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Account/Review for Life Chemistry Open AccessKeywords: SARS-CoV-2 | Mutation | ACE2Molecular-Level Anatomy of SARS-CoV-2 for the Battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Makoto KomiyamaBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1478-1490 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210030

Keywords: Hydrogen bond | Sulfate | Solvation structureMolecular Dynamics Analysis of Stabilities of Transitional Hydrogen Bonds in Sulfate Aqueous Solution

Jolanta Nieszporek, Tomasz Pańczyk, and Krzysztof Nieszporek*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1491-1498 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210021

Keywords: Microporous materials | Gas adsorption | In-situ X-ray diffraction

Elucidation of Nitrogen Adsorption Behavior of AlMepO-α by In-Situ Powder X-ray Diffraction Study

Kazuyuki Maeda,* Hiroaki Minta, Atsushi Kondo, and Shogo KawaguchiBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1499-1501 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210034

Selected Paper Keywords: Self-assembly | Liquid-liquid interface |

Macaroni fullerene crystalsMacaroni Fullerene Crystals-Derived Mesoporous Carbon Tubes as a High Rate Performance Supercapacitor Electrode Material

Subrata Maji, Rekha Goswami Shrestha, Jaewoo Lee, Sang A Han, Jonathan P. Hill, Jung Ho Kim,* Katsuhiko Ariga,* and Lok Kumar Shrestha*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1502-1509 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210059

Selected Paper Keywords: Hydrogenation | Carboxylic acids | Ru complexesDevelopment of Effective Bidentate Diphosphine Ligands of Ruthenium Catalysts toward Practical Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids

Shota Yoshioka, Ke Wen, and Susumu Saito*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1510-1524 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210023

Account/Review for Masterpiece Materials with Functional Excellence

Open AccessKeywords: Supramolecular chemistry |

Electrochemical thermal conversion | Molecular machineSupramolecular Thermocells Based on Thermo-Responsiveness of Host–Guest Chemistry

Hongyao Zhou, Teppei Yamada,* and Nobuo KimizukaBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1525-1546 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210061

BCSJ Award Article Open AccessKeywords: Acylboron compounds | Boron-containing heterocycles |

PhotoluminescenceSynthesis and Optical Properties of C,N-Swapped Boranils Derived from Potassium Acyltrifluoroborates

Satsuki Matsuura, Jumpei Taguchi, Tomohiro Seki, and Hajime Ito*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1547-1552 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210024

Keywords: Machine learning | Interpretable artificial intelligence | Sensors classification model

Machine Learning Used to Create a Multidimensional Calibration Space for Sensing and Biosensing Data

Mário Popolin Neto, Andrey Coatrini Soares, Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr.,* and Fernando V. PaulovichBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1553-1562 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20200359

Selected Paper Keywords: Fracture of polymer-metal joint |

Molecular dynamics simulation | Void in polymerMolecular Dynamics Simulation of Fracture at a Polymer and Metal Oxide Joining Interface

Tomoyuki Kinjo,* Hiroaki Yoneyama, and Kazuhiko UmemotoBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1563-1570 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20200387

Keywords: Coordination polymers | Structural change | Thermal property

Metal(II) Ion Dependence of the Structures and Properties of Square-Grid Coordination Polymers of Tetrabromobenzenedicarboxylate and Pyrazine as Bridging Ligands

Hitoshi Kumagai,* Norihiko Setoyama, Satoshi Kawata, and Yoshiyuki SakamotoBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1571-1578 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210042

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Award Accounts Open AccessKeywords: Sumanene | Triazasumanene | π-FigurationThe Dawn of Sumanene Chemistry: My Personal History with π-Figuration

Hidehiro SakuraiBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1579-1587 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210046

Open AccessKeywords: Liquid crystal | Self-assembly | PeptideSelf-Assembly of Peptide-Containing Mesogens: Thermotropic Liquid-Crystalline Properties and Macroscopic Alignment of Amphiphilic Bioconjugates

Hiroki Eimura, Anna Niwa, Junya Uchida, and Takashi Kato*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1588-1593 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210051

Open AccessKeywords: Pyridinium salt | Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) |

Lithium-excess layered positive electrodeNovel Use of a Pyridinium Salt to Form a Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) on High Voltage Lithium-Excess Layered Positive Active Material

Ryo Shomura, Keita Sakakibara, Shoko Marukane, Kimiyo Nakamichi, Takashi Morinaga, Yoshinobu Tsujii, and Takaya Sato*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1594-1601 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20200329

Article for Masterpiece Materials with Functional Excellence

Open AccessKeywords: Hollow nanoparticle | Double shell | Mesoporous materialPreparation of Colloidal Monodisperse Hollow Organosiloxane-Based Nanoparticles with a Double Mesoporous Shell

Tenkai Watanabe, Eisuke Yamamoto, Hiroaki Wada, Atsushi Shimojima,* and Kazuyuki Kuroda*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1602-1608 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210022

Keywords: Hybrid materials | Adsorption | BTXA Facile Synthesis of Highly Porous Silica Aerogel Hybrid Materials for BTX Adsorption

Prabhu Azhagapillai,* Ahmed Al Shoaibi, and C. SrinivasakannanBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1609-1615 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20200405

Keywords: Cu-Ag core-shell nanoparticles | Tri-n-octylphosphine oxide | Room-temperature sintering

Room-Temperature Coalescence of Tri-n-Octylphosphine-Oxide-Capped Cu-Ag Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Effect of Sintering Agent and/or Reducing Agent

Soichiro Okada, Yoshio Nakahara,* Mitsuru Watanabe, Toshiyuki Tamai, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, and Setsuko YajimaBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1616-1624 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210011

Keywords: Mesoporous silica nanoparticles | Closed pores | Hydrothermal treatment

Formation of Closed Pores in Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Treatment

Eisuke Yamamoto,* Lulu Cheng, Tenkai Watanabe, Seiya Mori, Atsushi Shimojima, Hiroaki Wada, and Kazuyuki Kuroda*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1625-1630 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210025

Keywords: Palladium | Boehmite | Monolith catalystPd-AlOOH/Al Honeycomb Monolith Catalysts Obtained from Pd(II) Complex Precursor with Different Ligands by a Facile One-Step Method

Fangfang Liu, Hongmian Wang, Zhentan Dai, Jiahao Wu, Yongshen Dou, Sanmao Liu, and Yongfeng Li*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1631-1636 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210075

Keywords: ICP-MS | Carbon enhancement | Isotopic labelingStudy on the Formation Process of Oxide Ion and the Influence of Carbon Matrix in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Using 18O-Labeled Arsenous Acid

Tomoko Ariga,* Yanbei Zhu,* and Kazumi InagakiBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1637-1644 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210047

Selected Paper Keywords: Capacitive deionization | Nitrogenization |

Biomass-derived carbon microtubesNitrogenization of Biomass-Derived Porous Carbon Microtubes Promotes Capacitive Deionization Performance

Xinran Sheng, Xingtao Xu,* Yue Wu, Xiaojie Zhang,* Peng Lin, Kamel Eid, Aboubakr M. Abdullah, Zhengtong Li, Tao Yang,* Ashok Kumar Nanjundan, and Yusuke YamauchiBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, No. 5, pp. 1645-1650 doi:10.1246/bcsj.20210029

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Editor’s Choice Open AccessKeywords: Octaaryltetrabenzoporphyrin | C4h-symmetry |

Regioselective cyclotetramerizationSynthesis of C4h Symmetrical Octa(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)tetrabenzoporphyrins

Kota Muramatsu, Tetsuo Okujima,* Shigeki Mori, Masayoshi Takase, and Hidemitsu Uno*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 841-843 doi:10.1246/cl.210045

Keywords: Triboelectric nanogenerator | Stearic acid | Self-powered anticorrosion system

Stearic Acid Reinforced Triboelectric Nanogenerator with High Output Performance and Anti-wear Characteristics for Self-powered Anticorrosion System

Haojun Zhang, Yongliang Guo, Haidong Xu, Gengrui Zhao, and Baoping Yang*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 844-848 doi:10.1246/cl.210019

Open AccessKeywords: Electronic-structure informatics | Machine learning |

Antibacterial activityRegression Modeling and Virtual Screening of Natural Products Exhibiting Antibacterial Activity. An Application of Electronic-structure Informatics Descriptors

Toshihiro Ideo, Kazuki Yoshida, and Manabu Sugimoto*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 849-852 doi:10.1246/cl.200966

Keywords: Nickel | Carbon dioxide | Propargylic alcoholNi-catalyzed Direct Carboxylation of Propargylic Alcohols with Carbon Dioxide

Tatsuya Yamahira, Gen Onodera, Tsutomu Fukuda, and Masanari Kimura*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 853-855 doi:10.1246/cl.210008

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Ceria catalysis | Surface oxygen vacancy |

Reaction mechanismCritical Roles of Surface Oxygen Vacancy in Heterogeneous Catalysis over Ceria-based Materials: A Selected Review

Ching-Hsiu Chung, Fang-Yi Tu, Te-An Chiu, Tung-Ta Wu, and Wen-Yueh Yu*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 856-865 doi:10.1246/cl.200845

Keywords: Silene | Bromine | SubstitutionAn Isolable Bromosilene: Synthesis, Structure, and Substitution Reactions

Shunya Honda, Yushi Kato, Shintaro Ishida,* and Takeaki Iwamoto*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 866-869 doi:10.1246/cl.200968

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Fluorescent probe | Organelle localization |

Multicolor imagingSmall Molecule-based Alkaline-earth Metal Ion Fluorescent Probes for Imaging Intracellular and Intercellular Multiple Signals

Yuki Hiruta,* Yutaka Shindo, Kotaro Oka, and Daniel CitterioChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 870-887 doi:10.1246/cl.200917

Keywords: Cl-poisoning | CO oxidation | Water vaporWater Vapor Reduces the Effect of Cl-Poisoning on CO Oxidation over Pt/CeO2 Heterogeneous Catalysts

Yuki Uchiyama, Junji Hyodo, and Yoshihiro Yamazaki*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 888-891 doi:10.1246/cl.200835

Keywords: Field-effect transistor | Cortisol aptamer | Guanine-quadruplex

Potassium-regulated Immobilization of Cortisol Aptamer for Field-effect Transistor Biosensor to Detect Changes in Charge Distribution with Aptamer Transformation

Shigeki Kuroiwa,* Hiroki Hayashi, Ryo Toyama, Naoto Kaneko, Katsunori Horii, Keishi Ohashi, Toshiyuki Momma, and Tetsuya OsakaChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 892-895 doi:10.1246/cl.200876

Keywords: Montmorillonite | Vibrational circular dichroism | Cu metal complex

Solid-state Vibrational Circular Dichroism as Applied for Heterogenous Asymmetric Catalysis: Copper(II) Complexes Immobilized in Montmorillonite

Hisako Sato,* Kazuyoshi Takimoto, Jun Yoshida, Yutaka Watanabe, and Akihiko YamagishiChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 896-898 doi:10.1246/cl.200937

Keywords: Proton-conducting oxides | Chemical expansion upon hydration | Non-linear behavior

Non-linear Behavior for Chemical Expansion in Yttrium-doped Barium Zirconate upon Hydration

Kenta Hoshino, Junji Hyodo, and Yoshihiro Yamazaki*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 899-902 doi:10.1246/cl.200942

Keywords: Bispyrenyl derivative | Nitrophenols | ChemosensorAmphiphilic Bispyrenyl Derivative with Branched Oligo(ethylene glycol) Chains: Detection and Extraction of Nitrophenols

Kazuki Ito and Kazuaki Ito*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 903-907 doi:10.1246/cl.200930

Keywords: Porphyrin | Luminescence | ZincRing Closure Reaction of 19-Substituted Bilinones to 5-Oxaporphyrin Metal Complexes Induced by Zn2+ and Cu2+ ̶Application to Turn-on Red Fluorogenic Probes for Zinc Ions̶Kazuhisa Kakeya, Hiroyuki Fukagawa, Akihiro Teraoka, and Tadashi Mizutani*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 908-911 doi:10.1246/cl.200921

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Open AccessKeywords: Photoalignment | Liquid crystalline polymer | Schiff basePhotoinduced Molecular Reorientation of a Liquid Crystalline Polymer with a High Birefringence

Toshiki Nishizono, Mizuho Kondo, and Nobuhiro Kawatsuki*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 912-915 doi:10.1246/cl.200955

Keywords: Inorganic luminophore | Magnetic circularly polarized luminescence | Europium

Ambidextrous Solid-state Magnetic Circularly Polarized Luminescence (MCPL) from Red-Green-Blue Inorganic Luminophores without Molecular Chirality

Takahiro Kimoto, Yuki Mimura, Michiya Fujiki, and Yoshitane Imai*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 916-919 doi:10.1246/cl.200904

Keywords: Anionic polymerization | Polymerization-induced self-assembly | Hairy particle

Hairy Particles Synthesized by Living Anionic Polymerization-induced Self-assembly and Evaluation of Their Nanostructure

Toshiki Terao, Hibiki Shiraishi, Mikito Yamazaki, Teruaki Hayakawa, Noboru Ohta, Syuji Fujii,* Yoshinobu Nakamura, and Tomoyasu Hirai*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 920-923 doi:10.1246/cl.200957

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Artemisinin | Structural diversification | MalariaSynthesis and Structural Diversification of Artemisinins towards the Generation of Potent Anti-malarial Agents

Hiroki OguriChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 924-937 doi:10.1246/cl.200920

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review

Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Open AccessKeywords: Organic light-emitting diodes |

Thermally-activated delayed fluorescence | Intersystem crossing

Thermally-activated Delayed Fluorescence for Light-emitting Devices

Hajime Nakanotani,* Youichi Tsuchiya, and Chihaya Adachi*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 938-948 doi:10.1246/cl.200915

Open AccessKeywords: DNA aptamer | Porphyrin | Capillary electrophoresisFluorescence Quenching by Complex of a DNA Aptamer and Porphyrin for Sensitive Detection of Porphyrins by Capillary Electrophoresis

Mari Onodera,* Kenji Sueyoshi, and Mitsuo Umetsu*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 949-952 doi:10.1246/cl.200729

Keywords: Hybrid-sensitizer | Nano-Ag2Bi3I11 | Solar cellNanoscale Silver Iodobismuthate Photosensitizer and Its Hybridization with Molecular Dye for Mesoporous TiO2 Film-based Solid-state Sensitized Solar Cells

Seul-Yi Lee, So-Min Yoo, and Hyo Joong Lee*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 953-955 doi:10.1246/cl.200929

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy |

Intermolecular interaction | Solution chemistrySoft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for Observing Element-specific Intermolecular Interaction in Solution Chemistry

Masanari Nagasaka* and Nobuhiro KosugiChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 956-964 doi:10.1246/cl.200938

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Strong-field laser-molecule interaction |

Photodissociation | Vibrational wave packetsStudies of Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics by Femtosecond Extreme Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopy

Zhi-Heng LohChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 965-973 doi:10.1246/cl.200940

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Bioinorganic platform | Surface functionalization |

Hybrid bilayer membraneBioinorganic Platforms for Sensing, Biomimicry, and Energy Catalysis

Fung Man Ngo and Edmund C. M. Tse*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 974-986 doi:10.1246/cl.200875

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Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Chemosensor array | Paper | Off-the-shelf materialIndicator Displacement Assay-based Chemosensor Arrays for Saccharides using Off-the-shelf Materials toward Simultaneous On-site Detection on Paper

Yui Sasaki, Xiaojun Lyu, Qi Zhou, and Tsuyoshi Minami*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 987-995 doi:10.1246/cl.200962

Keywords: Lithium tetrafluoroborate | Sulfolane | Dual-ion batteryTetrafluoroborate Anion Intercalation into Graphite Electrode from Sulfolane

Yunju Wang, Yuhao Huang, and Hongyu Wang*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 996-998 doi:10.1246/cl.210014

Keywords: Photosynthesis | Self-assembly | BiomimicrySupramolecular Nanofibers Constructed by Hydrogen Bonding of Chlorophyll Dimer

Shogo Matsubara* and Hitoshi Tamiaki*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 999-1001 doi:10.1246/cl.210026

Keywords: Asymmetric propargylic amination | Nickel catalysis | Anilines

Nickel-catalyzed Asymmetric Propargylic Amination of Propargylic Carbonates with Aniline Derivatives

Hiroaki Tsuji,* Yuka Shimizu, Yusuke Miyazaki, and Motoi Kawatsura*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1002-1005 doi:10.1246/cl.210029

Keywords: Alkylation | Alkyl formates | Radical mechanismAlkylation of Heteroaryl Chlorides through Homolytic Aromatic Substitution by Alkyl Radicals Derived from Alkyl Formates

Yuko Ikeda, Tomoya Mandai, Kyohei Yonekura, and Eiji Shirakawa*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1006-1010 doi:10.1246/cl.210015

Open AccessKeywords: Drying solution | Phase segregation | CrackingTransitions among Cracking, Peeling and Homogenization on Drying of an Aqueous Solution Containing Glucose and Starch

Hikari Baba, Risa Yoshioka, Satoshi Takatori,* Yohei Oe, and Kenichi Yoshikawa*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1011-1014 doi:10.1246/cl.210009

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation |

Two-dimensional polymer | Topochemical reactionsSingle-crystal-to-single-crystal Transformations for the Preparation of Small Molecules, 1D and 2D Polymers Single Crystals

Fan Hu, Xinwen Bi, Xinsheng Chen, Qingyan Pan,* and Yingjie Zhao*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1015-1029 doi:10.1246/cl.200931

Keywords: Decarboxylation | Dehydration | PhotocatalysisDehydrative/Decarboxylative Coupling of Carboxylic Acids with Allylic Alcohols

Yusuke Masuda, Misato Ito, and Masahiro Murakami*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1030-1033 doi:10.1246/cl.210036

Open AccessKeywords: Polyion complexes | Vesicles | Smart nanocapsulesInducible Dynamic Behavior of Polyion Complex Vesicles by Disrupting Charge Balance

Yiwei Liu, Tomoki Maruyama, Biplab KC, Takeshi Mori, Yoshiki Katayama, and Akihiro Kishimura*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1034-1037 doi:10.1246/cl.210037

Editor’s Choice Open AccessKeywords: Silicone | Nanoporous materials |

Hard templating methodPreparation of an Ordered Nanoporous Silicone-based Material Using Silica Colloidal Crystals as a Hard Template

Naho Muramoto, Takamichi Matsuno, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, and Atsushi Shimojima*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1038-1040 doi:10.1246/cl.210046

Keywords: Lithium-ion battery | Silicon electrode | Ionic-liquid electrolyte

Lithiation and Delithiation Properties of Si-based Electrodes Pre-coated with a Surface Film Derived from an Ionic-liquid Electrolyte

Yasuhiro Domi, Hiroyuki Usui, Yoshiko Shindo, Akihiro Ando, and Hiroki Sakaguchi*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1041-1044 doi:10.1246/cl.210024

Keywords: ZnO nanobelt | High-index facet | Photoelectrical properties

Photoelectrical Properties of High-index Facets ZnO Nanobelts

Li Sun, Dongchen Tan, Yongchen Liu, and Chengming Jiang*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1045-1048 doi:10.1246/cl.210030

Keywords: Pyridinophane | Nickel catalysts | C–H OxidationCationic Nickel(II) Pyridinophane Complexes: Synthesis, Structures and Catalytic Activities for C–H Oxidation

Tsubasa Nishimura, Yuki Ando, Hiroshi Shinokubo, and Yoshihiro Miyake*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1049-1052 doi:10.1246/cl.210074

Keywords: Metal–organic framework | Thiolate | AdsorptionThiolate-based One-dimensional Flexible Pb–MOFs Exhibiting a Large Sorption Hysteresis Phenomenon

Yoshinobu Kamakura, Ryo Hamano, Yuiga Nakamura, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, and Daisuke Tanaka*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1053-1056 doi:10.1246/cl.210054

Keywords: Li-ion battery | Iron fluoride | AP-DFT/plane-waveSpin Contamination Errors in DFT+U/Plane-wave Calculations for LixFeF3 Systems (x = 0–1)

Kohei Tada,* Masahiro Mori, and Shingo Tanaka*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1057-1061 doi:10.1246/cl.210040

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Keywords: Nickel catalysis | Hydroboration | In situ generated 1,3-dienes

Nickel-catalyzed Markovnikov 1,2-Hydroboration of In Situ Generated 1,3-Dienes Using a Secondary Homoallylic Carbonate as the 1,3-Diene and Hydride Source

Hiroaki Tsuji,* Takashi Hamaguchi, and Motoi Kawatsura*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1062-1065 doi:10.1246/cl.210051

Keywords: Fine bubble | Gas-liquid reaction | EpoxidationAcceleration of Mukaiyama Epoxidation Using O2 Fine Bubbles

Harunori Fujita,* Hidenori Yoshimatsu, Chinatsu Miki, Tomohiko Shirai, Takashi Hata, and Masaoki SakamotoChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1066-1070 doi:10.1246/cl.200958

Keywords: Aqueous Li-ion batteries | LiNiO2 | Saturated LiNO3 electrolyte

Influence of Concentrations of LiNO3 Aqueous Electrolytes on Initial Electrochemical Properties of LiNiO2 Electrodes

Changhee Lee, Yuko Yokoyama, Yasuyuki Kondo, Yuto Miyahara, Kohei Miyazaki,* and Takeshi AbeChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1071-1074 doi:10.1246/cl.200960

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: X-ray absorption spectroscopy |

X-ray emission spectroscopy | High energy resolution fluorescence detection

Recent Applications of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Combination with High Energy Resolution Fluorescence Detection

Hiroyuki Asakura* and Tsunehiro TanakaChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1075-1085 doi:10.1246/cl.200848

Keywords: Tar components | Low temperature gasification | Aromatic hydrocarbons

Analysis of Tar Components Generated by Steam Gasification of Lignite at Low Temperature in a Fluidized Bed Gasifier

Takahiro Murakami* and Hajime YasudaChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1086-1090 doi:10.1246/cl.200922

Keywords: Organogelator | Dynamic covalent bond | Imine bondFormation of Organogel In Situ Based on a Dynamic Imine Bond

Akihiko Tsuge,* Shunpei Suehara, Yuki Takemori, Masaki Nakano, and Koji ArakiChem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1091-1094 doi:10.1246/cl.210062

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: NosP | H-NOX | Nitric oxideRecent Evidence for Multifactorial Biofilm Regulation by Heme Sensor Proteins NosP and H-NOX

Jiayuan Fu, Steven Hall, and Elizabeth M. Boon*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1095-1103 doi:10.1246/cl.200945

Vol. 50 Commemorative Highlight Review Open AccessKeywords: Selenium catalysis | Alkynes | FunctionalizationSelenium-catalyzed Functionalization of Alkynes

Lihao Liao and Xiaodan Zhao*Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, No. 5, pp. 1104-1113 doi:10.1246/cl.210065