Synthesis and reactivity of a uranium(IV) complex supported by a monoanionic nitrogen–phosphorus ligand

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5622-5633
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01447A, Research Article
Kai Li, Jialu He, Yue Zhao, Congqing Zhu
A monoanionic N–P ligand L3 with a pendant dimethylamino group was designed. Species with multiple U–C bonds—a rare example of a metallafluorene containing an actinide element—and clusters with multiple U–M bonds were isolated.
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Ligand-passivated Au/Cu nanoclusters with uncoordinated sites give reaction turnover numbers of up to 4 × 104

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5745-5751
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01035J, Research Article
Lu Dong, Linke Yu, Xueli Sun, Xiongkai Tang, Xuexin You, Jiaqi Tang, Zi-Ang Nan, Dongxu Cao, Yanyuan Jia, Simin Li, Fengyu Li, Shuo Guo, Hui Shen
A robust nanocluster of Au41Cu33(RS)40(MeCN) (RSH is 4-fluorothiophenol) has been obtained. Rich uncoordinated copper sites on the surface lead to its extremely high catalytic activity (up to 39 269 TON) in C–O coupling reactions.
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Making one VIV substitution for Mo on classical [MoV2O4]2+ group: the first heterobimetallic Mo–V subunit in polyoxomolybdate–bisphosphonate family

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5782-5788
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01268A, Research Article
Xiangyu Ren, Baokuan Chen, Gang Zhang, Yanfeng Bi, Lingling Dai, Guoping Yang
The first molybdovanadate cluster modified by bisphosphonate ligand with a new [MoVVIVO4] building unit is successfully synthesized. The VO bonds in this compound are demonstrated to play a pivotal role in the deep oxidation of dibenzothiophene.
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Na6Sn3P4S16: Sn(II)-chelated PS4 groups inspired an ultra-strong SHG response

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5726-5733
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01257C, Research Article
Chenyao Zhao, Bingbing Zhang, Xinyu Tian, Guoqiang Zhou, Jingjing Xu, Kui Wu
Na6Sn3P4S16 IR NLO thiophosphate exhibiting ultra-strong SHG response is originated from the collaborative polarization of edge-sharing SnS4 and PS4 units.
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Long-persistent far-UVC light emission in Pr3+-doped Sr2P2O7 phosphor for microbial sterilization

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5958-5968
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01253K, Research Article
Yi Zhang, Shao Yan, Fang Xiao, Xihui Shan, Xulong Lv, Weili Wang, Yanjie Liang
Intense UVC afterglow from a Sr2P2O7:Pr3+ phosphor can effectively inactivate infectious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which offers new insights into developing deep-UV-light sources for sterilization applications.
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The transformation of a zero-dimensional cluster into a one-dimensional chain structure achieving a dramatically enhanced birefringence in tin(II)-based oxalates

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5602-5610
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01213A, Research Article
Liying Ren, Linhong Cheng, Xiaoyan Zhou, Jinxuan Ren, Liling Cao, Ling Huang, Xuehua Dong, Yuqiao Zhou, Daojiang Gao, Guohong Zou
Through rational molecular engineering, a crystal structure is transformed from a 0D cluster of K2Sn(C2O4)2·H2O to a 1D chain of (K2Sn2(C2O4)2F2·H2O), and the corresponding birefringence increases dramatically from 0.103@546 nm to 0.301@546 nm.
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P-doped hard carbon microspheres for sodium-ion battery anodes with superior rate and cyclic performance

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5908-5916
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01296D, Research Article
Sheng Wu, Handong Peng, Le Huang, Yongsi Liu, Yanxue Wu, Lei Liu, Wei Ai, Zhipeng Sun
P-doping regulates the morphology and microscopic characteristics of hard carbon microspheres to obtain excellent rate and cyclic sodium storage performance. This study provides a method for preparing high-performance P-doped hard carbon.
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A0.5H2C6N7O3·4H2O (A = Ca2+, Sr2+) iso-cyamelurates with ultra-large π-conjugated group and excellent nonlinear optical properties

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5979-5985
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01251D, Research Article
Xiaoguang Du, Fangyan Wang, Fei Liang, Zhanggui Hu, Yicheng Wu, Xinyuan Zhang
Two isocyamelurates of A0.5H2C6N7O3·4H2O (A= Ca2+, Sr2+) were successfully synthesized. Both of them showed excellent properties of wide band gap, large birefringence, and strong second order harmonic generation response.
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Boosting the voltage/capacity stability of O2-type Li-rich layered cathodes by tailoring transition metal distribution for Li-ion batteries

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5752-5761
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01275A, Research Article
Peiyu Hou, Zhenbo Sun, Mohan Dong, Maosheng Gong, Feng Li, Xijin Xu
A compositionally graded O2-type Mn-based Li-rich cathode is rationally designed to alleviate disproportionation and enhance oxygen-anionic redox stability.
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Tailoring the accessibility and amphiphilicity of MWW zeolites for two-phase glycerol ketalization

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10,5649-5661
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI01067H, Research Article
Diego S. D. Lima, Laura L. Silva, Iago W. Zapelini, Svetlana Mintova, Leandro Martins
Accessibility and amphiphilicity of catalysts play an important role in the ketalization of glycerol with acetone. Delamination and functionalization with organosilane were performed to improve the accessibility and amphiphilicity of MWW zeolites.
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