Archive for March, 2011

A Sustainable Global Society: How Can Materials Chemistry Help?

 

A high profile white paper A Sustainable Global Society: How Can Materials Chemistry Help? was launched internationally on 27 March.

The output of the Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3) 2010, which took place in London, September 2010, outlines five key areas in which materials chemists, through collaboration with other scientists, industry and policy makers, can seize exciting opportunities to address global challenges. This project was driven by the RSC and is a collaboration between the chemical societies of China, Germany, Japan, the US, the UK and national funding bodies. Around 30 leading materials chemists from the participating nations participated in CS3 2010 and the white paper is a reflection of the outcome of the summit, in particular their view of the future direction for materials chemistry.

View the official website of the white paper.

Read the 27 March press release.

Also of interest:
Chem Soc Rev themed issue on Hybrid Materials

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Top ten most accessed articles in February

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

C-H functionalization logic in total synthesis 
Will R. Gutekunst and Phil S. Baran 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1976-1991, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00182A, Critical Review 

Graphene nanosheet: synthesis, molecular engineering, thin film, hybrids, and energy and analytical applications 
Shaojun Guo and Shaojun Dong 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00079E, Critical Review 

Cyclodextrin-based inclusion complexation bridging supramolecular chemistry and macromolecular self-assembly 
Guosong Chen and Ming Jiang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00153H, Tutorial Review 

Applications of advanced hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials: from laboratory to market 
Clément Sanchez, Philippe Belleville, Michael Popall and Lionel Nicole 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 696-753, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00136H, Critical Review 
Transition-metal catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions to form C-C bonds involving organometallic reagents as nucleophiles 
Wei Shi, Chao Liu and Aiwen Lei 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00125B, Critical Review 

Microporous magnets 
Pierre Dechambenoit and Jeffrey R. Long 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00167H, Critical Review 

Recent progress in hybrid materials science 
Clément Sanchez, Kenneth J. Shea and Susumu Kitagawa 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 471-472, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS90001C, Editorial 

Biomimetic smart nanopores and nanochannels 
Xu Hou, Wei Guo and Lei Jiang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00053A, Critical Review 

Direct Sp3 a-C-H activation and functionalization of alcohol and ether 
Shu-Yu Zhang, Fu-Min Zhang and Yong-Qiang Tu 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1937-1949, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00063A, Tutorial Review 

Fluorescent DNA-based enzyme sensors 
Nan Dai and Eric T. Kool 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00162G, Critical Review 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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Walking molecules

Motor proteins power a plethora of complex tasks inside cells. By walking step by step along polymeric filaments, these molecular motors carry out tasks essential to life. In recent years, biological molecular walkers have been inspiring scientists to develop artifical systems that can mimic their dynamics.

Graphical abstract: Walking moleculesIn their Chem Soc Rev critical review, David Leigh and Max von Delius from the University of Edinburgh, UK, provide an overview of molecules that can walk along tracks – from naturally occurring walkers from the dynein, myosin and kinesin families to synthetic systems based on DNA or small molecule building blocks.

Download the review today – it’s a big step towards keeping up-to-date with the most exciting research on molecular motors and machines.

Did you know….?
David Leigh is a Chemical Science Associate Editor welcoming submissions of exceptional research in the area of supramolecular chemistry. For more information, visit the Chemical Science website or contact the Editorial Office.

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