construction of TSCT TADF materials via a supramolecular approach is ...Description

Reducing the ever-growing level of CO₂ in the atmosphere is critical for the sustainable development of human society in the context of global warming. Integration of the capture and upgrading of CO₂ is, therefore, highly desirable since each process step ...Description

A stable neutral Fe(IV) complex (Fe-HDCL), readily accessible on the g scale, was found to possess high water solubility and good stability (>5% degradation over 4 h upon photoirradiation). Fe-HDCL is green and absorbs light effectively in the visible ...Description

Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of study in hydrocarbon belts due to their potential applications in carbon nanotechnology. By contrast, heteroatom-embedded zigzag hydrocarbon belts as advanced design strategies with fascinating structures and ...Description

Fast photogenerated charge migration is crucial for the improvement of photocatalytic performance, but its deliberate modulation is difficult. This work presents two Zr-based metal–organic framework catalysts, GDUT-8 and GDUT-8-Ox, for photocatalytic CO₂ ...Description

Functional-group-transfer strategies that avoid the use of unsustainable chemicals are attractive for the development of green methodologies. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) not only contribute to the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, but their ...Description

Cu-based electrocatalysts can have excellent activity for the generation of C₂₊ products from a CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR). Cu^δ+ species is crucial in tuning the performance of the catalysts. Herein, we discovered that Si-doped Cu catalysts had ...Description

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically representative treatment strategy for cancer. However, conventional photosensitizers (PSs) are usually hampered by poor water solubility and low targeting capacity. Here, we report the precise molecular ...Description

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have garnered increasing attention as promising electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their ordered backbones, uniform pore sizes, and high surface areas. However, they also face challenges, ...Description

Multichromophoric architectures with well-organized chromophoric arrangements are of vital importance to gain insights into interchromophoric interactions. Herein, we report a novel heteroleptic self-assembly strategy and construct three achiral and one ...Description

We report herein an interesting finding that heterocyclic molecules tethered branched polymers exhibit innate immune stimulating activity. When we conjugated a series of five-, six-, or seven-membered heterocyclic molecules to branched polyethylenimine (...Description

Marangoni effect at the two-phase interface with different surface tension as a unique mass transfer phenomenon has been widely used in daily life and industrial manufacture. However, their marvelous liquid-driving capability between miscible liquids has ...Description

Here, a facile strategy is proposed for the preparation of lithiated graphdiyne quantum dots (GDY-Li QDs) with conjugated sp- and sp²-hybridized carbons by the self-assembly technique of π–π stacking of lithiated hexaethynylbezene under mild conditions. ...Description

The Arbuzov reaction (also known as the Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction) is one of the most fundamental transformations in organic chemistry and has been extensively used for the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds for over a century. However, the reaction ...Description

Alkaline water electrolysis is an environmentally friendly and promising approach to produce hydrogen. However, high cost, low efficiency, and poor stability are roadblocks to commercialization of electrocatalysts. This work aims to design and develop a ...Description

Functional control of CRISPR/Cas9 is essential for precise gene manipulation. Chemical engineering of guide RNA (gRNA) provides diverse approaches for conditional control of CRISPR/Cas9 function with a variety of chemical reactive groups. However, ...Description