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Interview: Beyond the inorganic boundaries
16 November 2009
Ian Manners talks about polymerisations, interfaces, and living in Wales
Dalton Discussion 12: Catalytic C-H and C-X Bond Activation
28 October 2009
Submit an abstract for your chance to present your work at the meeting (September 2010, Durham, UK) and be published in Dalton Transactions. Deadline - 13 November 2009
Themed Issue: Solar Energy Conversion
11 November 2009
Discover the links between inorganic chemistry and solar energy conversion in this themed issue guest edited by Villy Sundstrom
Luminescent chiral lanthanide(III) complexes as potential molecular probes
03 November 2009
Gilles Muller introduces us to the design of luminescence lanthanide complexes with chiral properties
Influence of steric pressure on the activation of carbon dioxide and related small molecules by uranium coordination complexes
03 November 2009
Karsten Meyer and co-workers discuss the advantages of using uranium in coordination chemistry
Metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles, an efficient and promising family of novel heterogeneous catalysts in organic synthesis
27 October 2009
Zhiyong Wang and colleagues investigate the role of metal nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts in organic synthesis
Molecular water-oxidation catalysts for photoelectrochemical cells
27 October 2009
Leone Spiccia and co-workers develop solid state materials and molecular coordination complexes as catalysts for water oxidation
The First Dalton Transactions International Symposium
21 October 2009
The First Dalton Transactions International Symposium will be held in Shanghai and Nanjing, China, in October 2009.
Asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization catalyzed by organolanthanide complexes with chiral biaryl-based ligands
21 October 2009
Guofu Zi highlights the recent progress in the development of organolanthanide catalysts for asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization
Decavanadate: a journey in a search of a role
21 October 2009
Manuel Aureliano discusses the importance of decavanadate in biological systems
Interview: Chemical Carpentry
19 October 2009
Watching carpentry at a young age inspired Thorri Gunnlaugsson to be a chemist and an enthusiastic cook.
New application for metallocene catalysts in olefin polymerization
15 October 2009
Walter Kaminsky and co-workers look at metallocene catalysts in olefin polymerization from a different perspective
Themed Issue: Metal-Catalysed Polymerisation
15 October 2009
Carmen Claver and Barbara Milani are the guest editors of this themed issue dealing with the ommipresent topic of metal-catalysed polymerisation
Transformation of polymerization of polar vinyl monomers by discrete and hybrid metal catalysts
15 October 2009
Eugene Y-X Chen discuses the role of discrete and hybrid catalysts in olefin polymerization
A tribute to Frederick Nye Tebbe. Lewis acid stabilized alkylidyne, alkylidene, and imides of 3d early transition metals
08 October 2009
Daniel Mindiola and Jennifer Scott talk about Frederick Nye Tebbe and his contributions to the world of Chemistry.
Ligating properties of anionic Fischer-type carbene complexes, [(CO)5MC(X)Y]-
30 September 2009
Hergard Raubenheimer and co-workers modify anionic Fischer-type carbene complexes with donor groups and study their ligating properties
Expanding the role of oxo-molybdenum(VI) catalysts: a DFT interpretation of X-H activation leading to reduction or oxidation
30 September 2009
Maria Jose Calhorda and Paulo Jorge Costa study the 'theoretical role' of oxo-molybdenum catalysts on X-H bonds activation
Metal complexes of amino acids and amino acid side chain groups. Structures and properties
23 September 2009
Yuichi Shimazaki, Masako Takani and Osamu Yamauchi focus on recent studies on characterization of metal-amino acid complexes involving imidazole, phenol, indole, or alkyl groups.
Iron Spin-Crossover compounds: from fundamental studies to practical applications
25 September 2009
Patrick Gamez and colleagues review recent examples of iron spin-crossover compounds, which may find interesting applications in the near future.
[NiFe] hydrogenases: structural and spectroscopic studies of the reaction mechanism
17 September 2009
Yoshiki Higuchi and colleagues discuss the catalytic oxidation of dihydrogen by [NiFe] hydrogenases
A categorization of metal anticancer compounds based on their mode of action
17 September 2009
Alessio and colleagues rationalise developments within the field of metal anticancer drugs
Interview: Riding high
16 September 2009
Philip Mountford on jockeying, bribing techniques and the challenges ahead for chemistry
Call for Papers: Organo-f-element Chemistry
03 September 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 28 January 2010
Nano-magnetic materials: spin crossover compounds vs. single molecule magnets vs. single chain magnets
03 September 2009
Sally Brooker and Jonathan Kitchen talk about magnetism and its challenges in this frontiers article
2009 Dalton Transactions N. American Lectureship Announced
28 August 2009
Professor Francois Gabbai, from Texas A & M University, USA, is the recipient.
Fused polycyclic nucleophilic carbenes - synthesis, structure, and function
26 August 2009
Anthony Arduengo and Luigi Iconaru describe the structure and reactivity of fused polycyclic carbenes
Themed Issue: N-heterocyclic carbenes
26 August 2009
Ekkehardt Hahn is the guest editor of this themed issue which focuses on the highly topical area of N-heterocyclic carbenes
Metal-NHC complexes: a survey of anti-cancer properties
26 August 2009
Laurent Morel and co-workers talk about the anticancer properties of metal-NHC complexes
2009 Annual Reports Section A is now published!
21 August 2009
Section A: inorganic chemistry of Annual Reports has been published.
Regulation of interdomain electron transfer in the NOS output state for NO production
19 August 2009
Changjian Feng and Gordon Tollin discuss developments in understanding of the NOS output state mechanism.
Temperature dependent electrochemistry-a versatile tool for investigations of biology related topics
19 August 2009
Carola Schulzke describes the use of temperature dependant electrochemistry for efficient determination of very different properties.
Interview: Bending the rules
18 August 2009
Guy Bertrand talks to Marie Cote about creating dream compounds, tennis and setting up international labs
New flagship journal Chemical Science announced
20 October 2009
A new dynamic home for research across the chemical sciences, fronted by Princeton's David MacMillan, to be launched
One-dimensional hybrid nanostructures with light-controlled properties
13 August 2009
Xiaofeng Liu and Yuliang Li describe the fundamental principles and photonic applications of hybrid nanowires
Light-driven hydrogen production catalysed by transition metal complexes in homogeneous systems
13 August 2009
Mei Wang, Licheng Sun and colleagues discuss metal-based molecular catalysts for photoinduced hydrogen evolution
Call for Papers: Molecular Magnets
23 October 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 1 December 2009
Away from phosgene: reductive carbonylation of nitroarenes and oxidative carbonylation of amines, understanding the mechanism to improve performance
05 August 2009
Fabio Ragaini discusses the mechanism of the reductive carbonylation of nitroarenes and of the oxidative carbonylation of amines.
Synthesis and transformation of organoboronates and stannanes by pincer-complex catalysts
05 August 2009
Nicklas Selander and Kálmán J. Szabó review the reactions and preparation of allylic and allenylic stannanes and allyl boronates.
Call for Papers: Bio-inspired catalysis
03 August 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 6 October 2009
Solvent properties of hydrazine in the preparation of metal chalcogenide bulk materials and films
29 July 2009
Min Yuan and David Mitzi discuss recent developments in metal chalcogenide-based materials, and the use of hydrazine for a soft synthetic approach.
Themed Issue: The synergy between theory and experiment
23 July 2009
John McGrady is guest editor of this themed issue which highlights the close relationship between experiment and theory that underpins much of modern inorganic chemistry
A combined picture from theory and experiments on water oxidation, oxygen reduction and proton pumping
23 July 2009
Per Siegbahn and Margareta Blomberg use both calculations and experiments to look at mechanisms for water oxidation, oxygen reduction and proton pumping
Mechanisms of C-H bond activation: rich synergy between computation and experiment
23 July 2009
Stuart Macgregor, David Davies and colleagues discuss recent mechanistic insights into C-H bond activation arising from computational studies
Greener nylon with nanosponges
20 July 2009
An immobilised enzyme could change the face of nylon production
Superparamagnetic nanoparticles as targeted probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
15 July 2009
Chenjie Xu and Shouheng Sun review the syntheses and controlled surface functionalization of monodisperse Fe3O4-based superparamagnetic nanoparticles.
Metal-metal bonds in f-element chemistry
15 July 2009
Stephen Liddle and David Mills review the development of compounds which possess polarised covalent or donor-acceptor f-element-metal bonds.
Metal-binding mechanisms in metallothioneins
09 July 2009
Martin J Sillman uses spectroscopic methods to investigate the metalation of metallothioneins
Nitrene transfer reactions mediated by metallo-porphyrin complexes
09 July 2009
Emma Gallo describes the catalytic activity of metallo-porphyrins in several nitrene transfer reactions
FREE articles for FIGIPAS 2009
A selection of articles describing work related to the topics covered at FIGIPAS are collected here, and these are free for the month of July.
Call for Papers: New synthesis, new materials; frontiers of synthetic solid state chemistry
23 October 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 6 January 2010
Boronic acids as building blocks for molecular nanostructures and polymeric materials
01 July 2009
Kay Severin discusses how condensation reactions of boronic acids can be used to construct complex molecular architectures
Amine triphenolate complexes: synthesis, structure and catalytic activity
01 July 2009
In this Perspective, Giulia Licini and coworkers focus on triphenolamines and the catalytic performances of their corresponding complexes
Highest Ever Impact Factor for Dalton Transactions
21 June 2009
Dalton Transactions reaches its highest ever impact factor, 3.6
Synthetic applications of cationic iron and cobalt carbonyl complexes
24 June 2009
Nina Kann describes the reactivity of iron and cobalt carbonyl cationic complexes with nucleophiles and their potential applications
2009 Dalton Transactions European Lectureship Announced
12 June 2009
Simon Aldridge, from the University of Oxford, UK, is awarded the 2009 Dalton Transactions Lectureship to recognise emerging European inorganic chemists.
Complexes of Mg, Ca and Zn as homogeneous catalysts for lactide polymerization
17 June 2009
Paul Hayes and colleagues discuss how magnesium, calcium and zinc based compounds have been developed for the ROP of lactides
Canadian Society for Chemistry award presented to Dalton Transactions Chair
08 June 2008
RSC Publishing congratulates Professor Chris Orvig on his recent Canadian Society for Chemistry award
Promotion of rare nucleobase tautomers by metal binding
10 June 2009
Bernhard Lippert and Deepali Gupta discuss the biological consequences of the occupation of nucleobase sites by a metal entity.
Zinc-centred salen complexes: versatile and accessible supramolecular building motifs
10 June 2009
Arjan Kleij reviews the recent applications of zinc(II) complexes of salen ligands in supramolecular chemistry.
Some suggested perspectives for multifunctional hybrid porous solids
03 June 2009
Gerard Ferey talks about porous organic frameworks and their potential applications in energy and health
Themed Issue: Bioorganometallic chemistry
28 May 2009
This themed issue, guest edited by Charles Riordan, brings together a collection of articles from leaders in the growing field of bioorganometallic chemistry
Hydrogenase cluster biosynthesis: organometallic chemistry nature's way
28 May 2009
John Peters and colleagues discuss the hydrogenase active site and biosynthesis in the context of bioenergy and prebiotic chemistry
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24 April 2009
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RSC Publishing honours five distinguished scientists at ISMSC
20 May 2009
RSC Publishing Sponsors a poster session at ISMSC 2009 and honours five distinguished scientists.
Themed Issue: Supramolecular photochemistry
14 May 2009
Discover one of the most exciting areas of modern chemistry in this Dalton Transactions themed issue guest edited by Michael D. Ward and Julia Weinstein
Molybdenum and tungsten enzymes: a crystallographic and mechanistic overview
20 May 2009
Maria João Romão reviews the the mechanistic implications drawn from the structural data of molybdenum and tungsten enzymes.
Brain proteins that mind metals: a neurodegenerative perspective
20 May 2009
David Brown considers the metallochemistry of the proteins involved in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases.
Charge separation in metallomacrocycle complexes linked with electron acceptors by axial coordination
14 May 2009
Shunichi Fukuzumi investigates the electronic properties of metal macrocycles and their application in supramolecular solar cells
Sensitised luminescence in lanthanide containing arrays and d-f hybrids
14 May 2009
Stephen Faulkner describes the synthesis of lanthanide arrays containing polymetallic d-f hybrids and their luminescence properties
Aldehyde C-H activation with late transition metal organometallic compounds. Formation and reactivity of acyl hydrido complexes
07 May 2009
María Garralda discusses aldehyde C-H activation promoted by late transition metals.
Attacking Alzheimer's disease
06 May 2009
Fresh hope in battling Alzheimer's disease with three-pronged attack
IUPAC 2009 Programme Now Available
28 April 2009
Speakers and titles of lectures for the congress taking place 2-7 August 2009 in Glasgow, UK are now online. Early booking deadline - 5 June 2009.
The transition metal hexafluorides
22 April 2009
Matthias Johann Molski and Konrad Seppelt delve into the world of transition metal hexafluorides
Back to basics for drug delivery
08 April 2009
Colon cancer drug could reach its target without being destroyed by stomach acid
Frustrated Lewis pairs: a new strategy to small molecule activation
15 April 2009
Douglas Stephan discusses how Frustrated Lewis pairs provide a unique route to the activation of small molecules and applications in catalysis
Most highly accessed articles in Dalton Transactions
08 April 2009
Read some of the most influential recent articles in Dalton Transactions for FREE!
Asymmetric induction on beta-boration of alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds: an inexpensive approach
08 April 2009
Elena Fernandez highlights the advantages of using inexpensive transition metal complexes to mediate beta-boration
Pathways to biomineralization and biodemineralization of calcium phosphates: the thermodynamic and kinetic controls
02 April 2009
George Nancollas investigates the first steps of nucleation of calcium phosphates and the influence of biomolecules on crystal growth and phase stability
Interview: Making logical connections
01 April 2009
Henry Rzepa tells Carl Saxton about the potential for creativity in both research and teaching activities
The metallo-specific response of proteins: A perspective based on the E. coli transcriptional regulator NikR
25 March 2009
Deborah Zamble examines the changes of NikR structure that affect DNA binding.
Interview: Inspired by nature
19 March 2009
Ann Valentine talks about bioinorganic chemistry, titanium and avoiding rust
Harnessing natures ability to control metal ion coordination geometry
18 March 2009
Vincent Pecoraro and colleagues discuss how nature can control metal ion coordination geometry using de novo designed peptides
Illuminating the cell response to anticancer drugs
12 March 2009
Revealing how cells handle platinum complexes could help in the search for better-targeted cancer therapies
Pyrazoles and pyrazolides-flexible synthons in self-assembly
10 March 2009
Malcolm Halcrow reviews the chemistry and metal coordination modes of the pyrazole ring.
Call for Papers: Metal-catalysed Polymerisation
10 March 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 26 May 2009
Compounds with low-valent group 13 metals as ligands for electron poor main group and transition metals
04 March 2009
Peter Roesky reviews recent progress in the coordination chemistry of group 13 metals with electron poor main group and transition metals.
Linear and branched oligogermanes
25 February 2009
Charles Weinert discusses recent developments in the synthesis and characterization of discrete oligogermanes.
Most highly cited communications in Dalton Transactions
23 February 2009
Read the most highly cited recent communications in Dalton Transactions for FREE!
Call for Papers: Thermoelectric materials
19 February 2009
You are invited to submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 20 July 2009
Adsorption and desorption of hydrogen on metal-organic framework materials for storage applications
19 February 2009
K. Mark Thomas reviews the application of metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen storage.
Functional Nanostructures and Sensors by Self-Assembly
18 February 2009
Kay Severin gives his Dalton Transactions European Lecture in Manchester
Phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes: toward high phosphorescence quantum efficiency through ligand control
11 February 2009
Soo Young Park and Youngmin You summarise the guidelines for developing highly phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes.
Call for Papers: New synthesis, new materials; frontiers of synthetic solid state chemistry
23 October 2009
Submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 6 January 2010
Bioinorganic chemistry of copper and zinc ions coordinated to amyloid-beta peptide
04 February 2009
Peter Faller and Christelle Hureau discuss the coordination of the amyloid-beta peptide to Cu and Zn
Meet the Dalton Transactions team
You can meet a member of the Dalton Transactions team at a number of conferences in 2009!
New e-newsletter - ChemComm Chronicle.
The newsletter designed to help you keep up to date with the latest developments from Chemical Communications.
myo-Inositol oxygenase: a radical Q2 new pathway for O2 and C-H activation at a nonheme diiron cluster
28 January 2009
J. Martin Bollinger, Carsten Krebs and colleagues recount the mechanistic studies of the enzyme myo-inositol oxygenase.
Call for Papers: Metal Anticancer Compounds
21 January 2009
You are invited to submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 23 June 2009
Borrowing hydrogens
21 January 2009
Jonathan Williams and colleagues discuss how the reactivity of alcohols can be enhanced by the temporary removal of hydrogen.
Stereochemistry of free boranes and heteroboranes from electron scattering and model chemistries
13 January 2009
Drahomir Hnyk and David Rankin review modern computational methods to determine the stereochemistry of boranes and heteroboranes.
Metallomics first issue published online
12 January 2009
Free online access to issue 1 of Metallomics: Integrated biometal science
Complex matters of the heart
05 January 2009
A complex for improved imaging of the heart has been developed, which could help detect symptomless heart problems.
DNA-binding drugs caught in action
05 January 2009
Miquel Coll and colleagues discuss the latest 3D pictures of drug-DNA complexes which may provide inspiration for the design of new drugs.
Call for Papers: N-heterocyclic carbenes
17 December 2008
You are invited to submit an article to this Dalton Transactions themed issue. Submission deadline: 6 April 2009
Cleaving DNA with metalloenzymes
17 December 2008
Changlin Liu and Li Wang discuss how DNA cleavage can be catalysed by synthetic metalloenzymes.
BIAN ligands with s- and p-block elements
17 December 2008
Alan Cowley and colleagues describe recent applications of the unique steroelectronic properties of BIAN ligands in s- and p-block chemistry.
Forming Phosphorus-Element bonds
12 December 2008
Rory Waterman describes the chemistry of transition-metal complexes with terminal phosphido or phosphinidene ligands that result in difficult-to-prepare phosphorus-element bonds.
pi-Conjugated phosphole derivatives
03 December 2008
Jeanne Crassous and Régis Réau give an overview of the synthesis, properties and applications of pi-systems incorporating a phosphole moiety.
Canadian Society for Chemistry award for Dalton Transactions Chair
24 November 2008
RSC Publishing congratulates Professor Chris Orvig on his recent Canadian Society for Chemistry award
Journal award for leading inorganic chemist
24 November 2008
Professor Dan Mindiola receives the 2008 Dalton Transactions US Lectureship.
Nickel metalloporphyrins and the role of serendipity
12 November 2008
In his Dalton Transactions Perspective, Henry Callot discusses nickel metalloporphyrins
Supramolecular assemblies do the twist
12 November 2008
Tomoyuki Akutagawa and Takayoshi Nakamura discuss how artificial rotators can be made using a supramolecular approach
Unconventional MOFs
05 November 2008
Abraham Clearfield reviews porous cross-linked metal phosphonates
Jellium theory predicts naked cluster geometries
05 November 2008
Bruce King discusses the Jellium model for cluster bonding
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16 October 2008
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Environmentally friendly explosives
09 October 2008
Scientists in Germany have made lead-free detonators for reducing the environmental impact of military explosives.
Metal and mixed-metal coordination polymers synthesised with pyrazine-2-carboxylate
30 October 2008
Hans-Conrad zur Loye and Joseph Ellsworth summarise the diversity in pyrazine-2-carboxylate coordination polymers.
Scorpionates to Janus-heads: multidentate ligands
30 October 2008
Frank Breher and colleagues discuss the area of multidentate ligands, ranging from scorpionates to Janus-head types.
Luminescent bioprobes
22 October 2008
Chun-Hua Yan sheds light on luminescent rare earth nanomaterials as potential bioprobes
Not just Wittig reagents - Ylides as ligands
22 October 2008
Esteban Urriolabeitia explores the behaviour of ylides as ligands towards transition metals
Making gold active
15 October 2008
In his Dalton Transactions Perspective, Graham Hutchings looks at how gold is more reactive than we once thought
Dalton Transactions highlights nanomaterials for energy solutions
15 October 2008
Dalton Transactions' latest theme issue, showcases recent developments in nanomaterials as solutions to the world's energy challenges
Diol-type ligands in single-molecule magnets
15 October 2008
Anastasios Tasiopoulos and Spyros Perlepes review the use of diol-type ligands in the chemistry of single-molecule magnets and high-spin molecules.
Control of crystal shapes via electrodeposition
08 October 2008
Kyoung-Shin Choi reviews recent strategies to control the crystal shapes of inorganic materials via electrodeposition.
Inorganic nanomaterials for batteries
08 October 2008
Stanley Whittingham looks at the opportunities for nanoscale inorganic materials for elements of electrochemical cells.
Nanotubes from biomass: Hydrothermal Carbonization
08 October 2008
Shu-Hong Yu and colleagues discuss recent advances in the synthesis of functional carbon materials from biomass using hydrothermal carbonization.
Intermediates in carbon-heteroatom bond formation
01 October 2008
In his Dalton Transactions Perspective, David Glueck discusses different intemediates in carbon-heteroatom bond formation
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