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March’s HOT articles

Take a look at HOT articles for March. These are only free to acess for 4 weeks only and are available for viewing in a collection on our website.

An ionic liquid process for mercury removal from natural gas
Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Amiruddin Hassan, John D. Holbrey, Yongcheun Kuah, Peter Nockemann, Alexander A. Oliferenko, Natalia V. Plechkova, Syamzari Rafeen, Adam A. Rahman, Rafin Ramli, Shahidah M. Shariff, Kenneth R. Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan and Yiran Zou  
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03273J

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Relationship between crystal structure and thermo-mechanical properties of kaolinite clay: beyond standard density functional theory
Philippe F. Weck, Eunja Kim and Carlos F. Jové-Colón 
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5DT00590F

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The titanium tris-anilide cation [Ti(N[tBu]Ar)3]+ stabilized as its perfluoro-tetra-phenylborate salt: structural characterization and synthesis in connection with redox activity of 4,4′-bipyridine dititanium complexes
Heather A. Spinney, Christopher R. Clough and Christopher C. Cummins
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5DT00105F

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Iridium–bipyridine periodic mesoporous organosilica catalyzed direct C–H borylation using a pinacolborane
Yoshifumi Maegawa and Shinji Inagaki
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5DT00239G

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A Cagey Conundrum

“My original intention in the late 1940s was to spend a few years understanding the boranes, and then to discover a systematic valence description of the vast numbers of electron deficient intermetallic compounds. I have made little progress toward this latter objective,” said the late Professor William N. Lipscomb in his 1976 Nobel acceptance speech.1

In their recent Dalton Transactions Hot Article, Jose M. Goicoechea and John E. McGrady examine the chemistry of main group cluster-encapsulated transition metal atoms, laying another piece of the foundation of Lipscomb’s “latter objective.”

The authors assign themselves an ambitious task: to provide a system to predict the geometries of cages of the tetrel elements (C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) which encapsulate transition metal atoms.  They focus on six high-symmetry cage structures, shown below, which have been observed for tetrel-encapsulated metal atoms (denoted M@Ex, for example Ni@Ge12.).

The six three-dimensional cage geometries examined.

Lipscomb’s elegantly-described closo, nido, and arachno borane structures (“closed,”“nest”, and “spider’s web,” respectively) provided an initial basis for classifications of cages.  Later, the Wade/Mingos rules laid the foundation for predicting the geometries based on the electronic structure of the cluster.

Goicoechea and McGrady use the total valence electron count –  of the tetrel cages, plus the d-electron count of the encapsulated metal – to describe patterns in the structures.  Nevertheless, some results defy electron-count classification, for example, the preference of silicon cages to form D6h-symmetric hexagonal prisms in M@Si12 complexes, in contrast to the M@Ge12 analogues.

It is a broad, big-picture paper, a synthesis of a wide range of experimental and theoretical results.  Some structures are known experimentally from x-ray crystallography, some have only been predicted computationally.  The authors discuss the varying relevance of considering the d-electron counts of the metals, and technological implications such as quenching of the magnetic moment of encapsulated metal atoms.  For me, the scope alone made this a worthwhile read.

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On the structural landscape in endohedral silicon and germanium clusters, M@Si12 and M@Ge12
José M. Goicoechea and John E. McGrady
Dalton Trans., 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03573A

1 Lipscomb, W.N. “The Boranes and Their Relatives” in Les Prix Nobel en 1976. Imprimerie Royal PA Norstedt & Soner, Stockholm, 1977


Ian Mallov Ian Mallov is currently a Ph.D. student in Professor Doug Stephan’s group at the University of Toronto. His research is focused on synthesizing new Lewis-acidic compounds active in Frustrated Lewis Pair chemistry. He grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia and graduated from Dalhousie University and the University of Ottawa, and worked in chemical analysis in industry for three years before returning to grad school.
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February’s HOT articles

This month brings some more HOT articles. These are only free to acess for 4 weeks only and are available for viewing on our website.

Thermoelectric properties of the Zintl phases Yb5M2Sb6 (M = Al, Ga, In)
Umut Aydemir, Alex Zevalkink, Alim Ormeci, Heng Wang, Saneyuki Ohno, Sabah Bux and G. Jeffrey Snyder
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03773A

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Exploring excited states of Pt(II) diimine catecholates for photoinduced charge separation
Paul A. Scattergood, Patricia Jesus, Harry Adams, Milan Delor, Igor V. Sazanovich, Hugh D. Burrows, Carlos Serpa and Julia A. Weinstein
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03466J

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On the structural landscape in endohedral silicon and germanium clusters, M@Si12 and M@Ge12
José M. Goicoechea and John E. McGrady
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03573A

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The synthesis, structure, topology and catalytic application of a novel cubane-based copper(II) metal–organic framework derived from a flexible amido tripodal acid
Anirban Karmakar, Clive L. Oliver, Somnath Roy and Lars Öhrström
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03087G

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January’s HOT articles

A new year has brought a new crop of HOT articles for the month. As always, these are free to access for 4 weeks!

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Methylated Re(I) tetrazolato complexes: photophysical properties and Light Emitting Devices
Melissa V. Werrett, Gregory S. Huff, Sara Muzzioli, Valentina Fiorini, Stefano Zacchini, Brian W. Skelton, Antonio Maggiore, Joanna M. Malicka, Massimo Cocchi, Keith C. Gordon, Stefano Stagni and Massimiliano Massi
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03228D

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Recent advances towards the fabrication and biomedical applications of responsive polymeric assemblies and nanoparticle hybrid superstructures
Xianglong Hu and Shiyong Liu
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03609C

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Synthesis and characterization of substituted Schiff-base ligands and their d10 metal complexes: structure-induced luminescence tuning behaviors and applications in co-sensitized solar cells
Yu-Wei Dong, Rui-Qing Fan, Ping Wang, Li-Guo Wei, Xin-Ming Wang, Hui-Jie Zhang, Song Gao, Yu-Lin Yang and Yu-Lei Wang
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03602F

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Spin-crossover behaviors in solvated cobalt(II) compounds
Shinya Hayami, Manabu Nakaya, Hitomi Ohmagari, Amolegbe Saliu Alao, Masaaki Nakamura, Ryo Ohtani, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Takayoshi Kuroda-Sowa and Jack K. Clegg
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03743J

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December’s HOT articles

Enjoy a read of our end of year HOT articles which are free to access for 4 weeks only!

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A theoretical study of the aromaticity in neutral and anionic borole compounds
J. Oscar C. Jimenez-Halla, Eduard Matito, Miquel Solà, Holger Braunschweig, Christian Hörl, Ivo Krummenacher and Johannes Wahler
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03445G

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High performing smart electrochromic device based on honeycomb nanostructured h-WO3 thin films: hydrothermal assisted synthesis
Vijay V. Kondalkar, Sawanta S. Mali, Rohini R. Kharade, Kishorkumar V. Khot, Pallavi B. Patil, Rahul M. Mane, Sipra Choudhury, Pramod S. Patil, Chang K. Hong, Jin H. Kim and Popatrao N. Bhosale
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02953D

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Application of three-coordinate copper(I) complexes with halide ligands in organic light-emitting diodes that exhibit delayed fluorescence
Masahisa Osawa, Mikio Hoshino, Masashi Hashimoto, Isao Kawata, Satoshi Igawa and Masataka Yashima
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02853H

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Na0.3WO3 nanorods: a multifunctional agent for in vivo dual-model imaging and photothermal therapy of cancer cells
Yuxin Zhang, Bo Li, Yunjiu Cao, Jinbao Qin, Zhiyou Peng, Zhiyin Xiao, Xiaojuan Huang, Rujia Zou and Junqing Hu
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02927E

 

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Transmetalation from B to Rh in the course of the catalytic asymmetric 1,4-addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to enones: a computational comparison of diphosphane and diene ligands
You-Gui Li, Gang He, Hua-Li Qin and Eric Assen B. Kantchev
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03147D

 

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A contribution to the rational design of Ru(CO)3Cl2L complexes for in vivo delivery of CO
João D. Seixas, Marino F. A. Santos, Abhik Mukhopadhyay, Ana C. Coelho, Patrícia M. Reis, Luís F. Veiros, Ana R. Marques, Nuno Penacho, Ana M. L. Gonçalves, Maria J. Romão, Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes, Teresa Santos-Silva and   Carlos C. Romão
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02966F

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November’s HOT articles

Enjoy a read of our latest HOT articles which are free to access for 4 weeks only! 

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Redox activity and π bonding in a tripodal seven-coordinate molybdenum(VI) tris(amidophenolate)
Travis Marshall-Roth and Seth N. Brown
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02936D 

 

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FIrpic: archetypal blue phosphorescent emitter for electroluminescence
Etienne Baranoff and Basile F. E. Curchod
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02991G

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Optimizing the high-field relaxivity by self-assembling of macrocyclic Gd(III) complexes
Dale Lawson, Alessandro Barge, Enzo Terreno, David Parker, Silvio Aime and Mauro Botta
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02971B

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Copper(I), silver(I) and gold(I) complexes of N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidene
Venkata A. K. Adiraju, Muhammed Yousufuddin and H. V. Rasika Dias
Dalton Trans., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03285C

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October’s HOT articles

Enjoy a read of our latest HOT articles which are free to access for 4 weeks only!

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A strong steric hindrance effect on ground state, excited state, and charge separated state properties of a CuI-diimine complex captured by X-ray transient absorption spectroscopy
J. Huang, M. W. Mara, A. B. Stickrath, O. Kokhan, M. R. Harpham, K. Haldrup, M. L. Shelby, X. Zhang, R. Ruppert, J.-P. Sauvage and L. X. Chen
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02046D

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On the coordination chemistry of organochalcogenolates RNMe2^Eand RNMe2^E^O(E = S, Se) onto lead(II) and lighter divalent tetrel elements
Alexandra Pop, Lingfang Wang, Vincent Dorcet, Thierry Roisnel, Jean-François Carpentier, Anca Silvestru and Yann Sarazin
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 16459-16474
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02252A

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Niobium(V) and tantalum(V) halide chalcogenoether complexes – towards single source CVD precursors for ME2 thin films
Sophie L. Benjamin, Yao-Pang Chang, Chitra Gurnani, Andrew L. Hector, Michelle Huggon, William Levason and Gillian Reid
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 16640-16648
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02694B

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The crystal structure of paramagnetic copper(II) oxalate (CuC2O4): formation and thermal decomposition of randomly stacked anisotropic nano-sized crystallites
Axel Nørlund Christensen, Bente Lebech, Niels Hessel Andersen and Jean-Claude Grivel
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 16754-16768
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01689K

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Lithiated sulfoxides: α-sulfinyl functionalized carbanions
Gerd Ludwig, Tobias Rüffer, André Hoppe, Till Walther, Heinrich Lang, Stefan G. Ebbinghaus and Dirk Steinborn
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02238F

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Encapsulation of large dye molecules in hierarchically superstructured metal–organic frameworks
Yanfeng Yue, Andrew J. Binder, Ruijing Song, Yuanjing Cui, Jihua Chen, Dale K. Hensley and Sheng Dai
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02516D

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September’s HOT articles

Enjoy a read of Autumn’s crop of HOT articles which are free to access for 4 weeks only!

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Metal-mediated coupling of amino acid esters with isocyanides leading to new chiral acyclic aminocarbene complexes
Tatyana B. Anisimova, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, Vadim Yu. Kukushkin, Armando J. L. Pombeiro and Konstantin V. Luzyanin
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01917B

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Photoinduced hydrogen evolution by a pentapyridine cobalt complex: elucidating some mechanistic aspects
Elisa Deponti, Alessandra Luisa, Mirco Natali, Elisabetta Iengo and Franco Scandola
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02269F

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Efficient halogen photoelimination from dibromo, dichloro and difluoro tellurophenes
Elisa I. Carrera and Dwight S. Seferos
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01751J

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Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity of a gold(I) complex containing 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene monoxide
Christine Hahn, Leticia Cruz, Amanda Villalobos, Liliana Garza and Samuel Adeosun
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02116A

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1,3,5-Triferrocenyl-2,4,6-tris(ethynylferrocenyl)-benzene – a new member of the family of multiferrocenyl-functionalized cyclic systems
Ulrike Pfaff, Grzegorz Filipczyk, Alexander Hildebrandt, Marcus Korb and Heinrich Lang
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02307B

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August’s HOT papers

Enjoy a read of our fresh batch of HOT articles which are free to access for 4 weeks only!

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Unusual assembly of lacunary heteropolymolybdates with cyanometalate fragment
Ya Wang, Ning Jiang, Fengyan Li, Yanzhen Zheng, Lin Xu and Minghui Sun
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01875C

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Structure, stability and photocatalytic H2 production by Cr-, Mn-, Fe-, Co-, and Ni-substituted decaniobate clusters
Jung-Ho Son, Jiarui Wang and William H. Casey
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02020K

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Light-induced spin-state switching in the mixed crystal series of the 2D coordination network {[Zn1−xFex(bbtr)3](BF4)2}: optical spectroscopy and cooperative effects
Pradip Chakraborty, Cristian Enachescu, Arnaud Humair, Leo Egger, Teresa Delgado, Antoine Tissot, Laure Guénée, Céline Besnard, Robert Bronisz and Andreas Hauser
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01728E

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Two-photon sensitized visible and near-IR luminescence of lanthanide complexes using a fluorene-based donor–π-acceptor diketonate
Adam W. Woodward, Andrew Frazer, Alma R. Morales, Jin Yu, Anthony F. Moore, Andres D. Campiglia, Evgheni V. Jucov, Tatiana V. Timofeeva and Kevin D. Belfield
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01507J

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Low temperature activation of S8, Sered and α-Te with [CpBIGFe(CO)2] radicals
S. Heinl and M. Scheer
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01764A

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Large structural changes upon protonation of Fe4S4 clusters: the consequences for reactivity
Ian Dance and Richard A. Henderson
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01687D

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HOT articles for July

July brings us a new batch of HOT articles – free to access for 4 weeks only!

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A series of 3D metal organic frameworks based on [24-MC-6] metallacrown clusters: structure, magnetic and luminescence properties
Kai Wang, Hua-Hong Zou, Zi-Lu Chen, Zhong Zhang, Wei-Yin Sun and Fu-Pei Liang
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 12989-12995
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01593B

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Mechanism of water oxidation by non-heme iron catalysts when driven with sodium periodate
Alexander R. Parent, Takashi Nakazono, Shu Lin, Satoshi Utsunomiya and Ken Sakai
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01188K

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Hybrid photocatalysts using graphitic carbon nitride/cadmium sulfide/reduced graphene oxide (g-C3N4/CdS/RGO) for superior photodegradation of organic pollutants under UV and visible light
Rajendra C. Pawar, Varsha Khare and Caroline Sunyong Lee
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01278J

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NAMI-A is highly cytotoxic toward leukaemia cell lines: evidence of inhibition of KCa 3.1 channels
Serena Pillozzi, Luca Gasparoli, Matteo Stefanini, Mirco Ristori, Massimo D’Amico, Enzo Alessio, Federica Scaletti, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli and Luigi Messori
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01356E

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Shape evolution of Au nanoring@Ag core–shell nanostructures: diversity from a sole seed
Jingsong Sun, Jindi Wang, Ying Zhang, Pengbo Wan, Liang Luo, Feng Wang and Xiaoming Sun
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00992D

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Aqueous stability of alumina and silica perhydrate hydrogels: experiments and computations
Yitzhak Wolanov, Avital Shurki, Petr V. Prikhodchenko, Tatiana A. Tripolskaya, Vladimir M. Novotortsev, Rami Pedahzur and Ovadia Lev
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01024H 

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