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

The future of metal–organic frameworks 
Neil R. Champness 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10311-10315 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11184A  

Chiral salen-metal derivatives of polyoxometalates with asymmetric catalytic and photocatalytic activities 
Xing Meng, Chao Qin, Xin-Long Wang, Zhong-Min Su, Bo Li and Qi-Hua Yang 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 9964-9966 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11227A  

Unprecedented heptacopper(ii) cluster with body-centred anti-prismatic topology. Structure, magnetism and density functional study 
Himanshu Arora, Joan Cano, Francesc Lloret and Rabindranath Mukherjee 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10055-10062 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11119A  

Two novel Dy8 and Dy11 clusters with cubane [Dy4(µ3-OH)4]8+ units exhibiting slow magnetic relaxation behaviour 
Yan-Li Miao, Jun-Liang Liu, Jin-Yan Li, Ji-Dong Leng, Yong-Cong Ou and Ming-Liang Tong 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10229-10236 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10613A  

Encapsulation of trivalent phosphate anion within a rigidified p-stacked dimeric capsular assembly of tripodal receptor 
Sandeep Kumar Dey and Gopal Das 
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11195G  

Coordinating ability of anions and solvents towards transition metals and lanthanides 
Raúl Díaz-Torres and Santiago Alvarez 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10742-10750 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11000D  

Synthesis and complexes of an N4 Schiff-base macrocycle derived from 2,2′-iminobisbenzaldehyde 
Rajni Sanyal, Scott A. Cameron and Sally Brooker 
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10730E  

A sixfold interpenetrated microporous MOF constructed from heterometallic tetranuclear cluster exhibiting selective gas adsorption 
Yun-Wu Li, Li-Fu Wang, Kun-Huan He, Qiang Chen and Xian-He Bu 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10319-10321 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10554J  

A family of 13 tetranuclear zinc(ii)-lanthanide(iii) complexes of a [3 + 3] Schiff-base macrocycle derived from 1,4-diformyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzene 
Humphrey L. C. Feltham, Frederik Klöwer, Scott A. Cameron, David S. Larsen, Yanhua Lan, Manuel Tropiano, Stephen Faulkner, Annie K. Powell and Sally Brooker 
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11038A  

CoII, MnII and CuII-directed coordination polymers with mixed tetrazolate–dicarboxylate heterobridges exhibiting spin-canted, spin-frustrated antiferromagnetism and a slight spin-flop transition 
En-Cui Yang, Zhong-Yi Liu, Xiao-Yun Wu, Hong Chang, En-Chan Wang and Xiao-Jun Zhao 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10082-10089 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10958H  

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Jermey Smith

We love Jeremy Smith’s recent list of desert island chemistry papers in his recent interview with Chemistry World. There is one paper in particular which Jeremy highlights which I am keen to point out to all you Dalton Trans. readers…… it is an old JOC paper written entirely in verse which is fantastic:

Comparative mobility of halogens in reactions of dihalobenzenes with potassium amide in ammonia
J F Bunnett and F J Kearley, 
J. Org. Chem., 1971, 36, 84, DOI: 10.1021/jo00800a036

Jeremy is based at New Mexico State University and works on metal complexes of strongly donating ligands, such as tris(carbene)borates and metal ligand multiple bonds.

Check out the full Chemistry World interview here: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/September/30091102.asp

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

New star-shaped trinuclear Ru(ii) polypyridine complexes of imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline derivatives: syntheses, characterization, photophysical and electrochemical properties 
N. Arockia Samy and V. Alexander 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8630-8642 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10811E  

Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug–copper(II) complexes: Structure and biological perspectives  
Filitsa Dimiza, Stella Fountoulaki, Athanasios N. Papadopoulos, Christos A. Kontogiorgis, Vassilis Tangoulis, Catherine P. Raptopoulou, Vassilis Psycharis, Aris Terzis, Dimitris P. Kessissoglou and George Psomas 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8555-8568 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10714C  

New nickel(ii) and iron(ii) helicates and tetrahedra derived from expanded quaterpyridines 
Christopher R. K. Glasson, George V. Meehan, Cherie A. Motti, Jack K. Clegg, Peter Turner, Paul Jensen and Leonard F. Lindoy 
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10667H  

Reactivity of copper(ii)-alkylperoxo complexes 
Tetsuro Tano, Mehmed Z. Ertem, Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Kunishita, Hideki Sugimoto, Nobutaka Fujieda, Takashi Ogura, Christopher J. Cramer and Shinobu Itoh 
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10656B  

Nickel complexes of a bis(benzimidazolin-2-ylidene)pyridine pincer ligand with four- and five-coordinate geometries 
David H. Brown and Brian W. Skelton 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8849-8858 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10928F  

The coordination chemistry of Zn(ii), Cd(ii) and Hg(ii) complexes with 1,2,4-triazole derivatives 
Ke Liu, Wei Shi and Peng Cheng 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8475-8490 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01578D
  
Binuclear half-metallocene chromium(iii) complexes mediated ethylene polymerization with alkylaluminium as cocatalyst 
Tieqi Xu, Yu Pan and Xiao-Bing Lu 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8643-8650 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10803D 
 
Reduction of copper(ii) complexes of tridentate ligands by nitric oxide and fluorescent detection of NO in methanol and water media 
Pankaj Kumar, Apurba Kalita and Biplab Mondal 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8656-8663 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10773A

Spin crossover and polymorphism in a family of 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene-bridged binuclear iron(ii) complexes. A key role of structural distortions 
Galina S. Matouzenko, Erwann Jeanneau, Alexander Yu. Verat and Azzedine Bousseksou 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 9608-9618 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10312A
  
Cleavage of unreactive bonds with pincer metal complexes 
Martin Albrecht and Monika M. Lindner 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8733-8744 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10339C

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Check out the latest cover artwork for Dalton Transactions issue 37

The outside cover features work by Jamali et al. on the preparation of two new bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) platinum(II) complexes, in which NHC rings are joined by a CH₂ linker group.
Read more at:
Organoplatinum(II) complexes containing chelating or bridging bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands: formation of a platinum(II) carbonate complex by aerial CO₂ fixation
Sirous Jamali, Dalibor Milic, Reza Kia, Zahra Mazloomi and Hallimeh Abdolahi
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 9362-9365
DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10736D

The inside cover features research from Lin and co-workers on (Zn, Mg)₂GeO₄:Mn²⁺ submicrorods as promising green phosphors for field emission displays.

Read more about this HOT research area at:
(Zn,Mg₂GeO₄:Mn²⁺ submicrorods as promising green phosphors for field emission displays: hydrothermal synthesis and luminescence properties
Mengmeng Shang, Guogang Li, Dongmei Yang, Xiaojiao Kang, Chong Peng, Ziyong Cheng and Jun Lin
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 9379-9387
DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10673B

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

Synthesis and bio-functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles for medical diagnosis and treatment 
Thomas D. Schladt, Kerstin Schneider, Hansjörg Schild and Wolfgang Tremel 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 6315-6343 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00689K  

From molecules to materials: Molecular paddle-wheel synthons of macromolecules, cage compounds and metal–organic frameworks 
Mathias Köberl, Mirza Cokoja, Wolfgang A. Herrmann and Fritz E. Kühn 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 6834-6859 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01722A    

Artificial photosynthesis: semiconductor photocatalytic fixation of CO2 to afford higher organic compounds 
Michael R. Hoffmann, John A. Moss and Marc M. Baum 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 5151-5158 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01777A  
 
The first porous MOF with photoswitchable linker molecules 
Antje Modrow, Dordaneh Zargarani, Rainer Herges and Norbert Stock 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 4217-4222 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01629B  

Organometallic frustrated Lewis pair chemistry 
Gerhard Erker 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 7475-7483 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10152H  

Laboratory-based separation techniques for insoluble compound mixtures: methods for the purification of metal–organic framework materials 
Tony D. Keene, Daniel J. Price and Cameron J. Kepert 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 7122-7126 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10251F 

Contributions of inorganic chemistry to energy research 
Duncan Wass and Neil Robertson 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 3775-3776 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT90027G  

Chemistry and applications of organotin(iv) complexes of Schiff bases 
Mala Nath and Pramendra K. Saini 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 7077-7121 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01426E 

Delineating similarities and dissimilarities in the use of metal organic frameworks and zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts for organic reactions 
Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, Mercedes Alvaro, Avelino Corma and Hermenegildo Garcia 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 6344-6360 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10354G  

Effect of NH2 and CF3 functionalization on the hydrogen sorption properties of MOFs 
Claudia Zlotea, Delphine Phanon, Matjaz Mazaj, Daniela Heurtaux, Vincent Guillerm, Christian Serre, Patricia Horcajada, Thomas Devic, Emmanuel Magnier, Fermin Cuevas, Gérard Férey, Philip L. Llewellyn and Michel Latroche 
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 4879-4881 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10115C  

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