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

Recent advances in cooperative ion pairing in asymmetric organocatalysis
Jean-François Brière, Sylvain Oudeyer, Vincent Dalla and Vincent Levacher
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15200A

Green chemistry oriented organic synthesis in water
Marc-Olivier Simon and Chao-Jun Li
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15222J

The golden age: gold nanoparticles for biomedicine
Erik C. Dreaden, Alaaldin M. Alkilany, Xiaohua Huang, Catherine J. Murphy and Mostafa A. El-Sayed
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15237H

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling of organosilicon reagents
Hannah F. Sore, Warren R. J. D. Galloway and David R. Spring
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15181A

Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials
Liang Yan, Yue Bing Zheng, Feng Zhao, Shoujian Li, Xingfa Gao, Bingqian Xu, Paul S. Weiss and Yuliang Zhao
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 97-114, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15193B

Anion receptor chemistry: highlights from 2010
Marco Wenzel, Jennifer R. Hiscock and Philip A. Gale
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 480-520, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15257B

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

DNA in a modern world
Eugen Stulz, Guido Clever, Mitsuhiko Shionoya and Chengde Mao
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5633-5635, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS90048J

Gold and iron oxide hybrid nanocomposite materials
Ken Cham-Fai Leung, Shouhu Xuan, Xiaoming Zhu, Dawei Wang, Chun-Pong Chak, Siu-Fung Lee, Watson K.-W. Ho and Berton C.-T. Chung
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15213K

Great expectations: can artificial molecular machines deliver on their promise?
Ali Coskun, Michal Banaszak, R. Dean Astumian, J. Fraser Stoddart and Bartosz A. Grzybowski
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 19-30, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15262A

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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

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

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

The Baylis–Hillman reaction: a novel concept for creativity in chemistry
Deevi Basavaiah and Gorre Veeraraghavaiah
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15174F

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

Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis
Stuart L. James, Christopher J. Adams, Carsten Bolm, Dario Braga, Paul Collier, Tomislav Friščić, Fabrizia Grepioni, Kenneth D. M. Harris, Geoff Hyett, William Jones, Anke Krebs, James Mack, Lucia Maini, A. Guy Orpen, Ivan P. Parkin, William C. Shearouse, Jonathan W. Steed and Daniel C. Waddell
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15171A

Pd nanoparticles for C–C coupling reactions
Angelica Balanta, Cyril Godard and Carmen Claver
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4973-4985, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15195A

Physical chemistry of supramolecular polymer networks
Sebastian Seiffert and Joris Sprakel
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15191F

Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts
Quanjun Xiang, Jiaguo Yu and Mietek Jaroniec
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15172J

Graphene-based composites
Xiao Huang, Xiaoying Qi, Freddy Boey and Hua Zhang
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15078B

Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation
Joanna Wencel-Delord, Thomas Dröge, Fan Liu and Frank Glorius
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4740-4761, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15083A

Dynamic combinatorial chemistry as a tool for the design of functional materials and devices
Emilie Moulin, Gabriela Cormos and Nicolas Giuseppone
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15185A

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

Graphene-based composites
Xiao Huang, Xiaoying Qi, Freddy Boey and Hua Zhang
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15078B

Fabrication and application of inorganic hollow spheres
Jing Hu, Min Chen, Xiaosheng Fang and Limin Wu
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15103G

Nanocatalysts for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions
Aziz Fihri, Mohamed Bouhrara, Bijan Nekoueishahraki, Jean-Marie Basset and Vivek Polshettiwar
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 5181-5203, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15079K

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

Fluorescent indicators based on BODIPY
Noël Boens, Volker Leen and Wim Dehaen
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15132K

35 years of palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with Grignard reagents: how far have we come?
Christiane E. I. Knappke and Axel Jacobi von Wangelin
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4948-4962, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15137A

Controlled synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures in the liquid phase
Zhongbin Zhuang, Qing Peng and Yadong Li
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15095B

Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation
Joanna Wencel-Delord, Thomas Dröge, Fan Liu and Frank Glorius
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4740-4761, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15083A

New and unusual scaffolds in medicinal chemistry
Charles M. Marson
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15119C

Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts
Quanjun Xiang, Jiaguo Yu and Mietek Jaroniec
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15172J

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

Small molecules in biology
Ali Tavassoli, Andrew D. Hamilton and David R. Spring
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4269-4270, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS90028E

“Clicking” on/with polymers: a rapidly expanding field for the straightforward preparation of novel macromolecular architectures
Kristian Kempe, Andreas Krieg, C. Remzi Becer and Ulrich S. Schubert
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15107J

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and palladium in homogeneous cross-coupling catalysis: a perfect union
George C. Fortman and Steven P. Nolan
Chem. Soc. Rev. , 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15088J

Microwave-assisted C–C bond forming cross-coupling reactions: an overview
Vaibhav P. Mehta and Erik V. Van der Eycken
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15094D

Graphene nanosheet: synthesis, molecular engineering, thin film, hybrids, and energy and analytical applications
Shaojun Guo and Shaojun Dong
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 2644-2672, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00079E

Hierarchised luminescent organic architectures: design, synthesis, self-assembly, self-organisation and functions
Laura Maggini and Davide Bonifazi
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15031F

Update on selective oxidation using gold
Cristina Della Pina, Ermelinda Falletta and Michele Rossi
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15089H

Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation
Joanna Wencel-Delord, Thomas Dröge, Fan Liu and Frank Glorius
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 4740-4761, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15083A

Methods for investigating G-quadruplex DNA/ligand interactions
Pierre Murat, Yashveer Singh and Eric Defrancq
Chem. Soc. Rev. , 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15117G

Recent advances in Sonogashira reactions
Rafael Chinchilla and Carmen Nájera
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15071E

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

MOF thin films: existing and future applications 
O. Shekhah, J. Liu, R. A. Fischer and Ch. Wöll 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1081-1106, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00147C, Critical Review 

C-H Functionalization in organic synthesis 
Huw M. L. Davies, Justin Du Bois and Jin-Quan Yu 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1855-1856, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS90010B, Editorial 

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 

Walking molecules 
Max von Delius and David A. Leigh 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15005G, Critical Review 

Graphene nanosheet: synthesis, molecular engineering, thin film, hybrids, and energy and analytical applications 
Shaojun Guo and Shaojun Dong 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 2644-2672, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00079E, Critical Review 

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 

Transition-metal-catalyzed C-C bond formation through the fixation of carbon dioxide 
Kun Huang, Chang-Liang Sun and Zhang-Jie Shi 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 2435-2452, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00129E, Critical Review 

Recent developments in natural product synthesis using metal-catalysed C-H bond functionalisation 
Lindsay McMurray, Fionn O’Hara and Matthew J. Gaunt 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1885-1898, DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15013H, Tutorial Review 

Mechanical properties of hybrid inorganic-organic framework materials: establishing fundamental structure-property relationships 
Jin Chong Tan and Anthony K. Cheetham 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1059-1080, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00163E, Critical Review 

Ordered mesoporous non-oxide materials 
Yifeng Shi, Ying Wan and Dongyuan Zhao 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00186D, Critical Review 

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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 

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

Nanoscale metal-organic materials
Arnau Carné, Carlos Carbonell, Inhar Imaz and Daniel Maspoch
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 291-305,  DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00042F, Tutorial Review

Recent progress on polymer-based fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors
Ha Na Kim, Zhiqian Guo, Weihong Zhu, Juyoung Yoon and He Tian 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 79-93, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00058B, Tutorial Review 

Artificial selenoenzymes: Designed and redesigned 
Xin Huang, Xiaoman Liu, Quan Luo, Junqiu Liu and Jiacong Shen 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article,  DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00046A, Tutorial Review 

Determining association constants from titration experiments in supramolecular chemistry 
Pall Thordarson 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00062K, Tutorial Review 

Gold-mediated C-H bond functionalisation 
Tanya C. Boorman and Igor Larrosa 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00098A, Tutorial Review 

Hybrid and biohybrid silicate based materials: molecular vs. block-assembling bottom-up processes
Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Pilar Aranda, Margarita Darder and Makoto Ogawa 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 801-828, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00052C, Critical Review 

Postsynthetic modification of metal-organic frameworks-a progress report 
Kristine K. Tanabe and Seth M. Cohen 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 498-519, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00031K, Tutorial Review 

Advances in the field of π-conjugated 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridines  
Andreas Wild, Andreas Winter, Florian Schlütter and Ulrich S. Schubert 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00074D, Critical Review
 
Luminescent multifunctional lanthanides-based metal-organic frameworks 
João Rocha, Luís D. Carlos, Filipe A. Almeida Paz and Duarte Ananias 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 926-940, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00130A, Critical Review 

Why hybrid porous solids capture greenhouse gases? 
Gérard Férey, Christian Serre, Thomas Devic, Guillaume Maurin, Hervé Jobic, Philip L. Llewellyn, Guy De Weireld, Alexandre Vimont, Marco Daturi and Jong-San Chang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 550-562, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00040J, Tutorial Review 

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