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Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3477
DOI: 10.1039/b910368f

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Inside front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3478
DOI: 10.1039/b910370h

Contents
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3479
DOI: 10.1039/b910371f

Feature Articles

Polymeric nanomedicine for cancer MR imaging and drug delivery
Chalermchai Khemtong, Chase W. Kessinger and Jinming Gao,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3497
DOI: 10.1039/b821865j
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Two is better than one—probes for dual-modality molecular imaging
Lucy E. Jennings and Nicholas J. Long,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3511
DOI: 10.1039/b821903f
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Communications

Conformation-controlled networking of H-bonded assemblies on surfaces
Manfred Matena, Anna Llanes-Pallas, Mihaela Enache, Thomas Jung, Johan Wouters, Benoît Champagne, Meike Stöhr and Davide Bonifazi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3525
DOI: 10.1039/b902120e
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Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkoxylation and hydrosulfenylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes
Takahiro Kawamoto, Sho Hirabayashi, Xun-Xiang Guo, Takahiro Nishimura and Tamio Hayashi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3528
DOI: 10.1039/b900976k
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Formation and [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of O-allyl nitronic esters: a new route to ,-unsaturated nitro compounds
Peter A. Wade, Alma Pipic, Manikandan Santhanaraman and Hung T. Le,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3531
DOI: 10.1039/b902870f

TfOH-catalyzed intramolecular alkyne–ketone metathesis leading to highly substituted five-membered cyclic enones
Tienan Jin, Fan Yang, Chunli Liu and Yoshinori Yamamoto,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3533
DOI: 10.1039/b905954g

2,3-Functionalization of furans, benzofurans and thiophenes via magnesiation and sulfoxide–magnesium exchange
Laurin Melzig, Christian B. Rauhut and Paul Knochel,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3536
DOI: 10.1039/b907330b

Combination of a binaphthol-derived phosphite and a C1-symmetric phosphinamine generates heteroleptic catalysts in Rh- and Pd-mediated reactions
Luca Pignataro, Benita Lynikaite, Raffaele Colombo, Stefano Carboni, Martin Krupika, Umberto Piarulli and Cesare Gennari,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3539
DOI: 10.1039/b908167d

Synthesis of hollow silica nanospheres with a microemulsion as the template
Yu-Shen Lin, Si-Han Wu, Chih-Ta Tseng, Yann Hung, Chen Chang and Chung-Yuan Mou,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3542
DOI: 10.1039/b902681a
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Highly selective and sensitive colorimetric probes for Yb3+ ions based on supramolecular aggregates assembled from -cyclodextrin–4,4-dipyridine inclusion complex modified silver nanoparticles
Cuiping Han, Liang Zhang and Haibing Li,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3545
DOI: 10.1039/b904787e

Hydrogel logic gates using gradient semi-IPNs
Taka-aki Asoh and Mitsuru Akashi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3548
DOI: 10.1039/b905791a

G-quadruplex-based DNAzyme for sensitive mercury detection with the naked eye
Tao Li, Bingling Li, Erkang Wang and Shaojun Dong,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3551
DOI: 10.1039/b903993g

Controlling responsive emulsion properties via polymer design
Robert T. Woodward, Rebecca A. Slater, Sean Higgins, Steve P. Rannard, Andrew I. Cooper, Brodyck J. L. Royles, Paul H. Findlay and Jonathan V. M. Weaver,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3554
DOI: 10.1039/b904320a
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Tubular duplex -cyclodextrin triply bridged with disulfide bonds: synthesis, crystal structure and inclusion complexes
Lucie Krejí, Milo Budínský, Ivana Císaová and Tomá Kraus,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3557
DOI: 10.1039/b904933a

Hg2+-selective chromogenic and fluorogenic chemodosimeter based on thiocoumarins
Myung Gil Choi, Youn Hwan Kim, Ji Eun Namgoong and Suk-Kyu Chang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3560
DOI: 10.1039/b905612b

Recognition of lysine, arginine and histidine by novel p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene thiol functionalized gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution
Gaurang Patel and Shobhana Menon,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3563
DOI: 10.1039/b905141d

Facile fabrication of a Prussian Blue film by direct aerosol deposition on a Pt electrode
Zhenyu Chu, Yu Liu, Wanqin Jin, Nanping Xu and Bernd Tieke,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3566
DOI: 10.1039/b906022g

Undecanuclear mixed-valence 3d–4f bimetallic clusters
Takuya Shiga, Tatsuya Onuki, Takuto Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Graham N. Newton, Norihisa Hoshino and Hiroki Oshio,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3568
DOI: 10.1039/b905480d

Copper-based nanostructures: promising antibacterial agents and photocatalysts
Feng Gao, Huan Pang, Shuoping Xu and Qingyi Lu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3571
DOI: 10.1039/b904801d

Duplicating sunlight from simple WOLEDs for lighting applications
Guijiang Zhou, Qi Wang, Cheuk-Lam Ho, Wai-Yeung Wong, Dongge Ma and Lixiang Wang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3574
DOI: 10.1039/b904382a

Robust dye-sensitized overall water splitting system with two-step photoexcitation of coumarin dyes and metal oxide semiconductors
Ryu Abe, Kenichi Shinmei, Kohjiro Hara and Bunsho Ohtani,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3577
DOI: 10.1039/b905935k

Differences in cytotoxicity of poly(PEGA)s synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization
Chien-Wen Chang, Emmanuelle Bays, Lei Tao, Steevens N. S. Alconcel and Heather D. Maynard,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3580
DOI: 10.1039/b904456f

A new ground state single electron donor for excess electron transfer studies in DNA
Christian Trindler, Antonio Manetto, Jürgen Eirich and Thomas Carell,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3583
DOI: 10.1039/b906180k

Asymmetric synthesis of 4H-1,3-oxazines: enantioselective reductive cyclization of N-acylated -amino enones with trichlorosilane catalyzed by chiral Lewis bases
Masaharu Sugiura, Mako Kumahara and Makoto Nakajima,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3585
DOI: 10.1039/b905102c

In-situ synthesis of photocatalytic CuAl2O4–Cu hybrid nanorod arrays
Dawei Ding, Mingce Long, Weimin Cai, Yahui Wu, Deyong Wu and Chao Chen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3588
DOI: 10.1039/b903865e

Graft of lacunary Wells–Dawson heteropoly blue on the surface of TiO2 and its photocatalytic activity under visible light
Ning Fu and Gongxuan Lu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3591
DOI: 10.1039/b906073a

Furans versus 4H-pyrans: catalyst-controlled regiodivergent tandem Michael addition–cyclization reaction of 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
Yuanjing Xiao and Junliang Zhang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3594
DOI: 10.1039/b905267d

A thermoresponsive photoluminescent smectic liquid crystal: change of photoluminescent color on the smectic–smectic phase transition
Shogo Yamane, Yoshimitsu Sagara and Takashi Kato,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3597
DOI: 10.1039/b902848j

Substrate influence on the initial growth phase of plasma-deposited polymer films
Krasimir Vasilev, Andrew Michelmore, Hans J. Griesser and Robert D. Short,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3600
DOI: 10.1039/b904367e

A soft glassy colloidal array in ionic liquid, which exhibits homogeneous, non-brilliant and angle-independent structural colours
Kazuhide Ueno, Aya Inaba, Yuta Sano, Masashi Kondoh and Masayoshi Watanabe,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3603
DOI: 10.1039/b905108b

Anion-induced contraction of helical receptors
Marco Wenzel, Geoffrey B. Jameson, Lauren A. Ferguson, Quintin W. Knapp, Ross S. Forgan, Fraser J. White, Simon Parsons, Peter A. Tasker and Paul G. Plieger,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3606
DOI: 10.1039/b902772f

Reversibly tunable helicity induction and inversion in liquid crystal self-assembly by a planar chiroptic trigger molecule
Manoj Mathews and Nobuyuki Tamaoki,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3609
DOI: 10.1039/b905305k

Thiol chemistry on well-defined synthetic polypeptides
Gijs J. M. Habraken, Cor E. Koning, Johan P. A. Heuts and Andreas Heise,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3612
DOI: 10.1039/b904703d

Self-organization of an organic–inorganic hybrid nanomushroom by a simple synthetic route at the organic/water interface
Hiroshi Shiigi, Ryosuke Morita, Yojiro Yamamoto, Shiho Tokonami, Hidenobu Nakao and Tsutomu Nagaoka,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3615
DOI: 10.1039/b903728d

Hydrothermal synthesis of novel In2O3 microspheres for gas sensors
Hao Jiang, Junqing Hu, Feng Gu, Wei Shao and Chunzhong Li,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3618
DOI: 10.1039/b904408f

Photocatalytic growth and plasmon resonance-assisted photoelectrochemical toppling of upright Ag nanoplates on a nanoparticulate TiO2 film
Ichiro Tanabe, Kazuki Matsubara, Stacey D. Standridge, Emiko Kazuma, K. Lance Kelly, Nobuyuki Sakai and Tetsu Tatsuma,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3621
DOI: 10.1039/b904384e

Boron-doped diamond nanograss array for electrochemical sensors
Min Wei, Chiaki Terashima, Mei Lv, Akira Fujishima and Zhong-Ze Gu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3624
DOI: 10.1039/b903284c

Amine-impregnated silica monolith with a hierarchical pore structure: enhancement of CO2 capture capacity
Chao Chen, Seung-Tae Yang, Wha-Seung Ahn and Ryong Ryoo,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3627
DOI: 10.1039/b905589d

One metal–two pathways to the carboxylate-enhanced, iron-containing quercetinase mimics
Gábor Baráth, József Kaizer, Gábor Speier, László Párkányi, Ern Kuzmann and Attila Vértes,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3630
DOI: 10.1039/b903224j

New families of enantiopure cyclohexenone cis-diol, o-quinol dimer and hydrate metabolites from dioxygenase-catalysed dihydroxylation of phenols
Derek R. Boyd, Narain D. Sharma, John F. Malone and Christopher C. R. Allen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3633
DOI: 10.1039/b905940g

Efficient three-component one-pot synthesis of fully substituted pyridin-2(1H)-ones via tandem Knoevenagel condensation–ring-opening of cyclopropane–intramolecular cyclization
Fushun Liang, Xin Cheng, Jing Liu and Qun Liu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 3636
DOI: 10.1039/b905742k

Back cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 3639
DOI: 10.1039/b910372b