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Contents list for Chemical Communications, issue 23, 2009
Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3297
DOI: 10.1039/b909956p
Contents and Chemical Science
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3299
DOI: 10.1039/b909957n
Feature Articles
Electrons from hydrogen
Seiji Ogo,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3317
DOI: 10.1039/b900297a
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Metal–organic macrocycles, metal–organic polyhedra and metal–organic frameworks
M. Jaya Prakash and Myoung Soo Lah,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3326
DOI: 10.1039/b902988e Enhanced HTML article available
Communications
Spiropyran-linked dipeptide forms supramolecular hydrogel with dual responses to light and to ligand–receptor interaction
Zhenjun Qiu, Haitao Yu, Jinbo Li, Yu Wang and Yan Zhang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3342
DOI: 10.1039/b822840j Enhanced HTML article available
Recognition of anti-mycolic acid antibody at self-assembled mycolic acid antigens on a gold electrode: a potential impedimetric immunosensing platform for active tuberculosis
Nsovo S. Mathebula, Jeseelan Pillay, Gianna Toschi, Jan A. Verschoor and Kenneth I. Ozoemena,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3345
DOI: 10.1039/b905192a Enhanced HTML article available
Enhanced control over metal composition in mixed Ga/Zn and Ga/Cu coordinated pyrogallol[4]arene nanocapsules
Ping Jin, Scott J. Dalgarno, John E. Warren, Simon J. Teat and Jerry L. Atwood,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3348
DOI: 10.1039/b822430g
Polyoxotungstates now also with pentagonal units: supramolecular chemistry and tuning of magnetic exchange in {(M)M5}12V30 Keplerates (M = Mo, W)
Ana Maria Todea, Alice Merca, Hartmut Bögge, Thorsten Glaser, Larry Engelhardt, Ruslan Prozorov, Marshall Luban and Achim Müller,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3351
DOI: 10.1039/b907188a
Formation of conjugated polymer brushes by surface-initiated catalyst-transfer polycondensation
S. Kyle Sontag, Nicholas Marshall and Jason Locklin,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3354
DOI: 10.1039/b907264k Enhanced HTML article available
An efficient didehydroxylation method for the biomass-derived polyols glycerol and erythritol. Mechanistic studies of a formic acid-mediated deoxygenation
Elena Arceo, Peter Marsden, Robert G. Bergman and Jonathan A. Ellman,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3357
DOI: 10.1039/b907746d Enhanced HTML article available
A general approach to silicate nanoshells: gadolinium silicate and gadolinium silicate:europium nanoshells for dual-modality optical and MR imaging
Chih-Chia Huang, Wileen Huang, Chia-Hao Su, Chieh-Ning Feng, Wen-Shuo Kuo and Chen-Sheng Yeh,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3360
DOI: 10.1039/b904258j Enhanced HTML article available
Efficient synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted 2,5-chiral tetrahydropyridines using a one-pot asymmetric azaelectrocyclization protocol
Toyoharu Kobayashi, Kenichi Takeuchi, Junichi Miwa, Hiroshi Tsuchikawa and Shigeo Katsumura,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3363
DOI: 10.1039/b900897g
3S-Fluoroproline as a probe to monitor proline isomerization during protein folding by 19F-NMR
Colin A. Thomas, Erach R. Talaty and James G. Bann,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3366
DOI: 10.1039/b821952d Enhanced HTML article available
Revival of deuterium-labeled reagents for protein quantitation
Dexing Zeng and Shuwei Li,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3369
DOI: 10.1039/b906335h
The first total synthesis of (±)-apparicine
M.-Lluďsa Bennasar, Ester Zulaica, Daniel Solé and Sandra Alonso,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3372
DOI: 10.1039/b903577j Enhanced HTML article available
Regio- and stereoselective formation of conjugated dienes by titanocene(II)-promoted alkylation of propargyl carbonates
Yasutaka Yatsumonji, Yuichiro Atake, Akira Tsubouchi and Takeshi Takeda,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3375
DOI: 10.1039/b905782j Enhanced HTML article available
One-step conversion of unprotected sugars to 
-glycosyl azides using 2-chloroimidazolinium salt in aqueous solution
Tomonari Tanaka, Hikaru Nagai, Masato Noguchi, Atsushi Kobayashi and Shin-ichiro Shoda,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3378
DOI: 10.1039/b905761g
Unprecedented dual behaviour of a half-sandwich scandium-based initiator for both highly selective isoprene and styrene polymerisation
Fanny Bonnet, Cristina Da Costa Violante, Pascal Roussel, André Mortreux and Marc Visseaux,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3380
DOI: 10.1039/b903403j
Pair distribution function analysis of pressure treated zeolite Na-A
Jennifer E. Readman, Paul M. Forster, Karena W. Chapman, Peter J. Chupas, John B. Parise and Joseph A. Hriljac,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3383
DOI: 10.1039/b902874a
Advanced supramolecular initiator for nitroxide-mediated polymerizations containing both metal-ion coordination and hydrogen-bonding sites
Ulrich Mansfeld, Martin D. Hager, Richard Hoogenboom, Christina Ott, Andreas Winter and Ulrich S. Schubert,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3386
DOI: 10.1039/b902636c Enhanced HTML article available
Electrochemical structural transformation and reversible doping/dedoping of lithium phthalocyanine thin films
Maya Inagawa, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Toshihiko Yokoyama and Kunio Awaga,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3389
DOI: 10.1039/b902903f
The exceptional near-infrared luminescence properties of cuprorivaite (Egyptian blue)
Gianluca Accorsi, Giovanni Verri, Margherita Bolognesi, Nicola Armaroli, Catia Clementi, Costanza Miliani and Aldo Romani,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3392
DOI: 10.1039/b902563d Enhanced HTML article available
Oligonucleotide-stabilized Ag nanoclusters as novel fluorescence probes for the highly selective and sensitive detection of the Hg2+ ion
Weiwei Guo, Jipei Yuan and Erkang Wang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3395
DOI: 10.1039/b821518a
Bridged triphenylamines as novel host materials for highly efficient blue and green phosphorescent OLEDs
Zuoquan Jiang, Yonghua Chen, Cong Fan, Chuluo Yang, Qi Wang, Youtian Tao, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jingui Qin and Dongge Ma,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3398
DOI: 10.1039/b902950h Enhanced HTML article available
An enantiopure cyclophane-type imidazole with no central but planar chirality
Yasuhiro Ishida, Eriko Iwasa, Yuki Matsuoka, Hiroyuki Miyauchi and Kazuhiko Saigo,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3401
DOI: 10.1039/b904059e Enhanced HTML article available
Photoinduced HS state in the first spin-crossover chain containing a cyanocarbanion as bridging ligand
Gaelle Dupouy, Mathieu Marchivie, Smail Triki, Jean Sala-Pala, Carlos J. Gómez-García, Sébastien Pillet, Claude Lecomte and Jean-François Létard,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3404
DOI: 10.1039/b902339a Enhanced HTML article available
DNA transcription into diverse porous silicas by a co-structure directing route: chiral, ring and ordered nanochannel arrays
Chenyu Jin, Huibin Qiu, Lu Han, Mouhai Shu and Shunai Che,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3407
DOI: 10.1039/b900614a Enhanced HTML article available
Novel chiral derivatizing isothiocyanate-based agent for the enantiomeric excess determination of amines
Cyrille Sabot, Michel Mosser, Cyril Antheaume, Charles Mioskowski, Rachid Baati and Alain Wagner,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3410
DOI: 10.1039/b901568j Enhanced HTML article available
Cu(II)-mediated oxidative intermolecular ortho C–H functionalisation using tetrahydropyrimidine as the directing group
Tsukasa Mizuhara, Shinsuke Inuki, Shinya Oishi, Nobutaka Fujii and Hiroaki Ohno,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3413
DOI: 10.1039/b905586j Enhanced HTML article available
One-pot oxidation and protonation of a bridging sulfide and rare crystallographic evidence of a coordinated [SO] complex in [Pt2(
-S2O2H)(PPh3)4]+
Jingqiu Li, Lip Lin Koh and T. S. Andy Hor,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3416
DOI: 10.1039/b902625h
Ribosomal synthesis of dehydrobutyrine- and methyllanthionine-containing peptides
Yuki Goto, Kazuhiro Iwasaki, Kohei Torikai, Hiroshi Murakami and Hiroaki Suga,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3419
DOI: 10.1039/b904314d
An efficient carbon precursor for gas phase growth of SWCNTs
Bikau Shukla, Takeshi Saito, Motoo Yumura and Sumio Iijima,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3422
DOI: 10.1039/b903360m Enhanced HTML article available
A surface-attached Ru complex operating as a rapid bistable molecular switch
George Tsekouras, Olof Johansson and Reiner Lomoth,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3425
DOI: 10.1039/b904248b
Real-time measurement of the mass of water expelled by poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes upon thermo-induced collapse
Hongwei Ma, Long Fu, Wei Li, Yaozhong Zhang and Mingwu Li,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3428
DOI: 10.1039/b903560e Enhanced HTML article available
Product control by halide ions of ionic liquids in the ionothermal syntheses of Ni–(H)BTC metal–organic frameworks
Ling Xu, Shihai Yan, Eun-Young Choi, Jin Yong Lee and Young-Uk Kwon,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3431
DOI: 10.1039/b902223f
Colorimetric and fluorometric detection of cationic surfactants based on conjugated polydiacetylene supramolecules
Xiaoqiang Chen, Jung Lee, Min Jung Jou, Jong-Man Kim and Juyoung Yoon,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3434
DOI: 10.1039/b904542b Enhanced HTML article available
Gold nanodot-based luminescent sensor for the detection of hydrogen peroxide and glucose
Yen-Chun Shiang, Chih-Ching Huang and Huan-Tsung Chang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3437
DOI: 10.1039/b901916b Enhanced HTML article available
A three-dimensional adamantane-like nanoscopic cage built from four iodide-bridged triangular Mo3S7 cluster units
Larry R. Falvello, Rosa Llusar, Sonia Triguero and Cristian Vicent,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3440
DOI: 10.1039/b823223g
Biomimetic synthesis of aluminophosphate nanorolls induced by mixed organoamines
Xiangke Guo, Qianli Ma, Xuefeng Guo, Weiping Ding and Yi Chen,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3443
DOI: 10.1039/b900635d
Novel foldamer structural architecture from cofacial aromatic building blocks
Panchami Prabhakaran, Vedavati. G. Puranik, Jima N. Chandran, Pattuparampil R. Rajamohanan, Hans-Jörg Hofmann and Gangadhar J. Sanjayan,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3446
DOI: 10.1039/b822113h Enhanced HTML article available
Cation-induced molecular orbital modulations and supramolecular formation of a 15-crown-5-substituted tribenzotetraazachlorin-C60 conjugate
Takamitsu Fukuda, Ippei Sugita and Nagao Kobayashi,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3449
DOI: 10.1039/b902982f
Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by prolonging the lifetime of carriers in ZnO/CdS heterostructures
Xuewen Wang, Gang Liu, Zhi-Gang Chen, Feng Li, Lianzhou Wang, Gao Qing Lu and Hui-Ming Cheng,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3452
DOI: 10.1039/b904668b
Convenient synthesis and crystal structure of a monomeric zinc hydride complex with a three-coordinate metal center
Jan Spielmann, Dirk Piesik, Bernd Wittkamp, Georg Jansen and Sjoerd Harder,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3455
DOI: 10.1039/b906319f Enhanced HTML article available
Direct functionalization of self-assembled nanotubes overcomes unfavorable self-assembling processes
Thi-Thanh-Tam Nguyen, François-Xavier Simon, Marc Schmutz and Philippe J. Mésini,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3457
DOI: 10.1039/b903797g
Cyclohexane oxidation on a novel Ti70Zr10Co20 catalyst containing quasicrystal
Jianmin Hao, Baozhong Liu, Haiyang Cheng, Qiang Wang, Jinyao Wang, Shuxia Cai and Fengyu Zhao,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3460
DOI: 10.1039/b905324g
Mechanistic insights into a copper–disulfide interaction in oxidation of imines by disulfides
Jiri Srogl, Jakub Hývl, Ágnes Révész and Detlef Schröder,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3463
DOI: 10.1039/b904403e Enhanced HTML article available
A new route to 3-acyl-2-aminobenzofurans: palladium-catalysed cycloisomerisation of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenyl esters
Masahito Murai, Koji Miki and Kouichi Ohe,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3466
DOI: 10.1039/b904127c Enhanced HTML article available
AgOTf-catalyzed tandem reaction of N
-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazide with alkyne
Zhiyuan Chen, Xiaodi Yang and Jie Wu,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3469
DOI: 10.1039/b904498a
Direct arylation of cyclic enamides via Pd(II)-catalyzed C–H activation
Hai Zhou, Wan-Jun Chung, Yun-He Xu and Teck-Peng Loh,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3472
DOI: 10.1039/b903151k
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Chem. Commun., 2009, 3475
DOI: 10.1039/b909958c
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