Themed collection 7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress – Molecular frontiers and global challenges

Total syntheses of pyrroloazocine indole alkaloids (lapidilectines, grandilodines, lundurines and tenuisines) are discussed in terms of existing retrosynthetic solutions and novel reaction discoveries.

Artificial molecular motors take inspiration from motor proteins, nature's solution for achieving directional molecular level motion. An overview is given of the principal designs of artificial molecular motors and their modes of operation. We identify some key challenges remaining in the field.

EPR spectroscopy combined with quantum chemistry for the investigation of the magnetic anisotropy of Mn^II, Mn^III and Mn^IV.

Microfluidic approaches can be used to study aspects of amyloid structures assembly and behaviour that are challenging to probe under bulk solution conditions. Developments in chip-based technology now allow researchers to explore the physicochemical parameters at the heart of the amyloid phenomenon.

An extensive compilation of sea surface iodide concentrations reveals a pronounced latitudinal gradient and associations with temperature, mixing and nitrate.

The reaction of the bis(dichlorogold) complex of 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)maleic anhydride (L1) with S(SiMe₃)₂ in the presence of NaBPh₄ yields the ionic dodecanuclear cluster compound [Au₁₂(PPh₂)₂S₄(L2)₄](BPh₄)₂ (1).

SPIONs consisting predominantly of magnetite or maghemite display distinct chemical stability in solution but equivalent imaging properties when in cells.

Native mass spectrometry can provide insight into the structure of macromolecular biological systems.

A simple method is developed to prepare Mo₂C-embedded mesoporous N-doped carbon nanosheets which assemble into hollow spheres.

Solution-processable, crystalline material is found to be a promising target for quantitative, or lossless, singlet fission.

The new precursors MAI_3+x and FAI_3+x exhibit exceptionally high reactivity towards lead precursors and result in high quality lead-halide perovskite films.

Response polymer gates are employed to enable external control of glycan expression on the surface of multivalent nanoparticles.

The extraction of lignin from lignocellulosic pretreatments regards the transfer of lignin from the fractionation solvent to a different medium for valorization.

Fast and furious: the reaction of potassium graphites with metal chloride is initiated at room temperature and proceeds expeditiously to yield supported crystalline metal carbide nanoparticles.

The peroxiredoxins are a well characterised family of toroidal proteins which can self-assemble into a striking array of quaternary structures, including protein nanotubes, making them attractive as building blocks for nanotechnology.

Here we report a quinoline-derived ligand that enables the Pd(II)-catalyzed olefination of the C(sp²)–H bond with simple aliphatic alkenes using a weakly coordinating monodentate amide auxiliary.

Green fluorescent protein (GFP) plays an important role in the biological and biochemical sciences as an efficient fluorescent probe and as a light-induced electron donor.

Expanding nature's catalytic repertoire to include synthetic reactions like carbenoid N–H insertion opens new opportunities for ‘green' chemistry and biocatalysis.

Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles decorated with a conjugated polymer is synthesized and the supramolecular organization of the polymer is studied.

Excimer laser annealing technique is successfully applied in treating Ga doped ZnO films as an efficient way to enhance the properties of the electron transport layer for the planar structured perovskite solar cells.

Chemoenzymatic oligomerisation of L-amino acids was successfully developed using mechanochemical techniques.

New approach to TERS probe coating enables chemical imaging of liquid-immersed surfaces with nanoscale spatial resolution.

Cobalt(III) replaced with heavier rhodium(III) in the Dy–Co/Rh molecular materials modulates their photoluminescent and magnetic properties.

In this work, supported Cu–Ni bimetallic catalysts were synthesized and evaluated for the in situ hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid using methanol as a hydrogen donor.

A novel colorimetric DMPD assay was developed for superoxide radicals generated by the NADH/PMS/O₂ system, and compared with conventional NBT assay.

A simple method for reducing the effect of oxygen quenching in Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion (TTA-UC) systems is presented.

Tuning of the dielectric properties of PDMS–ZnO nanocomposites by the control of inter-particle distances and self-assembled NP-morphologies via polymer grafting.

The ability of a zeolitic catalyst to dehydrate methanol to dimethyl ether affects catalyst deactivation and product distribution during the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction.

A combined computational and experimental methodology is developed to predict new materials that can reversibly produce oxygen for chemical looping combustion, and then promising candidates are selected for experimental validation of these predictions.

A family of five benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) derivatives were prepared and their structural, thermal and rheological properties were examined.

Differential gene expression analysis of TCGA RNAseq data for the human copper proteome unravels its potential involvement in various types of cancers.

N-Acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) is one of the most abundant biomolecules on Earth and is cheaply available from chitin, a major component of crustaceans.

Solvated 2D nanosheets of dodecylsulphate intercalated α-cobalt hydroxide in 1-butanol are solvothermally reduced to hexagonal close packed (hcp) Co metal multipods in the presence of oleylamine.

Imidazolium-based porous cationic polymers were synthesized using an innovative and facile approach, which takes advantage of the Debus–Radziszewski reaction to obtain meso-/microporous polymers following click-chemistry principles.

Establishing how the conformation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) polymers affects their electronic and transport properties is critical in order to determine design rules for new OPV materials and in particular to understand the performance enhancements recently reported for ternary blends.

FL-NAH is a fluorescent ligand for the SAM-binding site of the MLL1 lysine methyltransferase.

We present a detailed study of self-assembled hydrogels of bundled and cross-linked networks consisting of positively charged amyloid-like nanofibers and a triblock copolymer with negatively charged end blocks as a cross-linker.

Self-assembled electro-optic dendrimers through homodimerization of fluoroaromatics have been systematically investigated.