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The New Journal of Chemistry, published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, has released its latest issue containing a variety of articles and papers on chemistry-related topics. The journal aims to connect the world with the chemical sciences and features papers on bioethanol fermentation, hydrogels in energy storage and biomedical technologies, environmentally responsible production, and other subjects. The document is a list of papers published in the journal, covering topics such as metal-organic frameworks, cycloaddition reactions, photochromic films, supercapacitors, computational predictions, catalysis, nanospheres, electrochemical sensors, and quantum dots. These papers offer valuable insights and advancements in the fields of chemistry and materials science. [Extracted from the article]

The document is a contents list of the New Journal of Chemistry, published on March 14, 2024. It includes a variety of articles and papers on topics such as SARS-CoV-2 detection, synthesis of branched bottlebrushes, glycosyl sulfonation, catalytic behavior, and more. The journal, published by The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, aims to explore new directions in chemistry. The document provides a comprehensive overview of the articles included in the journal issue, which cover a wide range of topics and provide valuable research and insights in their respective fields. [Extracted from the article]

Urease may rapidly hydrolyze urea, causing a significant amount of ammonia to be released and decreasing the efficacy of urea fertilizers. However, urease inhibitors (UIs) can prevent the interaction between urease and urea, allowing crops to absorb ammonium nitrogen for an extended period of time. In this paper, by using different O-donor second auxiliary ligands, we have designed and synthesized two Cu-based coordination polymers (Cu-CPs) to operate as UIs by combining two aromatic carboxylic acids and a bis-pyridine-bis-amide ligand, which show excellent urease inhibitory activity. Cu-CP-1 has an obvious inhibitory effect on the inhibitory activity against jack bean urease, with the IC50 of 1 being 0.83 ± 0.01 μM while the IC50 value for Cu-CP-2 was 2.53 ± 0.01 μM, respectively. Furthermore, inhibitory activity against urease, kinetics, molecular docking, and comparisons of the title Cu-CPs and other complex-based materials have been comprehensively investigated. More importantly, the bridging atoms of μ2-OH and μ2-Cl play important roles in urease inhibition activity. The structure–function relationships were further discussed and indicate that Cu-CPs can be used as a kind of UI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]