Top 25 ChemComm articles April–June 2015

The 25 most-downloaded ChemComm articles in the second quarter of 2015 were as follows: 

A power-free microfluidic chip for SNP genotyping using graphene oxide and a DNA intercalating dye
Jing Li, Yan Huang, Dongfang Wang, Bo Song, Zhenhua Li, Shiping Song, Lihua Wang, Bowei Jiang, Xingchun Zhao, Juan Yan, Rui Liu, Dannong He and Chunhai Fan
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC40680F, Communication

A novel one-pot method for the synthesis of substituted furopyridines: iodine-mediated oxidation of enaminones by tandem metal-free cyclization
Rulong Yan, Xiaoni Li, Xiaodong Yang, Xing Kang, Likui Xiang and Guosheng Huang
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC08834D, Communication

Perovskite solar cells prepared by flash evaporation
Giulia Longo, Lidón Gil-Escrig, Maarten J. Degen, Michele Sessolo and Henk J. Bolink
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01103E, Communication

Bio-inspired CO2 conversion by iron sulfide catalysts under sustainable conditions
A. Roldan, N. Hollingsworth, A. Roffey, H.-U. Islam, J. B. M. Goodall, C. R. A. Catlow, J. A. Darr, W. Bras, G. Sankar, K. B. Holt, G. Hogarth and N. H. de Leeuw
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02078F, Communication

Heterostructured magnetic nanoparticles: their versatility and high performance capabilities
Young-wook Jun, Jin-sil Choi and Jinwoo Cheon
DOI: 10.1039/B614735F, Feature Article

Multifunctional catalysis by Pd-polyoxometalate: one-step conversion of acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone
Robert D. Hetterley, Elena F. Kozhevnikova and Ivan V. Kozhevnikov
DOI: 10.1039/B515325E, Communication

Selective guest sorption in an interdigitated porous framework with hydrophobic pore surfaces
Satoshi Horike, Daisuke Tanaka, Keiji Nakagawa and Susumu Kitagawa
DOI: 10.1039/B703502K, Communication

Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene and gold nanoparticles by vacuum filtration and spontaneous reduction of gold ions
Byung-Seon Kong, Jianxin Geng and Hee-Tae Jung
DOI: 10.1039/B821920F, Communication

Asymmetric catalysis activated by visible light
Eric Meggers
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09268F, Feature Article

The surface chemistry of metal–organic frameworks
Christina V. McGuire and Ross S. Forgan
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04458D, Feature Article
From themed collection 2015 Emerging Investigators

Graphene quantum dots: emergent nanolights for bioimaging, sensors, catalysis and photovoltaic devices
Jianhua Shen, Yihua Zhu, Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Li
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC00110A, Feature Article

Nanostructured electrochromic smart windows: traditional materials and NIR-selective plasmonic nanocrystals
Evan L. Runnerstrom, Anna Llordés, Sebastien D. Lounis and Delia J. Milliron
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03109A, Feature Article

The rechargeable aluminum-ion battery
N. Jayaprakash, S. K. Das and L. A. Archer
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15779E, Communication

Aggregation-induced emission: phenomenon, mechanism and applications
Yuning Hong, Jacky W. Y. Lam and Ben Zhong Tang
DOI: 10.1039/B904665H, Feature Article

Smart surface of water-induced superhydrophobicity
Xing Wang, Guangyan Qing, Lei Jiang, Harald Fuchs and Taolei Sun
DOI: 10.1039/B902360G, Communication

A highly selective fluorescent sensor for glucosamine
Tam Minh Tran, Yuksel Alan and Timothy Edward Glass
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00415B, Communication

Reduction of graphene oxide viaL-ascorbic acid
Jiali Zhang, Haijun Yang, Guangxia Shen, Ping Cheng, Jingyan Zhang and Shouwu Guo
DOI: 10.1039/B917705A, Communication

Self-assembled sorbitol-derived supramolecular hydrogels for the controlled encapsulation and release of active pharmaceutical ingredients
Edward J. Howe, Babatunde O. Okesola and David K. Smith
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01868D, Communication

Pro-fragrant ionic liquids with stable hemiacetal motifs: water-triggered release of fragrances
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne, Peter Nockemann and Kenneth R. Seddon
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00099H, Communication

Aromatic donor–acceptor interactions in non-polar environments
Giles M. Prentice, Sofia I. Pascu, Sorin V. Filip, Kevin R. West and G. Dan Pantos
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00507H, Communication

Wet chemical synthesis of silver nanorods and nanowires of controllable aspect ratio
Nikhil R. Jana, Latha Gearheart and Catherine J. Murphy
DOI: 10.1039/B100521I, Communication

Palladium-catalyzed ring opening of norbornene: efficient synthesis of methylenecyclopentane derivatives
Xin-Xing Wu, Yi Shen, Wen-Long Chen, Si Chen, Xin-Hua Hao, Yu Xia, Peng-Fei Xu and Yong-Min Liang
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02246K, Communication

A facile solvothermal growth of single crystal mixed halide perovskite CH3NH3Pb(Br1-xClx)3
Taiyang Zhang, Mengjin Yang, Eric E. Benson, Zijian Li, Jao van de Lagemaat, Joseph M. Luther, Yanfa Yan, Kai Zhu and Yixin Zhao
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01835H, Communication

Microfluidic synthesis of chitosan-based nanoparticles for fuel cell applications
Fatemeh Sadat Majedi, Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Shahriar Hojjati Emami, Mojtaba Taghipoor, Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Arnaud Bertsch, Homayoun Moaddel and Philippe Renaud
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33253A, Communication

Conversion of a metal–organic framework to N-doped porous carbon incorporating Co and CoO nanoparticles: direct oxidation of alcohols to esters
Yu-Xiao Zhou, Yu-Zhen Chen, Lina Cao, Junling Lu and Hai-Long Jiang
DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01588J, Communication 


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