Molecules | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2025 in the “Applied Chemistry” Section
1. “Self-Supporting Sn-Based Carbon Nanofiber Anodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Jingjie Xie and Lan Xu
Molecules 2025, 30(8), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30081740
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/8/1740
2. “Surface-Engineered MoOx/CN Heterostructures Enable Long-Term SF6 Photodegradation via Suppressed Fluoridation”
by Wenhui Zhou, Boxu Dong, Ziqi Si, Yushuai Xu, Xinhua He, Ziyi Zhan, Yaru Zhang, Chaoyu Song, Zhuoqian Lv, Jiantao Zai et al.
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1481; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071481
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1481
3. “Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrocarboxylation of Olefins with CO2 and H2”
by Yang Li, Ying Wang, Longbo Zhang, Yanru Zhang, Jia Guo, Yanyan Wang, Chenglong Yu, Jun He, Zhenpeng Wang, Juanjuan Han et al.
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1599; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071599
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1599
4. “Exploring Salivary Thiocyanate as a Novel Biomarker of Physical Activity Response”
by Christoforos Chrimatopoulos, Kalliopi Papadopoulou, Theodora Tsilouli and Vasilios Sakkas
Molecules 2025, 30(11), 2476; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30112476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/11/2476
5. “Influence of Electron Transfer Mediators in the Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Aniline”
by Andrea Vavasori, Lucio Ronchin, Luca Pietrobon and Sara Bravo
Molecules 2025, 30(9), 2027; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30092027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/2027
6. “Zeolitic-Imidazole Framework (ZIF)-Derived ZnO Doped with Ag for Improved Ethanol Sensing Applications”
by Claudio Clemente, Valentina Gargiulo, Luciana Cimino, Giovanni Piero Pepe, Giovanni Ausanio, Ettore Massera and Michela Alfe
Molecules 2025, 30(12), 2611; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122611
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/12/2611
7. “Luminescent Manganese(II) Iminophosphorane Derivatives”
by Domenico Piccolo, Jesús Castro, Daniele Rosa-Gastaldo and Marco Bortoluzzi
Molecules 2025, 30(6), 1319; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30061319
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/6/1319
8. “Systemic Administration of the Phytochemical, Myricetin, Attenuates the Excitability of Rat Nociceptive Secondary Trigeminal Neurons”
by Sana Yamaguchi, Risako Chida, Syogo Utugi, Yukito Sashide and Mamoru Takeda
Molecules 2025, 30(5), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30051019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/5/1019
9. “A Comprehensive Review of the Phenolic Compounds in Dracocephalum Genus (Lamiaceae) Related to Traditional Uses of the Species and Their Biological Activities”
by Izabela Weremczuk-Jeżyna and Izabela Grzegorczyk-Karolak
Molecules 2025, 30(9), 2017; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30092017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/9/2017
10. “An Activated Glassy Carbon Electrode for Rapid, Simple, and Sensitive Voltammetric Analysis of Diclofenac in Tablets”
by Katarzyna Tyszczuk-Rotko, Aleksy Keller and Aleksandra Liwak
Molecules 2025, 30(12), 2530; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122530
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/12/2530
11. “The Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanoparticles Hybrid Layers for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing—Effect of the Nanoparticles Shape and Importance of the Graphene Oxide Defects for the Sensitivity”
by Krystian Pupel, Kacper Jędrzejewski, Sylwia Zoladek, Marcin Palys and Barbara Palys
Molecules 2025, 30(3), 533; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/3/533
12. “Gadolinium Complex with Tris-Hydroxypyridinone as an Input for New Imaging Probes: Thermodynamic Stability, Molecular Modeling and Biodistribution”
by Inês Dias, Lurdes Gano, Sílvia Chaves and M. Amélia Santos
Molecules 2025, 30(6), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30061295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/6/1295
13. “Indocyanine Green-Loaded Quenched Nanoliposomes as Activatable Theranostics for Cancer”
by Junwoo Lim, Yeojin Yoo and Yongdoo Choi
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1414; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071414
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1414
14. “A Novel BODIPY-Zn Complex as Innovative Sonosensitizer for Enhanced Sonodynamic Therapy”
by Jungmin Lee, Soeun Lee, Gihoon Jo, Eunbin Hwang, Junhyoung Lee, Jiyou Han and Hyo Sung Jung
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1587; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1587
15. “Visible-Light-Driven Co3O4/Nb2O5 Heterojunction Nanocomposites for Efficient Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Performance in Wastewater Treatment”
by Anil Pandey, Santu Shrestha, Rupesh Kandel, Narayan Gyawali, Subas Acharya, Pujan Nepal, Binod Gaire, Vince Fualo and Jae Ryang Hahn
Molecules 2025, 30(12), 2561; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/12/2561