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Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 5925
DOI: 10.1039/b919569f

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Inside front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 5926
DOI: 10.1039/b919570j

Contents
Chem. Commun., 2009, 5927
DOI: 10.1039/b919571h

Feature Articles

Controlling phase and morphology of inorganic nanostructures originated from the internal crystal structure
Changzheng Wu and Yi Xie,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5943
DOI: 10.1039/b910965j
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Probing molecular chirality by CD-sensitive dimeric metalloporphyrin hosts
Nina Berova, Gennaro Pescitelli, Ana G. Petrovic and Gloria Proni,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5958
DOI: 10.1039/b909582a

Communications

Towards a temperature-guided molecular switch: an unusual reversible low-temperature polymorphic phase transition in a conformationally locked environment
Goverdhan Mehta and Saikat Sen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5981
DOI: 10.1039/b905651c
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Role of complementary H-bonding interaction of a cyanurate in the self-assembly and gelation of melamine linked tri(p-phenyleneethynylene)s
Sankarapillai Mahesh, Rajasekaran Thirumalai, Shiki Yagai, Akihide Kitamura and Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5984
DOI: 10.1039/b912392j

Asymmetric -boration of ,-unsaturated carbonyl compounds promoted by chiral rhodium–bisoxazolinylphenyl catalysts
Takushi Shiomi, Takahiro Adachi, Kenji Toribatake, Li Zhou and Hisao Nishiyama,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5987
DOI: 10.1039/b915759j
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Magnetic nanoparticle-supported Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts for ring-closing metathesis reactions
Chao Che, Wenzhao Li, Shengyue Lin, Jiwei Chen, Jie Zheng, Jiun-chen Wu, Qunxiong Zheng, Guoqing Zhang, Zhen Yang and Biwang Jiang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5990
DOI: 10.1039/b911999j

Acid-mediated formation of trifluoromethyl sulfonates from sulfonic acids and a hypervalent iodine trifluoromethylating agent
Raffael Koller, Quentin Huchet, Philip Battaglia, Jan M. Welch and Antonio Togni,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5993
DOI: 10.1039/b913962a
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Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of vinyl boronates
Alexander Paptchikhine, Pradeep Cheruku, Mattias Engman and Pher G. Andersson,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5996
DOI: 10.1039/b912590f

Ultra-short contact time conversion of chloromethane to olefins over pre-coked SAPO-34: direct insight into the primary conversion with coke deposition
Yingxu Wei, Dazhi Zhang, Fuxiang Chang, Qinghua Xia, Bao-Lian Su and Zhongmin Liu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 5999
DOI: 10.1039/b909218h
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Direct functionalization of benzylic C–Hs with vinyl acetates via Fe-catalysis
Chun-Xiao Song, Gui-Xin Cai, Thomas R. Farrell, Zhong-Ping Jiang, Hu Li, Liang-Bing Gan and Zhang-Jie Shi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6002
DOI: 10.1039/b911031c

Supramolecular aggregation of functionalized carbon nanotubes
Mildred Quintana and Maurizio Prato,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6005
DOI: 10.1039/b915126e
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Fabrication of TaS2 nanobelt arrays and their enhanced field-emission
Xing-Cai Wu, You-Rong Tao and Qi-Xiu Gao,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6008
DOI: 10.1039/b913935d

Non-catalytic conversion of C–F bonds of benzotrifluorides to C–C bonds using organoaluminium reagents
Jun Terao, Misaki Nakamura and Nobuaki Kambe,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6011
DOI: 10.1039/b915620h
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Energetic polyazole polynitrobenzenes and their coordination complexes
Zhuo Zeng, Yong Guo, Brendan Twamley and Jeanne M. Shreeve,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6014
DOI: 10.1039/b915090k

Magnetic peptide nucleic acids for DNA targeting
Giuseppe Prencipe, Stefano Maiorana, Paolo Verderio, Miriam Colombo, Paola Fermo, Enrico Caneva, Davide Prosperi and Emanuela Licandro,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6017
DOI: 10.1039/b911449a
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Controlled preparation of a heterometallic lanthanide complex containing different lanthanides in symmetrical binding pockets
Louise S. Natrajan, Aaron Joseph L. Villaraza, Alan M. Kenwright and Stephen Faulkner,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6020
DOI: 10.1039/b913702e
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Iron-catalyzed dehydrogenative phosphonation of N,N-dimethylanilines
Wei Han and Armin R. Ofial,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6023
DOI: 10.1039/b913313e
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Zr-promoted linear coupling of alkynes to generate bis(allene)s
Xiaoyu Yan, Chunbo Lai and Chanjuan Xi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6026
DOI: 10.1039/b912175g

One- pot synthesis and biofunctionalization of glycopolymers via RAFT polymerization and thiol–ene reactions
Cyrille Boyer and Thomas P. Davis,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6029
DOI: 10.1039/b910296e

Visible-light-harvesting periodic mesoporous organosilica
Hiroyuki Takeda, Yasutomo Goto, Yoshifumi Maegawa, Tetsu Ohsuna, Takao Tani, Kazunori Matsumoto, Toyoshi Shimada and Shinji Inagaki,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6032
DOI: 10.1039/b910528j
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Cage connectivities of C88 (33) and C92 (82) fullerenes captured as trifluoromethyl derivatives, C88(CF3)18 and C92(CF3)16
Sergey I. Troyanov and Nadezhda B. Tamm,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6035
DOI: 10.1039/b912839e

Multicompartment micelles from a metallo-supramolecular tetrablock quatercopolymer
Jean-François Gohy, Christina Ott, Stephanie Hoeppener and Ulrich S. Schubert,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6038
DOI: 10.1039/b912504c

Light responsive protective coatings
Ekaterina V. Skorb, Dmitry V. Sviridov, Helmuth Möhwald and Dmitry G. Shchukin,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6041
DOI: 10.1039/b914257f
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Poly--cyclodextrin based platform for pH mapping via a ratiometric 19F/1H MRI method
Eliana Gianolio, Roberta Napolitano, Franco Fedeli, Francesca Arena and Silvio Aime,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6044
DOI: 10.1039/b914540k

Multiple conformational changes of -tetraphenyl meso-hexakis(pentafluorophenyl) substituted [26] and [28]hexaphyrins(1.1.1.1.1.1)
Taro Koide, Katsuyuki Youfu, Shohei Saito and Atsuhiro Osuka,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6047
DOI: 10.1039/b910167e
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A sensitive and specific electrochemiluminescent sensor for lead based on DNAzyme
Xi Zhu, Zhenyu Lin, Lifeng Chen, Bin Qiu and Guonan Chen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6050
DOI: 10.1039/b911191c
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A method for covering a substrate with highly-oriented single crystalline hexagonal zinc structures under ambient pressure and room temperature
Seungho Cho, Hye-Jin Kim and Kun-Hong Lee,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6053
DOI: 10.1039/b911773c

Metal–organic framework (MOF) aerogels with high micro- and macroporosity
Martin R. Lohe, Marcus Rose and Stefan Kaskel,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6056
DOI: 10.1039/b910175f
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Stable silver nanoparticle–DNA conjugates for directed self-assembly of core-satellite silver–gold nanoclusters
Suchetan Pal, Jaswinder Sharma, Hao Yan and Yan Liu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6059
DOI: 10.1039/b911069k

Straightforward synthesis of new polyoxometalate-based hybrids exemplified by the covalent bonding of a polypyridyl ligand
Victor Duffort, René Thouvenot, Carlos Afonso, Guillaume Izzet and Anna Proust,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6062
DOI: 10.1039/b913475a
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Core–shell particle interconversion with di-stimuli-responsive diblock copolymers
Klaus Tauer, Nancy Weber and John Texter,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6065
DOI: 10.1039/b912148j
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Facile synthesis of responsive nanoparticles with reversible, tunable and rapid thermal transitions from biocompatible constituents
Samer R. Abulateefeh, Aram O. Saeed, Jonathan W. Aylott, Weng C. Chan, Martin C. Garnett, Brian R. Saunders and Cameron Alexander,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6068
DOI: 10.1039/b911986h
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Hollow mesoporous carbon spheres—an excellent bilirubin adsorbent
Limin Guo, Lingxia Zhang, Jiamin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Qianjun He, Shaozhong Zeng, Xiangzhi Cui and Jianlin Shi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6071
DOI: 10.1039/b911083f
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A novel smart organogel which could allow a two channel anion response by proton controlled reversible sol–gel transition and color changes
You-Ming Zhang, Qi Lin, Tai-Bao Wei, Xiao-Ping Qin and Yan Li,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6074
DOI: 10.1039/b911125e

The preparation of the MF6- (M = As, Sb) salts of 1,4-benzoquinodal bridged bis-1,3,2-dithiazolylium utilizing the cycloaddition and oxidative dehydrogenation chemistry of SNSMF6 and observation of a hybrid semiquinoidal–thiazyl radical-cation by EPR
Andreas Decken, Aaron Mailman and Jack Passmore,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6077
DOI: 10.1039/b910338d

Chemical etching with tetrafluoroborate: a facile method for resizing of CdTe nanocrystals under mild conditions
Jianbo Liu, Xiaohai Yang, Kemin Wang, Dong Wang and Pengfei Zhang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6080
DOI: 10.1039/b910752e
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Easy preparation of a reticular nickel film deposited on a barrel-plating gold electrode with a high catalytic activity towards the oxidation of glucose
Chun-Yen Tai, Jen-Lin Chang and Jyh-Myng Zen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6083
DOI: 10.1039/b912442j
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Control of polythiophene redox potentials based on supramolecular complexation with helical schizophyllan
Shuichi Haraguchi, Youichi Tsuchiya, Tomohiro Shiraki, Kazuki Sada and Seiji Shinkai,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6086
DOI: 10.1039/b910085g

PPh3-catalyzed unexpected -addition reaction of 1-(o-hydroxyaryl)-1,3-diketones to terminal alkynoates: a straightforward synthesis of multifunctional vinylesters
Ling-Guo Meng, Bin Hu, Quan-Ping Wu, Mao Liang and Song Xue,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6089
DOI: 10.1039/b909279j

Pyrogallarene-based ion-conducting pores that show reversible conductance properties
Ruiqiong Li, Oleg V. Kulikov and George W. Gokel,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6092
DOI: 10.1039/b907750b

Clean and highly ordered graphene synthesized in the gas phase
Albert Dato, Zonghoon Lee, Ki-Joon Jeon, Rolf Erni, Velimir Radmilovic, Thomas J. Richardson and Michael Frenklach,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6095
DOI: 10.1039/b911395a

Redox-noninnocence of N,N-bis(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethylene)ethane-1,2-diamine (L): synthesis and characterization of diamagnetic [NiII2(L)2] and [ZnII2(L)Cl4]((L)2- diradical dianion of L)
Amrita Mondal, Thomas Weyhermüller and Karl Wieghardt,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 6098
DOI: 10.1039/b912604j

Back matter
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6101
DOI: 10.1039/b919572f

Back cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6103
DOI: 10.1039/b919573b