Focus of the figure: This paper investigates 17 reactions involved in the combustion process of DEE, calculating harmonic and anharmonic reaction rate constants across a temperature range of 300–4000 K. The results indicate that in the majority of reactions, the disparity between the harmonic rate constants and the anharmonic rate constants widens with increasing temperature, and the anharmonic reaction rates align more closely with the experimental values. More details about this figure will be discussed by Dr. Li Yao and her co-workers on pages 374–389 in this issue.

By twisting dihedral angles in the S₀ state, we verify that the A form should be the most important part in nonpolar and moderately polar solvents, while the D structure becomes more important in polar solvents. Combined with constructed PECs and searched TS, we clarify the ultrafast ESIPT mechanism for BIBTB.

Anharmonic and tunneling effects on the reaction of DEE combustion.

In this study, we investigated the influence of using an aluminium nanoparticle-assisted seaweed-based separator (ASS) in lithium-ion batteries. Our findings demonstrate improved battery performance, with capacity retention of 80% over 600 cycles. The novel approach weighs sustainable materials, providing a possible alternative for next-generation energy storage systems. This study paves the way for more environmentally friendly and efficient battery technology.

WO₃ thin films were successfully deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates via physical vapor deposition, showing an orthorhombic structure and n-type semiconductor behavior. SEM revealed a uniform, porous morphology with a 34-nm particle size. UV and FTIR analyses confirmed strong absorbance in the UV range. The films demonstrated a 0.51% photocurrent and a hydrogen generation rate of 1743.09 mol g⁻¹ in photoelectrochemical, indicating potential for water-splitting applications.

A protocol to prepare annulated 2-acyl-2,3-dihydrofurans has been developed through Michael addition-alkylation reaction of α-bromochalcones with 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione (or cyclohexane-1,3-dione). The desired annulated 2-acyl-2,3-dihydrofurans were obtained in good to excellent isolated yields (81%–98% yields) with excellent diastereoselectivities (>19:1).

The structural diversity space of PRX1-derived CTTc peptide is expanded by using both proteinogenic and nonproteinogenic amino acids as building blocks, from which a number of potent hits are identified to have increased affinity relative to the native CTTc.