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Hydrogen atom storage upon Z-class borane ligand functions: an alternative approach to ligand cooperation

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15346G, Tutorial Review

Gareth R. Owen
This tutorial review explores reversible hydrogen migration reactivity between boron and transition metal centres and the potential for its utilisation within the context of ligand cooperation.
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Nanomaterials for targeted detection and photothermal killing of bacteria

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15340H, Tutorial Review

Paresh Chandra Ray, Sadia Afrin Khan, Anant Kumar Singh, Dulal Senapati, Zhen Fan
The current tutorial review discusses the potential of bio-conjugated nanomaterials for their possible applications in bacterial diagnostics and photothermal treatment.
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Stretching single polysaccharides and proteins using atomic force microscopy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15329G, Tutorial Review

Piotr E. Marszalek, Yves F. Dufrene
We survey single-molecule stretching experiments using atomic force microscopy, with an emphasis on polysaccharides and proteins.
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Magnetic nanoparticles for the manipulation of proteins and cells

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15315G, Critical Review

Yue Pan, Xuewen Du, Fan Zhao, Bing Xu
This paper highlights the development of two straightforward applications of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)-manipulating proteins and manipulating cells.
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Asymmetric homogeneous hydrogenations at scale

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15312B, Critical Review

David J. Ager, Andre H. M. de Vries, Johannes G. de Vries
This critical review discusses issues that can arise when scaling up an asymmetric hydrogenation.
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Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes and DNA-from structural probes to cellular imaging and therapeutics

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15299A, Tutorial Review

Martin R. Gill, Jim A. Thomas
The wide potential applications of metal complexes that reversibly interact with DNA are illustrated through specific examples drawn from studies on ruthenium polypyridyl complexes.
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Drug development: longer-lived proteins

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15289D, Tutorial Review

Stephan Kontos, Jeffrey A. Hubbell
Therapeutic proteins are widely used in clinic for the treatment of various diseases. Here, we review state-of-the-art chemical- and protein engineering-based methods that aim to increase the residence time of therapeutic proteins in the body, and thus potentially increase their efficacy and potency.
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Dynamic imine chemistry

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15305J, Tutorial Review

Matthew E. Belowich, J. Fraser Stoddart
This review highlights the utilisation of a 19th Century reaction-imine bond formation-and its exploitation in the construction of supramolecular and mechanostereochemical systems.
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Surface functionalization of nanoparticles for nanomedicine

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15294K, Highlight

Rubul Mout, Daniel F. Moyano, Subinoy Rana, Vincent M. Rotello
This research Highlight emphasizes advances in tailoring nanoparticle interfaces for implementation in nanomedicine.
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Dicarba-closo-dodecarborane-containing half-sandwich complexes of ruthenium, osmium, rhodium and iridium: biological relevance and synthetic strategies

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15300A, Critical Review

Nicolas P. E. Barry, Peter J. Sadler
This review describes how the incorporation of dicarba-closo-dodecarboranes into half-sandwich complexes of ruthenium, osmium, rhodium and iridium might lead to the development of a new class of compounds with applications in medicine.
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Chiral-at-metal complexes and their catalytic applications in organic synthesis

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15234G, Tutorial Review

Eike B. Bauer
This tutorial review provides an introduction to the synthesis, characterization, properties and catalytic applications of complexes with stereogenic metal centers.
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Bio-inspired variable structural color materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15267C, Critical Review

Yuanjin Zhao, Zhuoying Xie, Hongcheng Gu, Cun Zhu, Zhongze Gu
This critical review provides up-to-date research concerning the natural and bio-inspired photonic materials with variable structural colors.
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The impact of plant-pathogen studies on medicinal drug discovery

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15301G, Tutorial Review

Christian Ottmann, Renier A. L. van der Hoorn, Markus Kaiser
This tutorial review demonstrates that the investigation of plant-pathogen interactions offers unexpected opportunities for medicinal drug discovery.
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Autophagy-regulating small molecules and their therapeutic applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15328A, Critical Review

Kyung-Hwa Baek, Jihye Park, Injae Shin
This critical review discusses general aspects of autophagy, autophagy-associated diseases and autophagy regulators for biological research and therapeutic applications.
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The unique role of nanoparticles in nanomedicine: imaging, drug delivery and therapy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15260F, Critical Review

Tennyson L. Doane, Clemens Burda
The properties of nanoparticles have generated a myriad of biomedical applications. This review critically examines their unique role and recent progress in nanomedicine.
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Investigating inclusion complexes using quantum chemical methods

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15244D, Tutorial Review

Mark P. Waller, Holger Kruse, Christian Muck-Lichtenfeld, Stefan Grimme
Investigating weak intermolecular interactions within inclusion complexes using quantum chemical methods is the focus of this tutorial review.
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Transfer hydrogenation with Hantzsch esters and related organic hydride donors

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15268H, Critical Review

Chao Zheng, Shu-Li You
This critical review summarizes recent development of catalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) reaction mediated by Hantzsch esters and other related organic hydride donors.
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Polymeric multilayer capsules for drug delivery

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15296G, Critical Review

Stefaan De Koker, Richard Hoogenboom, Bruno G. De Geest
Here we review the recent progress in the field of polymeric multilayer thin films to design nano- and microcapsules intended for drug delivery applications.
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Recent advances in transition-metal-free carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions using arynes

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15310F, Tutorial Review

Anup Bhunia, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Akkattu T. Biju
A concise account of the synthetic utility of arynes in transition-metal-free carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions is presented.
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A practical guide to modelling enzyme-catalysed reactions

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15297E, Tutorial Review

Richard Lonsdale, Jeremy N. Harvey, Adrian J. Mulholland
An informative overview of how to model enzyme reaction mechanisms, with the drug-metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes used as an example.
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Signal amplification using functional nanomaterials for biosensing

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15274B, Tutorial Review

Jianping Lei, Huangxian Ju
We review recent significant advances in signal amplification strategies based on biofunctional nanomaterials and highlight their applications in ultrasensitive bioanalysis.
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Green Chemistry: present and future

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41,1413-1414
DOI: 10.1039/C1CS90064A, Editorial

Chao-Jun Li, Paul T. Anastas
Guest editors Chao-Jun Li and Paul Anastas introduce the themed issue of Chemical Society Reviews covering the latest developments in green chemistry.
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Ionic liquid processing of cellulose

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41,1519-1537
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15311D, Critical Review

Hui Wang, Gabriela Gurau, Robin D. Rogers
In this critical review, the respective roles of ionic liquid cations and anions in the dissolution of cellulose are discussed, and wherever possible, the greenness of ionic liquid processing is analyzed in light of the choices of cation and anion.
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Recent advances in the isolation and reactivity of organogold complexes

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15318A, Tutorial Review

Le-Ping Liu, Gerald B. Hammond
The isolated or detected organogold intermediates not only serve as direct evidence for the proposed mechanisms, but also help to develop new gold-catalyzed transformations.
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Diffusion in porous crystalline materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS15284C, Tutorial Review

Rajamani Krishna
This tutorial review presents a unified, phenomenological description of diffusion of a variety of guest molecules in ordered crystalline porous materials.
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Metal-air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15228A, Critical Review

Fangyi Cheng, Jun Chen
This review presents recent progress in understanding the cathode oxygen electrochemistry and developing bifunctional catalysts for metal-air batteries.
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