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Contents list for Chemical Communications, issue 41, 2009
Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6105
DOI: 10.1039/b920239k
Contents and Highlights in Chemical Biology
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6107
DOI: 10.1039/b920240b
Conference Report
Highlights from the 44th EUCHEM Conference on Stereochemistry, Bürgenstock, Switzerland, May 2009
John E. Moses, Magnus Rueping and Leroy Cronin,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6125
DOI: 10.1039/b916784f
Feature Articles
Enantiopure sulfoxides: recent applications in asymmetric synthesis
M. Carmen Carreño, Gloria Hernández-Torres, María Ribagorda and Antonio Urbano,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6129
DOI: 10.1039/b908043k
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Amide-based bifunctional organocatalysts in asymmetric reactions
Xiaohua Liu, Lili Lin and Xiaoming Feng,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6145
DOI: 10.1039/b913411e
Communications
Droplet-based compartmentalization of chemically separated components in two-dimensional separations
X. Z. Niu, B. Zhang, R. T. Marszalek, O. Ces, J. B. Edel, D. R. Klug and A. J. deMello,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6159
DOI: 10.1039/b918100h Enhanced HTML article available
MOF@MOF: microporous core–shell architectures
Kyoungmoo Koh, Antek G. Wong-Foy and Adam J. Matzger,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6162
DOI: 10.1039/b904526k Enhanced HTML article available
Diffusion processes of single fluorescent molecules in a polymer-based thin material with three-dimensional network
Syoji Ito, Takatsugu Kusumi, Satoshi Takei and Hiroshi Miyasaka,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6165
DOI: 10.1039/b910442a Enhanced HTML article available
A unique Bi–Bi bond forming reaction using organobismuth oxides and phosphorus compounds bearing a P(
O)H group
Shigeru Shimada, Junpei Maruyama, Yoong-Kee Choe and Takashi Yamashita,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6168
DOI: 10.1039/b914316e
Highly selective detection of Cu2+ utilizing specific binding between Cu-demetallated superoxide dismutase 1 and the Cu2+ ion via surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
Suseung Lee, Inhee Choi, Surin Hong, Young In Yang, Jeongjin Lee, Taewook Kang and Jongheop Yi,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6171
DOI: 10.1039/b910666a
Hierarchical 
-Al2O3 monoliths with highly ordered 2D hexagonal mesopores in macroporous walls
Le-Le Li, Wen-Tao Duan, Quan Yuan, Zhen-Xing Li, Hao-Hong Duan and Chun-Hua Yan,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6174
DOI: 10.1039/b912495k
Living polymerization of ethylene and 
-olefins using a nickel -keto-
-diimine initiator
Jason D. Azoulay, Yanika Schneider, Griselda B. Galland and Guillermo C. Bazan,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6177
DOI: 10.1039/b912743g
Intramolecular base-accelerated radical-scavenging reaction of a planar catechin derivative bearing a lysine moiety
Kiyoshi Fukuhara, Ikuo Nakanishi, Kei Ohkubo, Yoshinori Obara, Ayako Tada, Kohei Imai, Akiko Ohno, Asao Nakamura, Toshihiko Ozawa, Shiro Urano, Shinichi Saito, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Kazunori Anzai, Naoki Miyata and Haruhiro Okuda,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6180
DOI: 10.1039/b913714a
A time-course transcriptome analysis of Escherichia coli with direct electrochemistry behavior in microbial fuel cells
Yan Qiao, Chang Ming Li, Zhisong Lu, Hua Ling, Aram Kang and Matthew Wook Chang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6183
DOI: 10.1039/b912003c
Inclusion of C60 into the hexagonal columnar space formed by intra- and intermolecular CH
interactions
Junji Kobayashi, Yuya Domoto and Takayuki Kawashima,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6186
DOI: 10.1039/b909881j Enhanced HTML article available
Axially rotating (Pt-salphen)2 phosphorescent coordination frameworks
Zhengqing Guo, Wah-Leung Tong and Michael C. W. Chan,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6189
DOI: 10.1039/b909645k
Hybrid catalytic-DBD plasma reactor for the production of hydrogen and preferential CO oxidation (CO-PROX) at reduced temperatures
Víctor J. Rico, José L. Hueso, José Cotrino, Victoria Gallardo, Belén Sarmiento, Javier J. Brey and Agustín R. González-Elipe,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6192
DOI: 10.1039/b909488a
Brønsted acid activation of -diazo imide: a syn-selective glycolate Mannich reaction
Timothy L. Troyer, Hubert Muchalski and Jeffrey N. Johnston,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6195
DOI: 10.1039/b913785h Enhanced HTML article available
Synthesis of a new spiro-BOX ligand and its application in enantioselective allylic cyclization based on carbopalladation of allenyl hydrazines
Wei Shu and Shengming Ma,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6198
DOI: 10.1039/b912108k
Solvent-washable polymer templated synthesis of mesoporous materials and solid-acid nanocatalysts in one-pot
Richard E. Mishler II, Ankush V. Biradar, Cole T. Duncan, Eric A. Schiff and Tewodros Asefa,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6201
DOI: 10.1039/b913035g
Intrinsically photochromic ionic liquids
Luís C. Branco and Fernando Pina,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6204
DOI: 10.1039/b907672g Enhanced HTML article available
Solvent-free direct reductive amination by catalytic use of an organotin reagent incorporated on an ionic liquid
Phuoc Dien Pham, Philippe Bertus and Stéphanie Legoupy,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6207
DOI: 10.1039/b912697j
NeoPHOX—an easily accessible P,N-ligand for iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation: preparation, scope and application in the synthesis of demethyl methoxycalamenene
Marcus G. Schrems and Andreas Pfaltz,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6210
DOI: 10.1039/b912680e
Mixed-valence interactions in triarylamine–gold–nanoparticle conjugates
Christian I. Müller, Christoph Lambert, Markus Steeger, Frank Forster, Michael Wiessner, Achim Schöll, Friedrich Reinert and Martin Kamp,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6213
DOI: 10.1039/b909715e
Reversible pH- and solvent-responsive micelle-mediated self-assembly of platinum(II) terpyridyl-based metallo-supramolecular diblock copolymers
Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, Yongchen Hu, Kenneth Hoi-Yiu Chan and Clive Yik-Sham Chung,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6216
DOI: 10.1039/b911657e
Homochiral, helical metal–organic framework structures organized by strong, non-covalent – stacking interactions
Daniel L. Reger, Jacob Horger, Mark D. Smith and Gary J. Long,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6219
DOI: 10.1039/b916742k
A general electrochemical method for label-free screening of protein–small molecule interactions
Kevin J. Cash, Francesco Ricci and Kevin W. Plaxco,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6222
DOI: 10.1039/b911558g Enhanced HTML article available
Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions in aqueous microdroplets with catalytically active fluorous interfaces
Ashleigh B. Theberge, Graeme Whyte, Max Frenzel, Luis M. Fidalgo, Robert C. R. Wootton and Wilhelm T. S. Huck,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6225
DOI: 10.1039/b911594c
Solid-phase synthesis of homodimeric peptides: preparation of covalently-linked dimers of amyloid peptide
W. Mei Kok, Denis B. Scanlon, John A. Karas, Luke A. Miles, Deborah J. Tew, Michael W. Parker, Kevin J. Barnham and Craig A. Hutton,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6228
DOI: 10.1039/b912784d
The solid-state Ag/AgCl process as a highly sensitive detection mechanism for an electrochemical immunosensor
Boon Ping Ting, Jie Zhang, Majad Khan, Yi Yan Yang and Jackie Y. Ying,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6231
DOI: 10.1039/b910730d Enhanced HTML article available
Synthesis of small polymeric nanoparticles sized below 10 nm via polymerization of a cross-linker in a glassy polymer matrix
Kaka Zhang, Zhou Gui, Daoyong Chen and Ming Jiang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6234
DOI: 10.1039/b911574a
Remote control of bipyridine–metal coordination within a peptide dendrimer
Nicolas A. Uhlich, Peter Sommer, Claudia Bühr, Stefan Schürch, Jean-Louis Reymond and Tamis Darbre,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6237
DOI: 10.1039/b912291e
Facile synthesis of hybrid silica nanocapsules by interfacial templating condensation and their application in fluorescence imaging
Happy Tan, Nicole Siuyun Liu, Beiping He, Siew Yee Wong, Zhi-Kuan Chen, Xu Li and John Wang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6240
DOI: 10.1039/b914366a
Template- and catalyst-free synthesis, growth mechanism and excellent field emission properties of large scale single-crystalline tubular -SiC
H. Cui, Y. Sun, G. Z. Yang, J. Chen, D. Jiang and C. X. Wang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6243
DOI: 10.1039/b914846a Enhanced HTML article available
Evaporation-controlled chemical enhancement of SERS using a soft polymer substrate
Nam-Jung Kim, Mengshi Lin, Zhiqiang Hu and Hao Li,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6246
DOI: 10.1039/b907504f Enhanced HTML article available
Separation, recovery and reuse of N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts in transesterification reactions
Tieqiang Zeng, Gonghua Song and Chao-Jun Li,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6249
DOI: 10.1039/b910162d
Photo-triggered J-aggregation and chiral symmetry breaking of an anionic porphyrin (TPPS) in mixed organic solvent
Siguang Jiang, Li Zhang and Minghua Liu,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6252
DOI: 10.1039/b912825e
Oxidation-induced constituent separation of magnetic exchange biased Fe/CoO nanocrystals
Shuhua Liu, Ning Ding, Enyi Ye, Yun Zong, Deshen Wang, Wolkgang Knoll and Ming-Yong Han,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6255
DOI: 10.1039/b912976f
Manganese-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of nitrogen nucleophiles with aryl halides in water
Yong-Chua Teo, Fui-Fong Yong, Chai-Yun Poh, Yaw-Kai Yan and Guan-Leong Chua,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6258
DOI: 10.1039/b909803h
How intimate contact with nanoporous carbon benefits the reversible hydrogen desorption from NaH and NaAlH4
Philipp Adelhelm, Krijn P. de Jong and Petra E. de Jongh,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6261
DOI: 10.1039/b910461e Enhanced HTML article available
Highly enantioselective intramolecular aza-spiroannulation onto indoles using chiral rhodium catalysis: asymmetric entry to the spiro--lactam core of chartellines
Shigeki Sato, Masatoshi Shibuya, Naoki Kanoh and Yoshiharu Iwabuchi,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6264
DOI: 10.1039/b913770j
A fast and oxygen-promoted protocol for the ligand-free Suzuki reaction of 2-halogenated pyridines in aqueous media
Chun Liu and Weibo Yang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6267
DOI: 10.1039/b912364d
Homogeneous catalytic transfer dehydrogenation of alkanes with a group 10 metal center
Eugene Khaskin, Daniel L. Lew, Shrinwantu Pal and Andrei N. Vedernikov,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6270
DOI: 10.1039/b913319d
ZnO nanostructure construction on zinc foil: the concept from an ionic liquid precursor aqueous solution
Zhonghao Li, Yuxia Luan, Qingzhong Wang, Guangshan Zhuang, Yongxin Qi, Yuan Wang and Chengguo Wang,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6273
DOI: 10.1039/b911508k
A one-pot reaction for biorefinery: combination of solid acid and base catalysts for direct production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from saccharides
Atsushi Takagaki, Mika Ohara, Shun Nishimura and Kohki Ebitani,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6276
DOI: 10.1039/b914087e
Metal-induced pre-organisation for anion recognition in a neutral platinum-containing receptor
Claudia Caltagirone, Andrea Mulas, Francesco Isaia, Vito Lippolis, Philip A. Gale and Mark E. Light,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6279
DOI: 10.1039/b912942a Enhanced HTML article available
Reversible photochromic switch ensemble and its photoimaging using H+ transfer between spiropyran and fluorescein in a polymer matrix
Chan Woo Lee, Young Ho Song, Youngil Lee, Kwang Sun Ryu and Ki-Whan Chi,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6282
DOI: 10.1039/b913096a
Chemically induced folding of single and bilayer graphene
Matthew J. Allen, Minsheng Wang, Sergio A. V. Jannuzzi, Yang Yang, Kang L. Wang and Richard B. Kaner,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6285
DOI: 10.1039/b911972h
Tuning of phenoxazine chromophores for efficient organic dye-sensitized solar cells
Haining Tian, Xichuan Yang, Jiayan Cong, Ruikui Chen, Jing Liu, Yan Hao, Anders Hagfeldt and Licheng Sun,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6288
DOI: 10.1039/b912746a
Efficient synthesis of dendrimers via a thiol–yne and esterification process and their potential application in the delivery of platinum anti-cancer drugs
Gaojian Chen, Jatin Kumar, Andrew Gregory and Martina H. Stenzel,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6291
DOI: 10.1039/b910340f
Single layer growth of sub-micron metal–organic framework crystals observed by in situ atomic force microscopy
Neena S. John, Camilla Scherb, Maryiam Shöâeè, Michael W. Anderson, Martin P. Attfield and Thomas Bein,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6294
DOI: 10.1039/b908299a
Exothermic and thermal runaway behaviour of some ionic liquids at elevated temperatures
R. Vijayaraghavan, M. Surianarayanan, V. Armel, D. R. MacFarlane and V. P. Sridhar,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6297
DOI: 10.1039/b911568d
Polythiophene derivatives by step-growth polymerization via photoinduced electron transfer reactions
Binnur Aydogan, Ali Senol Gundogan, Turan Ozturk and Yusuf Yagci,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6300
DOI: 10.1039/b914953h Enhanced HTML article available
The effect of DNA aptamer configuration on the sensitivity of detection thrombin at surface by acoustic method
Tibor Hianik, Igor Grman and Ivana Karpisova,
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6303
DOI: 10.1039/b910981a
Back matter
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6306
DOI: 10.1039/b920317f
Back cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 6307
DOI: 10.1039/b920241m
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