Electroreductive valorization of aromatic compounds sourced from biomass, utilizing water as a green hydrogen source, epitomizes a pioneering and sustainable strategy for synthesizing high-value chemicals. This upgrading process reduces the dependence on ...Description

Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) represents a powerful tool for synthesizing functional polymers, distinguished by its exceptional control over polymerization processes and the facile incorporation of diverse backbone functionalities. However, ROP of ...Description

Electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors combine molecular recognition with electroanalytical sensitivity, making them excellent tools for precise analyte measurement. However, their performance in biological environments is often compromised due to ...Description

Diblock π-conjugated oligomers, composed of two fully conjugated segments with distinct frontier orbital energies, serve as models for donor–acceptor polymers and enable detailed investigation of exciton and charge transfer processes upon photoexcitation. ...Description

Currently, there is no versatile method for the synthesis of high molecular weight (MW) polymers by controlled radical polymerization from a broad range of monomers using a single agent. Herein, we report a universal photoiniferter reversible addition-...Description

Identifying chemical reaction processes is essential for exploring the mechanism and optimizing the reaction. In situ spectroscopy can provide real-time information on molecules during chemical reactions to help reveal the reaction mechanism and dynamics. ...Description

Novel carbon allotropes have long been pursued in synthetic chemistry and materials science, and graphene has been the most well-investigated carbon nanostructure in the past decade. However, an analogous carbon pentaheptite with equal numbers of ...Description

The fabrication of liquid-free ionic conductive elastomers (ICEs) that can function as flexible temperature sensors with high sensitivity, fast response time, and efficient recyclability is a great challenge. In this study, novel liquid-free ICEs are ...Description

The electrochemical performances of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are seriously limited by the structural instability of cathode materials. In addition, the application of aqueous ZIBs is also severely restricted by the high ice point of water, which ...Description

Naphthotubes are a class of macrocycles with well-defined cavities and are appealing for molecular recognition and smart materials. In this research, we report two types of hybridized naphthotubes (HNT) which were synthesized through the condensation of a ...Description

Quantum information processing depends on the construction of a quantum bit (qubit). In particular, the intrinsic multilevel structures of 4f rare-earth complexes with high spin are suitable carriers for realizing high scalability in the molecule-based ...Description

Decrypting information from polymer chains is crucial in investigating molecular data storage media. However, decoding structural information about polymers at the single-chain level remains a significant challenge. Here, we design and construct ...Description

Intracellular protein delivery has increasingly attracted attention in the areas of protein drugs, vaccines, and genome editing biotherapeutics. Polymeric carriers are promising candidates for protein delivery but usually suffer from limitations such as ...Description

Metal-hydride-mediated hydrofunctionalization of alkenes usually features Markovnikov selectivity via the critical step of alkene insertion into the metal–hydride bond. This work demonstrates a relay-hydrogen atom transfer (relay-HAT) mode rather than an ...Description

For studies concerning circularly polarized multiple resonances thermally activated delayed fluorescence (CP-MR-TADF) emitters with central chirality, only carbon element has been applied. Herein, for the first time, we report a CP-MR-TADF material with ...Description

Organic semiconductor materials possess unique advantages in various photoelectric applications. Due to the complicated preparation processes, many impurities are difficult to remove and become extrinsic traps in materials. However, there exists almost no ...Description

Emerging antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis, which necessitates the development of antibiotics with novel structural scaffolds and modes-of-action (MOAs). Cationic cyclolipopeptides have been increasingly recognized as types of ...Description

In the quest to tackle plastic pollution, single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer a promising avenue for the chemical upcycling of waste plastics, leveraging their efficient use of atoms. However, SACs encounter challenges in orchestrating the complex steps ...Description

The catalytic oxidation reaction plays a pivotal role in scientific research and industrial applications. However, the development of green catalysts with high conversion and selectivity under mild conditions remains a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. ...Description

Hybrid molecular materials with perovskite-like ABX₃ structures exhibit distinct architectures and notable electric and magnetic properties, although their realization within lanthanide molecular materials has hitherto remained unrealized. Herein, we ...Description

Hard carbons (HCs) have widely emerged as the anode of choice for sodium-ion batteries and capacitors (SIBs/SICs). However, the Na⁺ storage mechanism in HCs remains a topic of ongoing debate, particularly concerning the origin of the capacity in the slope ...Description

It is a valuable challenge to design an integrated material system with high information security and diversity. Herein, we report a viable solution by designing novel supramolecular composites capable of undergoing orthogonal photoreactions. Excitingly, ...Description

The availability of high-quality and durable bifunctional oxygen electrode catalysts remains a significant linchpin for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Modulating the d/f orbitals of isolated single-atom metal sites to enhance the reaction ...Description

Although ionic liquids exhibit great diversity and design flexibility in terms of their chemical structures and physicochemical properties, they are deficient in formability and plasticity. To improve the mechanical performance of ionic liquid materials, ...Description