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ReviewACS catalysis2025

Toward Reliable and Reproducible Research in Organic Photocatalysis by Carbon Nitride.

Gaia Grando, Giuseppe Sportelli, Gaia Castellani, Giacomo Filippini, Maurizio Prato, Michele Melchionna, Paolo Fornasiero

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Review in ACS catalysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gaia GrandoDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
Giuseppe SportelliDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
Gaia CastellaniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.
Giacomo FilippiniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-3163
Maurizio PratoDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8869-8612
Michele MelchionnaDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-9753
Paolo FornasieroDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-9157

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rate of scientific publications has grown exponentially over the past few decades, but this has come at the expense of reproducibility. In this context, fields like organic photocatalysis and materials synthesis have also been affected. This Perspective aims at providing general guidelines to increase trustworthiness and favor reproducibility for those interdisciplinary researchers working on organic photocatalytic transformations catalyzed by carbon-nitride-based materials. Thus, the article focuses on the importance of accurately reporting and describing all the stages of experimental work, from the photocatalyst synthesis and characterization to the evaluation of the reaction conditions, control experiments, andmore generallyall the details that may ensure reproducibility. Additionally, we investigate and discuss the risks of falling into inadequate research practices, emphasizing that irreproducibility in science is a major problem that undermines the utility and credibility of scientific research. These aspects are crucial for the scientific community, and we emphasize the need to raise awareness and educate researchers toward best experimental practices.

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carbon nitridesheterogeneous photocatalysisorganic synthesisreproducibilityslow chemistry

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PMID41063800
PMCPMC12501939

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