• Bi Off-Centering in Centrosymmetric BiOBr Leading to Ultrahigh Bifunctional Piezocatalytic Fuel Generation Efficiencies in Seawater 

  Banoo, M.; Samanta, K.; Sah, A.K.; Roy, R.S.; Bhakar, M.; Sanyal, D.; Porob, D.G.; Glazyrin, K.; Topwal, D.; Sheet, G.; Ghosh, D.; Gautam, U.K. (Advanced Functional Materials. 34(49); 2024; ArticleID_2411464.)

  Piezocatalytic water-splitting to simultaneously produce H sub(2) and H sub(2)O sub(2) has many potential advantages. However, the necessity to utilize materials having polar structures limits the choice of piezocatalysts. ...
• Phase Transitions in a Vanthoffite-Type Compound, Na sub(6)Zn(SO sub(4)) sub(4): Insights from In Situ PXRD and Raman Spectroscopy 

  Dutta, A.; Swain, D.; Porob, D.G.; Sunil, J.; Narayana, C.; Guru-Row, T.N. (Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(49); 2024; 10587-10597.)

  The study of phase transitions in minerals or synthetic compounds analogous to mineral structures is of fundamental interest in different scientific disciplines, with applications ranging from understanding the Earth's ...
• Can selenenyl sulfides be a substrate of glutathione reductase enzyme? A theoretical insight 

  Chari, V.R.; Behera, R.N. (RSC Advances. 14(51); 2024; 37797-37802.)

  Glutathione reductase (GR) catalyzes the reduction of glutathione disulfide (GSSG) to glutathione. As selenium is a congener of sulfur, the possibility of reducing selenenyl sulfide (RSeSG) at the catalytic site of GR has ...
• Ruthenium-catalyzed synthesis of novel phenoxy(phenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles: Spectral characterization and DFT studies 

  Goankar, R.; Singh, K.S.; Vadivel, E.; Dhuri, S.N.; Thakur, N. (Journal of Molecular Structure. 1324; 2025; ArticleID_140834.)

  The synthesis of a series of novel phenoxy(phenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles by oxidative cyclization of phenoxybenzaldehyde and diamine in the presence of ruthenium(II)-catalysts is described. The transformation using a ...
• Cold plasma techniques for sustainable material synthesis and climate change mitigation: A review 

  Joshi, N.; Sivachandiran, L. (Catalysts. 14(11); 2024; ArticleID_802.)

  In recent years, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) has increased significantly, contributing to global warming. Among these GHGs, CH sub(4), CO sub(2), and CO are particularly potent contributors. Remediation techniques ...
• Low temperature NO and CO conversion with a mechanistic approach on Ru-Composed Cerium Oxide 

  Kerkar, R.D.; Salker, A.V. (Langmuir. 40(30); 2024; 15721-15730.)

  Catalytic reduction of NO with CO at a lower temperature is an extremely challenging task, thus requiring conceivable surfaces to overcome such issues. Ru-substituted CeO sub(2) catalysts prepared via the solution combustion ...
• Bis(4-aminopyridinium) and bis(2-amino-6-methylpyridinium) cations stabilised by [MS sub(4)] sup(2-) anions: Synthesis, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analysis and sulfur transfer reactions 

  D'Souza, M.; Harmalkar, N.N.; Chari, V.R.; Vernekar, B.K.; Dhuri, S.N. (Polyhedron. 265; 2024; ArticleID_117272.)

  Four new organic ammonium tetrasulfidometallates: (4-aminopyridinium)2[MoS sub(4)].H sub(2)O 1, (4-aminopyridinium)2[WS sub(4)].H sub(2)O 2, (2-amino-6-methylpyridinium) sub(2)[MoS sub(4)] 3, and (2-amino-6-methylpyridinium) ...
• Comments on recently published papers reporting on the growth of bulk crystals based on aromatic amines or optically active forms of ascorbic acid 

  Srinivasan, B.R.; Dhavskar, K.T.; Narvekar, K.U. (Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 35; 2024; ArticleID_1913.)

  In this study, we comment on recently published papers in the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, reporting on the growth of bulk crystals. Prolonged exposure to air during the slow evaporation solution ...
• Porphyrin-based carbon dots as fluorescence probe for sensing of Fe sup(3+) ion and S sup(2-) anion in aqueous solution 

  Khobrekar, P.P.; Gawade, V.K.; Jadhav, R.W.; Bugde, S.T.; Bhosale, S.V. (Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. NYP; 2024; NYP.)

  In this work, a facile bottom-up approach was employed to synthesize the porphyrin-citric acid-derived fluorescent carbon dots (Por-CA-CDs) using a single-step hydrothermal method. As-prepared Por-CA-CDs were well characterized ...
• 9-Fluorenone Catalyzed visible light oxidation of hydrazides: An efficient route for the synthesis of N,N'-diacylhydrazines derivatives 

  Khobrekar, P.P.; Chari, V.R.; Bugde, S.T. (ChemistrySelect. 9(32); 2024; ArticleID_e202401316.)

  A visible light-mediated oxidative coupling of hydrazides into corresponding N,N'- diacylhydrazines using a commercially available and low-cost metal-free photocatalyst was reported. The versatility of the reaction has ...

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