Recently, scholars from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) received accolades at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS2022).

Inspired by the discovery of an S=N bond in the collagen IV network and its essential role in stabilizing basement membranes, sulfilimines have drawn much attention in the fields of chemistry and biology. Derivatization of peptides and proteins with this S(IV)-derived motif could endow them with novel features. However, its further uptake is hindered by the lack of mild, efficient, and environmentally benign protocols by which sulfilimines can be constructed under biomolecule-compatible conditions.

Alkylated aromatics play an important role in medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, and energy chemistry. Direct alkylation of the C-H bonds of arenes in a selective manner is one of the most important and straightforward ways to synthesize alkylated aromatics.

Conversion processes waste more than two-thirds of the energy in the world, which can be potentially collected by technology that captures waste heat. Thermoelectric technology is an attractive option because it can be easily adapted for many situations due to its small size and lack of rotating parts or gas emissions.

Eight-membered ring structural units widely exist in active natural products or drugs. Many natural products with eight-membered rings show very significant physiological activities, and some have been used in clinic settings. For example, the taxol has a unique eight-membered ring. It is one of the best natural anticancer drugs that have been found. It has been widely used in the clinical treatments of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, some head and neck cancer, lung cancer, and others.