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Issue 7 2009 Chemical Biology now published
16 June 2009
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Contents list for New Journal of Chemistry, issue 7, 2009
Front cover
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1441
DOI: 10.1039/b911720m
Inside front cover
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1442
DOI: 10.1039/b911721k
Contents and Chemical Science
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1443
DOI: 10.1039/b911722a
Letters
Preparation of SiO2 beads with highly luminescent and magnetic nanocrystals via a modified reverse micelle process
Ping Yang, Masanori Ando and Norio Murase,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1457
DOI: 10.1039/b901538h
Sol–gel-derived SiO2 beads (100–200 nm) encapsulating highly luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals can additionally host other materials, such as magnetic nanocrystals, in a specially prepared hollow within the bead so as to achieve dual functionality.
Switching the ligand-exchange reactivities of chloro-bridged cyclopalladated azobenzenes for the colorimetric sensing of thiocyanate
Shunhua Li, Yuefeng Zhou, Chunwei Yu, Feiran Chen and Jingou Xu,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1462
DOI: 10.1039/b903752g
Highly selective and sensitive colorimetric sensing of thiocyanate in aqueous solution could be carried out by a simple cyclopalladated azobenzene.
A surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence sensor platform
Souad A. Elfeky, François D
Hooge, Lora Poncel, Wenbo Chen, Semali P. Perera, Jean M. H. van den Elsen, Tony D. James, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Petra J. Cameron and John S. Fossey,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1466
DOI: 10.1039/b906125h
Fluorophore linker boronic acid biotin (FLAB) was surface-immobilised, and SPR enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy facilitated the detection of quencher-labelled diols.
A new class of bipyrimidine-based octupolar chromophores: synthesis, fluorescent and quadratic nonlinear optical properties
Huriye Akdas-Kilig, Thierry Roisnel, Isabelle Ledoux and Hubert Le Bozec,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1470
DOI: 10.1039/b907323j
Nonlinear optical chromophores: new D2d octupolar organic chromophores based on bipyrimidine as a strong acceptor group exhibit strong fluorescence, fluorosolvatochromism and large second-order nonlinear optical responses.
Carbon-coated copper nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and optical properties
Jing Li and Chun-yan Liu,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1474
DOI: 10.1039/b906796e
Carbon-coated copper (C/Cu) nanoparticles with a size of 50–80 nm were synthesized through a simple solid-state reduction reaction. The reaction process and optical properties were subsequently explored.
Conformational switching fluorescent chemodosimeter for the selective detection of silver(I) ions
Hui Zhang, Lixia Xie, Wenbo Yan, Cheng He, Xin Cao and Chunying Duan,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1478
DOI: 10.1039/b904369a
A new conformational switching fluorescent chemodosimeter for the detection of Ag(I) in high selectivity was achieved by incorporating protonated N-heterocyclic carbene binding units and naphthyl lumophores into a two-arm dipodand.
Papers
Facile approach to the synthesis of 3D platinum nanoflowers and their electrochemical characteristics
Jitendra N. Tiwari, Fu-Ming Pan and Kun-Lin Lin,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1482
DOI: 10.1039/b901534p
Three-dimensional (3D) platinum nanoflowers have been successfully synthesized by potentiostatic pulse plating method on a silicon substrate, and electrochemical study shows that the nanostructured Pt catalyst has an excellent electrocatalytic activity toward methanol and CO oxidation due to preferential (100) and (110) surface orientations on the Pt nanoflowers.
Experimental evidence of a microwave non-thermal effect in electrolyte aqueous solutions
Kama Huang, Xiaoqing Yang, Wei Hua, Guozhu Jia and Lijun Yang,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1486
DOI: 10.1039/b821970b
Measuring the slight electrical conductivity variations of sodium chloride aqueous solutions with microwave power validates the existence of a non-thermal microwave effect in low-level intensity electric fields.
Synthesis and photophysical characterization of chalcogen substituted BODIPY dyes
Eduard Fron, Eduardo Coutiño-Gonzalez, Lesley Pandey, Michel Sliwa, Mark Van der Auweraer, Frans C. De Schryver, Joice Thomas, Zeyuan Dong, Volker Leen, Mario Smet, Wim Dehaen and Tom Vosch,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1490
DOI: 10.1039/b900786e
The synthesis and photophysical properties of new BODIPY derivatives bearing Cl, O, S, Se and Te based substituents have been described.
Structure and dynamics correlations of photoinduced charge separation in rigid conjugated linear donor–acceptor dyads towards photovoltaic applications
Jianchang Guo, Yongye Liang, Shengqian Xiao, Jodi M. Szarko, Michael Sprung, Mrinmay K. Mukhopadhyay, Jin Wang, Luping Yu and Lin X. Chen,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1497
DOI: 10.1039/b821941a
Four rigidly linked donor–acceptor dyads were synthesized as potential OPV materials. Their photoinduced charge separation and charge recombination dynamics were correlated with molecular packing structures in solid films.
Synthesis, crystal structures, and luminescent properties of eleven new lanthanide and yttrium complexes with fluorescent whitener and 1,10-phenanthroline
Ruibiao Fu, Shengmin Hu, Tianlu Sheng and Xintao Wu,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1508
DOI: 10.1039/b902803j
Eleven new lanthanide and yttrium complexes with interesting dimers and photoluminescence, [M(phen)2(L)(H2O)2]2·(L)·2H2O (M = Er, Dy, Yb, Y, Sm, Tb, Ho, Eu, Nd, Tm, Gd; L = 4,4
-bis(2-sulfonatostyryl)biphenyl; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), have been rationally synthesized and characterized.
Experimental and computational evidence of solid-state anion–
and – interactions in [VO(O2)(L)(pa)]·xH2O complexes (L = picolinate, pyrazinate or quinolinate; pa = picolinamide)
Róbert Gyepes, Silvia Pacigová, Michal Sivák and Jozef Tatiersky,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1515
DOI: 10.1039/b819875f
Supramolecular structures of peroxidovanadium(V) complexes can be also stabilized by anion– interactions between COO- groups and pyridine or pyrazine rings of anionic ligands.
Steric effects of nucleophile-radical coupling reaction. Determination of rate constants for the reaction of aryl radicals with 2-naphthoxide anion
Tomas C. Tempesti, Adriana B. Pierini and Maria T. Baumgartner,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1523
DOI: 10.1039/b820374a
The absolute rate constants for the reaction of different aryl radicals with 2-naphthoxide anion were determined using an indirect method, a competition of the coupling reaction with the H-atom abstraction.
Self-assembled platinum nanoparticles into heavily fluorinated templates: reactive gas effect on the morphology
Mar Tristany, Marcial Moreno-Mañas, Roser Pleixats, Bruno Chaudret, Karine Philippot, Yannick Guari, Victor Matsura and Pierre Lecante,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1529
DOI: 10.1039/b822575c
The combination of heavily fluorinated organic templates and reactive gas allows the control of morphology of platinum nanoparticle superstructure.
Heterobimetallic copper–barium complexes for deposition of composite oxide thin films
Asif Ali Tahir, Muhammad Mazhar, Mazhar Hamid, Matthias Zeller and Allen D. Hunter,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1535
DOI: 10.1039/b823024b
Heterobimetallic molecular precursors [Ba(dmap)4Cu4(OAc)6·THF] ( 1) and [Ba(dmap)4Cu4(TFA)6·THF] ( 2) were prepared by the interaction of Ba(dmap)2 with Cu(OAc)2 for 1 and Cu(TFA)2 for 2, in THF. Good quality thin films were deposited by AACVD and their characterization suggests the formation of crystalline BaCuO2–CuO composite.
Vibrational overtones quenching of near infrared emission in Er3+ complexes
Angelo Monguzzi, Alberto Milani, Lorenzo Lodi, Mario Italo Trioni, Riccardo Tubino and Chiara Castiglioni,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1542
DOI: 10.1039/b901272a
Non radiative decay of NIR transition is discussed on the basis of the electronic–vibrational energy transfer. Transition matrix elements to estimate the quenching are evaluated on the basis of an anharmonic oscillator and expressed as functions of the fundamental intensities calculated by quantum chemical methods.
Preparation, coordination and catalytic use of planar-chiral monocarboxylated dppf analogues
Martin Lama
, Ivana Císa
ová and Petr 
t
pnika,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1549
DOI: 10.1039/b901262a
A monocarboxylated chiral dppf analogue and its derivatives were prepared and studied as ligands for palladium(II) complexes and for palladium-catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation.
Guest molecule entrapment by both capsule and hydrocarbon sidechains in self-assembled pyrogallol[4]arenes
Oleg V. Kulikov, Nigam P. Rath, Dan Zhou, I. Alexandru Carasel and George W. Gokel,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1563
DOI: 10.1039/b823160e
Self-assembled capsules formed from pyrogallolarenes having long hydrocarbon chains crystallize in varied arrangements, and can incorporate guest molecules within the capsule and the intertwined chains.
Novel saccharide–pyridine based gelators: selective gelation and diversity in superstructures
K. Karthik Kumar, M. Elango, V. Subramanian and T. Mohan Das,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1570
DOI: 10.1039/b821126d
A novel class of N-glycosylamines containing a heterocyclic moiety has been shown to exhibit good gelation properties in different solvents.
Triphenylamine-modified quinoxaline derivatives as two-photon photoinitiators
Xingbo Cao, Feng Jin, Ying-Feng Li, Wei-Qiang Chen, Xuan-Ming Duan and Lian-Ming Yang,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1578
DOI: 10.1039/b900464e
Two-photon initiating polymerization experiments showed that a resin using TPAQ, with a 
2PA value of >160 GM in the wavelength range of 780–820 nm, as photoinitiator can provide a much lower threshold than that using benzil. This strategy for the modification of common UV photoinitiators should promote a rapid development of new 2PA photoinitiators.
Water solublisation of single-walled carbon nanotubes using p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene
Irene Ling, Yatimah Alias, Mohamed Makha and Colin L. Raston,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1583
DOI: 10.1039/b819829b
Grinding single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) with p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene followed by addition of water then sonication renders the nanotubes soluble in water, decorated with nanoparticles of the calixarene.
Structures and dynamic stereochemistry of 9-arylselanyltriptycenes: X-ray crystallographic, spectroscopic and theoretical investigations
Takashi Nakamoto, Satoko Hayashi, Waro Nakanishi, Mao Minoura and Gaku Yamamoto,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1588
DOI: 10.1039/b817949b
The activation energy from ( A: pl) to ( B: pd) is determined for p-YC6H4SeTpc ( 1: Y = OMe, H, CN and NO2) by dynamic 1H NMR spectroscopy: the ( A: pl) structure is confirmed in the ground state of 1, which enables us to use (Se: 1) as the standard of the planar structure ( pl) around the p-YC6H4Se group in p-YC6H4SeR.
Electrochemically deposited poly(ethylene glycol)-based sol–gel thin films on stainless steel stents
Regina Okner, Abraham Jacob Domb and Daniel Mandler,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1596
DOI: 10.1039/b901864f
Electrochemistry is used for coating cardiovascular stents by poly(ethylene glycol) sol–gel films, which reduced the adhesion of blood platelets.
New energetic compounds based on the nitrogen-rich 5,5-azotetrazolate anion ([C2N10]2-)
Thomas M. Klapötke and Carles Miró Sabaté,
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1605
DOI: 10.1039/b820381d
Novel ionic salts based on the 5,5-azotetrazolate anion (see illustration) were synthesized and their potential as a new class of nitrogen-rich, environmentally-friendly energetic materials was experimentally assessed.
Back matter
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1618
DOI: 10.1039/b911736a
Back cover
New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 1619
DOI: 10.1039/b911723g
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