The classification of spatially confined reactions and their electrochemical applications of molybdenum nanocomposites (MoO₃, MoS₂, MoC_x, MoC_xN_y, and MoP) are summarised and discussed.

Although the host–guest chemistry of cucurbit[n]urils continues to flourish, that of the related cyclopentanocucurbit[6]uril (CyP₆Q[6]) is at an embryonic stage. We are interested in the ability of CyP₆Q[6] to include viologens, CyP₆Q[6] shows many interesting and different properties, compared with other cucurbit[n]urils (Q[n]s) and their derivatives.

The self-activation of various tolanophanes by HgCl₂ was investigated based on the tosylation of hosts. The results revealed that the rate acceleration of the tosylation of hosts is different and depends on the size of the cavity. The experimental data was supported by UV-vis spectroscopy titration and theoretical calculations

Due to the side effects of current chemotherapeutic agents, scientists have begun to consider the use of metal-flavonoid complexes in cancer treatment. Our magnesium(II)-chrysin complex behaves more as a cytotoxic agent than the free ligand on the A549 cell line and its antimetastatic effect is pronounced. Also, the compound displays no acute toxicity (Artemia salina test) and no mutagenic effect (Ames test).

AEC surfactants have excellent properties, but they also have many shortcomings in their synthesis. We synthesised an AECE-Na surfactant similar in structure to AEC in a green and efficient method, and explored its compounding properties. This research will contribute to the development of polyfunctional surfactants and the surfactant formulation industry.

A new maleic acid cholesteryl monoester–citric acid trimester containing three cholesterol units was synthesised, providing a novel route for the synthesis of liquid crystalline materials. The compound displayed good liquid crystalline behaviours and certain thermal stability. The presence of hydrogen bonds and the increased number of cholesterol units play an important role in the formation and stability of the mesophase.

Three luminescent mononuclear Cu^I complexes with functionalized 6-cyano-2,2′-bipyridine chelating ligands have been successfully prepared and characterised. It is shown that the introduction of two methyl groups at the 4,4’-positions of the 6-cyano-2,2′-bipyridine leads to a blue shift of the emission and is favourable for markedly enhancing the luminescence properties.

Three new isostructural lanthanide(III) complexes were synthesised and their luminescence and SMM behaviour were investigated.

A facile metal-free intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction on a stereo-defined prebuilt β-lactam template for the synthesis of tricyclic oxazepane triazole β-lactam scaffolds has been achieved. The resulting unique tricyclic skeleton is presumably difficult to achieve by other existing methods. This synthetic protocol is circumvents the dominance of the copper-catalyzed click reaction.

This paper describes the synthesis of green and yellow CdTe QD–dendronised polymer nanocomposites in situ using a partially thiolated dendronised polymer as capping agent and stabiliser.