Category Archives: RSC – Chem. Commun.

Efficient catalytic conversion of CO2 to quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones by a dual-site anion-functionalized ionic liquid: reconsidering the mechanism

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12282-12285
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03956K, Communication
Tingting Chen, Yujun Guo, Yingjie Xu
[P4442]2[Hy] can simultaneously activate CO2 and 2-aminobenzonitrile due to the two N− sites. The H-bond site of [Hy]2− with 2-aminobenzonitrile is confirmed to be –NH2, and the key reaction intermediate is proposed and the mechanism is reconsidered.
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Highly selective CO2 electrolysis in aqueous media by a water-soluble cobalt dimethyl-bipyridine complex

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12318-12321
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03940D, Communication
Open Access Open Access
Tomiko M. Suzuki, Kengo Nagatsuka, Takamasa Nonaka, Yuichi Yamaguchi, Naonari Sakamoto, Takeshi Uyama, Keita Sekizawa, Akihiko Kudo, Takeshi Morikawa
A water-soluble Co complex with dimethyl-bipyridine ligands achieved reduction to CO with almost 100% selectivity in CO2 electrolysis in aqueous solvents.
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Multi-component carbon-based composites containing high crystallinity NiBDC as high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12310-12313
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03392A, Communication
Mei Han, Jingce Bi, Ningning Liu, Zhiqiang Liang, Yi Wang, Zhuopeng Wang, Xia Zhang, Yu Song, Yide Han
A new strategy is developed to fabricate carbon-based composites with high crystallinity of the MOF, and they are applied as electrodes to assemble a supercapacitor with high capacitance and energy density.
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pH-Dependent phosphate separation using a tripodal hexaurea receptor

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Chem. Commun., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC04122K, Communication
Zhong-Yu Sun, Si-Qi Chen, Lin Liang, Wei Zhao, Xiao-Juan Yang, Biao Wu
A tripodal hexaurea receptor enables reversible uptake and release of phosphate anions from water under the control of pH.
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A BODIPY-based fluorescent probe for simultaneous detection of H2O2 and viscosity during the pyroptosis process

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Chem. Commun., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03914E, Communication
Yuan Mei, Ziyun Li, Kuanrong Rong, Zijuan Hai, Wenjian Tang, Qin-Hua Song
A dual functional BODIPY fluorescent probe was developed for simultaneous detection of H2O2 and viscosity, by collecting fluorescence from 800–1100 nm and 550–750 nm, respectively.
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An imine-rich polymer with enlarged π-conjugated planes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Chem. Commun., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC04436J, Communication
Yaxin Liang, Yuanhao Xia, Xinlei Wang, Jie Zhou
Two imine-rich polymers (planar P3Q and linear TDB) were synthesized through a facile method.
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Modulating the optical properties of carbon dots by peptide condensates

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12298-12301
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03945E, Communication
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Dor Gaash, Simran Dewan, Avigail Baruch Leshem, Kumar Sagar Jaiswal, Raz Jelinek, Ayala Lampel
The fluorescence of tyrosine-carbon dots is modulated by their partitioning and release from peptide condensates.
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Recycling cobalt in spent lithium ion batteries to design CoN/HPCF/CoN electrocatalysts for advanced zinc–air batteries

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Chem. Commun., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC04554D, Communication
Yibin Wang, Lan Xiao, Yingjie Zhang, Mian Li, Tingting Liu
Recycling spent lithium ion batteries and catkin biomass to design a hollow and porous CoN/HPCF/CoN bifunctional electrocatalyst. The CoN/HPCF/CoN derived zinc–air battery reveals a high peak power density of 161.6 mW cm−2 with excellent stability.
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Multicolor colorimetric detection of dopamine based on iodide-responsive copper–gold nanoparticles

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12180-12183
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC02873A, Communication
Yufeng Sun, Minjie Peng, Aiguo Wu, Yujie Zhang
Multicolor colorimetric detection of dopamine (DA) based on iodide-responsive copper–gold nanoparticles was established with excellent selectivity and interference immunity. The LOD for DA is 0.142 μM for UV-vis absorption spectroscopy.
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Accurate quantification of DNA content in DNA hydrogels prepared by rolling circle amplification

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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59,12184-12187
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC04374F, Communication
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Leonie Schneider, Madleen Richter, Claude Oelschlaeger, Kersten S. Rabe, Carmen M. Domínguez, Christof M. Niemeyer
Accurate quantification of amplified DNA in RCA-based hydrogels is achieved by a photometric nucleotide depletion assay or qPCR. The DNA content strongly depends on the template sequence and correlates with the mechanical properties of the hydrogels.
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