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  • Comment on “Mapping photoisomerization dynamics on a three-state model potential energy surface in bacteriorhodopsin using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy” by Z. Wang, Y. Chen, J. Jiang, X. Zhao and W. Liu, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 3713
    by I. Schapiro
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05038C, Comment Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.I. Schapiro, M. Olivucci, K. Heyne, S. HaackeThe protonated Schiff base of all-trans retinal covalently bound in a protein binding pocket cannot be treated as an object with C2h symmetry.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Reply to the ‘Comment on “Mapping photoisomerization dynamics on a three-state model potential energy surface in bacteriorhodopsin using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy”’ by I. Schapiro, M. Olivucci, K. Heyne and S. Haacke, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC05038C
    by Ziyu Wang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08089D, Comment Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ziyu Wang, Boxiang Liu, Hongjie Li, Weimin LiuThis reply demonstrates that the FSRS measurements support the classic three-state model of bR, showing that both the I and J intermediates retain 2Ag+ excited-state character.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Chemically Modified DNA Aptamers and DNAzymes for Expanded Functional Capabilities
    by Canyu Zhang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC06474K, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Canyu Zhang , Kesiyi Ma, Zifan Zhang, Wen-Yong Lou, Hongzhou Gu, Yufei CaoDNA aptamers and DNAzymes, typically single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), are often selected through systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX), and have demonstrated great potential across various applications. However, the…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Visible Light-Induced 1,2-Alkoxy Shift of α-Diazoacetates for Wolff Rearrangements – Access to Oxyketenes
    by Yang Liu
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08263C, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yang Liu, Zi-Yi Xie, Lennard Kloene, Cong-Lun Xu, Jian-Peng Tai, Yu Zhu, Baogui Cai, Chongqing Pan, Rene M Koenigs, Jun XuanThe Wolff rearrangement is an important transformation to access ketenes via 1,2-alkyl or aryl migrations of α-diazoketones. In contrast, alkoxy group migration from free singlet carbenes has remained elusive owing…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]
  • A reflection on recent advances in organometallic copper(III) chemistry
    by Alicia Casitas
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC90259B, Commentary Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Alicia Casitas, Xavi RibasIn celebration of our 15th anniversary and some of our most popular articles, Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas reflect on the area of organometallic copper(III) chemistry, charting developments since their review in Chemical Science on this topic: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SC21818J.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this […]
  • Exciton trapping with a twist
    by Chinju Govind
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC06393K, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Chinju Govind, Israa Shioukhi, Yinon Deree, Jhon Sebastian Oviedo Ortiz, Jeanne Crassous, Ori Gidron, Eric VautheyTwisting of the central donor unit of a quadrupolar molecule induces chirality, enhances intersystem crossing and facilitates the localisation of the electronic excitation on one side via excited-state symmetry breaking.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of […]
  • Lanthanide Complexes with Acetophenone-based Push-Pull Antenna as Efficient MRI and Two-Photon Microscopy Imaging Probes
    by Baptiste Chartier
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC06902E, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Baptiste Chartier, Luke MARCHETTI, Lamiaa M. A. Ali, Dina AKL, Guillaume Micouin, Akos Banyasz, Sandra MEME, Didier Boturyn, Sule Erbek, Veronique Martel-Frachet, Alexei Grichine, Olivier Maury, Magali Gary-Bobo, Célia S. Bonnet, Olivier SénèqueLanthanide(III) (Ln3+) complexes possess unique magnetic and optical properties that make them ideal candidates for the development of multimodal MRI and optical probes. However, the requirements […]
  • Simultaneous occupancy of CuC and CuD in the ammonia monooxygenase active site
    by Frank J Tucci
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08447D, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Frank J Tucci, Madeline B Ho, Aaron A Turner, Lisa Y Stein, Amy C Rosenzweig, Brian M. HoffmanAmmonia monooxygenase (AMO), a copper-dependent membrane enzyme, catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step of nitrification: the oxidation of ammonia to hydroxylamine. Despite its central role in the global nitrogen cycle…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Water-mediated kinetic engineering of CTF QDs for emerging solar cells
    by Manying Liu
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08329J, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Manying Liu, Zikang Lei, Peiyuan Ma, Lixin Feng, Yuanhao Wang, Dandan Zhao, Yanru Guo, Yange Zhang, Xin Zhao, Zhi ZhengCovalent triazine framework quantum dots (CTF QDs) are promising low-toxicity, high-performance optoelectronic materials featuring molecular-level structural tunability and good charge-carrier mobility. Yet, achieving CTF QDs has long been hindered by…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]
  • Characterization of the ketoreductase domain of pikromycin module 2
    by Eiji Okamura
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07470C, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Eiji Okamura, Kosuke Ohsawa, Hidetoshi Ban, Yoshiyuki Sugiyama, Junko Hashimoto, Kei Kudo, Masahito Yoshida, Kazuo Shin-ya, Haruo Ikeda, Shunji Takahashi, Takayuki DoiPolyketides represent a diverse class of natural products that serve as major sources of medicinal compounds. Their biosynthesis is generally catalyzed by multimodular polyketide synthase comprising functional domains, such as…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]
  • A Sustainable Approach to Biobased Porous Organic Frameworks and Their Composites
    by Michelle Åhlén
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08149A, Perspective Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michelle Åhlén, Samson Afewerki, Chao XuPorous organic frameworks (POFs) represent a diverse group of porous materials that have gained significant recognition in the last couple of decades owing to their high porosity and modular structure,…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Highly Zincophilic-Hydrophobic Polyzwitterionic Hydrogel Electrolyte Enabled by Strong Electronegative Sulfobetaine-Carboxyl Motifs for Ultrastable Zinc-Ion Batteries
    by Jia Zhou
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08853D, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jia Zhou, Qi Huang, Yaokang Lv, Ziyang Song, Lihua Gan, Mingxian LiuPolyzwitterionic hydrogel electrolytes with good anionic affinity and well-aligned Zn2+ deposition effect are regarded as potential alternatives for propelling zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). However, their hydrophilic molecular chains show relatively low…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Negative and Zero Linear Compressibility in Copper Dicyanamide and Tricyanomethanide
    by Muzi Chen
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04854K, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Muzi Chen, Hanna Boström, Dominik Daisenberger, Nicholas P Funnell, Christopher J Ridley, Andrew B CairnsRutile-structured materials can exhibit negative linear compressibility (NLC) following ferroelastic phase transitions, expanding in one direction under uniform compression. We investigate this phenomenon in structural analogues—transition metal dicyanamides (dca) and…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • In Situ Released Bacterial Membrane Vesicles Activate STING Pathway via Boosting Intracellular DNA Pool for Immunotherapy
    by Wenjie Wang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07867A, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenjie Wang, Anjun Song, Fang Pu, Yanjie Zhang, Jinsong Ren, Xiaogang QuThe cGAS-STING pathway represents a important target for amplifying immune responses in immunotherapy. This pathway is activatable by either endogenous or exogenous dsDNA. However, the effectiveness of these dsDNA sources…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Revisiting high-valence dopant mechanisms in Ni-rich cathodes: cation ordering dominates over morphological alignment for enhanced stability
    by Shuo Wang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09030J, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shuo Wang, Siqi Chen, Xiaohong Liu, Guilin Feng, Bin Zhang, Wangyan Xing, Yao Xiao, Hao Liu, Wei XiangCation ordering, not particle morphology, is the key mechanism by which high-valence W doping stabilizes ultra-high-nickel cathodes and enhances their long-term cycling performance.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this […]
  • Unveiling the Electron-Phonon Coupling Anisotropy in 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks
    by Yilin Zhang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC08033A, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yilin Zhang, Zhixiang Dai, Zihan Tan, Hongli Yang, Chao Xu, Shengyang Zhou, Zhong-Ming LiCovalent organic frameworks (COFs) are emerging organic semiconductors with potential for energy conversion and storage. However, their electronic structure and electron-phonon interactions remain poorly understood. This issue is particularly important…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Asymmetric vicinal C(sp3)–H difunctionalization of saturated cyclic amines via synergistic photoredox, copper and chiral phosphoric acid catalysis
    by Teng-Fei Xiao
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC06987D, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Teng-Fei Xiao, Ke-Rui Jian, Yu-Cheng Gu, Guo-Qiang Xu, Peng-Fei XuThis work reports a synergistic catalysis that integrates photoredox, copper, and CPA. This catalytic system enables the asymmetric synthesis of ring-fused amine skeletons from simple saturated cyclic amines via vicinal C–H bond activation.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content […]
  • Curvature Defect Engineering towards High Performance COF-based Cathode in Lithium-ion Batteries
    by Ju Duan
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC07537H, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ju Duan, Haojie Zhou, Wenxiao Bi, Jiawei Liu, Linchu Xu, Weisi He, Xinyuan Sun, Huawei Hu, Wei Lyu, Yaozu LiaoCovalent organic frameworks (COFs), a type of functional-oriented porous material, show great potential in rechargeable batteries owing to well-defined ions channels and flexible framework design. However, the active sites in…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]
  • Adaptive lattice breathing enabled by Cu/Mg co-doping for stable anionic redox chemistry in sodium layered oxides
    by Ziqin Zhang
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC09077F, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ziqin Zhang, Wenji Yin, Jiming Peng, Fenghua Zheng, Qichang Pan, H. Q. Wang, Qingyu Li, Si-Jiang HuAdvancing the energy density of sodium-ion batteries requires layered oxide cathodes with higher specific capacity, necessitating redox chemistry beyond conventional cations. Oxygen anionic redox offers a pathway but presents inherent…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Exploring and Expanding the Chemical Multiverse of Peptides
    by EDGAR LOPEZ LOPEZ
    Chem. Sci., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5SC04465K, Review Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.EDGAR LOPEZ LOPEZ, Jean Paul Sánchez Castañeda, Massyel S Martinez-Cortés, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, José Luis Medina-FrancoPeptides occupy a distinct and rapidly expanding domain within the broader chemical space, offering tremendous opportunities for therapeutic, nutritional, cosmetic, and materials science applications. While efforts to characterize chemical space…The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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