Themed collection 2025 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection

Gaining insights into the origins and roles of the field-effect will facilitate better applications in energy and environmental catalysis.

Inherently chiral cluster aggregates were synthesized employing the chiral surfactant (+/−)-N-dodecyl-N-methylephedrinium bromide as a chiral dopant, yielding the mirror-image Cotton effect and thermoresponsive chiroptical properties.

High-level quantum chemical calculations for closely stacked π-dimers of antiaromatic molecules have revealed that the appearance of the double-triplet [¹(T₁T₁)] character is critical to connecting the stacked-ring aromaticity with Baird's rule.

A multi-annulation sequence for functionalized nanographenes was established. Further derivatization enables facile access to novel functionalized nanographenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Two distinct reaction pathways are observed on metal surfaces to preserve the dimer aromaticity.

Temporal network analysis reveal when feedback interactions emerge in an out-of-equilibrium reaction network. This method could be broadly applied to provide data-driven analysis of experimentally-designed chemical reaction networks.

Introducing low-binding-energy and moderate-dielectric-constant solvents (FEA/FEC) into a weak solvation electrolyte results in a high t_Li⁺, low E_a, and stable LiF-rich SEI, enhancing the fast-charging capability and cycling lifespan of Si anodes.

This work reports an efficient strategy to tailor the stacking mode in 2D vinylene-linked covalent triazine frameworks by regulating the base-catalyst with different alkali-metal ions.

The reaction chemistry of an unprecedented ‘inorganic cumulene’ – featuring a five-atom BNBNB chain – towards CO (and related) multiple bonds is disclosed.