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Unraveling the New Role of an Ethylene Carbonate Solvation Shell in Rechargeable Metal Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02140
Authors:
Qian Li, Zhen Cao, Gang Liu, Geon-Tae Park, et.al.
ACS Energy Letters
Metathesis of Classical and Functionalized Olefins Catalyzed by Silica-Supported Single-Site Well-Defined W and Mo Pre-catalysts
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202000897
Authors:
Aya Saidi, Manoja K Samantaray, Albert Poater, Mykyta Tretiakov, et.al.
ChemCatChem
High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-020-00525-6
Authors:
Bo Zhang, Lie Wang, Zhen Cao, Sergey M Kozlov, F Pelayo García de Arquer, et.al.
Nature Catalysis
Methane dry reforming on supported cobalt nanoparticles promoted by boron
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.09.015
Catalysis
Dry reforming of methane
Cobalt
Boron
Carbon deposition
Metal oxidation
et.al.
Solution processable metal–organic frameworks for mixed matrix membranes using porous liquids
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0764-y
Authors:
Alexander Knebel, Anastasiya Bavykina, Shuvo Jit Datta, et.al.
Nature Materials
Thermochemistry of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2020.106244
Authors:
Lev S Kudin, Anatoly M Dunaev, Vladimir B Motalov, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Chemical Thermodynamics
Tetraphenylporphyrin
Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry
Vapor pressure
Enthalpy of sublimation
et.al.
Optically Pure C1-Symmetric Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbene Ruthenium Complexes for Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c10705
Authors:
Jennifer Morvan, François Vermersch, Ziyun Zhang, Laura Falivene, et.al.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
σ/π Plasticity of NHCs on the Ruthenium–Phosphine and Ruthenium═Ylidene Bonds in Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00536
Authors:
Luis Miguel Azofra, Sai VC Vummaleti, Ziyun Zhang, Albert Poater, et.al.
Organometallics
Enzymatic Formation of an Artificial Base Pair Using a Modified Purine Nucleoside Triphosphate
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.0c00396
Authors:
Marie Flamme, Pascal Röthlisberger, Fabienne Levi-Acobas, Mohit Chawla, Romina Oliva, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
ACS Chem. Biol.
Role of Oxidized Mo Species on the Active Surface of Ni–Mo Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution under Alkaline Conditions
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02743
Authors:
Jeremy A Bau,, Sergey M Kozlov, Luis Miguel Azofra, Samy Ould-Chikh, et.al.
ACS catalysis
Nickel
molybdenum
Hydrogen evolution
alkaline
EPR
Understanding High-Salt and Cold Adaptation of a Polyextremophilic Enzyme
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101594
Authors:
Ram Karan, Sam Mathew, Reyhan Muhammad, Didier B Bautista, Malvina Vogler, et.al.
Microorganisms
extremophiles
halophiles
psychrophiles
polyextremophiles
extremozymes
et.al.
Additives Engineered Nonflammable Electrolyte for Safer Potassium Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202001934
Authors:
Gang Liu, Zhen Cao, Lin Zhou, Jiao Zhang, Qujiang Sun, Jang-Yeon Hwang, et.al.
Advanced Functional Materials
The role of noncovalent interactions in olefin polymerization catalysis: a further look to the fluorinated ligand effect
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111118
Authors:
Dr. Laura Falivene, Luigi Cavallo, Giovanni Talarico
Moleculer Catalysis.
Olefin polymerization catalysis
Ortho-fluoro effect
Noncovalent interactions
et.al.
Extension of Surface Organometallic Chemistry to Metal–Organic Frameworks: Development of a Well-Defined Single Site [(≡Zr–O−)W(═O)(CH2tBu)3] Olefin Metathesis Catalyst
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c06925
Authors:
Zeynabou Thiam, Busra Dereli, Edy Abou-Hamad, Lingmei Liu, et.al.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Mechanistic Insight into the Photoredox-Nickel-HAT Triple Catalyzed Arylation and Alkylation of α-Amino Csp3–H Bonds
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05010
Authors:
Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Long Huang, Moussab Harb, et.al.
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Model-Based Design of Stable Electrolytes for Potassium Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01634
Authors:
Jiao Zhang, Zhen Cao, Lin Zhou, Geon-Tae Park, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
ACS Energy Lett.
The CASP13-CAPRI targets as case studies to illustrate a novel scoring pipeline integrating CONSRANK with clustering and interface analyses
Year:
2020
Authors:
Didier Barradas-Bautista, Zhen Cao, Luigi Cavallo, Romina Oliva
BMC Bioinformatics.
Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202003064
Authors:
Jessica Groppi, Lorenzo Casimiro, Martina Canton, Stefano Corra, Mina Jafari‐Nasab, et.al.
Angewandte Chemie
[Pd(NHC)(m-Cl)Cl]2: Versatile and Highly Reactive Complexes for Cross-Coupling Reactions that Avoid Formation of Inactive Pd(I) Off-Cycle Products
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101377
Authors:
Tongliang Zhou, Siyue Ma, Alan M.C. Obled, Albert Poater, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
iScience.
High-performance pan-tactic polythioesters with intrinsic crystallinity and chemical recyclability
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0495
Authors:
Changxia Shi, Zi-Chen Li, Luigi Cavallo, Laura Falivene, Eugene Y-X Chen, et.al.
Science advances
From Capsule to Helix: Guest-Induced Superstructures of Chiral Macrocycle Crystals
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05776
Authors:
Avishek Dey, Santanu Chand, Lukman O Alimi, Munmun Ghosh, Luigi Cavallo, Niveen M Khashab
J.Am.Chem.Soc
Remarkable Influence of α-SnWO4 Exposed Facets on Their Photocatalytic Performance for H2 and O2 Evolution Reactions
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06718
Authors:
Moussab Harb, Luigi Cavallo, Jean-Marie Basset
Physical Chemistry C.
Model-Based Design of Graphite-Compatible Electrolytes in Potassium-Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01401
Authors:
Zhen Cao, Lin Zhou, Gang Liu, Geon-Tae Park, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
ACS Energy Lett.
Regiodivergent Hydroborative Ring Opening of Epoxides via Selective C–O Bond Activation
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05917
Authors:
Marc Magre, Eva Paffenholz, Bholanath Maity, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Alkenes through C−H bond Activation: Experiment and Computation
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202001793
A European Journal
Evidence for Silica Surface Three- and Five-Membered Metallacycle Intermediates in the Catalytic Cycle of Hydroaminoalkylation of Olefins Using Single-Ti-Metal Catalysts
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00246
Authors:
Layal F Yaacoub, Maha A Aljuhani, Abdesslem Jedidi, Manal S Al-Harbi, Walid Al Maksoud, et.al.
Organometallics
Significant Impact of Exposed Facets on the BiVO4 Material Performance for Photocatalytic Water Splitting Reactions
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01234
Authors:
Sheikha Lardhi, Luigi Cavallo, Moussab Harb
J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
Occurrence and stability of lone pair-π and OH–π interactions between water and nucleobases in functional RNAs
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa345
Authors:
Kanav Kalra, Suresh Gorle, Luigi Cavallo, Romina Oliva, Mohit Chawla
Nucleic Acids Research
Bio-inspired heteroatom-doped hollow aurilave-like structured carbon for high-performance sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228128
Authors:
Qujiang Sun, Zhen Cao, Shaohua Wang, Lianshan Sun, et.al.
Power Sources.
Sodium-ion batteries
supercapacitors
Carbon
Biomaterials
et.al.
D936Y and Other Mutations in the Fusion Core of the SARS-Cov-2 Spike Protein Heptad Repeat 1 Undermine the Post-Fusion Assembly
Year:
2020
DOI:
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.08.140152
Authors:
Luigi Cavallo, Romina Oliva
Molecules
Phenanthroline Covalent Organic Framework Electrodes for High-Performance Zinc-Ion Supercapattery
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00903
Authors:
Wenxi Wang, Vinayak S Kale, Zhen Cao, Sharath Kandambeth, et.al.
ACS Energy Lett.
3D Crumpled Ultrathin 1T MoS2 for Inkjet Printing of Mg-Ion Asymmetric Micro-supercapacitors
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c02585
Authors:
Yuanlong Shao, Jui-Han Fu, Kepeng Song, Ruofan Sun, et.al.
ACS Nano.
supercapacitors
MoS2
printing technique
et.al.
Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Stereoselective Copolymerization of Racemic Diolides: Stereocontrol and Polyolefin-Like Properties
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201916415
Authors:
Xiaoyan Tang, Andrea H Westlie, Lucia Caporaso, Luigi Cavallo, Laura Falivene, et.al.
Angewandte Chemie.
A Novel [OSSO]-Type Chromium(III) Complex as a Versatile Catalyst for Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxides
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201905455
Authors:
Francesco Della Monica, Veronica Paradiso, Alfonso Grassi, Stefano Milione, Luigi Cavallo, Carmine Capacchione
Engineering Sodium-Ion Solvation Structure to Stabilize Sodium Anodes: Universal Strategy for Fast-Charging and Safer Sodium-Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05355
Authors:
Lin Zhou, Zhen Cao, Jiao Zhang, Qujiang Sun, et.al.
Nano Lett.
sodium battery
electrolyte. solid electrolyte interphase
anode
fast charging
Amino acid ionic liquids as potential candidates for CO2 capture: Combined density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137239
Authors:
Abdul Rajjak Shaikh, Muhammad Ashraf, Turki AlMayef, Mohit Chawla, Albert Poater, Luigi Cavallo
Chemical Physics Lett.
Ionic liquids
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Density functional theory
CO2 capture
A Mechanistically and Operationally Simple Route to Metal–N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000564
Authors:
Nikolaos V Tzouras, Fady Nahra, Laura Falivene, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Chemistry A European Journal.
Phenoxylation of Alkynes through Mono- and Dual Activation Using Group 11 (Cu, Ag, Au) Catalysts
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201901220
Authors:
Miguel Ramos, Jordi Poater, Nery Villegas‐Escobar, Martí Gimferrer, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Inorg. Chem.
Tricyclic Sulfoxide–Alkene Hybrid Ligands for Chiral Rh(I) Complexes: The “Matched” Diastereomer Catalyzes Asymmetric C–C Bond Formations
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00094
Authors:
Alexander Nikol, Ziyun Zhang, Ahmed Chelouan, Laura Falivene, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Organometallics
Barium-Catalysed Dehydrocoupling of Hydrosilanes and Borinic Acids: A Mechanistic Insight
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201904933
Authors:
Erwann Le Coz, Ziyun Zhang, Thierry Roisnel, Luigi Cavallo, Laura Falivene, et.al.
Chemistry A European Journal
A Site-Selective Doping Strategy of Carbon Anodes with Remarkable K-Ion Storage Capacity
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201913368
Authors:
Wenli Zhang, Zhen Cao, Wenxi Wang, Eman Alhajji, Abdul‐Hamid Emwas, et.al.
Angewandte Chemie
Electrolyte Engineering Enables High Stability and Capacity Alloying Anodes for Sodium and Potassium Ion Batteries
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00148
Authors:
Lin Zhou, Zhen Cao, Jiao Zhang, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
ACS Energy Lett.
Hydration-Effect-Promoting Ni–Fe Oxyhydroxide Catalysts for Neutral Water Oxidation
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201906806
Authors:
Ning Wang, Zhen Cao, Xueli Zheng, Bo Zhang, Sergey M Kozlov, et.al.
Advanced Materials.
In silico design of novel NRR electrocatalysts: cobalt–molybdenum alloys.
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC05921H
Authors:
Blanca Castellano-Varona, Moussab Harb, Javier Araña, Luigi Cavallo, Luis Miguel Azofra
Chem. Commun.
The anticancer activity of an air-stable Pd(I)-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) dimer.
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC03883K
Authors:
Stefano Palazzolo, Isabella Caligiuri, Busra Dereli, Manoj V Mane, et.al.
Chem. Commun.
Catalysis of silica-based anode (de-)lithiation: compositional design within a hollow structure for accelerated conversion reaction kinetics.
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA01671C
Authors:
Yabin Shen, Zhen Cao, Yingqiang Wu, Yong Cheng, Hongjin Xue, et.al.
Materials Chemistry A.
Conversion of racemic alcohols to optically pure amine precursors enabled by catalyst dynamic kinetic resolution: experiment and computation.
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC02881A
Authors:
Luis MigueláAzofra, Mai Anh Tran, Viktoriia Zubar, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Chem. Commun.
Using sodium acetate for the synthesis of [Au(NHC)X] complexes
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT02240C
Authors:
Thomas Scattolin, Nikolaos V. Tzouras, Laura Falivene, Luigi Cavallo, Steven P. Nolan
Dalton Transactions.
Designing an active Ta3N5 photocatalyst for H2 and O2 evolution reactions by specific exposed facet engineering: a first-principles study
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP01394C
Authors:
Moussab Harb, Luigi Cavallo, Jean-Marie Basset
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling of amides (transamidation) by selective N–C(O) cleavage mediated by air- and moisture-stable [Pd(NHC)(allyl)Cl] precatalysts: catalyst evaluation and mechanism.
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CY02080B
Authors:
Guangchen Li, Tongliang Zhou, Albert Poater, Luigi Cavallo, et.al.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Nature of Nitrogen Incorporation in BiVO4 Photoanodes through Chemical and Physical Methods
Year:
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.201900290
Authors:
Rowshanak Irani, Ibbi Y Ahmet, Ji-Wook Jang, Sean P Berglund, Paul Plate, Roman Böttger, et.al.
RRL Solar.