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This document is the back cover of an article titled "Green Chemistry" published on October 21, 2024. It showcases research from Professor Huang Zhang's laboratory at Harbin University of Science and Technology in China. The article discusses the prospects of using single atom catalysts (SACs) to manipulate alkaline metal anodes in batteries, specifically focusing on dendrite-free alkali metal batteries. The review highlights the efficient role of SACs in battery chemistry and material selections, aiming to achieve advanced and sustainable alkali metal batteries. The document also mentions another paper in the journal that explores the use of high-temperature water to unlock urea as a nitrogen source for imidazoles. [Extracted from the article]

GreenChemistry Cutting- edge research for a greener sustainable future rsc. li/ greenchem Volume 26 Number 20 21 October 2024 Pages 10353- 10622 ISSN 1463- 9262 PAPER Fabián A. Amaya- García, Miriam M. Unterlass et al. High- temperature water unlocks urea as nitrogen- source towards imidazoles [Extracted from the article]

Eutectic solvents are tunable for targeted applications through the functional groups in their hydrogen bond acceptor (HBA) and hydrogen bond donor (HBD) components, as well as the HBA : HBD composition ratio. This study examines the properties of choline-based eutectics containing imidazole, phenol, pyrrole-2-carbonitrile, and 1,2,4-triazole HBAs, and ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, and ethanolamine HBDs. The viscosity, conductivity, degree of hydrogen bonding, thermal stability, and solvatochromic properties are examined as a function of HBA, HBD, and the composition. These studies revealed a predominant dependence of physical properties on the HBD and determined that the strong hydrogen bonding in phenol and imidazole-based systems lead to higher viscosities and lower conductivities – critical parameters for CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion. The developed eutectic solvents were further evaluated in terms of their CO2 capture capacities and electrochemical stabilities. Solvatochromic properties were found to correlate with CO2 capacities, demonstrating the tunability of these solvents for CO2 capture. The quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) analysis demonstrated the ability to predict viscosities and CO2 capture capacities (<25% deviation) through a multi linear regression method utilizing five molecular descriptors. This work highlights the role of functionalized HBAs and HBDs in the physical, thermal, and electrochemical properties of eutectic solvents as they relate to CO2 capture and electrochemical processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of convenient and practical synthetic strategies for constructing bioactive molecules without metal residues is of great interest in organic synthesis. Herein, a metal-free, operationally simple, and scalable electrooxidation-induced three-component cross-coupling method to access 3-thio/selenophosphorylated imidazole derivatives from readily available isothiocyanates/isoselenocyanates, isocyanates, and H-phosphonates is first reported. More than 30 examples have been provided with good to moderate yields. Importantly, the readily accessible compounds could be used as pesticides (wheat anti-locust) with good biocompatibility (5d-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, IL-6 = 5.3 pg mL−1, THF-α = 79.8 pg mL−1), reiterating the importance of the developed electrochemical methodology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]