Xiaoyan Cui and colleagues have quantitatively evaluated the aggregation of molecules and proposed a general strategy for fine-tuning the fluorogenicity of Group 14 (C, Si, Ge) rhodamines

Photothermal/ONOO–-Generating Imaging-Therapy Nanoplatform

Carbon-Nitrogen Axial Chirality as a Novel Chiral Framework Design Strategy for Circularly
Novel C-N axial chirality strategy creates efficient CPL enantiomers (S/R)-AI-2TCFC with AIE/TADF. Demonstrated in working CPEL devices, advancing chiral optoelectronic materials

Sulfur-Rich Network Polymers via Dynamic C–S Bonding
Max von Delius, Kerstin Leopold, and colleagues developed sulfur-rich network polymers that show excellent metal sorption and battery cathode performance

Acid- and Light-Driven Multifunctional Luminescent Materials: Pioneering Innovations in Information Encryption
A series of molecular photoswitches have been successfully designed and synthesized that can be actuated by visible light or acid stimuli

Electroclean Oxidation of Sugars: No Purification Needed
Green, scalable electrochemical oxidation of C6 alcohols in glycopyranosides yields uronic acids—no chromatography or complex purification needed

200th Birthday of Emil Erlenmeyer
Why is a glass vessel with a narrow neck (narrow-neck flask) or a wider neck (wide-neck flask) called an Erlenmeyer flask?

π–π Stacked Organic Luminophore with Tunable Aggregation-Induced Photophysics
Unraveling multimodal luminescence mechanisms in a single molecule with five morphologies

ChemistryEurope Update
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Bridging Traditional and Nontraditional Luminogens via Non-Aromatic Conjugation Pathways
Bridging the gap between traditional and nontraditional luminogens with strong non-aromatic through-bond conjugation and through-space conjugation

Halogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks (XOFs) Enhanced Synergistic Photothermal-Chemotherapy in Bacterial Keratitis Treatment
Shigui Chen (Wuhan University, China), Yang Cheng and Wei Liu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China), and colleagues have synthesized two halogen-bonded organic frameworks (XOFs)...