Title: Zinc‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Formal [4+3] Annulation of Isoxazoles with Enynol Ethers by 6π Electrocyclization: Stereoselective Access to 2H‐AzepinesAuthors: Xin‐Qi Zhu, Ze‐Shu Wang, Bo‐Shang Hou, Hao‐Wen Zhang, Prof. Dr. Chao Deng, Prof. Dr. Long‐Wu YeAbstract: 6π electrocyclization has attracted interest in organic synthesis because of its high stereospecificity and atom econom...

Title: Inner Surface Design of Functional Microchannels for Microscale Flow ControlAuthors: Shuli Wang, Xian Yang, Feng Wu, Lingli Min, Xinyu Chen, Xu HouAbstract: Fluidic flow behaviors in microfluidics are dominated by the interfaces created between the fluids and the inner surface walls of microchannels. Microchannel inner surface designs, including the surface chemical modification, and the...

Title: Structure‐Independent Conductance of Thiophene‐Based Single‐Stacking JunctionsAuthors: Wenjing Hong, Xiaohui Li, Qingqing Wu, Jie Bai, Songjun Hou, Wenlin Jiang, Chun Tang, Hang Song, Xiaojuan Huang, Jueting Zheng, Yang Yang, Junyang Liu, Yong Hu, Jia Shi, Zitong Liu, Colin J. Lambert, Deqing ZhangAbstract: Intermolecular charge transport is crucial in π‐conjugated materials but the...

Title: DOTA-Branched Organic Frameworks as Giant and Potent Metal ChelatorsAuthors: Chengjie Sun, Hongyu Lin, Xuanqing Gong, Zhaoxuan Yang, Yan Mo, Xiaoyuan Chen, Jinhao GaoAbstract: Multinuclear complexes as metallo-agents for clinical use have caught extensive attention. In this paper, using DOTA as both a functioning unit and a constructing junction, we build a series of DOTA-branched organi...

Title: Highly Active ZnO–ZrO2 Aerogels Integrated with H-ZSM-5 for Aromatics Synthesis from Carbon DioxideAuthors: Cheng Zhou, Jiaqing Shi, Wei Zhou, Kang Cheng, Qinghong Zhang, Jincan Kang, Ye WangAbstract: Bifunctional catalysis coupling CO2 to methanol and methanol to hydrocarbons is a promising strategy for the direct hydrogenation of CO2 into high-value chemicals. However, bifunctional ca...

Title: Chemistry with Electrochemically Generated N-Centered RadicalsAuthors: Peng Xiong and Hai-Chao Xu*Abstract: N-centered radicals are versatile reaction intermediates that can react with various π systems to construct C–N bonds. Current methods for generating N-centered radicals usually involve the cleavage of an N–heteroatom bond; however, similar strategies that are applicable to N–H...

Title: Solid-to-liquid phase transitions of sub-nanometer clusters enhance chemical transformationAuthors: Juan-Juan Sun & Jun ChengAbstract: Understanding the nature of active sites is crucial in heterogeneous catalysis, and dynamic changes of catalyst structures during reaction turnover have brought into focus the dynamic nature of active sites. However, much less is known on how the structur...

Title: Excavated RhNi alloy nanobranches enable superior CO-tolerance and CO2 selectivity at low potentials toward ethanol electro-oxidationAuthors: Huiqi Li, Jinyu Ye, Xuemin Li, Jiawei Zhang, Yifan Zhu, Zhiyou Zhou*,  Yakun Xue, Yaqi Jiang*, Zhaoxiong Xie and  Lansun ZhengAbstract: Electrocatalysts during ethanol oxidation still suffer from poor CO2 selectivity and are easily poisoned by CO i...

Title: Engineering PtRu bimetallic nanoparticles with adjustable alloying degree for methanol electrooxidation: enhanced catalytic performanceAuthors: Junming Zhang, Ximing Qu, Yu Han, Linfan Shen, Shuhu Yin, Guang Li, Yanxia Jiang, ShigangSunAbstract: PtRu bimetal is of particularly attractive in various electrocatalytic reactions owing to its synergistic effect, ligand effect and strain effec...

Title: Practical and stereoselective electrocatalytic 1,2-diamination of alkenesAuthors: Chen-Yan Cai, Xiao-Min Shu & Hai-Chao Xu Abstract: The 1,2-diamine motif is widely present in natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and catalysts used in asymmetric synthesis. The simultaneous introduction of two amino groups across an alkene feedstock is an appealing yet challenging approach for the ...