Experimental and Computational Studies on Cinchona Anchored Calixarene Catalysed Asymmetric Michael Addition Reaction

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC02422E, CommunicationPragati R Sharma, Apoorva Malik, Sateesh Bandaru, Kanika Vasisth, Nirmal K Rana, Rakesh Kumar SharmaLower-rim Cinchona anchored calix[4]arene cationic catalysts were developed for asymmetric Michael addition of acetylacetone to β-nitrostyrenes. The desired Michael adducts...

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KOtBu-promoted C3-homocoupling of quinoxalinones through single electron transfer from a sp2 carbanion intermediate

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC02636H, CommunicationNa Yeon Kwon, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Jung Su Park, Sang Kook Woo, Prithwish Ghosh, In Su KimThe C3-selective homodimerization of quinoxalinones is described. A C3-sp2 carbanion species generated through deprotonation of quinoxalinone using potassium tert-butoxide (KOtBu), transfers...

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Enabling high-performance all-solid-state hybrid-ion batteries with a PEO-based electrolyte

Chem. Commun., 2022, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D2CC00615D, CommunicationMeng-Xuan Yu, Zhen-Yi Gu, Jin-Zhi Guo, Chun-Gang Wang, Xing-Long WuFor the first time, we have devised an all-solid-state hybrid Li/Na-ion battery, which offers a new and profound way to develop high-safety and low-cost hybrid batteries.To cite this article before page numbers...

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Persistent radical anion derived from a propeller-shaped perylene bisimide-carbazole pentad

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC02042D, CommunicationZhaolong Wang, Xinyu Gou, Gang Wang, Xingmao Chang, Ke Liu, Taihong Liu, Gang He, Yu FangStabilizing reactive radical ions promises outstanding performances in photocatalysis, organic optoelectronics and photothermal therapies, but remains a challenge. In this contribution,...

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Chromium-catalyzed couplings of C(aryl)–SMe bonds in accessing arylated and alkylated benzaldehyde derivatives

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01631A, CommunicationHaohao Zeng, Shangru Yang, Chao Li, Fei Fan, Liang Ling, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming ZengDescribed here is the chromium-catalyzed cleavage of C(aryl)–SMe bonds, by coupling with organomagnesium in giving functionalized benzaldehydes under mild conditions. This reaction was promoted...

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The Rhombic Honeycomb – A new Mode of Self-Assembly in Liquid Crystalline Soft Matter

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01907H, CommunicationAzhar Saeed, Marco Poppe, Matthias Wagner, Sebastian Hauche, Christian Anders, Yu Cao, Lei Zhang, Carsten Tschierske, Feng LiuRod-like liquid crystalline (LC) polyphilic compounds with a linear oligo(phenyleneethynylene) core, sticky glycerol groups at each end and two long...

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Photochemistry in a capsule: controlling excited state dynamics via confinement

Chem. Commun., 2022, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01758J, Feature ArticleVaidhyanathan RamamurthyThe free space within an organic capsule following the occupation by the guest can be exploited to control the dynamics of molecules on excited state surfaces. The extent and shape decide the observed selectivity.To cite this article before page numbers...

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Enantioselective Synthesis of Triarylmethanes via Organocatalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of para-Quinone Methides

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01996E, CommunicationZhengyu Han, Yu Zang, Chang Liu, Wengang Guo, Hai Huang, Jianwei SunDisclosed here is a new organocatalytic asymmetric method for the synthesis of enantioenriched triarylmethanes bearing three similar benzene rings. Different from the conventional approaches featuring asymmetric...

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Engineering CuO-HfO2 interface toward enhanced CO2 electroreduction to C2H4

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01776H, CommunicationXin Li, Lifen Li, LiJun Wang, Qineng Xia, Leiduan Hao, XinYu Zhan, Alex Robertson, Zhenyu SunWe report significantly enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) to C2H4 by tuning the interface of a metal oxide composite (CuOx/HfO2), enabling a C2H4 faradaic efficiency as...

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B,N-doped PAHs from Tridentate ‘Defects’ - a Bottom-up Convergent Approach for π-Extended Systems

Chem. Commun., 2022, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2CC01801B, CommunicationMarco Farinone, Monika Kijewska, Joanna Cybińska, Milosz Siczek, Miłosz PawlickiA logic construction of monomeric subunits armed with the functionality open for post-synthetic reactivity leads to a convergent formation of pi-extended defected units. The kinetic or thermodynamic...

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