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This month sees the following articles in ChemComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Graphene quantum dots: emergent nanolights for bioimaging, sensors, catalysis and photovoltaic devices
Jianhua Shen, Yihua Zhu, Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Li
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3686-3699, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC00110A

Carbon-gold core-shell structures: Formation of shells consisting of gold nanoparticles
Jerzy Choma, Dominik Jamioła, Katarzyna Augustynek, Michal Marszewski and Mietek Jaroniec
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3972-3974, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30372H

N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
Michael J. Ingleson and Richard A. Layfield
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3579-3589, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18021A

Self-assembling porphyrins and phthalocyanines for photoinduced charge separation and charge transport
Hiroshi Imahori, Tomokazu Umeyama, Kei Kurotobi and Yuta Takano
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4032-4045, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30621B

6-Substituted quinoline-based ratiometric two-photon fluorescent probes for biological Zn²⁺ detection
Xiangming Meng, Shuxin Wang, Yiming Li, Manzhou Zhu and Qingxiang Guo
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4196-4198, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30471F

Metal-free TEMPO-catalyzed oxidative C-C bond formation from Csp³-H bonds using molecular oxygen as the oxidant
Bo Zhang, Yuxin Cui and Ning Jiao
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4498-4500, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30684K

Enhanced isosteric heat of H₂ adsorption by inclusion of crown ethers in a porous metal-organic framework
Hye Jeong Park and Myunghyun Paik Suh
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3400-3402, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17005A

Cobalt-catalyzed arylation of aldimines via directed C-H bond functionalization: addition of 2-arylpyridines and self-coupling of aromatic aldimines
Ke Gao and Naohiko Yoshikai
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4305-4307, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31114C

Gold-catalyzed amide synthesis from aldehydes and amines in aqueous medium
Gai-Li Li, Karen Ka-Yan Kung and Man-Kin Wong
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4112-4114, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17689K

Extending the family of Zn-based MOFs: synthetic approaches to chiral framework structures and MOFs with large pores and channels
Nianyong Zhu, Gerard Tobin and Wolfgang Schmitt
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3638-3640, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17357C

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Transition metal catalysis and nucleophilic fluorination
Charlotte Hollingworth and Véronique Gouverneur
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2929-2942, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16158C

Use of dimethyl carbonate as a solvent greatly enhances the biaryl coupling of aryl iodides and organoboron reagents without adding any transition metal catalysts
Kiyofumi Inamoto, Chisa Hasegawa, Kou Hiroya, Yoshinori Kondo, Takao Osako, Yasuhiro Uozumi and Takayuki Doi
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2912-2914, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17401D

Pd-catalysed synthesis of isoquinolinones and analogues via C-H and N-H bonds double activation
Hongban Zhong, Dan Yang, Songqing Wang and Jianhui Huang
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3236-3238, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17859A

Photoisomerization locking of azobenzene by formation of a self-assembled macrocycle
Masaki Yamamura, Yuki Okazaki and Tatsuya Nabeshima
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18014F

Highly selective red- and green-emitting two-photon fluorescent probes for cysteine detection and their bio-imaging in living cells
Zhiguang Yang, Ning Zhao, Yuming Sun, Fang Miao, Yong Liu, Xin Liu, Yuanhong Zhang, Wentao Ai, Guofen Song, Xiaoyuan Shen, Xiaoqiang Yu, Jingzhi Sun and Wai-Yeung Wong
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3442-3444, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC00093H

A reversible near-infrared fluorescence probe for reactive oxygen species based on Te-rhodamine
Yuichiro Koide, Mitsuyasu Kawaguchi, Yasuteru Urano, Kenjiro Hanaoka, Toru Komatsu, Masahiro Abo, Takuya Terai and Tetsuo Nagano
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3091-3093, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18011A

A supramolecular hydrogel containing boronic acid-appended receptor for fluorocolorimetric sensing of polyols with a paper platform
Masato Ikeda, Keisuke Fukuda, Tatsuya Tanida, Tatsuyuki Yoshii and Itaru Hamachi
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2716-2718, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17503G

N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications
Michael J. Ingleson and Richard A. Layfield
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3579-3589, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18021A

Reversible formal insertion of CO₂ into a remote C-H bond of a ligand in a Ru(ii) complex at room temperature
Vincent T. Annibale and Datong Song
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17933D

A turn-on two-photon fluorescent probe for ATP and ADP
Alla Sreenivasa Rao, Dokyoung Kim, Hyoseok Nam, Hunho Jo, Ki Hean Kim, Changill Ban and Kyo Han Ahn
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3206-3208, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17629G

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Transition-metal-free highly chemo- and regioselective arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl halides over recyclable heterogeneous catalysts
Hongli Liu, Biaolin Yin, Zhiqiang Gao, Yingwei Li and Huanfeng Jiang
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2033-2035, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16790E

Suzuki reactions of extended scope: the ‘9-MeO-9-BBN variant’ as a complementary format for cross-coupling
Günter Seidel and Alois Fürstner
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2055-2070, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17070A

Visible light-induced oxidative coupling reaction: easy access to Mannich-type products
Guolei Zhao, Chao Yang, Lin Guo, Hongnan Sun, Chao Chen and Wujiong Xia
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2337-2339, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17130A

NHC-catalyzed thioesterification of aldehydes by external redox activation
Takuya Uno, Tsubasa Inokuma and Yoshiji Takemoto
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1901-1903, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17183J

Cu-catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition of a-iminoamides with activated olefins
María González-Esguevillas, Javier Adrio and Juan C. Carretero
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2149-2151, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17149J

Efficient iron(iii)-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction of alkynes, CH₂Cl₂ and amines to propargylamines
Jian Gao, Qing-Wen Song, Liang-Nian He, Zhen-Zhen Yang and Xiao-Yong Dou
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2024-2026, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17616E

A heptamethine cyanine-based colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for the selective detection of Ag⁺ in an aqueous medium
Hong Zheng, Min Yan, Xiao-Xing Fan, Dan Sun, Shi-Yao Yang, Li-Jiao Yang, Jun-Dong Li and Yun-Bao Jiang
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2243-2245, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17388C

Facile synthesis of silicon nanoparticles inserted into graphene sheets as improved anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Xiaosi Zhou, Ya-Xia Yin, Li-Jun Wan and Yu-Guo Guo
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2198-2200, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17061B

A new strategy for chiral recognition of amino acids
Yingzi Fu, Qian Han, Qiao Chen, Yonghua Wang, Juan Zhou and Qing Zhang
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2322-2324, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17301H

Controllable selective exfoliation of high-quality graphene nanosheets and nanodots by ionic liquid assisted grinding
Nai Gui Shang, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Surbhi Sharma, Gennady Lubarsky, Meixian Li, David W. McNeill, Aidan J. Quinn, Wuzong Zhou and Ross Blackley
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1877-1879, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17185F

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Fluorene-based Cu(ii)-MOF: a visual colorimetric anion sensor and separator based on an anion-exchange approach
Jian-Ping Ma, Yang Yu and Yu-Bin Dong
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16800F

A donor–acceptor–acceptor molecule for vacuum-processed organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 6.4%
Shi-Wen Chiu, Li-Yen Lin, Hao-Wu Lin, Yi-Hong Chen, Zheng-Yu Huang, Yu-Ting Lin, Francis Lin, Yi-Hung Liu and Ken-Tsung Wong
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1857-1859, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16390J

Organocatalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of ketones to isatylidine malononitriles
Lu Liu, Deyan Wu, Xiangmin Li, Sinan Wang, Hao Li, Jian Li and Wei Wang
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1692-1694, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17067A

Guest-controlled self-sorting in assemblies driven by the hydrophobic effect
Haiying Gan and Bruce C. Gibb
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1656-1658, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16603H

Hexafluorobenzene: a powerful solvent for a noncovalent stereoselective organocatalytic Michael addition reaction
Alessandra Lattanzi, Claudia De Fusco, Alessio Russo, Albert Poater and Luigi Cavallo
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1650-1652, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17488J

Rhodium catalyzed C–H olefination of N-benzoylsulfonamides with internal alkenes
Chen Zhu and John R. Falck
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1674-1676, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16963K

A phosphine-free Pd catalyst for the selective double carbonylation of aryl iodides
Verónica de la Fuente, Cyril Godard, Ennio Zangrando, Carmen Claver and Sergio Castillón
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1695-1697, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17124D

Sensing metal ions with ion selectivity of a crown ether and fluorescence resonance energy transfer between carbon dots and graphene
Weili Wei, Can Xu, Jinsong Ren, Bailu Xu and Xiaogang Qu
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1284-1286, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16481G

Freezing the self-assembly process of gold nanocrystals
Abdennour Abbas, Limei Tian, Ramesh Kattumenu, Abigail Halim and Srikanth Singamaneni
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1677-1679, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16356J

Visible light-induced water oxidation catalyzed by molybdenum-based polyoxometalates with mono- and dicobalt(iii) cores as oxygen-evolving centers
Saya Tanaka, Masahiko Annaka and Ken Sakai
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1653-1655, DOI: 10.1039/C2CC16821A

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Fe-catalysed oxidative C-H functionalization/C-S bond formation
Haibo Wang, Lu Wang, Jinsai Shang, Xing Li, Haoyuan Wang, Jie Gui and Aiwen Lei
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 76-78, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16184A

1,3,5-Triphenylbenzene fluorophore as a selective Cu²⁺ sensor in aqueous media
Sakan Sirilaksanapong, Mongkol Sukwattanasinitt and Paitoon Rashatasakhon
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 293-295, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16148B

Advanced fabrication of metal-organic frameworks: template-directed formation of polystyrene@ZIF-8 core-shell and hollow ZIF-8 microspheres
Hee Jung Lee, Won Cho and Moonhyun Oh
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 221-223, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16213F

A novel ‘turn-on’ fluorescent chemosensor for the selective detection of Al³⁺ based on aggregation-induced emission
Tianyu Han, Xiao Feng, Bin Tong, Jianbing Shi, Long Chen, Junge Zhi and Yuping Dong
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 416-418, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15681K

Ratiometric fluorescence detection of cyanide based on a hybrid coumarin-hemicyanine dye: the large emission shift and the high selectivity
Xin Lv, Jing Liu, Yunlong Liu, Yun Zhao, Yuan-Qiang Sun, Pi Wang and Wei Guo
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12843-12845, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15721C

Synthesis of isoindolinones via palladium-catalyzed C-H activation of N-methoxybenzamides
Dan-Dan Li, Ting-Ting Yuan and Guan-Wu Wang
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12789-12791, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15897J

Convenient and mild synthesis of nitroarenes by metal-free nitration of arylboronic acids
Xiao-Feng Wu, Johannes Schranck, Helfried Neumann and Matthias Beller
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12462-12463, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15484B

One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan
Yunhua Yang, Jianghu Cui, Mingtao Zheng, Chaofan Hu, Shaozao Tan, Yong Xiao, Qu Yang and Yingliang Liu
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 380-382, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15678K

Porphyrin based porous organic polymers: novel synthetic strategy and exceptionally high CO₂ adsorption capacity
Arindam Modak, Mahasweta Nandi, John Mondal and Asim Bhaumik
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 248-250, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14275E

Metal-assisted salphen organic frameworks (MaSOFs) with high surface areas and narrow pore-size distribution
Michael Mastalerz, Hans-Jochen S. Hauswald and Raphael Stoll
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 130-132, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14805B

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Assemblies of perylene diimide derivatives with melamine into luminescent hydrogels
Pradip K. Sukul, Deepak Asthana, Pritam Mukhopadhyay, Domenico Summa, Luca Muccioli, Claudio Zannoni, David Beljonne, Alan E. Rowan and Sudip Malik
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11858-11860, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14189A

Fluorescent metal–organic framework for selective sensing of nitroaromatic explosives
Bappaditya Gole, Arun Kumar Bar and Partha Sarathi Mukherjee
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12137-12139, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15594F

Core-shell Ag@SiO2@mSiO2 mesoporous nanocarriers for metal-enhanced fluorescence
Jianping Yang, Fan Zhang, Yiran Chen, Sheng Qian, Pan Hu, Wei Li, Yonghui Deng, Yin Fang, Lu Han, Mohammad Luqman and Dongyuan Zhao
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11618-11620, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15304H

Incorporation of active metal sites in MOFs via in situ generated ligand deficient metal–linker complexes
Samir Barman, Hiroyasu Furukawa, Olivier Blacque, Koushik Venkatesan, Omar M. Yaghi, Guo-Xin Jin and Heinz Berke
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11882-11884, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14387E

A chiral tetragonal magnesium-carboxylate framework with nanotubular channels
Qipu Lin, Tao Wu, Shou-Tian Zheng, Xianhui Bu and Pingyun Feng
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11852-11854, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14836B

Donor–acceptor molecular figures-of-eight
Megan M. Boyle, Ross S. Forgan, Douglas C. Friedman, Jeremiah J. Gassensmith, Ronald A. Smaldone, J. Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11870-11872, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15333A

Highly sensitive and selective cyanide detection via Cu2+ complex ligand exchange
Hyuk-Chan Gee, Chi-Hwa Lee, Young-Hwan Jeong and Woo-Dong Jang
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11963-11965, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14963F

A “turn-on” fluorescent probe for hypochlorous acid: convenient synthesis, good sensing performance, and a new design strategy by the removal of C-N isomerization
Xiaohong Cheng, Huizhen Jia, Teng Long, Jun Feng, Jingui Qin and Zhen Li
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11978-11980, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15214A

Pyridine synthesis from oximes and alkynes via rhodium(iii) catalysis: Cp* and Cpt provide complementary selectivity
Todd K. Hyster and Tomislav Rovis
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11846-11848, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15248C

Facile synthesis of Ag@Pd satellites–Fe3O4 core nanocomposites as efficient and reusable hydrogenation catalysts
Kun Jiang, Han-Xuan Zhang, Yao-Yue Yang, Robert Mothes, Heinrich Lang and Wen-Bin Cai
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11924-11926, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14675K

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Two metal–organic frameworks based on a double azolium derivative: post-modification and catalytic activity
Guo-Qiang Kong, Xuan Xu, Chao Zou and Chuan-De Wu
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11005-11007, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14393J

Design and in situ synthesis of a Cu-based porous framework featuring isolated double chain magnetic character
Chandan Dey, Raja Das, Binoy Krishna Saha, Pankaj Poddar and Rahul Banerjee
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11008-11010, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13418C

Enzyme-free colorimetric assay of serum uric acid
Raj Kumar Bera, Anakuthil Anoop and C. Retna Raj
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11498-11500, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13349G

Hydrogen bonded supramolecular polymers in moderately polar solvents
Farid Ouhib, Matthieu Raynal, Benjamin Jouvelet, Benjamin Isare and Laurent Bouteiller
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10683-10685, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14590H

Enantioselective synthesis of 2-methyl indolines by palladium catalysed asymmetric C(sp3)–H activation/cyclisation
Saithalavi Anas, Alex Cordi and Henri B. Kagan
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11483-11485, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14292E

Highly tunable arylated cinchona alkaloids as bifunctional catalysts
Cormac Quigley, Zaida Rodríguez-Docampo and Stephen J. Connon
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14684J

A FRET-based indicator for imaging mitochondrial zinc ions
Kesavapillai Sreenath, John R. Allen, Michael W. Davidson and Lei Zhu
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11730-11732, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14580K

Photo-driven anti-Markovnikov alkyne hydration in self-assembled hollow complexes
Takashi Murase, Hiroki Takezawa and Makoto Fujita
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10960-10962, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14523A

Nitroolefin-based coumarin as a colorimetric and fluorescent dual probe for biothiols
Yuan-Qiang Sun, Maliang Chen, Jing Liu, Xin Lv, Jun-fei Li and Wei Guo
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11029-11031, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14299B

Potassium tert-butoxide mediated Heck-type cyclization/isomerization–benzofurans from organocatalytic radical cross-coupling reactions
Magnus Rueping, Matthias Leiendecker, Arindam Das, Thomas Poisson and Lan Bui
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10629-10631, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14297F

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A molecular probe for the optical detection of biogenic amines
Boram Lee, Rosario Scopelliti and Kay Severin
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9639-9641, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13604F

Photocatalytic hydrogen production
Thomas S. Teets and Daniel G. Nocera
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9268-9274, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12390D

A near-infrared fluorescent calcium probe: a new tool for intracellular multicolour Ca2+ imaging
Akihiro Matsui, Keitaro Umezawa, Yutaka Shindo, Tomohiko Fujii, Daniel Citterio, Kotaro Oka and Koji Suzuki
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10407-10409, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14045K

Neocuproine–KO t Bu promoted intramolecular cross coupling to approach fused rings
Chang-Liang Sun, Yi-Fan Gu, Wei-Ping Huang and Zhang-Jie Shi
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9813-9815, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13907J

Supramolecular polymer for explosives sensing: role of H-bonding in enhancement of sensitivity in the solid state
Bappaditya Gole, Sankarasekaran Shanmugaraju, Arun Kumar Bar and Partha Sarathi Mukherjee
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10046-10048, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13925H

Incorporation of chemical functionalities in the framework of mesoporous
silica    Noemi Linares, Elena Serrano, Marisa Rico, Alina Mariana Balu, Elia Losada, Rafael Luque and Javier García-Martínez
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9024-9035, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11016K

Highly sensitive and selective colorimetric visualization of streptomycin in raw milk using Au nanoparticles supramolecular assembly
Jiayu Sun, Jiechao Ge, Weimin Liu, Zhiyuan Fan, Hongyan Zhang and Pengfei Wang
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9888-9890, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12910D

A fluorescent turn-on probe for the detection of alkaline phosphatase activity in living cells
Tae-Il Kim, Hyunjin Kim, Yongdoo Choi and Youngmi Kim
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9825-9827, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13819G

Fluorescent nanoparticles based on a microporous organic polymer network: fabrication and efficient energy transfer to surface-bound dyes
Abhijit Patra, Jan-Moritz Koenen and Ullrich Scherf
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9612-9614, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13420E

Yolk/shell nanoparticles: new platforms for nanoreactors, drug delivery and lithium-ion batteries
Jian Liu, Shi Zhang Qiao, Jun Song Chen, Xiong Wen (David) Lou, Xianran Xing and Gao Qing (Max) Lu
Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13658E

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A pyrene-based fluorescent sensor for Zn2+ ions: a molecular ‘butterfly’
Erendra Manandhar, J. Hugh Broome, Jalin Myrick, Whitney Lagrone, Peter J. Cragg and Karl J. Wallace
Chem. Commun. , 2011, 47, 8796-8798, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13286E

Highly selective ion probe for Al3+ based on Au(i)-Au(i) interactions in a bis-alkynyl calix[4]arene Au(i) isocyanide scaffold
Franky Ka-Wah Hau, Xiaoming He, Wai Han Lam and Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
Chem. Commun. , 2011, 47, 8778-8780, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12677F

Nanostructured MnO2: an efficient and robust water oxidation catalyst
Venkata Bharat Ram Boppana and Feng Jiao
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8973-8975, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12258D

Direct amidation of azoles with formamides via metal-free C–H activation in the presence of tert-butyl perbenzoate
Tao He, Hongji Li, Pinhua Li and Lei Wang
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8946-8948, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13086B

A facile one-pot synthesis of uniform core–shell silver nanoparticle@mesoporous silica nanospheres
Lu Han, Hao Wei, Bo Tu and Dongyuan Zhao
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8536-8538, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12718G

Photolabile protecting groups in metal–organic frameworks: preventing interpenetration and masking functional groups
Rajesh K. Deshpande, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Geoffrey B. Jameson and Shane G. Telfer
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12884A

A novel low density metal–organic framework with pcu topology by dendritic ligand
Jiangtao Jia, Fuxing Sun, Qianrong Fang, Xiaoqiang Liang, Kun Cai, Zheng Bian, Huijun Zhao, Lianxun Gao and Guangshan Zhu
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9167-9169, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12891D

Triazole: a unique building block for the construction of functional materials
Michal Juríček, Paul H. J. Kouwer and Alan E. Rowan
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8740-8749, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10685F

A new rhodamine based colorimetric ‘off–on’ fluorescence sensor selective for Pd2+ along with the first bound X-ray crystal structure
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Debabrata Sen, Nirmal Kumar Das, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9101-9103, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12845K

Rational design of a nanometre-sized covalent octahedron
Junling Sun and Ralf Warmuth
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9351-9353, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13381K

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Porous metal-organic frameworks as platforms for functional applications 
Hai-Long Jiang and Qiang Xu 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3351-3370, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05419D, Feature Article 

Surface modification of polyoxometalate host-guest supramolecular architectures: from metal-organic pseudorotaxane framework to molecular box 
Xiaofei Kuang, Xiao-Yuan Wu, Jian Zhang and Can-Zhong Lu 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4150-4152, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05855F, Communication 

Homogeneous catalysis using iron complexes: recent developments in selective reductions 
Kathrin Junge, Kristin Schröder and Matthias Beller 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4849-4859, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05733A, Highlight 

How easy are the syntheses of allenes? 
Shichao Yu and Shengming Ma 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5384-5418, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05640E, Feature Article 

Fe3O4 nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, properties and applications 
Ce Yang, Jiajia Wu and Yanglong Hou 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5130-5141, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05862A, Feature Article 

Ordered mesoporous materials as adsorbents 
Zhangxiong Wu and Dongyuan Zhao 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3332-3338, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04909C, Highlight 

Mn12 single-molecule magnet aggregates as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents 
Yinglin Wang, Wen Li, Shengyan Zhou, Daliang Kong, Haishan Yang and Lixin Wu 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3541-3543, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03758C, Communication 

A Covalent Organic Framework with 4 nm open pores 
Mirjam Dogru, Andreas Sonnauer, Andrei Gavryushin, Paul Knochel and Thomas Bein 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 1707-1709, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03792C, Communication 

Selective CO2 adsorption in a flexible non-interpenetrated metal-organic framework 
Tae Kyung Kim and Myunghyun Paik Suh 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4258-4260, DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05199C, Communication 

A colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor for the detection of an explosive-2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) 
Yu Peng, Ai-Jiang Zhang, Ming Dong and Ya-Wen Wang 
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4505-4507, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10400D, Communication 

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