ChemSusChem. 2026 Sep 14;19(17):e71010. doi: 10.1002/cssc.71010. ABSTRACT Nature relies on multifunctional microenvironments to combine substrate recognition, activation, and catalysis with remarkable efficiency. Inspired by this principle, we report heterogeneous synzymes generated by the supramolecular immobilization of pseudopeptidic zinc macrocyclic complexes onto UiO-67 for CO2 activation and valorization. The zinc chiral pseudopeptidic macrocycles can be selectively…

Adv Mater. 2026 Aug 27:e74827. doi: 10.1002/adma.74827. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FMOs) catalyze redox reactions central to antibiotic degradation and metabolic detoxification, yet replicating their intricate cofactor-dependent electron transfer in synthetic systems has remained elusive. Here, we report an electronic modulation strategy that enables cofactor-free FMO-like catalysis within a high-entropy alloy nanozyme…

JACS Au. 2026 Jul 19;6(8):4353-4366. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.6c00663. eCollection 2026 Aug 24. ABSTRACT Confined spaces at the nanoscale  pores, channels, and cavities that alter molecular affinities and restrict molecular motion, orientation and local distribution  are emerging as a powerful design principle for next-generation materials. By tailoring the structure and functionality of these confined spaces,…

Sci Adv. 2026 Aug 28;12(35):eaef6109. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aef6109. Epub 2026 Aug 26. ABSTRACT Achieving a photocatalytic reductive quenching cycle that enables direct oxidation of the photocatalyst radical anion by H(I) species, without requiring stoichiometric oxidants or cocatalysts, remains a long-standing challenge in artificial photoredox catalysis. Here we report a bioinspired approach based on the lignin-degrading-mediated proton-coupled…

Chemistry. 2026 Aug 25:e71603. doi: 10.1002/chem.71603. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Chemotherapy stands out as an effective cancer treatment, although typically accompanied by side effects arising from systemic toxicity of anticancer drugs due to the limited specific targeting of tumor cells. In this study, we present a self-assembled Ru-based polysaccharide photocatalyst that selectively targets cancer…

Chem Commun (Camb). 2026 Aug 21. doi: 10.1039/d6cc03614g. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Engineering light-responsive nanoparticles (NPs) with tailored nonlinear optical properties is opening new opportunities in precision biophotonics. This article highlights gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and carbon dots (CDs) as complementary nanoscale platforms for multiphoton bioimaging, photodynamic therapy, sensing, and theranostic applications. Key methods for…

J Phys Chem Lett. 2026 Aug 20;17(33):9480-9493. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6c01805. ABSTRACT Achieving controllable synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with precisely defined crystallinity, phase, orientation, thickness, and hierarchical architecture is essential for tailoring their properties across diverse applications, including gas separation, catalysis, and sensing. Electrochemical synthesis offers unique advantages by enabling room temperature operation and decoupled regulation…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Aug 19:e9927134. doi: 10.1002/anie.9927134. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The high-entropy halide-perovskite field has expanded rapidly, yet two central chemical questions remain insufficiently understood: how compositional disorder in complex ionic lattices can be converted into predictable, component-differentiated photophysical behavior with tailorable functionality, and what atomistic origin underlies the enhanced…

J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Aug 12;148(31):33059-33072. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c04186. ABSTRACT In nature, the enzyme cytochrome-c-nitrite reductase (CcNiR) selectively reduces nitrite to ammonia, involving four nitrite-reduced intermediates, e.g., nitric oxide (NO), nitroxyl species (NO- and its conjugate acid HNO), and hydroxylamine (NH2OH). Similar to enzymatic nitrite reduction, the molecular nickel nitrito complex containing a polypyridine-quinoline ligand,…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Aug 8:e5095501. doi: 10.1002/anie.5095501. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Freshwater scarcity is a global crisis, and sorbent-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) offers location-independent water supply, yet developing fast-kinetic adsorbents remains challenging. In this study, we report an MOF pre-crosslinking strategy using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unsaturated metal sites to…