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Selective methane oxidation by molecular iron catalysts in aqueous medium
Using natural gas as chemical feedstock requires efficient oxidation of the constituent alkanes—and primarily methane1,2. The current industrial process uses steam reforming at high temperatures and pressures3,4 ...
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Open AccessManipulating electron redistribution to achieve electronic pyroelectricity in molecular [FeCo] crystals
Pyroelectricity plays a crucial role in modern sensors and energy conversion devices. However, obtaining materials with large and nearly constant pyroelectric coefficients over a wide temperature range for pra...
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Open AccessMacroscopic Polarization Change via Electron Transfer in a Valence Tautomeric Cobalt Complex
Polarization change induced by directional electron transfer attracts considerable attention owing to its fast switching rate and potential light control. Here, we investigate electronic pyroelectricity in the...
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Theoretical Study of the Direct Conversion of Methane by First-Row Transition-Metal Oxide Cations in the Gas Phase
The direct conversion of methane to methanol is a thermodynamically favorable process compared with the available commercial process that uses synthesis gas. This chapter reviews quantum chemical approaches, e...
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Open AccessTemperature dependence of spherical electron transfer in a nanosized [Fe14] complex
The study of transition metal clusters exhibiting fast electron hop** or delocalization remains challenging, because intermetallic communications mediated through bridging ligands are normally weak. Herein, ...
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Open AccessGiant anisotropic thermal expansion actuated by thermodynamically assisted reorientation of imidazoliums in a single crystal
Materials demonstrating unusual large positive and negative thermal expansion are fascinating for their potential applications as high-precision microscale actuators and thermal expansion compensators for norm...
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Open AccessCupric-superoxide complex that induces a catalytic aldol reaction-type C–C bond formation
Much recent attention has been focused on the structure and reactivity of transition-metal superoxide complexes, among which mononuclear copper(II)-superoxide complexes are recognized as key reactive intermedi...
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Open AccessSuperior thermoelasticity and shape-memory nanopores in a porous supramolecular organic framework
Flexible porous materials generally switch their structures in response to guest removal or incorporation. However, the design of porous materials with empty shape-switchable pores remains a formidable challen...
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Open AccessAssembling an alkyl rotor to access abrupt and reversible crystalline deformation of a cobalt(II) complex
Harnessing molecular motion to reversibly control macroscopic properties, such as shape and size, is a fascinating and challenging subject in materials science. Here we design a crystalline cobalt(II) complex ...
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Open AccessA ferromagnetically coupled Fe42 cyanide-bridged nanocage
Self-assembly of artificial nanoscale units into superstructures is a prevalent topic in science. In biomimicry, scientists attempt to develop artificial self-assembled nanoarchitectures. However, despite exte...
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Molecular motor-driven abrupt anisotropic shape change in a single crystal of a Ni complex
Many molecular machines with controllable molecular-scale motors have been developed. However, transmitting molecular movement to the macroscopic scale remains a formidable challenge. Here we report a single c...
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A light-induced spin crossover actuated single-chain magnet
Both spin-crossover complexes and molecular nanomagnets display bistable magnetic states, potentially behaving as elementary binary units for information storage. It is a challenge to introduce spin-crossover ...
