The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa hold significant promise for the development of carbohydrate-based vaccines. Two hexasaccharides featuring distinct sequences of O-antigen from Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O17 have been successfully synthesized using a chemoselective one-pot assembly strategy and a conventional step-wise approach, respectively. This work presents an efficient method for synthesizing O-antigen oligosaccharides, establishing a foundation for the exploration of glycoconjugate vaccines. More details are discussed in the article by Yin et al. on pages 743—749.

Enhanced H₂ dissociation and H spillover facilitates the in situ generation of Fe⁰ at the Cu/Fe₃O₄ catalyst interfaces, which promotes C₂–C₃ production through a photothermal CO hydrogenation pathway powered by solar energy. More details are discussed in the article by Zhong et al. on pages 791—797.

Herein, we present the first chemical synthesis of two hexasaccharides derived from the O17 O-antigen of P. aeruginosa, which possess distinct sequences. This was accomplished using a chemoselective one-pot [2+2+2] assembly strategy and a common step-wise [2+2+2] synthesis, respectively.

The synthesis of chiral titanium oxo clusters (TOCs) is highly sought-after but remains challenging due to synthetic difficulties and the limited availability of chiral ligands. Herein, we report the isolation of two pairs of enantiomeric TOCs, R/S-Ti3 and R/S-Ti4, through an in situ ligand transformation strategy.

Marine oil spills pose a severe threat to both the ecological environment and economic development. In this study, inspired by the lotus effect and poikilotherm which utilize the solar energy for thermoregulation, we proposed a solar energy-assisted hydrophobic and oleophilic island nonwoven fabric sorbent (PPy/PDMS@NF) for the efficient sorption of high-viscosity crude oil, providing a highly feasible solution for the recovery of oil spills.

The electrochemical conversion of N-sulfinylamines to sulfonimidoyl fluorides features the ready availability of starting materials, mild reaction conditions, obviating metal catalysts and chemical oxidants, and good functional group tolerance.

Inspired by dynamic mussel adhesion, we developed a class of injectable, self-healing hydrogels via metal coordination based on histidine-modified hyaluronic acid. The addition of Zn²⁺ ions enable to fabricate a pH-sensitive network with not only typical dynamic properties like self-healing and injectable capacities but also antibacterial and immunoregulatory effects, showing potential for treating infectious and chronic inflammatory wounds.

Stereoselective synthesis of 2-deoxy-glycosides has been achieved through the SMGDS strategy with p-methoxyphenyl 2-O-(o-alkynyl)benzoyl thioglycosides as donors. Mechanistic investigations elucidated hyperconjugation-stabilized oxocarbenium ion as the real operative intermediate, responsible for high 1,2-trans-stereoselectivity in the SMG step through the synergistic influence of thermodynamic, steric, as well as electronstatic effects.

We have created a robust Cu/Fe₃O₄/Mo₂CT_x catalyst featuring abundant active Fe⁰ in Fe₅C₂ active sites, which were in situ generated by H-spillover from Cu, leading to a significant enhancement in the C₂—C₃ production via photothermal CO hydrogenation.

We present an eco-friendly method for synthesizing iminofuranones using visible light and 2-bromoanthraquinone as a photocatalyst, with oxygen as the oxidant. Using a DMF and CHCl₃ mixed solvent system under ambient conditions, we achieve diastereoselective conversions of 2-vinyl benzamides and alkenyl amides into functionalized iminoisobenzofuranones, enabling late-stage modifications of complex bioactive substrates.

This work reports a “m+n” grafting-onto strategy combined with the CuAAC reaction with reaction-enhanced reactivity of intermediates mechanism for the ultrafast and efficient synthesis of dendronized polymers (DenPols) G_m+n by attaching n-generation dendrons (G_n) onto the m-generation DenPols G_m.

Construction of surface and space charge synergistically enhanced 3D composite membrane to improve the selectivity, net ionic fluxes, and output performance in osmotic energy conversion.

This review provides an overview of the storage failure mechanisms and modification strategies for Ni-rich cathode materials, focusing on polycrystalline (PC-NCM) to single-crystal (SC-NCM) forms.

This review provides an overview of the current state of research on artificial cilia, and mainly introduces their actuation types, fabrication methods and practical applications.

A space charge improved composite membrane for osmotic energy conversion is constructed by inserting sulfonated hydrogels into a 3D porous membrane. The synergistic enhancement of the spatial and surface charges significantly improved the electrostatic interactions between the ions and the ion channels, leading to the enhancement of selectivity, net ionic fluxes, and output performance. More details are discussed in the article by Zhu et al. on pages 814—822.