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A strong steric hindrance effect on ground state, excited state, and charge separated state properties of a Cu^I-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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

On the coordination chemistry of organochalcogenolates RNM^{e2^}E⁻ and RNM^{e2^}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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

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

Free to access until 26th November 2014

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

Free to access until 27^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 27^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 17^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 17^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 17^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 17^th October 2014

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

Free to access until 17^th October 2014

Light-induced spin-state switching in the mixed crystal series of the 2D coordination network {[Zn_1−xFe_x(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

Free to access until 11^th September 2014

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

Free to access until 11^th September 2014

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

Free to access until 9^th September 2014

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

Free to access until 9^th September 2014

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

Free to access until 20^th August 2014

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

Free to access until 13^th August 2014

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

Free to access until 13^th August 2014

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

Free to access until 7^th August 2014

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

Free to access until 4^th August 2014

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 

Free to access until 4^th August 2014

Take a look at our new HOT articles for the month of June and let us know your thoughts below. Remember, these are ALL free to access for four weeks!

Lithium heterocuprates: the influence of the amido group on organoamidocuprate structures
Roberta Bomparola, Robert P. Davies, Stefan Hornaeur and Andrew J. P. White
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00965G

Free to access until 30^th July 2014

Bent and planar structures of μ–η2:η2-N2 dinuclear early transition metal complexes
Xuelu Ma, Yanhui Tang and Ming Lei
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00646A

Free to access until 30^th July 2014

Ligand-based photooxidations of dithiomaltolato complexes of Ru(II) and Zn(II): photolytic CH activation and evidence of singlet oxygen generation and quenching
Britain Bruner, Malin Backlund Walker, Mukunda M. Ghimire, Dong Zhang, Matthias Selke, Kevin K. Klausmeyer, Mohammad A. Omary and Patrick J. Farmer
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00961D

Free to access until 15^th July 2014

Homo- and heteroleptic alkoxycarbene f-element complexes and their reactivity towards acidic N–H and C–H bonds
Polly L. Arnold, Thomas Cadenbach, Isobel H. Marr, Andrew A. Fyfe, Nicola L. Bell, Ronan Bellabarba, Robert P. Tooze and Jason B. Love
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01442A

Free to access until 15^th July 2014

Syntheses, structures and flexible coordination of sterically demanding di- and “tri”-lithiated methandiides
Christian P. Sindlinger and Andreas Stasch
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01185F

Free to access until 15^th July 2014

An unusual chiral 3D inorganic connectivity featuring a {Pb₁₈} wheel: rapid and highly selective and sensitive sensing of Co(II)
Yun-Hu Han, Chong-Bin Tian and Shao-Wu Du
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00905C

Free to access until 15^th July 2014

Versatile redox reactivity of triaryl-meso-substituted Ni(II) porphyrin
Abdou K. D. Dimé, Charles H. Devillers, Hélène Cattey and Dominique Lucas
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00221K

Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Predicting the spin state of paramagnetic iron complexes by DFT calculation of proton NMR spectra
Andrea Borgogno, Federico Rastrelli and Alessandro Bagno
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 9486-9496
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00671B

Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Photoreduction and light-induced triplet-state formation in a single-site fluoroalkylated zinc phthalocyanine
Hans Moons, Andrei Loas, Sergiu M. Gorun and Sabine Van Doorslaer
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00621F

Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Reversible cargo shipping between orthogonal stations of a nanoscaffold upon redox input
Soumen K. Samanta, Anup Rana and Michael Schmittel
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 9438-9447
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00849A

Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Benzo annulated cycloheptatriene PCP pincer iridium complexes
Wolfgang Leis, Sophie Wernitz, Benedikt Reichart, David Ruckerbauer, Johannes Wolfram Wielandt and Hermann A. Mayer
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00885E

Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Induced circular dichroism of polyoxometalates via electrostatic encapsulation with chiral organic cations
Yizhan Wang, Lei Shi, Yang Yang, Bao Li and Lixin Wu
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00866A

 Free to access until 8^th July 2014

Check out our new HOT articles for May and keep on checking as these are updated every week and more importantly – free to access for 4 weeks!

A new family of Ln₇ clusters with an ideal D_3h metal-centered trigonal prismatic geometry, and SMM and photoluminescence behaviors
Eleni C. Mazarakioti, Katye M. Poole, Luis Cunha-Silva, George Christou and Theocharis C. Stamatatos
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00976B

Free to access until 10^th June 2014

Enhanced photocatalytic CO₂-reduction activity of electrospun mesoporous TiO₂ nanofibers by solvothermal treatment
Junwei Fu, Shaowen Cao, Jiaguo Yu, Jingxiang Low and Yongpeng Lei
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00181H

Free to access until 10^th June 2014

Towards a comprehensive understanding of the chemical vapor deposition of titanium nitride using Ti(NMe₂)₄: a density functional theory approach
Kaushik Sen, Tahamida Banu, Tanay Debnath, Deepanwita Ghosh and Abhijit K. Das
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00690A

Free to access until 3^rd June 2014

Coordination chemistry of sterically encumbered pyrrolyl ligands to chromium(II): mono(pyrrolyl)chromium and diazachromocene formation
Markus Kreye, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Matthias Freytag, Peter G. Jones and Marc D. Walter
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00533C

Free to access until 3^rd June 2014

A study of the optical properties of metal-doped polyoxotitanium cages and the relationship to metal-doped titania
Yaokang Lv, Jun Cheng, Peter D. Matthews, Juan Pedro Holgado, Janina Willkomm, Michal Leskes, Alexander Steiner, Dieter Fenske, Timothy C. King, Paul T. Wood, Lihua Gan, Richard M. Lamberta and Dominic S. Wright
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00555D

Free to access until the 29^th May 2014

Activation of the C–N bond of N-heterocyclic carbenes by inorganic elements
Kalon J. Iversen, David J. D. Wilson and   Jason L. Dutton
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00946K

Free to access until the 29^th May 2014

Facile fabrication and enhanced photosensitized degradation performance of the g-C₃N₄–Bi₂O₂CO₃ composite
Miao Xiong, Lang Chen, Qing Yuan, Jie He, Sheng-Lian Luo, Chak-Tong Aua and Shuang-Feng Yin
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00486H

Free to access until 23^rd May 2014

Novel surfactant-free route to delaminated all-silica and titanosilicate zeolites derived from a layered borosilicate MWW precursor
Xiaoying Ouyang, Ying-Jen Wanglee, Son-Jong Hwang, Dan Xie, Thomas Rea, Stacey I. Zones and Alexander Katz
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00383G

Free to access until 8^th May 2014

Influence of reduction temperature on composition, particle size, and magnetic properties of CoFe alloy nanomaterials derived from layered double hydroxide precursors
Shuangxia Yang, Lianying Wang, Shuang Yue, Yanluo Lu, Jing He and Dongye Zhao
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00137K

Free to access until 8^th May 2014

Borohydrides: from sheet to framework topologies
P. Schouwink, M. B. Ley, T. R. Jensen, L’. Smrčokc and R. Černý
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00160E

Free to access until 8^th May 2014