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ChemComm 2007 Cover Gallery
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The cyclotriphosphazene P3N3Cl6 reacts with DMAP in superheated chloroform to form the hexacation [P3N3(DMAP)6]6+ hosting five chloride ions in its cavities.
DOI: 10.1039/B713847D
Molecular and surface visualization of fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (F-POSS). F-POSS can be corner-capped with trifluoropropyl (left), methyl (right), or other organic groups for tunable hydrophobicity.
DOI: 10.1039/b712976a
Calix[5]arene sublimes to form a complex arrangement of independent helices, one of which is back-to-back and has gas sorption capabilities.
DOI: 10.1039/b712621b
A Pt(II) complex exhibits luminescence switching in the presence of HCl vapor. The luminescence switching can be reversed by heating or by NH3 vapor.
DOI: 10.1039/b710372g
Metallo-insertors eject the mismatched bases and stack within the DNA duplex. Metallo-intercalators stack between base pairs but do not disrupt interstrand base-base interactions.
DOI: 10.1039/B710949K
DNA-surfactant allows selective transport of the target DNA to an organic phase from a mixture of DNA oligonucleotides.
DOI: 10.1039/B708082D
Intramolecular interactions of the fullerene subunit with the p-conjugated bridge modulate its ability of carrying one electron from one redox unit to the other.
DOI: 10.1039/B703691D
The silver trigonal prism and coordination polymers are similar to the assembly of skyscrapers of Singapore-geometrically defined, aesthetically pleasing and functionally active.
DOI: 10.1039/B707218J
Silicon nanowires assembled in micro-sized semispheres were synthesized through simple thermal evaporation without using any templates and metal particle catalysts.
DOI: 10.1039/B701113J
A saddle-distorted Mo(V)-dodecaphenylporphyrin complex and a Keggin-type polyoxometalate react to give a novel molecular conglomerate named as ''Porphyrin Hamburger''.
DOI: 10.1039/B704994C
Chiral D- and L-penicillamine capped CdS quantum dots have been prepared. These quantum dots demonstrate circular dichroism (CD) with almost identical mirror images of their CD spectra.
DOI: 10.1039/B704636G
Hirshfeld surface tools highlighting O-H intermolecular contacts inform I paracetamol.
DOI: 10.1039/B704980C
Fluorogenic ligands with oligofluorene chromophores were designed to provide turn-on and ratiometric signal optimized for use in fluorescence-based sensor arrays for cations. The luminescence response of the arrays reminds us of Piet Mondrian's compositions.
DOI: 10.1039/B705392D
The preparation of a Co(II) quaterpyridine-type complex via a one-pot transformation of a 2,2'-bipyridine Schiff-base ligand in the presence of a Lewis acidic metal salt.
DOI: 10.1039/B705555B
Photoinduced energy transfer takes place in a new multicomponent Ir-fullerene species, resulting in fullerene phosphorescence in the near IR.
DOI: 10.1039/B705296K
Apoferritin has been used to encapsulate anticancer drugs, Cisplatin and Carboplatin, which has potential to be developed as an efficient strategy for targeted delivery of the drugs.
DOI: 10.1039/b705326f
Ribbon diagram of cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), an enzyme that converts cysteine to cysteine sulfinic acid. The background shows sequence alignments of various CDOs.
DOI: 10.1039/b702158e
Since this polymer is green at neutral state and highly transmissive at oxidized state, all colours are now available for electrochromic devices.
DOI: 10.1039/B704936F
Azide functionalised polymersomes are modified via click chemistry with fluorescent molecules, which is visualized by confocal microscopy.
DOI: 10.1039/B704568A
Single-walled carbon nanotube macro-films are directly fabricated on flexible substrates from metallic foils to polymer films utilizing chemical vapor deposition technique.
DOI: 10.1039/B702523H
Lanthanide(III) complexes, emitting in the visible spectral region, have been anchored to a SiO2 transparent substrate resulting in highly uniform and easily colour tunable luminescent layers.
DOI: 10.1039/B702238G
A spring-loaded capsule: The cylindrical capsule on the left entices n-tetradecane inside where it assumes a helical conformation.
DOI: 10.1039/B617548A
Two La atoms inside the silylated fullerene cage are hopping between two sites along the equator of the C80 cage.
DOI: 10.1039/B703473C
The image shows the structure of the unique synthetic metal- organic framework material replicating the topology of fluorite, a crude mineral.
DOI: 10.1039/B701200D
A new labelling reagent [18F]NFSi and two novel radiochemical transformations have been developed for positron emission tomography [PET]. The spiral illustrates the cyclotron necessary for the production of 18F. The positron emitted from the 18F-labelled marker annihilates with an electron and generates a gamma pair travelling in opposite directions. Upon detection, this information is used to generate images of activity distribution.
DOI: 10.1039/B701177F
This photo of an Au6 triangle with Jurong Island (the "Chemical Island") in the background symbolizes Singapore's push in strategic chemistry research and its translation to economic output.
DOI: 10.1039/b618309c
The image shows novel functional scaffolds used for tissue regeneration with hierarchically 3D giant-, macro-, and meso-pore structures.
DOI: 10.1039/b702103h
The cover depicts the developments in corrole chemistry: from 1964 (first reported derivative) and 1971 (first X-ray structure) through 1999 (first one-pot synthesis) to recent applications in medicine, solar cells, catalysis and more.
DOI: 10.1039/b618482k
Artificial superhydrophobic surfaces have been created that mimic the unusual behaviour in nature of lotus and rice leaves.
DOI: 10.1039/b700994a
A spindle-like heptanuclear [Zn7(OH)8]6+ cluster in a trigonal-biyramid capsule composed of six 9,10-ditetrazolateanthracene ligands serves as secondary building units for a pcu-type metal-organic framework.
DOI: 10.1039/b705767a
The image shows the on-chip approach in genotyping singlenucleotide variations (SNPs). Enhanced discrimination in multiplexed allele-specific primer extensions is obtained through 4'-Cmethoxymethylene modified thymine or cytidine derivatives at the SNP-interrogating 3'-end of immobilized primer probes.
DOI: 10.1039/B616129D
The image shows a nanometric chain of an MMX polymer isolated on an HOPG surface, showing a helical internal structure.
DOI: 10.1039/B613836E
Coordination chemistry with novel anions that are generated in situ. Similar to an example of a randomly-generated tiling, the coinage metal cluster and the alkali metal-containing coordination polymer represent two of many new oligomeric and polymeric arrangements of group 15/16 anions.
DOI: 10.1039/B617177J
Azobenzene modified b-CD forms different conformations in 10% and 90% DMSO aqueous solution to prepare [1]rotaxane and its noninclusion reference compound, respectively.
DOI: 10.1039/B615900A
The use of fluoroalcohols expands the concept of catalytic utilization of hypervalent iodine reagents.
DOI: 10.1039/B616510A
Four metal-metal quadruple bonds lined up and formed a molecular metal wire.
DOI: 10.1039/B614597C
The image shows the structures of durable fluorinated materials superimposed on the everlasting "Castel del Monte", a castle built by the Swabian Emperor Frederick II near Bari (Italy) in 1245.
DOI: 10.1039/B611336B
The picture shows the structure of the trimetallic compound [(eta5-C5Me5)2Ba-{Ga(eta5-C5Me5)}2], which is the first molecular species with a Ga-Ba-interaction.
DOI: 10.1039/B614165J
The illustration shows the packing of naphthyl ether and naphthalimide moieties into segregated stacks due to mutually phobic side-chain interactions.
DOI: 10.1039/B610565C
The consistent cooperativity shown by spin crossover compounds adopting this crystal packing motif makes it an ideal model system for the crystal engineering of functional materials.
DOI: 10.1039/B613402E
A hybrid image showing that self assembly has been used to construct new polyoxometalate (POM)-based clusters and chiral POM-based materials demonstrating that POMs have great potential as scalable building blocks.
DOI: 10.1039/B612741J
Asymmetric coordinatively unsaturated units glide back and forth to open structural channels for accommodation of small gaseous molecules.
DOI: 10.1039/B610950K
Apollony photonic sponges are effective to harvest photons in a broad frequency region. They can have applications to photovoltaic solar cells.
DOI: 10.1039/B613422J
The image shows a right handed double helix used to imprint and then padlock a chiral Mobius strip. This is much like using an amino acid to imprint our diamine-based metal complex and then lock the chirality by acylation.
DOI: 10.1039/B611709K
Several members of the resorcylic acid lactone (RLA) family are depicted over a cartoon representation of the different phases of the cell cycle. A number of RLAs have been shown to be potent inhibitors of kinases and CDKs implicated in regulating cell cycle progression, suggesting that this scaffold may be a privileged structure for kinase inhibition.
DOI: 10.1039/B610344H
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