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Incorporation of metal-organic framework UiO-66 into porous polymer monoliths to enhance the liquid chromatographic separation of small molecules

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43017K, Communication

Yan-Yan Fu, Cheng-Xiong Yang, Xiu-Ping Yan
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of microporous materials, and their unusual properties make them attractive as novel stationary phases for chromatography. Although the current polymer monoliths provide obvious...
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Backbone-Modified Molecular Beacons for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of MicroRNA Based on Duplex Specific Nuclease Signal Amplification

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43224F, Communication

Xiaoyan Lin, Cheng Zhang, Yishun Huang, Zhi Zhu, Xi Chen, Chaoyong James Yang
Based on backbone-modified molecular beacons and duplex-specific nuclease, we have developed a target recycling amplification method for highly sensitive and selective miRNA detection. The combination of low fluorescence background of...
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High-Mobility Terselenophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole containing Copolymer in Solution-Processed Thin Film Transistors

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43742F, Communication

Min Ju Cho, Jicheol Shin, Seung Hee Yoon, Tae Wan Lee, Matinder Kaur, Dong Hoon Choi
A new diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based [small pi]-conjugated copolymer containing terselenophene unit has been successfully synthesized. Its hole mobility reaches around 5.0 cm² V^-1s^-1 in thin film transistor made from thermally annealed film....
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Ellagic acid - A Novel Organic Electrode Material for High Capacity Lithium Ion Batteries

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43194K, Communication

Srinivasan Sampath, Harish M N K, Subramaniam Goripati
Ellagic acid, naturally occurring polyphenol, extracted from pomegranate husk, is found to be a very good organic electrode material for rechargeable lithium batteries with high reversible capacities of ~ 450...
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Zn2+-Induced Conformational Changes in a Binaphthyl-Pyrene Derivative Monitored by Using Fluorescence and CD Spectroscopy

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43739F, Communication

Juyoung Yoon, Jin Yong Lee
We developed a unique binaphthyl-pyrene system 1, whose dihedral angle is reversibly modulated by the addition of Zn2+. Dihedral angle changes in this system were monitored by using circular dichroism...
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Glycan arrays containing synthetic Clostridium difficile lipoteichoic acid oligomers as tools toward a carbohydrate vaccine

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43545H, Communication

Peter Seeberger, Christopher E. Martin, Felix Broecker, Steffen Eller, Matthias A. Oberli, Chakkumkal Anish, Claney L. Pereira
Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of severe nosocomial infections. Cell-surface carbohydrate antigens are promising vaccine candidates. Here we report the first total synthesis of oligomers of the lipoteichoic acid...
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Planar Tris-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43278E, Communication

Yun-Ting Wang, Meng-Ting Chang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Shie-Ming Peng, Ching-Wen Chiu
To further explore the coordination chemistry of poly-carbene complexes, two triphenylene-based planar tridentate N-heterocyclic carbenes and their corresponding tri-gold complexes were synthesized. Molecular structure of the tert-butyl substituted tritopic free...
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Solution-processible n-type and ambipolar semiconductors based on fused cyclopentadithiophenebis(dicyanovinylene) core

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43680B, Communication

Xueliang Shi, Jing-Jing Chang, Chunyan Chi
Two fused cyclopentadithiophenebis(dicyanovinylene) derivatives (FCPDT-16 and FCPDT-C24) with a low-lying LUMO energy level (-3.88 eV) and a rigid core structure were successfully synthesized. They have good thermal stability and form...
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Ultrathin amorphous manganese dioxide nanosheets with controllable width

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43055C, Communication

Chengjun Xu, Shan Shi, Yige Sun, Yanyi Chen, Feiyu Kang
Nanosheets or nanosheet-based materials (for example, graphene, or metal or oxide nanosheets) are of the general interest with a broad readership. The two-dimensional (2D) shape with an ultrathin thickness provides...
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One-pot synthesis of quinazoline derivatives via [2+2+2] cascade annulation of diaryliodonium salts and two nitriles

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43216E, Communication

Xiang Su, Chao Chen, Yong Wang, Junjie Chen, Zhenbang Lou, Ming Li
An efficient one-pot approach to multiple substituted quinazolines with diaryliodonium salt 1, and two nitriles 2 has been presented with great flexibility of the substitution patterns on quinazoline enabled.
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Glucose-cored poly(aryl ether) dendron based low molecular weight gels: pH controlled morphology and hybrid hydrogel formation

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43391A, Communication

P. Rajamalli, Partha Sarathi Sheet, Edamana Prasad
Glucose-cored poly(aryl ether) dendron based hydrogels and organogels undergo in situ transformation from gel nanofibers to spherical aggregates upon pH changes and they form hybrid gels in the presence of graphene oxide with improved mechanical strength.
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Large-scale synthesis of highly dispersed layered double hydroxide powders containing delaminated single layer nanosheets

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6301-6303
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42918K, Communication

Qiang Wang, Dermot O'Hare
A facile method for the synthesis of Zn₂Al-borate and Mg₃Al-borate layered double hydroxides with extremely high specific surface areas of 458.6 and 263 m² g^-1 and containing delaminated nanosheets is reported.
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Towards the installation of transition metal ions on donor ligand decorated tin sulfide clusters

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43649G, Communication

Beatrix E. K. Barth, Eliza Leusmann, Klaus Harms, Stefanie Dehnen
Decoration of tetrelchalcogenide T-E clusters with bispyridyl ligands was achieved to capture [ZnX]⁺ units on their cluster surfaces besides [ZnX]⁺ incorporation into the T-E framework.
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Abrupt spin crossover in an iron(III) quinolylsalicylaldimine complex: structural insights and solvent effects

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6340-6342
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42125B, Communication

David J. Harding, Wasinee Phonsri, Phimphaka Harding, Ian A. Gass, Keith S. Murray, Boujemaa Moubaraki, John D. Cashion, Lujia Liu, Shane G. Telfer
The first Fe(III) qsal spin crossover complex to be structurally characterized at three temperatures with T_1/2[downward arrow] = 224 K and T_1/2[upward arrow] = 232 K and an 8 K hysteresis is reported.
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On the early development of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42733A, Viewpoint

Lars Kloo
Starting from the D5 dye reported in 2006, the properties and development of organic D-[small pi]-A sensitizing dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells are highlighted in this viewpoint article.
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Storable palladacycles for selective functionalization of alkyne-containing proteins

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43479F, Communication

Gang Cheng, Reyna K. V. Lim, Nan Li, Qing Lin
We report facile preparation of palladacycles as storable arylpalladium(II) reagents from acetanilides via cyclopalladation. The palladacycles exhibited good stability in PBS buffer and were capable of functionalizing a metabolically encoded HPG-containing protein, thus providing a new type of biocompatible organometallic reagent for selectively functionalizing the alkyne-encoded proteins.
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Natural and magnetic optical activity of 2-D chiral cyanido-bridged MnII-NbIV molecular ferrimagnets

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43195A, Communication

Szymon Chorazy, Robert Podgajny, Wojciech Nitek, Tomasz Fic, Edward Gorlich, Michal Rams, Barbara Sieklucka
A unique pair of CN-bridged layered chiral ferrimagnets {[Mn^II(R-/S-mpm)₂]₂[Nb^IV(CN)₈]}[middle dot]4H₂O (mpm = (R)- and (S)-[small alpha]-methyl-2-pyridinemethanol reveals natural and magnetic optical activity below T_C of 23.5 K.
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Spin state modulation of iron spin crossover complexes via hydrogen-bonding self-assembly

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6331-6333
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42851F, Communication

Michael C. Young, Erica Liew, Jonathan Ashby, Kelsi E. McCoy, Richard J. Hooley
Hydrogen bonded self-assembly of 6-diaminotriazyl-2,2[prime or minute]-bipyridine-Fe(II) complexes with barbiturate allows control of spin state and modulates the crossover from mixed spin to high spin. This system is the first to use solution-phase hydrogen-bonding self-assembly to modulate spin state at metal centres.
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In situ potential distribution measurement in an all-vanadium flow battery

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6292-6294
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42092B, Communication

Qinghua Liu, Ahmet Turhan, Thomas A. Zawodzinski, Matthew M. Mench
An experimental method for measurement of local redox potential within multilayer electrodes was developed and applied to all-vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs).
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Isostructural salts of the same complex showing contrasting thermal spin-crossover mediated by multiple phase changes

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6280-6282
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43613F, Communication

Thomas D. Roberts, Marc A. Little, Floriana Tuna, Colin A. Kilner, Malcolm A. Halcrow
The salts [FeL₂]X₂ (L = 2,6-bis[5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]pyridine, X^- = BF₄^- or ClO₄^-) are isostructural under ambient conditions but show different spin-state behaviour in their hydrated and anhydrous forms, involving a variety of crystallographic phase changes.
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Indan-1,3-dione electron-acceptor small molecules for solution-processable solar cells: a structure-property correlation

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6307-6309
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42293C, Communication

Kevin N. Winzenberg, Peter Kemppinen, Fiona H. Scholes, Gavin E. Collis, Ying Shu, Th. Birendra Singh, Ante Bilic, Craig M. Forsyth, Scott E. Watkins
A structure-device performance correlation in bulk heterojunction solar cells for new indandione-derived small molecule electron acceptors, FEHIDT and F8IDT, is presented.
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Glutathione-complexed iron-sulfur clusters. Reaction intermediates and evidence for a template effect promoting assembly and stability

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6313-6315
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43620A, Communication

Wenbin Qi, Jingwei Li, C. Y. Chain, G. A. Pasquevich, A. F. Pasquevich, J. A. Cowan
Tetrameric glutathione aggregates, stabilized by intermolecular salt bridges and H-bonding, create a macrocyclic ligand for cluster binding that mimics a protein binding pocket by providing a preassembled ligand set with protection from solvent.
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A tri-n-octylphosphine-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method to synthesize multilayered core-shell CdSe-ZnS quantum dots with extremely high quantum yield

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6346-6348
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43147A, Communication

Jun-jie Hao, Juan Zhou, Chun-yang Zhang
Multilayered core-shell CdSe-ZnS quantum dots with an extremely high quantum yield of 95% are synthesized by a TOP-SILAR method.
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Ferromagnetic superexchange in a 1D -[LaIII-radical]- coordination polymer

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6271-6273
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43267J, Communication

Elisabeth M. Fatila, Rodolphe Clerac, Mathieu Rouzieres, Dmitriy V. Soldatov, Michael Jennings, Kathryn E. Preuss
The -[La(hfac)₃-boaDTDA]_n- coordination polymer exhibits ferromagnetic (FM) coupling between the radicals, mediated through the diamagnetic La^III ion. The lanthanum 6s orbital cannot be solely responsible for the superexchange mechanism.
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Surface plasmon resonance enhanced upconversion luminescence in aqueous media for TNT selective detection

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6319-6321
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43146K, Communication

Nina Tu, Leyu Wang
We present a novel report on a surface plasmon resonance enhanced upconversion luminescence strategy in aqueous media for highly sensitive and selective detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).
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Influences of surface capping with electrostatically self-assembled PEI on the photoresponse of a TiO2 thin film

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6328-6330
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42745E, Communication

Xuehui Gu, Fanxu Meng, Guohua Liu, Haifeng Zhang, Jingran Zhou, Shengping Ruan
The Schottky barrier between Au and TiO₂ is reduced by the surface capping with PEI, leading to an improved photoresponse of a TiO₂ film.
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Reduced impurity-driven defect states in anodized nanoporous Nb2O5: the possibility of improving performance of photoanodes

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6349-6351
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42998A, Communication

Rozina Abdul Rani, Ahmad Sabirin Zoolfakar, Jian Zhen Ou, Rosmalini Ab. Kadir, Hussein Nili, Kay Latham, Sharath Sriram, Madhu Bhaskaran, Serge Zhuiykov, Richard B. Kaner, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
Anodized nanoporous Nb₂O₅ films with and without induced impurities are investigated.
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Designing polyethylenes of complex chain architectures via Pd-diimine-catalyzed "living" ethylene polymerization

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6235-6255
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42517G, Feature Article

Zhibin Ye, Lixin Xu, Zhongmin Dong, Peng Xiang
This Feature Article summarizes recent progress in the synthesis of novel polyethylenes of complex chain architectures with Pd-diimine catalysts.
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Charge-transfer inclusion complex formation of tropylium cation with pillar[6]arenes

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6343-6345
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42506A, Communication

Jiazeng Fan, Hongmei Deng, Jian Li, Xueshun Jia, Chunju Li
The formation of novel charge-transfer (CT) inclusion complexes between pillar[6]arenes and a carbonium ion, tropylium tetrafluoroborate, is described.
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Direct growth of flower-like manganese oxide on reduced graphene oxide towards efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6334-6336
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42127A, Communication

Jintao Zhang, Chunxian Guo, Lianying Zhang, Chang Ming Li
Three-dimensional manganese dioxide clusters directly grown on reduced graphene oxide sheets via a chelation-mediated aqueous method exhibit improved catalytic activity, higher selectivity, and better stability towards oxygen reduction reaction.
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Cobalt porphyrins as homogeneous catalysts for water oxidation

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6325-6327
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43031F, Communication

Takashi Nakazono, Alexander Rene Parent, Ken Sakai
Cobalt porphyrins have been demonstrated to catalyze water oxidation without the formation of heterogeneous materials.
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Bent thorocene complexes with the cyanide, azide and hydride ligands

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6304-6306
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42763C, Communication

Alexandre Herve, Nicolas Garin, Pierre Thuery, Michel Ephritikhine, Jean-Claude Berthet
In contrast to (Cot)₂U, the linear sandwich compound (Cot)₂Th easily coordinates the cyanide, azide and hydride anions to give anionic derivatives with bent geometry.
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Versatile self-assembled molecular capsule formation of a resorcin[4]arene-based benzamidoiminocavitand

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6316-6318
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42671H, Communication

Yeon Sil Park, Juwan Park, Kyungsoo Paek
The facile synthesis of a resorcin[4]arene-based imino-cavitand with benzamido moieties and its self-assembly into molecular capsules are reported.
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Two-dimensional array Debye ring diffraction protein recognition sensing

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6337-6339
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43396J, Communication

Jian-Tao Zhang, Xing Chao, Xinyu Liu, Sanford A. Asher
We attach 2-D colloidal arrays onto the surface of hydrogels containing biotin. The hydrogel volume shrinks with increasing concentrations of avidin due to the formation of avidin-biotin crosslinks. This causes the Debye diffraction ring diameter to increase, and the 2-D diffraction wavelength to blue-shift.
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Domain-like ultra-thin layers deposited electrochemically from carbazole-functionalized perylene bisimides for electron collection in inverted photovoltaic cells

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6283-6285
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42529K, Communication

Tao Feng, Biao Xiao, Ying Lv, Zengqi Xie, Hongbin Wu, Yuguang Ma
Domain-like ultra-thin layers deposited electrochemically on ITO from perylene bisimides can improve the electron collection effectively in inverted photovoltaic cells.
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Asymmetric construction of fluorinated imidazolidines via Cu(I)-catalyzed exo[prime or minute]-selective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides with fluorinated imines

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6277-6279
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43025A, Communication

Qing-Hua Li, Liang Wei, Xuan Chen, Chun-Jiang Wang
Expedient access to optically active fluorinated 2,4-trans-imidazolidines was successfully developed via Cu(I)-catalyzed exo[prime or minute]-selective 1,3-DC of azomethine ylides with fluorinated imines.
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A novel hydrazino-substituted naphthalimide-based fluorogenic probe for tert-butoxy radicals

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6295-6297
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42052C, Communication

Zhao Ma, Wei Sun, Laizhong Chen, Jing Li, Zhenzhen Liu, Haixiu Bai, Mengyuan Zhu, Lupei Du, Xiaodong Shi, Minyong Li
A novel fluorogenic probe for tert-butoxy radicals based on naphthalimide comes to light. Some interesting differences in chemical reaction have been well proposed between the regioisomers of hydrazino-naphthalimide.
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Growing vertical ZnO nanorod arrays within graphite: efficient isolation of large size and high quality single-layer graphene

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6286-6288
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42773K, Communication

Ling Ding, Yifeng E, Louzhen Fan, Shihe Yang
We report a unique strategy for efficiently exfoliating large size and high quality single-layer graphene directly from graphite into DMF dispersions by growing ZnO nanorod arrays between the graphene layers in graphite.
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Changes in major charge transport by molecular spatial orientation in graphene channel field effect transistors

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6289-6291
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42591F, Communication

Misook Min, Sohyeon Seo, Junghyun Lee, Sae Mi Lee, Eunhee Hwang, Hyoyoung Lee
Changes in major charge transport of graphene in terms of the molecular spatial orientation of the adsorbed functional molecules on two different graphene channels in FET devices were demonstrated.
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Triton X-100 for three-plasmon gold nanostars with two photothermally active NIR (near IR) and SWIR (short-wavelength IR) channels

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6265-6267
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42999G, Communication

Piersandro Pallavicini, Alice Dona, Alberto Casu, Giuseppe Chirico, Maddalena Collini, Giacomo Dacarro, Andrea Falqui, Chiara Milanese, Laura Sironi, Angelo Taglietti
Triton X-100 leads to formation of three-plasmon gold nanostars that are photothermally active both in the NIR and SWIR ranges.
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Highly ordered cubic mesoporous electrospun SiO2 nanofibers

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6322-6324
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42338G, Communication

Jony Saha, Goutam De
Cubic (Im[3 with combining macron]m) mesoporous silica nanofibers were successfully prepared using a new F127-PVA-SiO₂ tri-constituent assembly approach by electrospinning.
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AlCl3-mediated hydroarylation-heteroarylation in a single pot: a direct access to densely functionalized olefins of pharmacological interest

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6268-6270
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42840K, Communication

Ali Nakhi, Sivakumar Archana, Guru Pavan Kumar Seerapu, Keerthana Sarma Chennubhotla, Kummari Lalith Kumar, Pushkar Kulkarni, Devyani Haldar, Manojit Pal
Novel 2-vinyl-3-arylquinoxalines are synthesized via an AlCl₃-mediated hydroarylation-heteroarylation reaction in a single pot.
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One-pot synthesis of sterically congested large aromatic hydrocarbons via 1,4-diphenyl-2,3-triphenylyne

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6274-6276
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43103G, Communication

Diego Rodriguez-Lojo, Dolores Perez, Diego Pena, Enrique Guitian
Large polyarenes with unusually complex structures can be obtained in a straightforward manner from commercially available starting materials by means of aryne chemistry.
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Influence of C-H[small pi] interactions on the solid-state [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of a Ag(I) coordination complex in an inorganic co-crystal

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6298-6300
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42793E, Communication

Goutam Kumar Kole, Raghavender Medishetty, Lip Lin Koh, Jagadese J. Vittal
In the solid-state [2+2] cycloaddition reaction, the influence of C-H[small pi] interactions in preventing the intermolecular head-to-tail dimerization compared to intramolecular head-to-head dimerization of 4-styrylpyridine is demonstrated.
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Synthesis and structural exploration of disulfide bridged [2n] pillararene-like molecules

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6310-6312
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42984A, Communication

Mahendra P. Sonawane, Jeroen Jacobs, Joice Thomas, Luc Van Meervelt, Wim Dehaen
Disulfide bridged pillararene-like molecules were synthesized and further modified into two atom (S-CH₂) bridged paracyclophanes.
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Efficient fluorescent chemosensors for HSO4- based on a strategy of anion-induced rotation-displaced H-aggregates

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6259-6261
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42291G, Communication

Jiajia Chang, Yan Lu, Song He, Chang Liu, Liancheng Zhao, Xianshun Zeng
A novel fluorometric sensing strategy based on the anion-induced rotation-displaced H-aggregates of styrylindolium dyes was employed to enhance the selectivity of fluorescent chemosensors for HSO₄^- detection.
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Study of a bifuran vs. bithiophene unit for the rational design of [small pi]-conjugated systems. What have we learned?

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6256-6258
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41795F, Communication

Ori Gidron, Neta Varsano, Linda J. W. Shimon, Gregory Leitus, Michael Bendikov
A comparative study of two structural isomers highlights the advantages of bifuran vs. bithiophene units, such as higher fluorescence, solubility, and increased stability of oxidized species.
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Structural transition and unusually strong antiferromagnetic superexchange coupling in perovskite KAgF3

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49,6262-6264
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41521J, Communication

Dominik Kurzydlowski, Zoran Mazej, Zvonko Jaglicic, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Wojciech Grochala
KAgF₃ exhibits strong antiferromagnetic superexchange coupling, and a low-temperature order-disorder structural phase transition.
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Preorganized assembly of three iron(II) or manganese(II) [small beta]-diketiminate complexes using a cyclophane ligand

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43395A, Communication

Gary L. Guillet, Forrest T. Sloane, David M. Ermert, Matthew W. Calkins, Marcus K. Peprah, Elisabeth S. Knowles, Erik Cizmar, Khalil A. Abboud, Mark W. Meisel, Leslie J. Murray
Metallation of a cyclophane designed to preorganize three [small beta]-diketimine metal coordination sites leads to the corresponding triiron(II) and trimanganese(II) complexes, in which each halide donor adopts a distinct coordination mode.
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Positive Homotropic Allosteric Binding of Silver(I) Ions in Multidentate Azacalixpyridine Macrocycles: Effect on the Formation and Stabilization of Silver Nanoparticles

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43415J, Communication

Xin He, Xiao-Bin Xu, Xun Wang, Liang Zhao
We report herein the general occurrence of positive allosteric effect in the silver(I) binding process of macrocyclic azacalixpyridines Py[8] and Py[9], which was monitored by UV-vis absorption and 1H NMR...
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Colorimetric Visualization of Acid-Base Equilibria in Non-Polar Solvent

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42859A, Communication

Atsuomi Shundo, Shinsuke Ishihara, Jan Labuta, Yousuke Onuma, Hideki Sakai, Masahiko Abe, Katsuhiko Ariga, Jonathan P Hill
Visualization of an acid-base equilibrium in a non-polar solvent, which can be extended to other solvent systems, is reported. It is based on an oxoporphyrinogen as a multichromic indicator of...
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Enhanced Catalytic Activity on Titanosilicates Controlled by Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43372B, Communication

Xiujuan Deng, Shuo Zhang, Binshen Wang, Yuning Wang, Hai-Hong Wu, Yueming Liu, Mingyuan He
A typical volcano-shaped curve has been found in heterogeneous catalytic system catalyzed by titanosilicates for the first time. A new reactive intermediate with double H-bond is proposed. Systematic results clearly...
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Engineering Robust Polar Chiral Clathrate Crystals

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43012J, Communication

Christopher S Frampton, Kamal A. Ketuly, A. Hamid A. Hadi, James H Gall, David D. MacNicol
The R-(+)-enantiomeric form of Dianin's compound and the S-(+)-enantiomeric form of its direct thiachroman analogue both obtained chromatographically employing a cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) column, are shown to undergo supramolecular assembly to...
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Iron-catalyzed trifluoromethylation with concomitant C-C bond formation via 1,2-migration of an aryl group

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43936D, Communication

Hiromichi Egami, Ryo Shimizu, Yoshihiko Usui, Mikiko Sodeoka
Iron-catalyzed trifluoromethylation with concomitant 1,2-migration of an aryl group starting from diaryl allyl alcohol was achieved under mild conditions. This reaction system affords [small alpha]-substituted-[small beta]-trifluoromethyl carbonyl compounds in high efficiency. In...
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Porous Pt-M (M= Cu, Zn, Ni) nanoparticles as robust nanocatalysts

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43208D, Communication

Yawen Zhang, Sibo Wang, Wei Zhu, Jun Ke, Jun Gu, An-Xiang Yin, Chun-Hua Yan
Porous Pt-M (M = Cu, Zn, Ni) nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained by reduction of [Pt(CH3NH2)4][PtCl4] and M(Ac)2 (or MCl2) with oleylamine under mild conditions. The porous Pt-Cu NPs exhibited superior...
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Five-Fold Symmetric Penta-substituted Corannulene with Gelation Properties and Liquid Crystalline Phase

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41476K, Communication

Martin Mattarella, Johannes Haberl, Janne Ruokolainen, Ehud M. Landau, Raffaele Mezzenga, Jay S Siegel
The preparation of five-fold symmetric substituted corannulene that display liquid crystalline behavior and organogelation properties was achieved by the synthesis of sym-penta functionalized corannulenes conjugated to paraffinic chains.
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Determining hydrogen-bond interactions in spider silk with 1H-13C HETCOR fast MAS solid-state NMR and DFT proton chemical shift calculations

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43737J, Communication

Gregory P. Holland, Qiushi Mou, Jeffery L. Yarger
The hydrogen-bonding strength in spider silk is determined with a combination of solid-state NMR and proton DFT chemical shift calculations.
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An improved route to 19-substituted geldanamycins as novel Hsp90 inhibitors - potential therapeutics in cancer and neurodegeneration

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43457E, Communication

Russell R. A. Kitson, Christopher J. Moody
19-Substituted geldanamycin derivatives, now accessible by a ligand-free Suzuki-Miyaura protocol, are efficient Hsp90 inhibitors, without the toxicity associated with the other benzoquinone ansamycins, thus giving them potential for use as molecular therapeutics in cancer and neurodegeneration.
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Photochemical control of molecular motion associated with pyramidal inversion

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43036G, Communication

Alexander J. Hough, Ivan Prokes, James H. R. Tucker, Michael Shipman, Tiffany R. Walsh
Rates of pyramidal motion (indicated by arrow) in an aziridine are controlled without chemical input by reversible trans to cis photoisomerisation of an azobenzene unit attached to the ring nitrogen atom.
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High performance organic field-effect transistors based on single-crystal microribbons and microsheets of solution-processed dithieno[3,2-b:2[prime or minute],3[prime or minute]-d]thiophene derivatives

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42114G, Communication

Yu Seok Yang, Takuma Yasuda, Hayato Kakizoe, Hiroyuki Mieno, Hiori Kino, Yoshitaka Tateyama, Chihaya Adachi
High carrier mobilities of up to 10.2 cm² V^-1 s^-1 have been achieved in organic single-crystal field-effect transistors based on [small pi]-conjugated dithienothiophene derivatives.
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A superquenched DNAzyme-perylene complex: a convenient, universal and low-background strategy for fluorescence catalytic biosensors

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43054E, Communication

Ting Fu, Xu-Hua Zhao, Hua-Rong Bai, Zi-Long Zhao, Rong Hu, Rong-Mei Kong, Xiao-Bing Zhang, Weihong Tan, Ru-Qin Yu
Taking advantage of the super-quenching effect of the cationic perylene derivative, we reported a DNAzyme-perylene complex-based strategy for constructing highly sensitive fluorescence catalytic biosensors.
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Sequential binding of large molecules to hairy MOFs

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42711K, Communication

Gonghua Wang, Zhanping Xu, Ziguang Chen, Wei Niu, You Zhou, Jiantao Guo, Li Tan
Schematic illustration of the salt etching and sequential binding of large molecules.
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Bi-functional ion exchangers for enhanced performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42824A, Communication

Eui-Hyun Kong, Yong-June Chang, Jongchul Lim, Back-Hyun Kim, Jung-Hoon Lee, Do-Kyun Kwon, Taiho Park, Hyun Myung Jang
Ion exchange using aerosol OT (AOT) offers dye adsorption twice as fast as known methods.
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Highly efficient reduction of graphene oxide using ammonia borane

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43503B, Communication

Viet Hung Pham, Seung Hyun Hur, Eui Jung Kim, Bum Sung Kim, Jin Suk Chung
We introduce ammonia borane, a versatile reducing agent for graphene oxide (GO) reduction in both aqueous and organic solvents; it is nontoxic and more effective than hydrazine.
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Hybrid composites of xanthan and magnetic nanoparticles for cellular uptake

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42277A, Communication

Vania Blasques Bueno, Anielle Martins Silva, Leandro Ramos Souza Barbosa, Luiz Henrique Catalani, Erico Teixeira-Neto, Daniel Reinaldo Cornejo, Denise Freitas Siqueira Petri
Hybrid composites of xanthan and magnetite were successfully developed for cellular uptake, particularly when an external magnetic field was applied.
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A change in the oxidation state of iron: scandium is not innocent

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42200C, Communication

Marcel Swart
Through extensive molecular modelling of Fe^III/IV-oxo and Fe^III-hydroxo complexes it is shown here unambiguously that the assignment of the iron oxidation state of a Sc³⁺-capped iron-oxygen species should be revised.
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Copper catalyzed oxidative coupling of amines with formamides: a new approach for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42381F, Communication

G. Sathish Kumar, R. Arun Kumar, P. Santhosh Kumar, N. Veera Reddy, K. Vijaya Kumar, M. Lakshmi Kantam, S. Prabhakar, K. Rajender Reddy
We report a new protocol for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives via oxidative cross coupling chemistry involving C-H/N-H activation at room temperature using copper as a catalyst.
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High biocurrent generation in Shewanella-inoculated microbial fuel cells using ionic liquid functionalized graphene nanosheets as an anode

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42068J, Communication

Cuie Zhao, Ying Wang, Fengjian Shi, Jianrong Zhang, Jun-Jie Zhu
The positively-charged ionic liquid functionalized graphene nanosheets were used as an anode in Shewanella-inoculated microbial fuel cells for the high biocurrent generation and power output.
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Sequence-controlled polymerization using dendritic macromonomers: precise chain-positioning of bulky functional clusters

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43501F, Communication

Nathalie Baradel, Ozgul Gok, Mirela Zamfir, Amitav Sanyal, Jean-Francois Lutz
The sequence-controlled radical copolymerization of styrene with dendron-substituted maleimides enables the synthesis of well-defined polymers containing precisely positioned clusters of functional groups.
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Synthesis of porous LiMn2O4 hollow nanofibers by electrospinning with extraordinary lithium storage properties

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43874K, Communication

Sundaramurthy Jayaraman, Vanchiappan Aravindan, Palaniswamy Suresh Kumar, Wong Chui Ling, Seeram Ramakrishna, Srinivasan Madhavi
Highly durable LiMn₂O₄ hollow nanofibers are synthesized by a scalable electrospinning technique and exhibited exceptional lithium storage properties of 1250 cycles with capacity retention of over [similar]87% at the 1 C rate.
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Insights into support wettability in tuning catalytic performance in the oxidation of aliphatic alcohols to acids

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43042A, Communication

Min Wang, Feng Wang, Jiping Ma, Chen Chen, Song Shi, Jie Xu
Pt nanoparticles immobilized on superhydrophobic organic-inorganic hybrid silicas were highly reactive and selective for oxidation of aliphatic alcohols to carboxylic acids.
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Signal enhancement of J-HMQC experiments in solid-state NMR involving half-integer quadrupolar nuclei

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42961J, Communication

Qiang Wang, Julien Trebosc, Yixuan Li, Jun Xu, Bingwen Hu, Ningdong Feng, Qun Chen, Oliver Lafon, Jean-Paul Amoureux, Feng Deng
For half-integer quadrupolar nuclei, the manipulation of the satellite transitions can accelerate and enhance coherence transfer to other isotopes.
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A chemically reactive Raman probe for ultrasensitively monitoring and imaging the in vivo generation of femtomolar oxidative species as induced by anti-tumor drugs in living cells

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43410A, Communication

Changlong Jiang, Renyong Liu, Guangmei Han, Zhongping Zhang
A chemically reactive Raman probe was developed for monitoring femtomolar oxidative species as induced by anti-tumor drugs in living cells.
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Anion-exchange synthesis of nanoporous FeP nanosheets as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43107J, Communication

You Xu, Rui Wu, Jingfang Zhang, Yanmei Shi, Bin Zhang
Nanoporous FeP nanosheets are successfully synthesized via the anion-exchange reaction of Fe₁₈S₂₅-TETAH hybrid nanosheets with P ions. The as-prepared nanoporous FeP nanosheets exhibit high electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction activity in acidic medium.
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Chiral uranyl-organic compounds assembled with achiral furandicarboxylic acid by spontaneous resolution

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42255K, Communication

Hao Wang, Ze Chang, Yue Li, Rong-Mei Wen, Xian-He Bu
Chiral uranyl-organic compounds were obtained through spontaneous resolution with achiral reactants influenced by Na⁺ in the self-assembly of chiral units.
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Evidence that the catenane form of CS2 hydrolase is not an artefact

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43219J, Communication

Mark B. van Eldijk, Iris van Leeuwen, Victor A. Mikhailov, Lotte Neijenhuis, Harry R. Harhangi, Jan C. M. van Hest, Mike S. M. Jetten, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Carol V. Robinson, Jasmin Mecinovic
A combination of size exclusion chromatography, multi-angle laser light scattering, and mass spectrometry revealed that the unusual catenane structure of CS₂ hydrolase is not an artefact.
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Titanium carbide@polypyrrole core-shell nanoparticles prepared by controlled heterogeneous nucleation for rechargeable batteries

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43406K, Communication

Yu-Ting Weng, Nae-Lih Wu
TiC@PPy(pTS) core-shell nanoparticles are synthesized by controlled heterogeneous nucleation and exhibit remarkable high-rate performance for rechargeable batteries.
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WO3 nanoparticles decorated core-shell TiC-C nanofiber arrays for high sensitive and non-enzymatic photoelectrochemical biosensing

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42583E, Communication

Xuming Zhang, Kaifu Huo, Xiang Peng, Ruizhen Xu, Penghui Li, Rongsheng Chen, Gang Zheng, Zhengwei Wu, Paul K. Chu
A new PEC biosensor based on WO₃@TiC-C nanofibers and responsive to visible light has been developed for high-sensitivity and non-enzymatic glucose detection.
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The core-inversible micelles for hydrophilic drug delivery

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43209B, Communication

Wenzhe Huang, Changying Shi, Yu Shao, Kit S. Lam, Juntao Luo
A unique core-inversible micelle (CIM) was formed via PEG^5kCA₈ telodendrimers for the intracellular delivery of hydrophilic drug molecules.
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Anion-directed assembly of a non-interpenetrated square-grid metal-organic framework with nanoscale porosity

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43178A, Communication

Atanu Mitra, Christian T. Hubley, Dillip K. Panda, Ronald J. Clark, Sourav Saha
Perchlorate anions direct the self-assembly of octahedral Zn(II) ions and linear N,N[prime or minute]-di(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenediimide ligands to form a non-interpenetrated square-grid metal-organic framework, and confer reasonably high thermostability by occupying its cavities.
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Nickel-catalyzed alkyne annulation by anilines: versatile indole synthesis by C-H/N-H functionalization

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43915A, Communication

Weifeng Song, Lutz Ackermann
Versatile nickel catalysts enabled the step-economical synthesis of decorated indoles through alkyne annulations with anilines bearing removable directing groups. The C-H/N-H activation strategy efficiently occurred in the absence of any metal oxidants and with excellent selectivities.
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Palladium nanoparticles with high energy facets as a key factor in dissociating O2 in the solvent-free selective oxidation of alcohols

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42674B, Communication

Feifei Wang, Zhansheng Lu, Lin Yang, Yanxing Zhang, Qinghu Tang, Yuming Guo, Xiaoming Ma, Zongxian Yang
Pd nanoparticles with {110} facets supported on F-HAP exhibit superior catalytic activity for the solvent-free selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols, which is mainly attribute to the oxygen dissociation on Pd {110} facets.
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Direct synthesis of pyridines and quinolines by coupling of [gamma]-amino-alcohols with secondary alcohols liberating H2 catalyzed by ruthenium pincer complexes

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43227K, Communication

Dipankar Srimani, Yehoshoa Ben-David, David Milstein
A one-step synthesis of a range of substituted pyridines and quinolines was achieved by Ru-catalyzed coupling of [gamma]-aminoalcohols with secondary alcohols liberating H₂.
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First radical homopolymerisation of 2-trifluoromethacrylic acid in water and study of the degradation of the resulting homopolymers

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42395F, Communication

Yogesh Patil, Hisao Hori, Hirotaka Tanaka, Takehiko Sakamoto, Bruno Ameduri
The radical homopolymerisation of 2-trifluoromethacrylic acid (MAF) initiated by Na₂S₂O₈ in water, under the influence of pH, led to original water soluble surfactants, the decomposition of which was investigated.
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Unveiling the stereoelectronic properties of a triphenylene-based tris N-heterocyclic carbene

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44109A, Communication

Sergio Gonell, Roberto G. Alabau, Macarena Poyatos, Eduardo Peris
Two rhodium complexes with a triphenylene-based tris-NHC have been fully characterized. DFT and electrochemical studies suggest that the electronic communication between the metals is very weak, and that the electrondonating...
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Aerobic oxidation of NHC-catalysed aldehyde esterifications with alcohols: benzoin, not the Breslow intermediate, undergoes oxidation

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42597E, Communication

Eoghan G. Delany, Claire-Louise Fagan, Sivaji Gundala, Kirsten Zeitler, Stephen J. Connon
N-Heterocyclic carbene mediated oxidative esterifications of aromatic aldehydes in the absence of stoichiometric oxidants and/or oxidation co-catalysts pass through benzils.
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An electrochemiluminescence sensor for adrenaline assay based on the Tyrosinase/SiC/Chitosan modified electrode

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43818J, Communication

Guonan Chen
In this communication, an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor for adrenaline detection based on Tyrosinase/SiC/Chitosan (Tyr/CS/SiC) film is reported. The Tyr/CS/SiC modified glass carbon electrode (GCE) is fabricated by potentiostatic electrochemical polymerization...
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A facile strategy to large-scale uniform brookite TiO2 nanospindles with high thermal stability and superior electrical properties

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43416H, Communication

Minglei Zhao, Liping Li, Haifeng Lin, Sai Liu Yang, Guangshe Li
A facile strategy was initiated to fabricate large-scale uniform brookite TiO2 nanospindles preferentially growing along [001] direction, which exhibited high thermal stability, and a superior electrical conductivity, about two orders...
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Hierarchical Tube-in-tube Structures Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanostructured Titanates into TiO2 Nanotubes Array.

Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43264E, Communication

Dmitry V Bavykin, Luca Passoni, Frank C Walsh
Multiwalled nanotubular titanates has been incorporated inside the pores of wide TiO2 nanotubes array using electrophoretic deposition under vigorous stirring to avoid blocking of the TiO2 nanotubes entrance. The resulted...
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NHC-catalysed aerobic aldehyde-esterifications with alcohols: no additives or cocatalysts required

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42596G, Communication

Eoghan G. Delany, Claire-Louise Fagan, Sivaji Gundala, Alessandra Mari, Thomas Broja, Kirsten Zeitler, Stephen J. Connon
N-Heterocyclic carbenes can catalyse the oxidative esterification of aldehydes to esters in the absence of stoichiometric oxidants and/or oxidation cocatalysts.
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Bioimaging of targeting cancers using aptamer-conjugated carbon nanodots

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42752H, Communication

Chang Hyun Lee, Ramesh Rajendran, Myoung-Seok Jeong, Hae Young Ko, Jin Young Joo, Sujeong Cho, Young Wook Chang, Soonhag Kim
Using the excellent emission properties of carbon nanodots, we have developed an aptamer-conjugated imaging probe for targeting cancers.
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Copper-mediated controlled radical polymerization under biological conditions: SET-LRP in blood serum

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43731K, Communication

Qiang Zhang, Zaidong Li, Paul Wilson, David M. Haddleton
Controlled radical polymerization (SET-LRP) of amide monomers has been conducted for the first time in biological media.
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Preparation of single enantiomers of chiral at metal bis-cyclometallated iridium complexes

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43121E, Communication

David L. Davies, Kuldip Singh, Shalini Singh, Barbara Villa-Marcos
Diastereomeric complexes [Ir(C[caret]N)₂(N[caret]O*)] are easily separated by crystallisation or chromatography. Treatment with trifluoroacetic acid and bipyridine allows synthesis of homochiral complexes in which the only chirality is that at the metal.
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Pnictogen-directed synthesis of discrete disulfide macrocycles

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43524E, Communication

Mary S. Collins, Matthew E. Carnes, Aaron C. Sather, Orion B. Berryman, Lev N. Zakharov, Simon J. Teat, Darren W. Johnson
Cyclic disulfide macrocycles were rapidly synthesized selectively from dithiols via oxidation with iodine when activated by pnictogens (As and Sb).
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Thermoresponsive cyclic peptide - poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) conjugate nanotubes

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42327A, Communication

Robert Chapman, Petra J. M. Bouten, Richard Hoogenboom, Katrina A. Jolliffe, Sebastien Perrier
Nanotubes formed by the self-assembly of cyclic peptides of alternating D- and L-chirality conjugated to two poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) chains are reversibly transformed to microparticles on heating.
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Copper-mediated C-H trifluoromethylation of quinones

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43357A, Communication

Nadia O. Ilchenko, Par G. Janson, Kalman J. Szabo
A broad variety of quinones undergo copper-mediated C-H trifluoromethylation reactions with the Togni reagent in the presence of B₂pin₂.
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Facile synthesis of benzofurans via copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cyclization of phenols and alkynes

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42326C, Communication

Wei Zeng, Wanqing Wu, Huanfeng Jiang, Liangbin Huang, Yadong Sun, Zhengwang Chen, Xianwei Li
Regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted benzofurans using a copper catalyst and molecular oxygen from phenols and alkynes in a one-pot procedure has been reported.
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Bioactive glass nanoparticles obtained through sol-gel chemistry

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC00003F, Communication

Anna Lukowiak, Jonathan Lao, Josephine Lacroix, Jean-Marie Nedelec
Monodispersed nanoparticles of bioactive SiO₂-CaO glass with different size including luminescent nanoparticles have been obtained through sol-gel chemistry.
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A novel efficient method for the synthesis of substituted olefins; cross coupling of two different alcohols using NaHSO4/SiO2

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42746C, Communication

Tadashi Aoyama, Shuichi Koda, Yuka Takeyoshi, Tetsuhiro Ito, Toshio Takido, Mitsuo Kodomari
A novel and simple method for cross coupling of alcohols using NaHSO₄/SiO₂, which is easily recovered and reused at least 7 times without loss of activity.
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Preparation of a semiquinonate-bridged diiron(II) complex and elucidation of its geometric and electronic structures

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42980F, Communication

Amanda E. Baum, Sergey V. Lindeman, Adam T. Fiedler
The synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, and spectroscopic properties of a unique diiron(II) complex featuring a bridging semiquinone radical are described.
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