Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Articles in this Issue
Synergistic Construction of In Situ Self‐Polymerized Interface and Localized pH Buffer Zone for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc–Iodine Batteries
AbstractAqueous zinc–iodine (Zn–I2) batteries are promising for large‐scale energy storage. However, their practical use is hindered by challenges such as Zn dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reacti...
Frontispiece: A Transient Phenolate Enables Relaxation of <i>Z</i>‐Tetra‐<i>ortho</i>‐fluoroazobenzene to the Stable State in Seconds
Frontispiece: Molecular Insights into Active Sites of Manganese Oxide Based Water Oxidation Eletrocatalysts
Oxidative Addition of Aryl Bromides at Palladium(I) to form Palladium(III) Complexes
AbstractHerein, we report the first systematic study of the oxidative addition of aryl bromides to a PdI center to generate organometallic PdIII complexes. These isolable PdIII complexes stabilized by...
Ignacio Funes‐Ardoiz
Unlocks Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiency Enhancement in Eu<sup>2+</sup>‐Doped Phosphors via Bond Angle Variance Index
AbstractRational design of inorganic luminescent materials with high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) has long been constrained by the absence of precise structural descriptors. Here, we realize...
A Tertiary Amine‐Based Electrolyte with Methylation‐Mediated Steric and Electronic Synergy for High‐Performance Lithium Metal Batteries
AbstractThe application of the amine‐based solvents (AS) in lithium metal batteries (LMBs) electrolyte is hindered by the severe parasitic reactions between active hydrogen and Li metal. In this study...
Harnessing Phenonium Ions in Synthesis
AbstractWhereas phenonium ions have been known for decades, their use in synthesis has been surprisingly scarce. This might be attributed to the difficulty in taming their formation and reactivity. Ho...
From Light to Cure: Precision Phototherapies for Antibiotic‐Refractory Biofilm Infections
AbstractBacterial biofilms serve as formidable barriers in antimicrobial therapy and are central to the emergence and propagation of antimicrobial resistance. Their compact extracellular polymeric mat...
Switching Enantioselectivity in Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase for the Synthesis of Electron‐Deficient Aromatic <scp>d</scp>‐Amino Acids
AbstractAromatic d‐amino acids (d‐AAs) are valuable building blocks in drug discovery and peptide therapeutics, yet their direct and efficient biocatalytic synthesis remains a challenge. Here, we repo...
Amino Nests Boost Pd/SiO<sub>2</sub> Single‐Atom Catalysts for Efficient Selective Semi‐Hydrogenation of Acetylene
AbstractThe selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene is a critical industrial process for purifying ethylene feedstocks. Palladium single‐atom catalysts (Pd SACs) exhibit exceptional ethylene...
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Crystalline Zinc–cAAC Radical
AbstractReaction of LAmZnI [LAm = tBuC(N‐DIPP)2, DIPP = 2,6‐iPr2‐C6H3] with KC8 in the presence of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (cAAC) affords a stable radical complex [LAmZn(cAAC)]• (3). Single‐cryst...
Bullvalene‐Containing Molecular Glasses
AbstractOrganic molecular glasses are attractive matrices to disperse active ingredients in pharmaceuticals or electronic devices. Typically, they i) have lower glass transition temperatures than inor...
Controlling the Regioselectivity of Topochemical Reduction Reactions Through Sequential Anion Insertion and Extraction
AbstractTopochemical reduction of the n = 2 Ruddlesden‐Popper oxide, LaSr2CoRuO7, yields LaSr2CoRuO5.3, a phase containing (Co/Ru)O4 squares which share corners to form 1D infinite double‐chains. In c...
Crystal Facet‐Engineered Anion Regulation Enables Fast‐Charging Stability in Lithium Metal Batteries
AbstractLithium metal batteries (LMBs) offer exceptional energy density and output voltage. However, their practical application remains hindered by sluggish ion transport and uncontrolled lithium den...
Programmable Vertical Expansion of Bilayer 2D Supramolecular Frameworks via Molecular Pillar Engineering
AbstractAchieving quantitative control over interlayer spacing in multilayer two‐dimensional (2D) supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs) remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we report a molecular...
Mechanistic Characterisation of a Diterpene Synthase for Chryseojoostenes A–E from <i>Chryseobacterium Joostei</i>
AbstractA diterpene synthase from Chryseobacterium joostei was characterised and produces the five unique compounds chryseojoostenes A–E. Chryseojoostenes D and E were produced in too low amounts for...
Antiferroelectric SnO<sub>2</sub> Network with Amorphous Surface for Electrochemical N<sub>2</sub> Fixation
AbstractElectrochemical nitrogen fixation‐a sustainable pathway for converting abundant N2 into NH3 using renewable energy‐holds transformative potential for revolutionizing artificial nitrogen cycles...
Chemically Recyclable and Tunable Polyolefin‐Like Multiblock Copolymer Adhesives
AbstractAdhesives are important in creating multilayer products, such as in packaging and construction. Most current hot‐melt adhesives such as poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) (EVA) and polyurethanes...
Molecular Insights into Active Sites of Manganese Oxide Based Water Oxidation Eletrocatalysts
AbstractManganese oxides (MnOx) are promising candidates for water oxidation catalysts. However, the true active centers remain elusive due to the dynamic nature of MnOx during electrolysis and/or act...
Outside Back Cover: Semiconductor Cluster with High Reduction Potential and Efficient Charge Transfer Enables Visible‐Light‐Driven Activation of Inert Organic Substrates (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 43/2025)
Chemically Stable Tetrazine‐Based Porous Organic Cages with Post‐Synthetic Modification via Inverse‐Electron‐Demand Diels–Alder Reactions for SF<sub>6</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> Separation
AbstractPorous organic cages (POCs) have emerged as promising porous materials for a wide range of applications. However, their development is often limited by insufficient chemical stability and chal...
CO<sub>2</sub> Versus CH<sub>4</sub> Aggregation on Trifluorobenzene: Molecular Level Characterization via Rotational Spectroscopy
AbstractThe cluster growth behavior of CO2 and CH4 on an aromatic ligand has been studied through the unambiguous identification of complex structures of 1,2,3‐trifluorobenzene‐(CO2)1–4 and ‐ß(CH4)1–2...
Activity‐Based Ubiquitin Probes Capture the Sulfenylated State of Deubiquitinases
AbstractActivity‐based ubiquitin probes (Ub‐ABPs) are powerful tools for studying the functional landscape of deubiquitinases (DUBs). While most existing Ub probes have focused on examining the native...
A Transient Phenolate Enables Relaxation of <i>Z‐</i>Tetra‐<i>ortho</i>‐fluoroazobenzene to the Stable State in Seconds
AbstractTetra‐ortho‐fluoroazobenzenes (TFAs) exhibit several unique properties, including a large separation in the n→π* absorption bands, which allows for efficient photoisomerization using green lig...