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ChemComm Feature Articles Published in 2006


Feature Articles are peer-reviewed articles written specifically for the wide-ranging readership of ChemComm with the intention to provide an up-to-date account of research in a particular field. In general, one or more Feature Articles appears in each issue of the journal.

What we have learned from the study of solid p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene compounds
J. A. Ripmeester, G. D. Enright, C. I. Ratcliffe, K. A. Udachin and I. L. Moudrakovski, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4986
DOI: 10.1039/b605275d

Synthesis and stereoselective functionalization of silylated heterocycles as a new class of formyl anion equivalents
Alessandro Degl'Innocenti, Salvatore Pollicino and Antonella Capperucci, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4881
DOI: 10.1039/b608816n

Approaches to crystallization from ionic liquids: complex solvents–complex results, or, a strategy for controlled formation of new supramolecular architectures?
W. Matthew Reichert, John D. Holbrey, Kate B. Vigour, Tonya D. Morgan, Grant A. Broker and Robin D. Rogers, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4767
DOI: 10.1039/b608496f

Structural diversity and chemical trends in hybrid inorganic–organic framework materials
Anthony K. Cheetham, C. N. R. Rao and Russell K. Feller, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4780
DOI: 10.1039/b610264f

Alternating divinylarene–silylene copolymers
Tien-Yau Luh and Yen-Ju Cheng, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4669
DOI: 10.1039/b609412k

Sulfonatocalixarenes: molecular capsule and Russian doll arrays to structures mimicking viral geometry
Scott J. Dalgarno, Jerry L. Atwood and Colin L. Raston, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4567
DOI: 10.1039/b606803k

Ion recognition properties of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)
Sheng Zhang, Claudia M. Cardona and Luis Echegoyen, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4461
DOI: 10.1039/b608146k

Biosensing using silver nanoparticles and surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering
Duncan Graham, Karen Faulds and W. Ewen Smith, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4363
DOI: 10.1039/b607904k

Direct addition of alkynes to imines and related CN electrophiles: A convenient access to propargylamines
Lorenzo Zani and Carsten Bolm, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4263
DOI: 10.1039/b607986p

Crystal engineering of coordination polymers using 4,4-bipyridine as a bond between transition metal atoms
Kumar Biradha, Madhushree Sarkar and Lalit Rajput, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4169
DOI: 10.1039/b606184b

Synthesis, surface functionalization, and properties of freestanding silicon nanocrystals
Jonathan G. C. Veinot, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4160
DOI: 10.1039/b607476f

Taming the free radical shrew – learning to control homolytic reactions at higher heteroatoms
Carl H. Schiesser, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4055
DOI: 10.1039/b608150a

F-block N-heterocyclic carbene complexes
Polly L. Arnold and Stephen T. Liddle, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3959
DOI: 10.1039/b606829d

Supramolecular chemistry with organometallic half-sandwich complexes
Kay Severin, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3859
DOI: 10.1039/b606632c

A unified synthetic approach to the pyrazinone dragmacidins
Neil K. Garg and Brian M. Stoltz, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3769
DOI: 10.1039/b605929e

Thermotropic lanthanidomesogens
Claude Piguet, Jean-Claude G. Bünzli, Bertrand Donnio and Daniel Guillon, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3755
DOI: 10.1039/b605737c

The difluorotoluene debate—a decade later
Eric T. Kool and Herman O. Sintim, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3665
DOI: 10.1039/b605414e

Construction of fused polycyclic ethers by strategies involving ring-closing metathesis
J. Stephen Clark, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3571
DOI: 10.1039/b601839d

Functionalization of polyoxometalates by carboxylato and azido ligands: macromolecular complexes and extended compounds
Pierre Mialane, Anne Dolbecq and Francis Sécheresse, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3477
DOI: 10.1039/b603594a

Peptides of aminoxy acids as foldamers
Xiang Li and Dan Yang, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3367
DOI: 10.1039/b602230h

Enantioselective synthesis on the solid phase
Torben Leßmann and Herbert Waldmann, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3380
DOI: 10.1039/b602822e

Photochemical energy conversion: from molecular dyads to solar cells
James R. Durrant, Saif A. Haque and Emilio Palomares, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3279
DOI: 10.1039/b601785c

Template-free routes to porous inorganic materials
Eric S. Toberer and Ram Seshadri, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3159
DOI: 10.1039/b602153k

Applications of chiral C3-symmetric molecules
Susan E. Gibson and M. Paola Castaldi, Chem. Commun., 2006, 3045
DOI: 10.1039/b602237e

Topologically novel multiple rotaxanes and catenanes based on tetraurea calix[4]arenes
Anca Bogdan, Yuliya Rudzevich, Myroslav O. Vysotsky and Volker Böhmer, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2941
DOI: 10.1039/b601699e

Advanced chemical design with supported metal complexes for selective catalysis
Mizuki Tada and Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2833
DOI: 10.1039/b601507g

Discovery of indium complexes as water-tolerant Lewis acids
Teck-Peng Loh and Guan-Leong Chua, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2739
DOI: 10.1039/b600568n

A modular approach to anion binding podands: adaptability in design and synthesis leads to adaptability in properties
Jonathan W. Steed, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2637
DOI: 10.1039/b601511e

Molecular oxygen and oxidation catalysis by phosphovanadomolybdates
Ronny Neumann and Alexander M. Khenkin, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2529
DOI: 10.1039/b600711m

Biochemistry of the para-sulfonato-calix[n]arenes
Florent Perret, Adina N. Lazar and Anthony W. Coleman, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2425
DOI: 10.1039/b600720c

Analytical platforms for activity-based protein profiling – exploiting the versatility of chemistry for functional proteomics
Stephan A. Sieber and Benjamin F. Cravatt, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2311
DOI: 10.1039/b600653c

Recent progress in cobalt-mediated [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions
Vincent Gandon, Corinne Aubert and Max Malacria, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2209
DOI: 10.1039/b517696b

Anion-templated assembly of interpenetrated and interlocked structures
Paul D. Beer, Mark R. Sambrook and David Curiel, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2105
DOI: 10.1039/b516435b

Organocatalytic direct asymmetric -heteroatom functionalization of aldehydes and ketones
Mauro Marigo and Karl Anker Jørgensen, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2001
DOI: 10.1039/b517090g

Lewis base ionic liquids
Douglas R. MacFarlane, Jennifer M. Pringle, Katarina M. Johansson, Stewart A. Forsyth and Maria Forsyth, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1905
DOI: 10.1039/b516961p

From the reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbenes to new chemistry in ionic liquids
John P. Canal, Taramatee Ramnial, Diane A. Dickie and Jason A. C. Clyburne, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1809
DOI: 10.1039/b512462j

Crystal engineering of binary metal imidazolate and triazolate frameworks
Jie-Peng Zhang and Xiao-Ming Chen, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1689
DOI: 10.1039/b516367f

Calixarene-encapsulated nanoparticles: self-assembly into functional nanomaterials
Alexander Wei, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1581
DOI: 10.1039/b515806k

The 3D quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer as a complete chemical laboratory for fundamental gas-phase studies of metal mediated chemistry
Richard A. J. O'Hair, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1469
DOI: 10.1039/b516348j

Small molecule activation at uranium coordination complexes: control of reactivity via molecular architecture
Ingrid Castro-Rodríguez and Karsten Meyer, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1353
DOI: 10.1039/b513755c

Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of simple arenes in synthesis of biaryl molecules
Louis-Charles Campeau and Keith Fagnou, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1253
DOI: 10.1039/b515481m

Molecular switches controlled by light
Devens Gust, Thomas A. Moore and Ana L. Moore, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1169
DOI: 10.1039/b514736k

Functionalized imidazolium salts for task-specific ionic liquids and their applications
Sang-gi Lee, Chem. Commun., 2006, 1049
DOI: 10.1039/b514140k

Biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles for protein separation and pathogen detection
Hongwei Gu, Keming Xu, Chenjie Xu and Bing Xu, Chem. Commun., 2006, 941
DOI: 10.1039/b514130c

Carrier enabled catalytic reaction cascades
Lars Veum and Ulf Hanefeld, Chem. Commun., 2006, 825
DOI: 10.1039/b512366f

Pore surface engineering of microporous coordination polymers
Susumu Kitagawa, Shin-ichiro Noro and Takayoshi Nakamura, Chem. Commun., 2006, 701
DOI: 10.1039/b511728c

Functionalized magnesium organometallics as versatile intermediates for the synthesis of polyfunctional heterocycles
Hiriyakkanavar Ila, Oliver Baron, Andreas J. Wagner and Paul Knochel, Chem. Commun., 2006, 583
DOI: 10.1039/b510866g

Preparation of layered double hydroxides and their applications as additives in polymers, as precursors to magnetic materials and in biology and medicine
David G. Evans and Xue Duan, Chem. Commun., 2006, 485
DOI: 10.1039/b510313b

The intrinsic nanofibrillar morphology of polyaniline
Jiaxing Huang and Richard B. Kaner, Chem. Commun., 2006, 367
DOI: 10.1039/b510956f

Exercises in molecular gymnastics—bending, stretching and twisting porphyrins
Mathias O. Senge, Chem. Commun., 2006, 243
DOI: 10.1039/b511389j

Lanthanide–transition metal coordination polymers based on multiple N- and O-donor ligands
Youfu Zhou, Maochun Hong and Xintao Wu, Chem. Commun., 2006, 135
DOI: 10.1039/b509458p

Dendritic supermolecules – towards controllable nanomaterials
David K. Smith, Chem. Commun., 2006, 34
DOI: 10.1039/b507416a