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Evaluating the native oxide of titanium as an electrocatalyst for oxalic acid reduction† Herein, we show that unmodified titanium electrodes bearing the naturally-forming native TixOy coating display superior activity for the electroreduction of oxalic acid to glyoxylic acid and glycolic acid compared to Ti-based electrodes that have been deliberately modified for this purpose, in terms of both oxalic acid conversion and overall yields of reduced products.

Retraction: Synthesis of a chiral dinuclear Cu(ii)-benzothiazolamine complex: evidence of cuprophilic interaction in its structure and exploration of its electrochemical properties and catalytic performance Retraction of ‘Synthesis of a chiral dinuclear Cu(II)-benzothiazolamine complex: evidence of cuprophilic interaction in its structure and exploration of its electrochemical properties and catalytic performance’ by O. Stephen Ojo et al., Dalton Trans., 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt02994h.

Synthesis of a chiral dinuclear Cu(II)-benzothiazolamine complex: evidence of cuprophilic interaction in its structure, exploration of its electrochemical property, and catalytic performance. The synthesis of a chiral dinuclear [Cu(OAc)2(L1)]2 (A) and its analogues Cu(OAc)2(L1)2 (B), Cu(OAc)2(L1)PPh3 (C), CuBr(L1)PPh3 (D), and Cu(OAc)2(L2) (E) is described. The x-ray structure of A reveals a cuprophilic interaction (2.65 Å) and shows L1 behave as a monodentate ligand.