Archive for December, 2010

Dalton Transactions Cover Image: Issue 1 Now Published

In this month’s issue of Dalton Transactions the outside cover showcases a Perspective article by Andrew and Patricia Marr, from Queens University, Belfast. The image shows homogenous catalysts entrapped by sol-gel methods.

View the issue online here: Dalton Transactions Issue 1, 2011

Outside Cover Article


Entrapping homogeneous catalysts by sol–gel methods: the bottom-up synthesis of catalysts that recycle and cascade
A. C. Marr and P. C. Marr
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 20-26
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00888E, Perspective

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Countdown to Dalton Transactions 40th Anniversary continues!

Continuing the countdown of the Top 40 cited Dalton Transactions articles…..

We are celebrating the Dalton Transactions 40th ‘Ruby’ Anniversary in 2011 with a countdown of the Top 40 cited articles*. The next installment appears below featuring articles in spots 30-21. All of these papers are FREE to access until the end of January 2011.

Any surprises so far in the top cited article countdown? Did one of these articles help to inspire or aid your research? We invite you to tell us your thoughts by posting a comment on the blog below!

Did you miss installment one ‘articles 40-31’? Catch up and find out more about the forthcoming Ruby Anniversary journal activities in my recent blog post

 The second installment….Top Cited Dalton Transactions Articles 30-21…

 30 Luminescent platinum(II) complexes. Electronic spectroscopy of platinum(II) complexes of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (terpy) and p-substituted phenylterpyridines and crystal structure of [Pt(terpy)CI][CF3SO3] Hon-Kay Yip, Luk-Ki Cheng, Kung-Kai Cheung and Chi-Ming Che
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1993, 2933-2938 DOI: 10.1039/DT9930002933, Paper

29 Multinucleating 2,2′ : 6′,2″-terpyridine ligands as building blocks for the assembly of co-ordination polymers and oligomers
Edwin C. Constable and Alexander M. W. Cargill Thompson
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1992, 3467-3475  DOI: 10.1039/DT9920003467, Paper

28 Ability of terephthalate (ta) to mediate exchange coupling in ta-bridged copper(II), nickel(II), cobalt(II) and manganese(II) dinuclear complexes
Juan Cano, Giovanni De Munno, José Luis Sanz, Rafael Ruiz, Juan Faus, Francesc Lloret, Miguel Julve and Andrea Caneschi
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1997, 1915-1924  DOI: 10.1039/A700323D, Paper

27 Rectangular grid two-dimensional sheets of copper(II) bridged by both co-ordinated and hydrogen bonded 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bipy) in [Cu(µ-4,4′-bipy)(H2O)2(FBF3) 2]·4,4′-bipy
Alexander J. Blake, Stuart J. Hill, Peter Hubberstey and Wan-Sheung Li
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1997, 913-914  DOI: 10.1039/A700036G, Paper 

26 A unifying mechanism for all high-temperature Heck reactions. The role of palladium colloids and anionic species
Johannes G. de Vries
Dalton Trans., 2006, 421-429 DOI: 10.1039/B506276B, Perspective

25 Ammonia–borane: the hydrogen source par excellence?
Frances H. Stephens, Vincent Pons and R. Tom Baker
Dalton Trans., 2007, 2613-2626 DOI: 10.1039/B703053C, Perspective

24 Hydrogen bonding in imidazolium salts and its implications for ambient-temperature halogenoaluminate(III) ionic liquids
Ahmed Elaiwi, Peter B. Hitchcock, Kenneth R. Seddon, Narmatha Srinivasan, Yu-May Tan, Thomas Welton and Jalal A. Zora
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1995, 3467-3472 DOI: 10.1039/DT9950003467, Paper

23 Electrochemical molecular recognition: pathways between complexation and signalling
Paul D. Beer, Philip A. Gale and George Z. Chen
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 1897-1910 DOI: 10.1039/A901462D, Paper

22 Modified silicas for clean technology
Peter M. Price, James H. Clark and Duncan J. Macquarrie
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2000, 101-110 DOI: 10.1039/A905457J, Perspective 

21 Syntheses, structures and magnetism of α-Mn(dca)2, [Mn(dca)2(H2O)2]·H2O, [Mn(dca)2(C2H5OH)2]·(CH3)2CO, [Fe(dca)2(CH3OH)2] and [Mn(dca)2(L)2], where L = pyridine, CH3OH or DMF and dca– = dicyanamide, N(CN)2–
Stuart R. Batten, Paul Jensen, Cameron J. Kepert, Mohamedally Kurmoo, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Keith S. Murray and David J. Price
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 2987-2997 DOI: 10.1039/A903487K, Paper 

 All important Top 20 – coming soon! Keep an eye out for installment 20-11 here on the Dalton Transactions Blog…..

*Top cited articles according to ISI on the 17th November 2010 – please note ISI data includes articles published from 1993-2010 only. 

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Hot Article: Stabilising carbocations – new CX3+ salts

In this Dalton Transactions Hot Article, Ingo Krossing and colleagues use Al salts to stabilise trihalocarbenium CX3+ ions extending this tricky-to-make class of carbocations to chlorine and bromine. 

Find out by reading their Dalton Transactions article below….FREE to read until the 6th January 2011.

CCl3+ and CBr3+ salts with the [Al(ORF)4]− and [(FRO)3Al–F–Al(ORF)3] anions (RF = C(CF3)3
Anna J. Lehner, Nils Trapp, Harald Scherer and Ingo Krossing
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01076F, Paper

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New Dalton Transactions Associate Editor Russell Morris

A new Associate Editor for Dalton Transactions….meet Russell Morris

In addition to being an anniversary year, 2011 will also bring a new Associate Editor to Dalton Transactions. I am delighted to announce that Professor Russell Morris from St Andrews University in the UK will begin his new role in the new year. Russell will join the journal’s two existing Associate Editors, Professor John Arnold based at University of California, Berkeley, USA and Professor Guo-Xin Jin at Fudan University, China. 

From January 2011 you will be able to submit your manuscripts on solid state and inorganic materials chemistry to Russell using our online submission system.

Russell’s research interests include the synthesis and application of zeolites, metal organic frameworks and ionic liquids and some intresting recent projects in Russell’s lab have included the synthesis of amazing shrinking zeolites, the creation of octopus catalysts and lego chemistry! Find out more about Russell’s research at his website at St Andrews and check out some of his recent papers below:

Increasing the dimensionality of hybrid vanadium oxyfluorides using ionothermal synthesis
Farida Himeur, Phoebe K. Allan, Simon J. Teat, Richard J. Goff, Russell E. Morris and Philip Lightfoot
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6018-6020 DOI: 10.1039/C000318B, Communication

The use of ionic liquids in the synthesis of zinc imidazolate frameworks
Gesley A. V. Martins, Peter J. Byrne, Phoebe Allan, Simon J. Teat, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Yang Li and Russell E. Morris
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 1758-1762 DOI: 10.1039/B917348J, Paper

Ionothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of three-dimensional zinc phosphates
Lei Liu, David S. Wragg, Hongyan Zhang, Ying Kong, Peter J. Byrne, Timothy J. Prior, John E. Warren, Zhuojia Lin, Jinxiang Dong and Russell E. Morris
Dalton Trans., 2009, 6715-6718 DOI: 10.1039/B906934H, Communication

A novel non-centrosymmetric metallophosphate-borate compound via ionothermal synthesis
Zhuojia Lin, David S. Wragg, Philip Lightfoot and Russell E. Morris
Dalton Trans., 2009, 5287-5289 DOI: 10.1039/B904450G, Communication

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HOT Article: Hybrid POMs of silver-tetrazolate polymers and molybdenum oxide chains

In this Dalton Transactions Hot article, Shen Lin and co-workers make hybrid frameworks of molybdenum oxide chains and silver tetrazolate polymers.

The remarkable influence of the organic templating agent on the microstructure of the molybdenum oxide frameworks is demonstrated and discussed.

Inorganic–organic hybrid compounds based on molybdenum oxide chains and tetrazolate-bridged polymeric silver cations
Ming-Xing Yang, Li-Juan Chen, Shen Lin, Xiao-Hua Chen and Hua Huang
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00781A , Paper

READ FOR FREE until January

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Hot Article: Microwave iron catalyzed C-C coupling

Christopher Kozak and co-workers, from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, use microwave heating and iron complexes with tridentate amine-bis(phenolate) ligands to make robust and effective catalysts for C–C cross coupling reactions with aryl Grignard reagents. Find out more in their Dalton Transactions Hot Article…..

Catalytic alkylation of aryl Grignard reagents by iron(III) amine-bis(phenolate) complexes 
Xin Qian, Louise N. Dawe and Christopher M. Kozak
Dalton Trans., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01239D

Read for FREE until 31st December!

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HOT Article: The chemistry of spin-crossover conducting materials

In this Dalton Transactions Hot article, Hiroki Oshio and co-workers have made novel iron(II) complexes with tetrathiafulvalene moieties linked by ethylene bonds. These complicated molecules are one of the first to combine spin-crossover with conductivity.

FREE TO READ until January!

Spin-crossover behavior and electrical conduction property in iron(II) complexes with tetrathiafulvalene moieties
Masayuki Nihei, Nobukazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nishikawa and Hiroki Oshio

Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01092H , Communication

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HOT Article: Encapsulating Ru anticancer compounds in proteins

In this Dalton Transactions Hot article, ruthenium complexes known for their use as anticancer compounds and organometallic catalysts, were inserted into the inside of the iron storage protein ferritin.

READ FOR FREE until January!

Incorporation of organometallic Ru complexes into apo-ferritin cage
Yusuke Takezawa, Philipp Böckmann, Naoki Sugi, Ziyue Wang, Satoshi Abe, Tatsuya Murakami, Tatsuo Hikage, Gerhard Erker, Yoshihito Watanabe, Susumu Kitagawa and Takafumi Ueno
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00955E , Paper

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