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Density functional theory calculations of potential energy surface (PES) have been performed for elementary hydrogenation reactions Mg17M + H2 → Mg17MH2 of magnesium clusters Mg17M doped by transition 3d metals (M = Ti-Ni), and for consecutive reactions Mg17Ni + nH2 → Mg17NiH2n of addition of n hydrogen molecules to Ni-doped clusters Mg17Ni and Mg17NiH2. Energetic, geometric, and spectroscopic features of intermediates and transition states along the minimum energy pathway have been found, and their trends were analyzed with dopants changing along the 3d series and with increasing number of atoms H attached to the surface positions of the magnesium backbone.Downscaling catalyst size has long been used to promote the atomic utilization efficiency of catalysts. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are the current end of this downscaling road, offering the potential of 100% metal atom utilization and excellent catalytic behavior compared with traditional nanoparticle catalysts. However, most development of SACs still relies on trial-and-error experiments because of the insufficient understanding of the distinctive properties of SACs and their structure-activity relationships. This Perspective discusses the path forward toward the rational design of SACs through a summary of understanding regarding the distinctive properties of single-atom active sites, their dynamic changes during the reactions, and the corresponding reaction mechanisms. Major challenges and opportunities for future research on SACs are identified in precisely controlled synthesis, advanced operando characterizations, and discovering the unconventional catalytic mechanisms.Herein, we describe a new approach for the activation of esters via a radical-mediated process enabled by a copper/Selectfluor system. A variety of para-methoxybenzyl esters derived from bulky carboxylic acids and amino acids can be easily converted into the corresponding acyl fluorides, directly used in the one-pot synthesis of amides and peptides. As a proof of concept, this method was applied to the iterative formation of sterically hindered amide bonds.The engulfing of nanoparticles into microgels provides a versatile platform to design nano- and microstructured materials with various shape anisotropies and multifunctional properties. Manipulating the spontaneous engulfment process remains elusive. Herein, we report a mesoscopic simulation study on the engulfing behavior of nanoparticles into thermoresponsive microgels. The effects of the multiple parameters, including binding strength, temperature, and nanoparticle size, are examined systematically. Our simulation results disclose three engulfing states at different temperatures, namely full-engulfing, half-engulfing, and surface contact. The engulfing depth is determined by the complementary balance of interfacial elastocapillarity. Specifically, the van der Waals interaction of hybrid microgel-nanoparticle offers the capillary force while the internally networked structure of microgel reinforces the elasticity repulsion. Our study, validated by relevant experimental results, provides a mechanistic understanding of the interfacial elastocapillarity for nanoparticle-microgels.Computational and experimental studies reveal two different modes of cation stabilization by the phenylazo group. The first mode involves a relatively weak conjugative interaction with the azo π-bond, while the second mode involves an interaction with the nitrogen nonbonding electrons. The 4-phenylazo group is slightly rate-retarding in the solvolysis of cumyl chloride and benzyl mesylate derivatives but rate-enhancing in the solvolysis of α-CF3 benzylic analogs. selleck kinase inhibitor The phenylazo group can become a potent electron-donating group in cations such as [Me2C-N═N-Ph]+. Nonbonding electron stabilization can be strong enough to offset the very powerful γ-silyl stabilization. In aromatic cyclopropenium and tropylium cations, the demand for stabilization is quite low, and the mode of phenylazo stabilization reverts back to the less-effective π-stabilization. The solvolysis of cis-4-phenylazo benzyl mesylate is faster than that of trans-4-phenylazo benzyl mesylate. Products formed suggest a stepwise ionization, cation isomerization, and nucleophile capture mechanism. Computational studies indicate a vanishingly small barrier for the isomerization of the cis-cation intermediate to the trans-cation.The large diversity of experimental methods in proteomics as well as their increasing usage across biological and clinical research has led to the development of hundreds if not thousands of software tools to aid in the analysis and interpretation of the resulting data. Detailed information about these tools needs to be collected, categorized, and validated to guarantee their optimal utilization. A tools registry like bio.tools enables users and developers to identify new tools with more powerful algorithms or to find tools with similar functions for comparison. Here we present the content of the registry, which now comprises more than 1000 proteomics tool entries. Furthermore, we discuss future applications and engagement with other community efforts resulting in a high impact on the bioinformatics landscape.Insight into the mechanism of a safe, simple, and inexpensive phosphoric acid (H3PO4)-catalyzed acylation of alcohols with acid anhydrides is described. The corresponding in situ-generated diacylated mixed anhydrides, unlike traditionally proposed monoacylated mixed anhydrides, are proposed as the active species. In particular, the diacylated mixed anhydrides act as efficient catalytic acyl transfer reagents rather than as Brønsted acid catalysts simply activating acid anhydrides. Remarkably, highly efficient phosphoric acid (1-3 mol %)-catalyzed acylation of alcohols with acid anhydrides was achieved and a 23 g scale synthesis of an ester was demonstrated. Also, phosphoric acid catalyst was effective for synthetically useful esterification from carboxylic acids, alcohols, and acid anhydride. Moreover, with regard to recent developments in chiral 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL)-derived phosphoric acid diester catalysts toward asymmetric kinetic resolution of alcohols by acylation, some phosphate diesters were examined.