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Recent research by Nataly Carolina Rosero-Navarro's team. #ICVCSIC Here, in situ Raman spectrometer integrated with a microwave reactor provides real-time vibrational fingerprints of the liquid-phase reaction between Li₂S and P₄S₁₀ in acetonitrile. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01971K

#OpenAccess article by Piotr Pander's team. #POLSL In this work authors report the second ever example of a fully experimentally confirmed thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in a dinuclear Ir(III) complex. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01968K

And don't miss the outside back cover article of issue 1: Molecular insights into the role of selenoenzymes in the toxicity of methylmercury by Karinne Miqueu, Luisa Ronga 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01958C

Check out the inside front cover article of issue 1: Structure of the most stable methylaluminoxane anion [(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆Me]⁻ and its precursor by Mikko Linnolahti 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01957E

Welcome to Issue 1 of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers! Read the outside front cover article: A simple and practical wax-encapsulation method for air-sensitive XAS samples by Skye Fortier 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01913C

Hot article by Moritz Malischewski's team. #UPMC #FU-BERLIN Authors report the synthesis and characterisation of a tuneable magnetic hetero-trimetallic dendrimer family, M Ln₃Co₆, with Ln³⁺ = La, Gd, Tb, Dy and M³⁺ = Cr or Co. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02242H

Research article by Romano Dorta's team. #FAU Authors report a crystalline chiral lithium alkene-phosphide that undergoes rapid, enantiospecific fluorination to give a fluorophosphinamide–alkene ligand in >99% ee. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01994J

Review article by Seunggyu Lee and Jesse G. Park. #YonseiUniversity This review highlights notable design strategies and recent advances in the synthesis of metal–organic magnets. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01936B

#OpenAccess article by Junhua Luo's team. #FJIRSM Utilizing the strong anchoring effect of the diamine with the inorganic skeleton, stable X-ray detection is achieved by synthesizing novel 0D polar perovskites, namely AP₂BiI₇ (AP = 4-amidinopyridine). doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01640A

#OpenAccess article by Gaël Ung's team. #UCONN Authors report the synthesis and chiroptical properties of lanthanide complexes supported by axially chiral 1,1′-biisoquinoline-N,N′-dioxide ligands. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02406D

Research article by Shengjie Peng's team. #NUAA #SEU Authors construct Ir single-atom catalysts supported on Co₃O₄ (IrSA-Co₃O₄) via the synchronized formation of Co defects and the immobilization of Ir single atoms during precursor pyrolysis. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02279G

Research article by ustavo Claus, Camilla Abbehausen and Stefano Leoni. Here, metadynamics simulations were employed to investigate the mechanism of interaction between the [Au(I)(NHC)Cl] complex and the zinc finger region of HIV-NCp7. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01601K

Authors present a reusable, visible-light-activated antimicrobial filtration system that combines a crystal violet–gold nanocluster (Au@CV)-coated pre-filter with a conventional dust-capturing main filter. #Openaccess article by Jae Hee Jung's team #SejongUniversity doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02008E

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Research by Hailing Guo's team, from China University of Petroleum (East China) Authors present a novel interface-engineering strategy to fabricate covalently crosslinked zeolite–graphene oxide (GO) membranes. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02226F

Research article by Sun Hee Kim's team. #KBSI Authors employed advanced electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to investigate the Cu–Aβ1–16–O₂ reaction and observed substantial ligand rearrangement at the copper center. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02016F

#OpenAccess article by Erli Lu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Authors develop a DETAN-based strategy that selectively coordinates LiClO₄ over NaClO₄, enabling efficient lithium–sodium perchlorate separation and structural characterization of the Li complex. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01799H

Recent research by Mateusz Reczyński's team. Authors report CN-bridged CuII–MIV (Mo, W) coordination complexes that combine moderate proton conductivity with light-induced switchable magnetism, highlighting their potential as photoswitchable spin-ionic materials. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01915J

#OpenAcces article by Mikko Linnolahti's team. #UniversityofEasternFinland #UEF Authors resolve the MAO anion puzzle with a sheet-derived model, identifying a >50 kJ mol⁻¹ more stable anion that matches the newly crystallized MAO structure. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01957E

Review article by Matthew A. Wiebe and Anne Staubitz. #UniversityofKiel This review article discusses the new design principles and polymer synthetic concepts. #polyaminoboranes #polyphosphinoboranes doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01935D

HOT research by Yicheng Wu's team. #TJUT Two new non-centrosymmetric and polar antiperovskite-type X₃BA oxychalcogenides, Ba₃S[SnOS₃] and [Ba₂Sn]S[Ge₂O₇], were successfully designed and synthesized by chemical substitution. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01989C

HOT research by Zhiguo Song's team. #KUST In this study, authors propose a novel pivot-polyhedron linkage engineering strategy based on the LiZnNbO₄ (LZNO) spinel crystal to tackle this issue. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02019K

HOT research by Qi-Long Zhu's team. Authors demonstrate a partial cation substitution strategy to address this issue, successfully transforming #centrosymmetric Sr₂GeS₄ into a novel #non-centrosymmetric quaternary sulfide, Sr₃MnGe₂S₈. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02182K

Recent research by Guoxing Zhu's team. #JiangsuUniversity A cyanide-bridged Ni–Fe MOF@CNT composite was prepared using tricyanidoferrate, nickel salts, and conductive substrates of MWCNTs. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01805F

Check out hot research by Xiuwen Zheng's team. #LinyiUniversity Authors report two atomically precise gold NCs, [Au₉(DPPF)₄]Cl₃(Au₉) and [Au₈(DPPF)₄]Cl₂ (Au₈), identified by SCXRD and ESI-MS. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01644D

Read hot research by Shilie Pan's team. #XTIPC In this study, two new hydroxyl borates, KB₇O₉(OH)₄ and KB₇O₁₀(OH)₂, were synthesized successfully via the hydrothermal method. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02044A

Authors characterize radical-bearing closo-dodecaborate and carborane anions using gas-phase reactions and computational methods (conceptual DFT, PES, EDA). Check out recent research by Jonas Warneke's team. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02163D

Hot article by Congqing Zhu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #NanjingUniversity Authors report an unprecedented alkyne homocoupling and cross-coupling enabled by actinide–transition metal cooperativity within a heterometallic U–Pd cluster. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02002F

#Review article by Yat Li 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #UCSC This review focuses on the recent advancements in EMD-based energy storage devices, highlighting their synthesis, structural characteristics, and electrochemical performance. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01411E

Recent research by Manzhou Zhu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #AnhuiUniversity Authors precisely dope Cd atoms on cluster surfaces to synthesize the structurally well-defined Au₁₆Cd₂(2-SAdm)₁₆ (abbreviated as Au₁₆Cd₂) cluster via the metal exchange strategy. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02158H

#OpenAccess article by Saurabh S. Chitnis 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #DalhousieUniversity Authors report the first estimates for the proton transfer ability and hydride donor ability of a fifth-row E–H bond besides Sn–H bonds. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02115D

Hot research by Zhihua Sun 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #FJIRSM Author report a narrow bandgap improper molecular ferroelectric, (DMAPA)BiI₅ (1; DMAPA = dimethylaminopropyl ammonium), which has a bandgap of 1.94 eV and a spontaneous polarization (𝑃𝑠) value of 1.38 μC cm⁻². doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01797A

#Review article by Xinyao Jiang and Maiyong Zhu. This paper surveys practical gas-adsorption scenarios and discusses design strategies enabling metal–organic porous materials to achieve selective, reversible, catalytic, responsive adsorption, as well as water stability. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01721A

Recent research by Maria V. Babak 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #CityUHK Authors synthesized four structurally similar Rh(I) and Ir(I) complexes with redox-active 1,2-bis(arylimino)acenaphthene (Ar-bian) ligands and assessed their anticancer and ICD-inducing properties. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI00868A

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#Review article by Jiahui Xian and Guangqin Li. #SunYat-SenUniversity In this review, authors systematically summarize the recent advances in the conversion of NOx species into value-added nitrogenous chemicals. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01917F

#Reveiw article by Kun Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #JiangsuUniversity This review systematically summarizes recent progress in membrane-shaped #MOF proton conductors. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01763G

#Review article by Yifa Chen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #SCNU This article will systematically summarize the latest research progress in the synthesis strategies of single-crystal #COFs that can be resolved by SCXRD. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01802A

#Review article by Richard Rudolfa and Biprajit Sarkar. #UniversitätStuttgart Authors discuss the synthesis, coordination ability and the structural and spectroscopic properties of this fascinating class of electronically #ambivalent compounds. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01569C

👉Don't forget the inside cover article 𝐀 𝐍𝐢𝐈𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐍𝐏 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂[𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐦-𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡]𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂[𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐦-𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡]𝐎 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Vincent Gandon 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Free to read for 6 weeks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01895A

👉Check out issue 24 of ICF, you can read the cover article by Hiroaki Imoto 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01401H

Hot article by Xuyong Yang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #ShanghaiUniversity This study demonstrates the synergistic integration of X-ray-induced #radioluminescence, persistent luminescence ( #PersL) and radio-photoluminescence ( #RPL) in a single material system. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01961C

Hot article by Svetlana Mintova 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #CNRS Authors investigated the synthesis of #MEL zeolites, focusing on the effect of water content, Organic Structure-Directing Agent concentration, and the incorporation of urea and tetramethylguanidine additives. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01588J

#Review article by Noritatsu Tsubaki 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. This review summarizes the basic properties, synthesis routes, bandgap regulation mechanisms of #GDY, and the latest research progress in the field of #photocatalysis. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01835H

Hot article by Qingjie Guo 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #QUST This work investigates the reaction mechanism of RuS₂ cluster-loaded ZnCdS (ZCS) composite catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution ( #PHE) from the perspective of catalyst design and interfacial H-bond networks. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01875G

#Review article by Gang Li 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #ZhengzhouUniversity This review categorizes #PSM approaches into three dimensions: functional group grafting, metal ion doping, and physicochemical composite formation. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI01816A

Hot research by Ya-Qian Lan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. [(Nb₁₃O₄₂){Te₃(B-α-TeNb₉O₃₃)}₄] (1a) and its trivacant structure [(Nb₁₀O₃₆){Te₃(B-α-TeNb₉O₃₃)}₄] (2a) with the long-sought feature of face-sharing {NbO₆} octahedra have been synthesized for the first time. doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02031J