RSC Adv. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1039/d6ra02934e. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The expanding environmental impact resulting from our dependence on fossil fuels is driving the search for sustainable alternatives for energy production. In this context, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), especially through the electrolysis of water, has emerged as a promising route for obtaining…

Small. 2026 Jul 13:e74568. doi: 10.1002/smll.74568. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The low-cost C3H8/C3H6/C3H4 separation for high-grade C3H6 is of paramount importance but extremely difficult in the chemical industry. Here we report an economic strategy of functionalizing Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with amino acids for one-step C3H6 purification from ternary C3 mixtures. The resulting UiO-67-AA…

Chemistry. 2026 Jul 12:e71387. doi: 10.1002/chem.71387. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Dioxygen activation involving transition metal complexes, and its participation in substrate inert bond functionalizations, plays a crucial role in understanding the function of certain metalloenzymes as well as in the development of bioinspired catalysis. Here, we have described a unique module of side-on peroxo…

Chem Sci. 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1039/d6sc02528e. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Dual-atom catalysts (DACs) with synergistic bimetallic sites are emerging as promising alternatives to the platinum group metal catalysts for the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in advanced energy conversion technologies. However, the rational design of DACs is challenged by the site heterogeneity and…

J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c12362. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:42429779 | DOI:10.1021/jacs.6c12362

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 9;16(1):21432. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-60865-4. ABSTRACT Control over copper nuclearity is a key issue in bioinspired oxidation chemistry, yet its mechanistic consequences in sulfur-donor environments remain insufficiently understood. Here, remote tert-butyl substitution on a flexible dithioether-dithiolate ligand scaffold switches the preferred copper(II) assembly from binuclear [CuS4]2 to mononuclear [CutBuS4], enabling a direct assessment…

Chemistry. 2026 Jul 8:e71406. doi: 10.1002/chem.71406. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Intracellular liquid-liquid phase separation underpins the formation of biomolecular condensates that spatially organize and regulate biochemical reactions. Synthetic coacervates have emerged as promising analogues for constructing biomimetic microreactors; however, their practical utility is often limited by poor stability under harsh conditions, such as extreme…

Dalton Trans. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1039/d6dt00632a. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Two mononuclear Cu(II) complexes, [Cu(L1)]+ (1+) and [Cu(L2)(H2O)]+ (2+), were synthesized as molecular electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Ligand L1– provides an N5-donor framework, whereas L2– furnishes an N4-coordination environment; both incorporate a redox-active N-carboxyamidoquinolate unit that functions as a local…

Natl Sci Rev. 2026 Apr 2;13(12):nwag207. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwag207. eCollection 2026 Jun. ABSTRACT Selective chemical upcycling of waste polyethylene (PE) into high-value aromatics is conceptually very attractive. Yet, up to now the aromatic product selectivity typically remains below 50%, mainly limited by competing hydrogenolysis. We report here a cascade process that combines the selective aerobic oxidation…

Inorg Chem. 2026 Jun 27. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c01380. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The valorization of CO2 waste into useful materials is a key endeavor in the field of sustainable chemistry. Molecular catalysts that convert CO2 to CO through electrochemical reduction are difficult to optimize because of scaling relations known as “the iron law”. This law…