Themed collection ChemComm 60th Anniversary Historic Papers from Japan and South Korea
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Metal-catalysed cleavage of carbon–carbon bonds
This review highlights the recent advances in chemistry of cleaving carbon–carbon bonds by means of transition metals by extracting the notable examples from literature of the past decade.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 1100-1105
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC02566F
Carbon–carbon bonding made easy
C–C bond formation, Pd catalysts, ligands, bases.
Chem. Commun., 2005, 4759-4763
https://doi.org/10.1039/B507375H
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes and graphene composite structures for energy and catalytic applications
The rise of N-doped graphitic carbons has renewed research interest in carbon based composites, particularly in their grand prospects for energy and catalytic applications.
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 6818-6830
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC00146J
Giant hollow MnL2n spherical complexes: structure, functionalisation and applications
Drawing inspiration from the self-assembly of hollow structures found in nature, a family of roughly spherical coordination polyhedra with general formula MnL2n can be easily synthesised. The introduction of functional side chains into the ligands is straightforward, resulting in the synthesis of exo- and endohedrally functionalised complexes with wide ranging applications.
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 6703-6712
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC43191F
Carbon dioxide as a carbon source in organic transformation: carbon–carbon bond forming reactions by transition-metal catalysts
Recent transition-metal catalyzed carbon–carbon bond forming reactions of carbon dioxide with various substrates are reviewed.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 9956-9964
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33848C
Enhancing the performances of Li-ion batteries by carbon-coating: present and future
The recent progress and future perspective of carbon coating techniques in Li-ion batteries are discussed with typical examples of both cathodes and anodes.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 1201-1217
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC14764A
“Turn-on” fluorescent sensing with “reactive” probes
The reaction-based approach has demonstrated to be valuable in the development of turn-on type fluorescent probes for various target analytes with high selectivity and sensitivity.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 7583-7601
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC00014D
Porous metal–organic frameworks as platforms for functional applications
This feature article reviews advances of porous MOFs in the functional applications of sorption and separation, heterogeneous catalysis, as supports/host matrices for metal nanoparticles, and as templates/nanoreactors for new material preparation.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 3351-3370
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC05419D
Boronic acid building blocks: tools for self assembly
The structure-directing potential of boronic acids complexation with diols and their congeners has led to the development of a variety of self-organisation. Structure controls as well as remarkable synthesis are highlighted in this feature article.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 1124-1150
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC02921A
Supramolecular donor–acceptor hybrids of porphyrins/phthalocyanines with fullerenes/carbon nanotubes : electron transfer , sensing, switching, and catalytic applications
Recent developments in the construction of self-assembled supramolecular donor–acceptor conjugates with porphyrins/naphthalocyanines as the donor and fullerenes/nanotubes as the electron acceptors by adopting different self-assembly protocols are discussed.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 4913-4928
https://doi.org/10.1039/B905753F
Hypervalent iodine-mediated oxidation of alcohols
In this feature article, we focus on the design of hypervalent iodine catalysts and review the discovery and development of the oxidation of alcohols with the stoichiometric or catalytic use of hypervalent iodine compounds.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2086-2099
https://doi.org/10.1039/B823399C
Hypervalent iodine reagents as a new entrance to organocatalysts
The catalytic utilization of hypervalent iodine reagents is now available for performing many representative types of oxidative bond-forming reactions and alcohol oxidations. This feature article highlights the historical background and the efforts made to realize the catalytic utilization of these reagents, especially with focus on iodine(III).
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2073-2085
https://doi.org/10.1039/B821747E
The synthesis of organic carbonates from carbon dioxide
This article summarizes recent progress in the synthetic technologies leading to organic carbonates using CO2, which is nontoxic, abundant and economical, as a raw material.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 1312-1330
https://doi.org/10.1039/B819997C
Two-photon materials with large two-photon cross sections. Structure–property relationship
Structure–two-photon absorption property relationships are briefly reviewed to provide a guideline for the design of efficient two-photon materials.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 153-164
https://doi.org/10.1039/B813280A
Binaphthol-derived phosphoric acid as a versatile catalyst for enantioselective carbon–carbon bond forming reactions
Binaphthol-derived monophosphoric acids have been designed as novel chiral Brønsted-acid catalysts. The chiral phosphoric acids thus developed functioned as efficient enantioselective catalysts for a variety of carbon–carbon bond forming reactions affording enantioenriched products in excellent selectivites.
Chem. Commun., 2008, 4097-4112
https://doi.org/10.1039/B807577H
Supramolecular assemblies built with host-stabilized charge-transfer interactions
Host-stabilized charge-transfer (CT) interactions and supramolecular assemblies built with these interactions are described.
Chem. Commun., 2007, 1305-1315
https://doi.org/10.1039/B615103E
Functionalized imidazolium salts for task-specific ionic liquids and their applications
Task-specifically functionalized imidazolium salts, which can be used for catalysis, organic synthesis and extraction as well as for the construction of nanostructures and other novel materials, have been reviewed.
Chem. Commun., 2006, 1049-1063
https://doi.org/10.1039/B514140K
Pore surface engineering of microporous coordination polymers
Pore surface properties of microporous coordination polymers are easily modified using metalloligands, which introduce coordinatively unsaturated metal centers onto the channel surface.
Chem. Commun., 2006, 701-707
https://doi.org/10.1039/B511728C
Ns strategies: a highly versatile synthetic method for amines
A highly efficient and versatile synthetic method for amines was established by using nitrobenzenesulfonamides (Ns-amides) as a protecting–activating group. Acyclic as well as macrocyclic polyamines can be efficiently synthesized by means of this methodology.
Chem. Commun., 2004, 353-359
https://doi.org/10.1039/B311203A
Green oxidation with aqueous hydrogen peroxide
Aqueous H2O2 is an ideal oxidant, when coupled with a tungstate complex and a quaternary ammonium hydrogensulfate as an acidic phase-transfer catalyst. It oxidizes alcohols, olefins, and sulfides under organic solvent- and halide-free conditions in an economically, technically, and environmentally satisfying manner.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 1977-1986
https://doi.org/10.1039/B303160H
Chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles
This Feature Article reviews recent advances in the synthesis of various magnetic nanoparticles using colloidal chemical approaches.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 927-934
https://doi.org/10.1039/B207789B
Confusion, inversion, and creation—a new spring from porphyrin chemistry
This article mainly deals with the recent serendipity of novel porphyrin analogs such as N-confused porphyrin; the important aspect of dynamic flipping (inversion), induced either by confusion or expansion of the macrocyclic core, that leads to the generation of new porphyrinoids, is emphasized.
Chem. Commun., 2002, 1795-1804
https://doi.org/10.1039/B200525P
Unique acid catalysis of heteropoly compounds (heteropolyoxometalates) in the solid state
Chem. Commun., 2001, 1141-1152
https://doi.org/10.1039/B102573M
Molecular paneling via coordination
Chem. Commun., 2001, 509-518
https://doi.org/10.1039/B008684N
A high-performance supercapacitor cell based on ZIF-8-derived nanoporous carbon using an organic electrolyte
Low-cost supercapacitors have the ability to rapidly store a large amount of charge, which makes them the best alternative to batteries in portable electronics.
Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 4764-4767
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC00413J
All-inorganic cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals for photodetector applications
A simple and reproducible halide ion exchange method is reported, which can tune the optical properties in CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) nanocrystals. CSPbI3 nanocrystals exhibit promising application in photodetectors.
Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 2067-2070
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC08643D
Highly-efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with collaborative sensitization by silyl-anchor and carboxy-anchor dyes
A collaborative sensitization by silyl-anchor and carboxy-anchor dyes (ADEKA-1 + LEG4) in dye-sensitized solar cells realized a high light-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of over 14% under one sun illumination.
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 15894-15897
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC06759F
Elucidating the intercalation mechanism of zinc ions into α-MnO2 for rechargeable zinc batteries
The intercalation of zinc into 2 × 2 tunnel of an α-MnO2 leads to reversible transition to a layered polymorph with an interlayer spacing of 11 Å.
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 9265-9268
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC02585K
Facile synthesis of nanoporous carbons with controlled particle sizes by direct carbonization of monodispersed ZIF-8 crystals
Nanoporous carbon particles with different particle sizes are synthesized by simple carbonization of monodispersed zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystals.
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 2521-2523
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC38955C
Efficient green thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) from a phenoxazine –triphenyltriazine (PXZ–TRZ) derivative
Efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence was developed in a material based on phenoxazine donor and 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine acceptor units.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11392-11394
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36237F
Electroluminescence based on thermally activated delayed fluorescence generated by a spirobifluorene donor–acceptor structure
An organic light emitting diode based on thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) has been produced using a spirobifluorene derivative (Spiro-CN) having the donor–acceptor moieties as an emitter.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 9580-9582
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31468A
Nanoporous carbons through direct carbonization of a zeolitic imidazolate framework for supercapacitor electrodes
Nanoporous carbons with high surface area are achieved through direct carbonization of a commercially available zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) without any additional carbon sources.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7259-7261
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33433J
One-pot reduction of graphene oxide at subzero temperatures
Graphene oxide was chemically reduced into reduced graphene oxide at temperatures below 0 °C.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 12370-12372
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15569E
Non-aqueous approach to the preparation of reduced graphene oxide /α-Ni(OH)2 hybrid composites and their high capacitance behavior
Reduced graphene oxide/α-Ni(OH)2hybrid composites were synthesized by a one-step procedure, and showed ultrahigh capacitance (1215 F g−1 at 5 mV s−1) compared to pure α-Ni(OH)2.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 6305-6307
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC11566A
Highly selective adsorption of Hg2+ by a polypyrrole –reduced graphene oxide composite
The polypyrrole–reduced graphene oxide composite shows a highly selective adsorption capacity for Hg2+, which is of practical utility for waste water treatment.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 3942-3944
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC00005E
Preparation of carbon quantum dots with tunable photoluminescence by rapid laser passivation in ordinary organic solvents
Tunable, visible and stable carbon quantum dots were prepared by laser rapid passivation of nanoparticles in solvent.
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 932-934
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC03552A
Synthesis of bismuth vanadate nanoplates with exposed {001} facets and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties
Well-defined m-BiVO4 nanoplates with exposed highly active (001) faces were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route, which exhibits greatly enhanced activity in the visible-light photocatalysis.
Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 1893-1895
https://doi.org/10.1039/B923435G
Aromatic trifluoromethylation catalytic in copper
In the presence of a small amount of CuI and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), the cross-coupling reactions of iodoarenes with trifluoromethylsilanes proceeded smoothly to afford trifluoromethylated aromatics in good yields.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 1909-1911
https://doi.org/10.1039/B823249K
Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene and gold nanoparticles by vacuum filtration and spontaneous reduction of gold ions
Layer-by-layer films comprised of alternating graphene and gold nanoparticle layers are readily produced by the vacuum filtration of a reduced graphene oxide solution and the spontaneous reduction of gold ions on the graphene films.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2174-2176
https://doi.org/10.1039/B821920F
Visible light-induced photocatalytic reaction of gold-modified titanium(IV) oxide particles: action spectrum analysis
Action spectrum analyses showed that oxidation of organics under visible-light irradiation is initiated by excitation of gold surface plasmon, and reaction rate depends strongly on properties of titania and gold.
Chem. Commun., 2009, 241-243
https://doi.org/10.1039/B815679D
Sonochemical synthesis of MOF-5
High quality MOF-5 crystals of 5–25 μm in size were prepared for the first time using a sonochemical method in substantially reduced synthesis time (ca. 30 min) compared with conventional solvothermal synthesis (24 h).
Chem. Commun., 2008, 6336-6338
https://doi.org/10.1039/B814740J
Disulfide-cross-linked PEG-poly(amino acid)s copolymer micelles for glutathione-mediated intracellular drug delivery
Biocompatible, cell-permeable shell cross-linked polymer micelles bearing glutathione-cleavable shell cross-links have been developed for highly effective intracellular delivery of an anticancer drug.
Chem. Commun., 2008, 6570-6572
https://doi.org/10.1039/B815918A
High-conversion-efficiency organic dye -sensitized solar cells with a novel indoline dye
Solar cells sensitized by an organic dye (D205) on nanocrystalline-TiO2 electrodes exhibited a high open-circuit photovoltage at 710 mV with the use of chenodeoxycholic acid; the resulting conversion efficiency was 9.52% under 1 sun irradiation.
Chem. Commun., 2008, 5194-5196
https://doi.org/10.1039/B809093A
Specific interactions between silver(I) ions and cytosine –cytosine pairs in DNA duplexes
Specific binding of Ag(I) cations significantly stabilizes the cytosine–cytosine base pair mismatches in DNA duplexes.
Chem. Commun., 2008, 4825-4827
https://doi.org/10.1039/B808686A
Zinc oxide nanonail based chemical sensor for hydrazine detection
The authors report, for the first time, a ZnO nanonails based hydrazine electrochemical sensor which showed a high and reproducible sensitivity of 8.56 µA cm–2 µM–1 with a response time < 5 s, a linear range from 0.1–1.2 µM and a correlation coefficient of R = 0.999. The limit of detection was estimated to be 0.2 µM.
Chem. Commun., 2008, 166-168
https://doi.org/10.1039/B711215G
A highly efficient organic sensitizer for dye -sensitized solar cells
A π-conjugated dye with donor–acceptor moieties exhibited high efficiency for a dye-sensitized solar cell.
Chem. Commun., 2007, 4887-4889
https://doi.org/10.1039/B709859F
Synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbons with channel structure from an organic–organic nanocomposite
Mesoporous carbons with ordered channel structure (COU-1) have been successfully fabricated via a direct carbonization of an organic–organic nanocomposite using a thermally-decomposable triblock copolymer and a thermosetting polymer.
Chem. Commun., 2005, 2125-2127
https://doi.org/10.1039/B501259G
Plasmon-induced photoelectrochemistry at metal nanoparticles supported on nanoporous TiO2
Nanoporous TiO2 films loaded with commercially available or photocatalytically deposited gold and silver nanoparticles exhibit negative potential changes and anodic currents in response to visible light irradiation.
Chem. Commun., 2004, 1810-1811
https://doi.org/10.1039/B405061D
Highly-efficient metal-free organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells
A solar-to-electric conversion efficiency of 6.1% is achieved with this new indoline dye. Furthermore, indoline dyes are shown to be highly stable to photoredox processes by cyclic voltammogram
Chem. Commun., 2003, 3036-3037
https://doi.org/10.1039/B307819A
Cubic Ia3d large mesoporous silica : synthesis and replication to platinum nanowires , carbon nanorods and carbon nanotubes
A new synthesis route to high-quality large mesoporous cubic Ia3d silica is reported, utilizing a triblock copolymer (EO20PO70EO20)–butanol mixture for the structure direction in aqueous solution, with systematic tuning of pore diameters from 4 to 12 nm. TEM imaging of Pt nanowires and inverse carbon replications ascertain pore shape and connectivity.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 2136-2137
https://doi.org/10.1039/B306504A
Photocatalytic water reduction under visible light on a novel ZnIn2S4 catalyst synthesized by hydrothermal method
A novel ZnIn2S4 catalyst synthesized by hydrothermal method shows high and stable photocatalytic activity for water reduction under visible light illumination.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 2142-2143
https://doi.org/10.1039/B306813G
Brønsted acid–base ionic liquids and their use as new materials for anhydrous proton conductors
Novel Brønsted acid–base ionic liquids, are electroactive for H2 oxidation and O2 reduction at a Pt electrode and have the prospect of use for anhydrous proton conductors at elevated temperatures.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 938-939
https://doi.org/10.1039/B300959A
A rapid and effective synthesis of propylene carbonate using a supercritical CO2–ionic liquid system
The propylene carbonate synthesis by CO2 fixation under supercritical conditions in the presence of ionic liquid was achieved in nearly 100% yield and 100% selectivity within 5 minutes.
Chem. Commun., 2003, 896-897
https://doi.org/10.1039/B212823C
An oxynitride, TaON, as an efficient water oxidation photocatalyst under visible light irradiation (λ ≤ 500 nm)
Under visible light irradiation (λ
= 420–500 nm), TaON functions as a stable and very efficient photocatalyst for
Chem. Commun., 2002, 1698-1699
https://doi.org/10.1039/B202393H
Quasi-solid-state dye -sensitized solar cells using room temperature molten salts and a low molecular weight gelator
A
Chem. Commun., 2002, 374-375
https://doi.org/10.1039/B110019J
Stoichiometric
Chem. Commun., 2001, 2416-2417
https://doi.org/10.1039/B107673F
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Chem. Commun., 2001, 569-570
https://doi.org/10.1039/B010058G
Photocatalytic H2 evolution under visible light irradiation on Ni-doped ZnS photocatalyst
Chem. Commun., 2000, 1371-1372
https://doi.org/10.1039/B003297M
Synthesis of a new mesoporous carbon and its application to electrochemical double-layer capacitors
Cu2O as a photocatalyst for overall water splitting under visible light irradiation
About this collection
Chemical Communications is publishing its 60th volume in 2024. Over the past 60 years, ChemComm has been the RSC’s most cited journal, and one of the most trusted venues for rapid publication of short communications. In our anniversary year, we recognise the important contributions ChemComm has made, and continues to make, in advancing the chemical sciences.
On this occasion, we bring together 60 significant historic papers published in ChemComm from each region. This special collection highlights 60 pioneering papers that were most cited from the researchers in Japan & South Korea. Please join us in revisiting some of the papers that made ChemComm one of your most trusted venues for publication.