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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
8,774 Views
29 Pages

The ExoMol Atlas of Molecular Opacities

  • Jonathan Tennyson and
  • Sergei N. Yurchenko

10 May 2018

The ExoMol project is dedicated to providing molecular line lists for exoplanet and other hot atmospheres. The ExoMol procedure uses a mixture of ab initio calculations and available laboratory data. The actual line lists are generated using variatio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Atomic and Molecular Opacity Data for Astrophysics)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,985 Views
20 Pages

Empirical Line Lists in the ExoMol Database

  • Yixin Wang,
  • Jonathan Tennyson and
  • Sergei N. Yurchenko

17 February 2020

The ExoMol database aims to provide comprehensive molecular line lists for exoplanetary and other hot atmospheres. The data are expanded by inclusion of empirically derived line lists taken from the literature for a series of diatomic molecules, name...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development and Perspectives of Atomic and Molecular Databases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,803 Views
16 Pages

1 April 2023

This work discusses diatomic molecular spectroscopy of laser-induced plasma and analysis of data records, specifically signatures of cyanide, CN. Line strength data from various databases are compared for simulation of the CN, B2Σ+⟶X2&Si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,344 Views
17 Pages

14 February 2025

This study aims to investigate the structural, spectroscopic, and electronic properties of the synthetic missile fuel exo- and endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene (THDCPD, JP-10) using density functional theory (DFT). It is to understand the dominance o...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
774 Views
34 Pages

5 August 2026

Valorizing agricultural byproducts into functional ingredients is highly desirable. Herein, plant-derived nanovesicles (PDNVs) from Paris polyphylla stems/leaves (SL-EXO) exhibited potent anti-melanogenic properties, whereas root-derived PDNVs were i...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,052 Views
16 Pages

6 October 2023

Contact lens-mediated microbial keratitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae provokes corneal damage and vision loss. Recently, natural phytochemicals have become complementary medicines for corneal destruction. Herein, we...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,815 Views
13 Pages

Easy ROMP of Quinine Derivatives Toward Novel Chiral Polymers That Discriminate Mandelic Acid Enantiomers

  • Mariusz Majchrzak,
  • Karol Kacprzak,
  • Marta Piętka,
  • Jerzy Garbarek and
  • Katarzyna Taras-Goślińska

15 June 2025

A novel and general approach to the practical ROMP polymerization of cinchona alkaloid derivatives providing novel hybrid materials having quinine attached on a poly(norbornene-5,6-dicarboxyimide) matrix is presented. The concept involves an easy mod...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Chemistry)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,773 Views
21 Pages

26 January 2023

Inter- and intra-molecular proton-transfers between functional groups in nucleobases play a principal role in their interactions (pairing) in nucleic acids. Although prototropic rearrangements (intramolecular proton-transfers) for neutral pyrimidine...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,472 Views
14 Pages

11 February 2020

Our recently developed optimized potentials for liquid simulations-virtual site ionic liquid (OPLS-VSIL) force field has been shown to provide accurate bulk phase properties and local ion-ion interactions for a wide variety of imidazolium-based ionic...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,566 Views
12 Pages

Experimental Attempts at and Theoretical Study of the Thermal Generation of o-Carborane-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

  • Mei-Juan Liang,
  • Ke-Cheng Chen,
  • Zhongzheng Cui,
  • Yan-Chang Zhou and ,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Fan Qi and
  • Xu-Qiong Xiao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been widely utilized over the past three decades due to their broad applications, yet synthetic methods for their preparation remain limited. A promising approach for NHC generation involves the thermolysis of NHC...

(This article belongs to the Topic Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,476 Views
20 Pages

Investigation of Thermophysical Properties of AW-2024-T3 Bare and Clad Aluminum Alloys

  • Janusz Zmywaczyk,
  • Judyta Sienkiewicz,
  • Piotr Koniorczyk,
  • Jan Godzimirski and
  • Mateusz Zieliński

27 July 2020

In this paper, thermophysical and viscoelastic dynamic mechanical measurements (DMA) were performed for bare and clad aluminum AW-2024-T3 alloys. Specific heat, thermal diffusivity, and dynamic module (storage and loss) tests were performed in the ra...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,963 Views
20 Pages

3 August 2021

The intramolecular ionic Diels–Alder (IIDA) reactions of two dieniminiums were studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the ωB97XD/6-311G(d,p) computational level. Topological analysis of the electron localization function (ELF)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2021 Profile Papers by Chemistry' Editorial Board Members)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,521 Views
14 Pages

Betulin-3,28-diphosphate. Physico-Chemical Properties and In Vitro Biological Activity Experiments

  • Nina B. Melnikova,
  • Darina S. Malygina,
  • Irina N. Klabukova,
  • Denis V. Belov and ,
  • Viktor A. Vasin,
  • Pavel S. Petrov,
  • Alexander V. Knyazev and
  • Alexey V. Markin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Betulin-3,28-diphosphate (BDP) obtained by phosphorylation of betulin using POCl3 has two main structural forms—BDP-1 and BDP-2—which differ in ethanol solubility, melting point, FTIR spectra, thermoanalytical characteristics and biologic...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,871 Views
12 Pages

Polymerization of Isobutylene in a Rotating Packed Bed Reactor: Experimental and Modeling Studies

  • Wenhui Hou,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Yang Xiang,
  • Yingjiao Li and ,
  • Guangwen Chu,
  • Haikui Zou and
  • Baochang Sun
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 October 2021

Polymerization of isobutylene (IB) for synthesizing highly reactive polyisobutylene (HRPIB) is characterized by a complicated fast intrinsic reaction rate; therefore, the features of its products exhibit a strong dependence on mixing efficiency. To p...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,710 Views
15 Pages

3 August 2020

We define a new inversion in a cage isomerism (ic): X@C⋯Y₪icY@C⋯X, (₪ is the isomerism relation) as an isomerism in the three-component system of molecules X, Y, and a cage C, in which one of the molecules is located inside and the other outside the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Acid-Base Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,525 Views
23 Pages

Screening of Non-Conventional Yeasts on Low-Cost Carbon Sources and Valorization of Mizithra Secondary Cheese Whey for Metabolite Production

  • Gabriel Vasilakis,
  • Rezart Tefa,
  • Antonios Georgoulakis,
  • Dimitris Karayannis and ,
  • Ioannis Politis and
  • Seraphim Papanikolaou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 April 2025

The production of microbial metabolites such as (exo)polysaccharides, lipids, or mannitol through the cultivation of microorganisms on sustainable, low-cost carbon sources is of high interest within the framework of a circular economy. In the current...

(This article belongs to the Section Industry, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,558 Views
17 Pages

Insights into Chemopreventive Effects of Rosmarinic Acid Against Aflatoxin B1-Induced Genotoxic Effects

  • Veronika Furlan,
  • Matjaž Novak,
  • Martina Štampar,
  • Alja Štern and ,
  • Bojana Žegura and
  • Urban Bren
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 June 2025

In this study, the chemopreventive effects of rosmarinic acid (RA), a major phenolic acid of the plant Rosmarinus officinalis L., against the carcinogenic naturally occurring mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) were investigated using both in silico and in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Potential Health Benefits of Plant Food-Derived Bioactive Compounds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,367 Views
18 Pages

The copolymerization of ethylene‒diene conjugates (butadiene (BD), isoprene (IP) and nonconjugates (5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB), vinyl norbornene VNB, 4-vinylcyclohexene (VCH) and 1, 4-hexadiene (HD)), and terpolymerization of ethylene-propylene-...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,332 Views
17 Pages

12 December 2020

A series of exo-methylene 6-membered ring conjugated dienes, which are directly or indirectly obtained from terpenoids, such as β-phellandrene, carvone, piperitone, and verbenone, were radically polymerized. Although their radical homopolymeriza...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Polymers and Biopolymers II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,562 Views
16 Pages

Effective One-Component Organocatalysts for Eco-Friendly Production of Cyclic Carbonates

  • Enrique Francés-Poveda,
  • Marta Navarro,
  • Monserrat Beroíza-Duhart,
  • Genesys L. Mahecha and ,
  • Julio I. Urzúa,
  • María Luisa Valenzuela,
  • Felipe de la Cruz-Martínez,
  • Oscar A. Douglas-Gallardo,
  • Francisca Werlinger and
  • Javier Martínez
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

One-component or bifunctional organocatalysts are some of the most capable compounds to perform the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide (CO2) since the presence of a co-catalyst is not required. In this study, we designed,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cycloaddition Reactions at the Beginning of the Third Millennium)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,709 Views
13 Pages

20 June 2024

Homogeneous catalysis involving a transition metal agostic interaction (TM…H…C) is an attractive strategy for C–H bond activation, in which the transition metal agostic intermediates serve as the critical component. To investigate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metal Coordination Compounds: Synthesis, Electronic Structure, Properties and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
990 Views
23 Pages

Chemical Characterization and Biological Potential of the Essential Oils from the Flowers of Two Cannabis sativa L. Cultivars from Komga, South Africa

  • Anwuli E. Odieka,
  • Ayodeji O. Oriola,
  • Gugulethu M. Miya,
  • Pallab Kar and ,
  • Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji,
  • Mavuto M. Gondwe,
  • Yiseyon S. Hosu,
  • Thami Madliwa and
  • Adebola O. Oyedeji
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Cannabis sativa L. is a medicinal plant cultivated globally due to its remarkable historical and scientific relevance. Through the consumption of its flowers, also referred to as inflorescences, which contain a high content of cannabinoids, terpenes...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Cannabis and Hemp Research—2nd Edition)