Dr. Hye-Eun Lee, Dr. Michael Russell, Prof. Ryuhei Nakamura
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The Cover Feature illustrates the unique properties of nanoconfined water that can facilitate condensation reactions, potentially leading to the formation of biopolymers in submarine hydrothermal vents. In confined nanospace, the arrangement of water molecules changes significantly, lowering the dielectric constant of water and modulating the enthalpy–entropy correlation of chemical reactions. Due to these altered properties, layered minerals with confined nanospace drive enzyme-like condensation reactions. In this Concept (DOI: 10.1002/ceur.202400038), H.-E. Lee, M. Russell and R. Nakamura explore these possibilities, offering a clue to resolving the “water paradox” in the origin of life and an innovative use of nanoconfined water as a greener solvent for polymerization chemistry.
封面特写展示了纳米封闭水的独特性质，它可以促进冷凝反应，从而有可能在海底热液喷口形成生物聚合物。在封闭的纳米空间中，水分子的排列发生了显著变化，从而降低了水的介电常数，并改变了化学反应的焓熵相关性。由于这些性质的改变，具有封闭纳米空间的层状矿物可驱动类似酶的缩合反应。在这篇概念论文（DOI: 10.1002/ceur.202400038）中，H.-E. Lee、M. Russell 和 R. M. S. Smith 分别从不同的角度阐述了这些问题。Lee、M. Russell 和 R. Nakamura 探讨了这些可能性，为解决生命起源中的 "水悖论 "提供了线索，并创新性地将纳米封闭水用作聚合化学的更环保溶剂。
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