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Spotlight themed collection: Metal Complexes and Inorganic Materials for Solar Fuel Production

04 Jun 2020

This web collection guest edited by Professor Fausto Puntoriero (Università degli Studi di Messina), and Professor Osamu Ishitani (Tokyo Institute of Technology), highlights the fundamental and applied inorganic chemistry advances inspired by the study of solar radiation as a limitless source of clean energy. The collection contains contributions from experts in the study of solar light conversion, including research focussed on the development of metal complexes and inorganic materials for CO₂ photoreduction, photocatalysis, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting.

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Take a look at a selection of articles from the collection:

Recent advances in metalloporphyrin-based catalyst design towards carbon dioxide reduction: from bio-inspired second coordination sphere modifications to hierarchical architectures
Philipp Gotico, Zakaria Halime and Ally Aukauloo
Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 2381-2396
DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04709C, Perspective

Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical water splitting with a CoO_x catalyst prepared by flame assisted deposition
Fusheng Li, Ziqi Zhao, Hao Yang, Dinghua Zhou, Yilong Zhao, Yingzheng Li, Wenlong Li, Xiujuan Wu, Peili Zhang and Licheng Sun
Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 588-592
DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03983J, Communication

Photoelectrochemical water-splitting over a surface modified p-type Cr₂O₃ photocathode
Keita Sekizawa, Keiichiro Oh-ishi and Takeshi Morikawa
Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 659-666
DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04296B, Paper

This is the first in a series of themed web collections on research topics that spotlight the fundamental and applied inorganic chemistry driving, influencing and steering each field of study. They will be guest edited by experts in the fields and will feature previously published and newly commissioned research in each topic. The aim is to provide a resource of high quality research for someone entering the field, for teachers to recommend to their students, to illuminate new directions for those in the field and demonstrate the vital role inorganic chemistry contributes to these fields.

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Theodor Agapie – 2019 Dalton Transactions UC Berkeley Lecture

26 Mar 2020

The 2019 Dalton Transactions University of California, Berkeley Lecture recipient is Professor Theodor Agapie, at the California Institute of Technology. The Lecture recognizes independent early career researchers who have made a significant contribution to the field of inorganic chemistry.

The academic selected to give the lecture receives the opportunity to present at UC Berkeley, a plaque, a $500 honorarium, a dinner and an invitation to publish in Dalton Transactions.

Theodor Agapie was born in 1979 in Bucharest, Romania. He received his B.Sc. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001 and his Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology in 2007. Upon completion of his Ph.D. he moved to University of California, Berkeley as a Miller Postdoctoral Fellow. Theo returned to Caltech in 2009 to start his independent career as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. He was promoted to Professor of Chemistry in December, 2014. Selected awards include the Searle Award (2010), Sloan Fellowship (2012), NSF CAREER Award (2012), ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (2013), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, 2014), and Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2014).

Previous recipients include Brandi Cossairt , Jillian Dempsey, Kit Cummins, John Hartwig, Geoff Coates, Paul Chirik, Dan Mindiola, Teri Odom, Daniel Gamelin, Trevor Hayton, Christine Thomas, Mircea Dinca, and Alison Fout.

An online collection of recent Dalton Transactions papers by recipients of the lecture can be found here.

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Read a selection of our most downloaded Magnetism articles!

22 Jun 2018

We are delighted to highlight this selection of top downloaded articles in the field of magnetism, published since September 2017. These articles provide a valuable insight into the latest advances and trends in the area.

Crystal structures and magnetic properties of two series of phenoxo-O bridged dinuclear Ln₂ (Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy) complexes

Marek Machata, Radovan Herchel, Ivan Nemec and Zdeněk Trávníček

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 16294-16305

Different solvent molecules as ligands in the molecular structures of the dinuclear Ln(III) Schiff base complexes (Ln = Gd, Tb, and Dy) influenced the magnetic properties of the Dy(III) derivatives.

Slow magnetisation relaxation in tetraoxolene-bridged rare earth complexes

Maja A. Dunstan, Elodie Rousset, Marie-Emmanuelle Boulon, Robert W. Gable, Lorenzo Sorace and Colette Boskovic

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 13756-13767

Two tetraoxolene-bridged dinuclear Dy(III) complexes exhibit slow relaxation in ac magnetic susceptibility studies with zero-field quantum tunnelling of the magnetisation that is suppressed by the application of a dc magnetic field.

A spin crossover (SCO) active graphene-iron(II) complex hybrid material

Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar, Ivan Šalitroš, Zahia Boubegtiten-Fezoua, Simona Moldovan, Petra Hellwig and Mario Ruben

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 35-40

A graphene-spin crossover (SCO) complex hybrid (Gr-SCO-A), prepared by non-covalently anchoring a pyrene tethered iron(II)-SCO complex 1 with single/few layer graphene sheets, shows persistent thermal and light induced SCO.

Carrier-doped aromatic hydrocarbons: a new platform in condensed matter chemistry and physics

Satoshi Heguri and Katsumi Tanigaki

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 2881-2895

High quality bulk samples of the first four polyacenes, naphthalene, anthracene, tetracene, and pentacene, doped with alkali metal in 1:1 and 1:2 stoichiometries were prepared and their fundamental properties were systematically studied. The carrier doped typical aromatic hydrocarbons showed a large variety of properties as well as charge transfer complexes and metal doped fullerides. We open a new category in condensed matter chemistry and physics.

These articles are free to view until 31^st July 2018

We do hope that you will find this selection of articles of interest and that you will consider submitting your future research papers to the journal – manuscripts can be easily submitted via our online submissions portal. See our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

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Top Inorganic Chemistry reviews of 2017!

18 Jan 2018

It is that time again when we take a look back at the work published in the previous year and how it is being received by the Inorganic Chemistry community. These Perspective and Frontier articles are among our top cited and downloaded review articles of 2017 providing valuable insight into the latest advances and trends for the community.

The full list of Perspective and Frontier articles published in 2017 can be found here.

Luminescent rare-earth-based MOFs as optical sensors

Partha Mahata, Sudip Kumar Mondal, Debal Kanti Singha and Prakash Majee

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 301-328

This perspective article highlights the basics and applications of luminescence-based sensing of hazardous chemicals, pH, and temperature using rare-earth-based metal–organic frameworks.

Functional metallosupramolecular architectures using 1,2,3-triazole ligands: it’s as easy as 1,2,3 “click”

Roan A. S. Vasdev, Dan Preston and James D. Crowley

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 2402-2414

Self-assembled metallosupramolecular architectures generated using “click” ligands have become an increasingly popular area of inorganic chemistry.

Alkynyl-protected gold and gold–silver nanoclusters

Zhen Lei, Xian-Kai Wan, Shang-Fu Yuan, Jia-Qi Wang and Quan-Ming Wang

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 3427-3434

Alkynyl-protected coinage metal nanoclusters show new structural features and have interesting luminescence properties and catalytic behavior.

Copper(I)–NHC complexes as NHC transfer agents

Fady Nahra, Alberto Gómez-Herrera and Catherine S. J. Cazin

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 628-631

The latest advances involving the use of copper(I)–NHC complexes as NHC transfer agents are described.

Generalization of the Tolman electronic parameter: the metal–ligand electronic parameter and the intrinsic strength of the metal–ligand bond

Dieter Cremer and Elfi Kraka

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 8323-8338

Dieter Cremer and Elfi Kraka

The MLEP is a new, generally applicable measure of the metal–ligand bond strength based on vibrational spectroscopy, replacing the TEP.

β-Diketiminate complexes of the first row transition metals: applications in catalysis

R.L. Webster

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 4483-4498

Although β-diketiminate complexes have been widely explored in stoichiometric studies, their use as catalysts is largely underdeveloped.

These articles are free to view until 15^th February 2018

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Call for papers: 2017 themed issue

09 Feb 2017

We are delighted to announce a new Dalton Transactions themed issue to be published in 2017:

Frontiers in Radionuclide Imaging and Therapy, “A chemical journey from naturally radioactive elements to targeted theranostic agents” Guest Editors: Professors Angela Casini (Cardiff University), João D. G. Correia (Universidade de Lisboa) and Chris Orvig (University of British Columbia). Deadline: 19^th May 2017

Does your research fit into this subject area? If so, we would welcome your contribution. For further details on issue scope and on how to submit, see below:

How to submit

All types of manuscript – communications, full papers, frontiers and perspectives, will be considered for publication. The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system.

All manuscripts will be subject to normal peer review and inclusion in the themed issue will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission the themed issue you would like to be considered for.

Issue scope

This special issue of Dalton Transactions will highlight emerging trends in the use of radionuclides, namely radiometals, for molecular imaging and systemic radiotherapy. It intends to cover all aspects of the use of radionuclides in biomedical/clinical applications, including:

Updates on the chemistry of d- (e.g. Tc and Re) and f-elements, namely actinides and lanthanides (e.g. Lu and Ho), and their applications in molecular imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy. Metal-based complexes such as those with Ru, Ir or Au may also be included as targeted chemical probes for imaging in biological systems (e.g. cells).
Multimodal imaging agents with at least one modality being radioactive (e.g. PET- or SPECT-MRI probes; Pet- or SPECT- optical imaging, etc.).
Radiometal-containing nanoparticles for application in cancer theranostics; image-guided drug delivery in vivo.
Production and application of alpha emitters (e.g. ²¹²Pb, ²¹³Bi, ²²³Ra or ²¹¹At); new trends and applications.
Isotopes that are only beginning to become available (by generators, rather than made in cyclotrons or nuclear reactors), such as ⁶⁸Ga or ²¹³Bi (for alpha therapy).
Use of “new” or “so far neglected” radioisotopes of the f elements (Lanthanides) for medicinal applications.

Considering the multidisciplinary nature of the topics mentioned, contributions from frontier subjects are welcome. As regards the clinical applications of the above mentioned molecular compounds and nanoparticles, translational aspects should also be addressed in this special issue in addition to chemical design. Thus, contributions related to pharmacological and clinical studies are also welcome.

Interested in submitting a paper? Please contact us (Dalton-RSC@rsc.org) for more information.

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