Archive for December, 2011

AstraZeneca Young Investigator Award to Chem Soc Rev Advisory Board member

We are delighted to announce that Chem Soc Rev Advisory Editorial Board member, Professor Shuli You, has received the 2011 AstraZeneca Young Investigator Award for Asia.

Professor You’s research focuses on the development of  stereoselective C-H functionalisation processes and catalytic asymmetric dearomatisation reactions as well as highly enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indole and pyrrole systems.

Professor You will be presented with a $50,000 unrestricted research grant intended to help further growth and development of his research program at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China.

Many congratulations from Chem Soc Rev!

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 16

The largest issue of Chem Soc Rev in 2011 was issue 5 with a whopping 51 review articles.

A broad range of science was published in this issue covering a multitude of chemistry disciplines. To name but a few… 

Adrian-Mihail Stadler and Jack Harrowfield provide an overview of chemistry coming from Strasbourg since the 16th century in their Highlight Review article; Stefan Matile and colleagues discuss recent developments in the field of synthetic transport systems, namely ion channels and pores, whilst Alessandro Troisi evaluates classical and new theories of charge transport in high mobility molecular semiconductors. Intramolecular d10–d10 interactions in heterometallic clusters are reviewed by Sabrina Sculfort and Pierre Braunstein; and K. U. Ingold and co-workers consider kinetic solvent effects in radical reactions.

Browse the table of contents to read more about this research and the other review articles that issue 5 has to offer.

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Extended deadline for Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Lectureship award

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: 8th JANUARY 2012

Chem Soc Rev is pleased to invite nominations for the 2012 Emerging Investigator Award. This annual award is given to recognise an emerging scientist who has made a significant contribution to their research field.

Previous winners include:

 2011 – Cristina Nevado from the University of Zurich in Switzerland

2010 – Shu-Hong Yu from the University of Science and Technology of China, in Hefei

2009 – Matt Gaunt from the University of Cambridge in the UK

2008 – Kazuya Kikuchi from Osaka University in Japan

Qualifying details

To be eligible for the Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Award, the candidate should have completed their PhD on or after 15th September 2003.

Award details

The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture at an international meeting. The Chem Soc Rev Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1000 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs. The award recipient will be presented with a certificate and will also be asked to contribute a review to the journal.

Selection

The recipient of the award will be selected and endorsed by the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Board.

Nominations

Those wishing to make a nomination should send details of the nominee, including a brief C.V. together with a letter supporting the nomination, to the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Office by 8th January 2012. Please note that self nomination is not permissible.

Following the close of nominations, nominees will be contacted and asked to summarise their key achievements and identify up to their top 5 independent publications. They will also be asked to highlight the impact of their work and discuss how their research has evolved from their previous supervisor’s.

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 15

Chem Soc Rev publishes two different review types: Critical and Tutorial Reviews.

Critical Reviews provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the subject area and should mostly focus on developments from the previous 5-10 years.

Whereas, Tutorial Reviews are aimed towards new researchers in the field, as well as the expert, and are generally shorter in length with a maximum of 60 references.

For more information on these article types, read our author guidelines.

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 14

Chem Soc Rev has two Associate Editors

Professor Philip Gale handles submissions in supramolecular, macrocyclic and coordination chemistry and Professor Douglas Stephan handles submissions in organometallic and inorganic chemistry.

Philip Gale Douglas Stephan

We will shortly be announcing a third Associate Editor covering nanoscience and physical chemistry. Watch this space..!

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 13

In 2011, Chem Soc Rev published 6 themed issues containing 114 articles in total.

Visit our themed issue web pages to read more about the leading research in these subject areas…

Hybrid Materials (issue 2) – guest edited by Clément Sanchez, Susumu Kitagawa and Ken Shea.

C-H Functionalisation in Organic Synthesis (issue 4) – guest edited by Huw M. L. Davies, Justin Du Bois and Jin-Quan Yu.

Molecule-based Magnets (issue 6) – guest edited by Joel Miller and Dante Gatteschi.

Small Molecules in Biology (issue 8) – guest edited by Ali Tavassoli, Andrew Hamilton and David Spring.

Cross Coupling Reactions in Organic Synthesis (issue 10) – guest edited by Matthias Beller.

Advances in DNA-based Nanotechnology (issue 12) – guest edited by Eugen Stulz, Guido Clever, Mitsuhiko Shionoya and Chengde Mao.

Also of interest… Chem Soc Rev fact numbers 12, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 12

Chem Soc Rev is 40 years old this year.

The first article ever published in the journal was “Natural products from echinoderms” by Professor J. Stuart Grossert at Dalhousie University, Canada.

Professor Stuart Grossert’s research interests have diversified over the years and now focus on mass spectrometry. Read our recent blog post on biological mass spectrometry to find a collection of recently published review articles in this field.

Also of interest… Chem Soc Rev fact numbers 12, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

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Top ten most accessed articles in October

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

Mesoporous metal–organic framework materials
Weimin Xuan, Chengfeng Zhu, Yan Liu and Yong Cui
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15196G

Enantioselective methodologies for the synthesis of spiro compounds
Ramon Rios
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15156H

Photosensitized electron transfer processes of nanocarbons applicable to solar cells
Francis D’Souza and Osamu Ito
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15201G

Supramolecular DNA assembly
Christopher K. McLaughlin, Graham D. Hamblin and Hanadi F. Sleiman
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5647-5656, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15253J

Ligand design for functional metal–organic frameworks
Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Jacek Klinowski, Sérgio M. F. Vilela, João P. C. Tomé, José A. S. Cavaleiro and João Rocha
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15055C

Recent advances in Sonogashira reactions
Rafael Chinchilla and Carmen Nájera
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5084-5121, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15071E

Aggregation-induced emission
Yuning Hong, Jacky W. Y. Lam and Ben Zhong Tang
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5361-5388, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15113D

Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products
Pierre Gallezot
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15147A

New and unusual scaffolds in medicinal chemistry
Charles M. Marson
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5514-5533, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15119C

Optical chemosensors and reagents to detect explosives
Yolanda Salinas, Ramón Martínez-Máñez, María D. Marcos, Félix Sancenón, Ana M. Costero, Margarita Parra and Salvador Gil
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15173H

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

Fancy submitting an article to ChemSocRev? Then why not contact us today with your suggestions.

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Deadline approaching for Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Lectureship nominations

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: 15th December 2011

Chem Soc Rev is pleased to invite nominations for the 2012 Emerging Investigator Award. This annual award is given to recognise an emerging scientist who has made a significant contribution to their research field.

Previous winners include:

 2011 – Cristina Nevado from the University of Zurich in Switzerland

2010 – Shu-Hong Yu from the University of Science and Technology of China, in Hefei

2009 – Matt Gaunt from the University of Cambridge in the UK

2008 – Kazuya Kikuchi from Osaka University in Japan

Qualifying details

To be eligible for the Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Award, the candidate should have completed their PhD on or after 15th September 2003.

Award details

The recipient of the award will be asked to present a lecture at an international meeting. The Chem Soc Rev Editorial Office will provide the sum of £1000 to the recipient for travel and accommodation costs. The award recipient will be presented with a certificate and will also be asked to contribute a review to the journal.

Selection

The recipient of the award will be selected and endorsed by the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Board.

Nominations

Those wishing to make a nomination should send details of the nominee, including a brief C.V. together with a letter supporting the nomination, to the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Office by 15th December 2011. Please note that self nomination is not permissible.

Following the close of nominations, nominees will be contacted and asked to summarise their key achievements and identify up to their top 5 independent publications. They will also be asked to highlight the impact of their work and discuss how their research has evolved from their previous supervisor’s.

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Chem Soc Rev in a nutshell. Fact number 11

Chem Soc Rev Editor, Dr Robert Eagling, has recently begun dabbling in balloon modelling.

For modelling of a different kind, download the following selection of Chem Soc Rev articles…

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