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Contents list for Chemical Science, issue 3, 2012
Cover
Front cover
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 617
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc90006h
Front/Back Matter
Inside front cover
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 618
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc90007f
Contents list
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 619
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc90008d
Perspectives
Synergistic catalysis: A powerful synthetic strategy for new reaction development
Anna E. Allen and David W. C. MacMillan,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 633
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00907b
Chemistry of functionalized silylenes
Sakya S. Sen, Shabana Khan, Prinson P. Samuel and Herbert W. Roesky,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 659
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00757b
Minireview
Changing and challenging times for service crystallography
Simon J. Coles and Philip A. Gale,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 683
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00955b
Edge Articles
Arylsulfonamides as inhibitors for carbonic anhydrase: prediction & validation
Maurus Schmid, Elisa S. Nogueira, Fabien W. Monnard, Thomas R. Ward and Markus Meuwly,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 690
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00628b
A solvent-responsive coordination cage
Benan Kilbas, Sebastian Mirtschin, Rosario Scopelliti and Kay Severin,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 701
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00779c
Polyoxometalate-based crystalline tubular microreactor: redox-active inorganic–organic hybrid materials producing gold nanoparticles and catalytic properties
Dong-Ying Du, Jun-Sheng Qin, Ting-Ting Wang, Shun-Li Li, Zhong-Min Su, Kui-Zhan Shao, Ya-Qian Lan, Xin-Long Wang and En-Bo Wang,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 705
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00586g
Rationalising sequence selection by ligand assemblies in the DNA minor groove: the case for thiazotropsin A
Hasan Y. Alniss, Nahoum G. Anthony, Abedawn I. Khalaf, Simon P. Mackay, Colin J. Suckling, Roger D. Waigh, Nial J. Wheate and John A. Parkinson,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 711
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00630h
Synthesis of poly(L-lactide) and gradient copolymers from a L-lactide/trimethylene carbonate eutectic melt
Olivier Coulembier, Vincent Lemaur, Thomas Josse, Andrea Minoia, Jérôme Cornil and Philippe Dubois,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 723
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00590e
Diaza-18-crown-6 hydroxyquinoline derivatives as flexible tools for the assessment and imaging of total intracellular magnesium
Chiara Marraccini, Giovanna Farruggia, Marco Lombardo, Luca Prodi, Massimo Sgarzi, Valentina Trapani, Claudio Trombini, Federica I. Wolf, Nelsi Zaccheroni and Stefano Iotti,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 727
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00751c
NHC-catalysed, chemoselective crossed-acyloin reactions
Christopher A. Rose, Sivaji Gundala, Claire-Louise Fagan, Johannes F. Franz, Stephen J. Connon and Kirsten Zeitler,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 735
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00622g
RbFe2+Fe3+F6: Synthesis, structure, and characterization of a new charge-ordered magnetically frustrated pyrochlore-related mixed-metal fluoride
Sun Woo Kim, Sang-Hwan Kim, P. Shiv Halasyamani, Mark A. Green, Kanwal Preet Bhatti, C. Leighton, Hena Das and Craig J. Fennie,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 741
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00765g
Quest for an intermolecular Au(III)
Au(III) interaction between cyclometalated gold(III) cations
Wei Lu, Kaai Tung Chan, Shui-Xing Wu, Yong Chen and Chi-Ming Che,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 752
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00947a
Click-alkynylation of N- and P-nucleophiles by oxidative cross-coupling with alkynylcopper reagents: a general synthesis of ynamides and alkynylphosphonates
Kévin Jouvin, Jérémy Heimburger and Gwilherm Evano,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 756
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00842d
Controlled cyclopolymerisation of 1,7-octadiyne derivatives using Grubbs catalyst
In Sun Lee, Eun-Hye Kang, Hyeon Park and Tae-Lim Choi,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 761
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00706a
Low-temperature ketene formation in materials chemistry through molecular engineering
Frank A. Leibfarth, Martin Wolffs, Luis M. Campos, Kris Delany, Nicolas Treat, Matthew J. Kade, Bongjin Moon and Craig J. Hawker,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 766
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00841f
Quinoxalinone inhibitors of the lectin DC-SIGN
Shane L. Mangold, Lynne R. Prost and Laura L. Kiessling,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 772
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00767c
Stimuli-responsive Pd2L4 metallosupramolecular cages: towards targeted cisplatin drug delivery
James E. M. Lewis, Emma L. Gavey, Scott A. Cameron and James D. Crowley,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 778
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00899h
Supramolecular control over Diels–Alder reactivity by encapsulation and competitive displacement
Maarten M. J. Smulders and Jonathan R. Nitschke,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 785
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00847a
Atom economic macrolactonization and lactonization via redox-neutral rhodium-catalyzed coupling of terminal alkynes with carboxylic acids
Alexandre Lumbroso, Nacim Abermil and Bernhard Breit,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 789
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00812b
Dip-pen nanolithography of optically transparent cationic polymers to manipulate spatial organization of proteolipid membranes
Yoshie Narui and Khalid S. Salaita,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 794
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00475a
Mouse lactate dehydrogenase X: A promising magnetic resonance reporter protein using hyperpolarized pyruvic acid derivative Y
Tatsuya Nishihara, Hiroshi Nonaka, Tatsuya Naganuma, Kazuhiro Ichikawa and Shinsuke Sando,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 800
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00919b
A surface-immobilized cytochrome c variant provides a pH-controlled molecular switch
Carlo Augusto Bortolotti, Licia Paltrinieri, Stefano Monari, Antonio Ranieri, Marco Borsari, Gianantonio Battistuzzi and Marco Sola,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 807
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00821h
Recognition of primary amines in water by a zinc funnel complex based on calix[6]arene
Olivia Bistri, Benoit Colasson and Olivia Reinaud,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 811
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00738f
The first group 4 metal bis(imido) and tris(imido) complexes
Andrew D. Schwarz, Alastair J. Nielson, Nikolas Kaltsoyannis and Philip Mountford,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 819
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00786f
BN-substituted diphenylacetylene: a basic model for conjugated 
-systems containing the BN bond pair
Adam J. V. Marwitz, Ashley N. Lamm, Lev N. Zakharov, Monica Vasiliu, David A. Dixon and Shih-Yuan Liu,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 825
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00500f
An iron-cyclopentadienyl bond cleavage mechanism for the thermal ring-opening polymerization of dicarba[2]ferrocenophanes
Joe B. Gilroy, Andrew D. Russell, Andrew J. Stonor, Laurent Chabanne, Sladjana Baljak, Mairi F. Haddow and Ian Manners,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 830
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00566a
Highly stereoselective catalytic conjugate addition of acyl anion equivalent to nitroolefins
Daisuke Uraguchi, Yusuke Ueki and Takashi Ooi,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 842
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00678a
Disc-like 7, 14-dicyano-ovalene-3,4:10,11-bis(dicarboximide) as a solution-processible n-type semiconductor for air stable field-effect transistors
Jinling Li, Jing-Jing Chang, Huei Shuan Tan, Hui Jiang, Xiaodong Chen, Zhikuan Chen, Jie Zhang and Jishan Wu,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 846
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00739d
Structure Matters: Correlating temperature dependent electrical transport through alkyl monolayers with vibrational and photoelectron spectroscopies
Hagay Shpaisman, Oliver Seitz, Omer Yaffe, Katy Roodenko, Luc Scheres, Han Zuilhof, Yves J. Chabal, Tomoki Sueyoshi, Satoshi Kera, Nobuo Ueno, Ayelet Vilan and David Cahen,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 851
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00639h
Enantioseparation on poly(phenyl isocyanide)s with macromolecular helicity memory as chiral stationary phases for HPLC
Toshitaka Miyabe, Hiroki Iida, Atsushi Ohnishi and Eiji Yashima,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 863
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00708d
Inhibition of metal-induced amyloid aggregation using light-responsive magnetic nanoparticle prochelator conjugates
Meng Li, Zhen Liu, Jinsong Ren and Xiaogang Qu,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 868
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00631b
Microwave-assisted syntheses of highly CO2-selective organic cage frameworks (OCFs)
Yinghua Jin, Bret A. Voss, Ryan McCaffrey, Clyde T. Baggett, Richard D. Noble and Wei Zhang,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 874
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00589h
Nucleophilicity parameters for designing transition metal-free C–C bond forming reactions of organoboron compounds
Guillaume Berionni, Biplab Maji, Paul Knochel and Herbert Mayr,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 878
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00883a
General palladium-catalyzed aerobic dehydrogenation to generate double bonds
Weiming Gao, Zhiqi He, Yong Qian, Jing Zhao and Yong Huang,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 883
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00661d
Direct aerobic 
,
-dehydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones with a Pd(TFA)2/4,5-diazafluorenone catalyst
Tianning Diao, Tyler J. Wadzinski and Shannon S. Stahl,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 887
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00724f
Nickel-catalyzed regiodivergent approach to macrolide motifs
Abdur-Rafay Shareef, David H. Sherman and John Montgomery,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 892
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00866a
Total synthesis of the core tetrasaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis lipopolysaccharide, a potential vaccine candidate for meningococcal diseases
You Yang, Christopher E. Martin and Peter H. Seeberger,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 896
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00804h
Global optimality of fitness landscapes in evolution
Xiaojiang Feng, Alexander Pechen, Abinhav Jha, Rebing Wu and Herschel Rabitz,
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 900
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00648g
Front/Back Matter
Back cover
Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 907
DOI: 10.1039/c2sc90009b
