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24 November 2015      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Chemical Sciences               Expanding the scope of Metal-Free enantioselective allylic substitutions: Anthrones ▶     Victor Ceban, Jiří Tauchman, Marta Meazza et al.     The highly enantioselective asymmetric allylic alkylation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates with anthrones is presented. The reaction is simply catalyzed by cinchona alkaloid …             A highly durable fuel cell electrocatalyst based on double-polymer-coated carbon nanotubes ▶     Mohamed R. Berber, Inas H. Hafez, Tsuyohiko Fujigaya et al.     Driven by the demand for the commercialization of fuel cell (FC) technology, we describe the design and fabrication of a highly durable FC electrocatalyst based on …             Room temperature large-scale synthesis of layered frameworks as low-cost 4 V cathode materials for lithium ion batteries ▶     A. Shahul Hameed, M. V. Reddy, M. Nagarathinam et al.     Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered as the best available technology to push forward the production of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) and for the efficient utilization …             Distinctive effect on nerve growth factor-induced PC12 cell neurite outgrowth by two unique neolignan enantiomers from Illicium merrillianum ▶     Xinhui Tian, Rongcai Yue, Huawu Zeng et al.     Merrillianoid (1), a racemic neolignan possessing the characteristic benzo-2,7-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane moiety, was isolated from the branches and leaves of Illicium merrillianum…             Detection of Infertility-related Neutralizing Antibodies with a Cell-free Microfluidic Method ▶     Klaus Eyer, Katharina Root, Pascal E. Verboket et al.     The unwanted emergence of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) against an endogenous or a therapeutic protein can result in deficiency diseases or therapy failure. Here, we developed a …             High-Performance Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitor from Large Free-Standing Graphene-PEDOT/PSS Films ▶     Yuqing Liu, Bo Weng, Joselito M. Razal et al.     Although great attention has been paid to wearable electronic devices in recent years, flexible lightweight batteries or supercapacitors with high performance are still not …             Robust Photocatalytic H2O2 Production by Octahedral Cd3(C3N3S3)2 Coordination Polymer under Visible Light ▶     Huaqiang Zhuang, Lifang Yang, Jie Xu et al.     Herein, we reported a octahedral Cd3(C3N3S3)2 coordination polymer as a new noble metal-free photocatalyst for robust photocatalytic H2O2 production from methanol/water solution. …             Size Dependent Plasmonic Effect on BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting ▶     Liwu Zhang, Lars O. Herrmann, Jeremy J. Baumberg     Plasmonic nanostructures show great promise in enhancing the solar water splitting efficiency due to their ability to confine light to extremely small volumes inside …             Direct and Convenient Mass Spectrometry Sampling with Ambient Flame Ionization ▶     Xiao-Pan Liu, Hao-Yang Wang, Jun-Ting Zhang et al.     Recent innovations in ambient ionization technology for the direct analysis of various samples in their native environment facilitate the development and applications of mass …             Stable Lithium Argon compounds under high pressure ▶     Xiaofeng Li, Andreas Hermann, Feng Peng et al.     High pressure can fundamentally alter the bonding patterns of chemical elements. Its effects include stimulating elements thought to be “inactive” to form unexpectedly stable …             Controllable Synthesis of Tetraethylenepentamine Modified Graphene Foam (TEPA-GF) for the Removal of Lead ions ▶     Zhuo Han, Zhihong Tang, Yuhang Sun et al.     3D graphene foam for water purification has become pervasive recently, not only because it has high specific surface area for adsorption capacity, but also it is easily separated …             An Efficient Site-Specific Method for Irreversible Covalent Labeling of Proteins with a Fluorophore ▶     Jiaquan Liu, Jeungphill Hanne, Brooke M. Britton et al.     Fluorophore labeling of proteins while preserving native functions is essential for bulk Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) interaction and single molecule imaging …             Arrays of coupled chemical oscillators ▶     Derek Michael Forrester     Oscillating chemical reactions result from complex periodic changes in the concentration of the reactants. In spatially ordered ensembles of candle flame oscillators the …             Exotic stable cesium polynitrides at high pressure ▶     Feng Peng, Yunxia Han, Hanyu Liu et al.     New polynitrides containing metastable forms of nitrogen are actively investigated as potential high-energy-density materials. Using a structure search method based on the …             On the Stability and Abundance of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ▶     Daniel Hedman, Hamid Reza Barzegar, Arne Rosén et al.     Many nanotechnological applications, using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), are only possible with a uniform product. Thus, direct control over the product during chemical …             Internal-Modified Dithiol DNA–Directed Au Nanoassemblies: Geometrically Controlled Self–Assembly and Quantitative Surface–Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties ▶     Yuan Yan, Hangyong Shan, Min Li et al.     In this work, a hierarchical DNA–directed self–assembly strategy to construct structure–controlled Au nanoassemblies (NAs) has been demonstrated by conjugating Au nanoparticles …             A First Principles study on Boron-doped Graphene decorated by Ni-Ti-Mg atoms for Enhanced Hydrogen Storage Performance ▶     Santhanamoorthi Nachimuthu, Po-Jung Lai, Ermias Girma Leggesse et al.     We proposed a new solid state material for hydrogen storage, which consists of a combination of both transition and alkaline earth metal atoms decorating a boron-doped graphene …             Conversion of biomass-derived sorbitol to glycols over carbon-materials supported Ru-based catalysts ▶     Xingcui Guo, Jing Guan, Bin Li et al.     Ruthenium (Ru) supported on activated carbon (AC) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was carried out in the hydrogenolysis of sorbitol to ethylene glycol (EG) and 1,2-propanediol …             Novel morphology changes from 3D ordered macroporous structure to V2O5 nanofiber grassland and its application in electrochromism ▶     Zhongqiu Tong, Haiming Lv, Xiang Zhang et al.     Because vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) is the only oxide that shows both anodic and cathodic coloration electrochromism, the reversible lithium ion insertion/extraction processes in V2…             Solid Solutions of Rare Earth Cations in Mesoporous Anatase Beads and Their Performances in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells ▶     Carmen Cavallo, Alberto Salleo, Daniele Gozzi et al.     Solid solutions of the rare earth (RE) cations Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Gd3+, Er3+ and Yb3+ in anatase TiO2 have been synthesized as mesoporous beads in the concentration range 0.1–0.3% …             Enhancing the methanol tolerance of platinum nanoparticles for the cathode reaction of direct methanol fuel cells through a geometric design ▶     Yan Feng, Feng Ye, Hui Liu et al.     Mastery over the structure of nanoparticles might be an effective way to enhance their performance for a given application. Herein we demonstrate the design of cage-bell …             Novel electrochemical redox-active species: one-step synthesis of polyaniline derivative-Au/Pd and its application for multiplexed immunoassay ▶     Liyuan Wang, Feng Feng, Zhanfang Ma     Electrochemical redox-active species play crucial role in electrochemically multiplexed immunoassays. A one-pot method for synthesizing four kinds of new electrochemical …             Visible-Light Actinometry and Intermittent Illumination as Convenient Tools to Study Ru(bpy)3Cl2 Mediated Photoredox Transformations ▶     Spencer P. Pitre, Christopher D. McTiernan, Wyatt Vine et al.     Photoredox catalysis provides many green opportunities for radical-mediated synthetic transformations. However, the determination of the underlying mechanisms has been …             Bioinspired Breathable Architecture for Water Harvesting ▶     Rowan M. von Spreckelsen, Matthew T. Harris, James M. Wigzell et al.     Thuja plicata is a coniferous tree which displays remarkable water channelling properties. In this article, an easily fabricated mesh inspired by the hierarchical macro surface …             Insight into 2α-Chloro-2′(2′,6′)-(Di)Halogenopicropodophyllotoxins Reacting with Carboxylic Acids Mediated by BF3·Et2O ▶     Lingling Fan, Xiaoyan Zhi, Zhiping Che et al.     Stereospecific nucleophilic substitution at the C-4α position of 2α-chloro-2′(2′,6′)-(di)halogenopicropodophyllotoxin derivatives with carboxylic acids mediated by BF3·Et2O was …             Size-Dependent Melting Behavior of Colloidal In, Sn, and Bi Nanocrystals ▶     Minglu Liu, Robert Y. Wang     Colloidal nanocrystals are a technologically important class of nanostructures whose phase change properties have been largely unexplored. Here we report on the melting behavior …             Controls and constrains of the membrane disrupting action of Aurein 1.2 ▶     Mahdi Shahmiri, Marta Enciso, Adam Mechler     Aurein 1.2 is a 13 residue antimicrobial peptide secreted by the Australian tree frog Litoria Aurea. It is a surface-acting membrane disrupting peptide that permeabilizes …             A Universal Base in a Specific Role: Tuning up a Thrombin Aptamer with 5-Nitroindole ▶     Vladimir B. Tsvetkov, Anna M. Varizhuk, Galina E. Pozmogova et al.     In this study we describe new modified analogs of the thrombin binding aptamer (TBA) containing 5-nitroindole residues. It has been shown that all modified TBAs form an …             Biocompatible fluorescent supramolecular nanofibrous hydrogel for long-term cell tracking and tumor imaging applications ▶     Huaimin Wang, Duo Mao, Youzhi Wang et al.     Biocompatible peptide-based supramolecular hydrogel has recently emerged as a new and promising system for biomedical applications. In this work, Rhodamine B is employed as a new …             Enhancing the Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Graphene in Organic Solvents upon Addition of n-Octylbenzene ▶     Sébastien Haar, Mirella El Gemayel, Yuyoung Shin et al.     Due to a unique combination of electrical and thermal conductivity, mechanical stiffness, strength and elasticity, graphene became a rising star on the horizon of materials …             Nitrogen oxides under pressure: stability, ionization, polymerization, and superconductivity ▶     Dongxu Li, Artem R. Oganov, Xiao Dong et al.     Nitrogen oxides are textbook class of molecular compounds, with extensive industrial applications. 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