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Countdown to the Dalton Transactions 40th Anniversary!

30 Nov 2010

Dalton Transactions celebrates the publication of its 40th volume in 2011! Since its first issue was published in 1972, Dalton Transactions has gone from strength to strength with growth in published articles of 122% over the last five years alone and an impact factor now at 4.1 – above 4 for the first time!

During 2011 we have lots of exciting events planned to celebrate…..look out for our special 40th Anniversary issue which will feature articles by Editorial and Advisory Board members ‘old and new ‘ and also our Anniversary Perspective articles from our Editorial Board member.

We will also publish a series of Anniversary Editorials compiled by members of the inorganic and organometallic community charting Dalton Transactions‘ progress in the last 40 years. In addition, many more activities are planned so keep your eyes peeled here on the Dalton Transactions Blog 40th Anniversary Category for more info throughout the year. I would like to invite everyone to provide us with your suggestions for how to celebrate the journal’s anniversary – if you have an idea, why not post it as a comment on the blog?

In anticipation of the beginning of our Anniversary year we have turned to Top of the Pops for inspiration and the Top 40 cited Dalton Transactions articles according to ISI* will be FREE to read until the end of January 2011. What are they you may ask….let the countdown begin…

First installment….Top Cited Dalton Transactions Articles 40-31…

40 New C–N and C–C bond forming reactions catalyzed by titanium complexes
Aaron L. Odom
Dalton Trans., 2005, 225-233 DOI: 10.1039/B415701J, Perspective

39 Bis(bidentate) complexes of iminobis(diphenylphosphine chalcogenides) [M{N(XPPh2)2-X,X′}2](X = S or Se; M = Ni, Pd or Pt)
Pravat Bhattacharyya, Josef Novosad, Julian Phillips, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, David J. Williams and J. Derek Woollins
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1995, 1607-1613 DOI: 10.1039/DT9950001607, Paper

38 A novel two-dimensional rectangular network. Synthesis and structure of {[Cu(4,4′-bpy)(pyz)(H2O)2][PF6]2}n (4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine, pyz = pyrazine)
Ming-Liang Tong, Xiao-Ming Chen, Xiao-Lan Yu and Thomas C. W. Mak
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1998, 5-6 DOI: 10.1039/A706363F, Paper

37 Study on composition, structure and formation process of nanotube Na2Ti2O4(OH)2
Jianjun Yang, Zhensheng Jin, Xiaodong Wang, Wei Li, Jingwei Zhang, Shunli Zhang, Xinyong Guo and Zhijun Zhang
Dalton Trans., 2003, 3898-3901 DOI: 10.1039/B305585J, Paper

36 5,5′-Dicyano-2,2′-bipyridine silver complexes: discrete units or co-ordination polymers through a chelating and/or bridging metal–ligand interaction
He-Ping Wu, Christoph Janiak, Gerd Rheinwald and Heinrich Lang
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 183-190 DOI: 10.1039/A807450J, Paper

35 Redox behaviour and reactivity of some di-Schiff base copper(II) complexes towards reduced oxygen species
Maria Lúcia Pires Santos, Izilda Aparecida Bagatin, Eleonice Maria Pereira and Ana Maria Da Costa Ferreira
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2001, 838-844 DOI: 10.1039/B004985I, Paper

34 Silole-containing σ- and π-conjugated compounds
Shigehiro Yamaguchi and Kohei Tamao
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1998, 3693-3702 DOI: 10.1039/A804491K, Paper

33 Serendipitous assembly of polynuclear cage compounds
Richard E. P. Winpenny
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1-10 DOI: 10.1039/B107118C, Perspective

32 Evidence for hydrogen bonding in solutions of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium halides, and its implications for room-temperature halogenoaluminate(III) ionic liquids
Anthony G. Avent, Penelope A. Chaloner, Martin P. Day, Kenneth R. Seddon and Thomas Welton
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1994, 3405-3413 DOI: 10.1039/DT9940003405, Paper

31 Thermal, pressure and light switchable spin-crossover materials
José Antonio Real, Ana Belén Gaspar and M. Carmen Muñoz
Dalton Trans., 2005, 2062-2079 DOI: 10.1039/B501491C, Perspective

Next installment 30-21 coming to the Dalton Transactions Blog soon……..

*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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Call for papers: d0 Organometallics in Catalysis

23 Nov 2010

Dalton Transactions is delighted to announce an upcoming themed issue entitled ‘d⁰ Organometallics in Catalysis’, with guest editors John Arnold and Peter Scott. It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute to this issue.

Why is this themed issue important?

The discovery of homogeneous catalysts for Ziegler-type polymerisation of olefins led to immense interest in the synthesis of well-defined early transition metal (TM) complexes, starting with metallocenes but extending into a vast array of new complexes with a broad spectrum of supporting ligand environments. This led to synergistic growth in the application of such complexes to organic transformations, both as catalysts and stoichiometric agents. These Lewis acidic metal centres are capable of mediating migratory insertion reactions, often at immense rates. Reactions involving early TM-element multiple bonds have been known for some time but are becoming increasing important. Controlling the coordination sphere of these compounds for chemo- and stereoselective processes continues to be a challenge, but with the appropriate combination of metal center and supporting ligand environment, superb selectivities in demanding transformations are possible. Recent highlights include hydroelementation reactions involving B-H, C-H, P-H and S-H bonds and small molecule activation.

Deadline for Submission: 18th January 2011

With this themed issue focussing on d0 organometallics, we are aiming to highlight contributions from leading experts of the field. All types of manuscript, Communications, Full Papers, Perspectives and Frontiers, will be considered for publication. The issue will include articles from Doug Stephan, Robert Bergman and Laurel Schafer.

The manuscript should be prepared according to the format for regular articles and will be subjected to the normal refereeing procedure. Please indicate on submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue. Submit your manuscript for the themed issue online now using our submission system!

We would be delighted to hear from you at dalton-rsc@rsc.org if you are interested in contributing to this themed issue or if you would like any further info.

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Inorganic Chemistry Award Symposium – 25th Nov, Liverpool

22 Nov 2010

An Inorganic Chemistry Awards Symposium will take place at the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool on the 25th November 2010. The event, organised by Dr Jon Iggo, will feature 2010 prize and award winners: Professor Wai-Yeung Wong (Chemistry of the Transition Metals Award), Professor Jon Dilworth (2009 Applied Inorganic Chemistry Award), Dr Scott Dalgarno (Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize) and Professor Dermot O’Hare (Ludwig Mond Award). More details and info on registration can be found here.

Would you like to know more about these Award Winners? Check out some recent Dalton Transactions articles from the winners to find out more about their research:

One and two photon fluorescent complexes of rhenium and their technetium analogues
Stanley Botchway, Jonathan R. Dilworth and Maria Salichou
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 5219-5220 DOI: 10.1039/B927506A , Communication

New dioxo–molybdenum(VI) and –tungsten(VI) complexes with N-capped tripodal N2O2 tetradentate ligands: Synthesis, structures and catalytic activities towards olefin epoxidation
Yee-Lok Wong, Lok H. Tong, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Dennis K. P. Ng and Hung Kay Lee
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 4602-4611 DOI: 10.1039/B926864B, Paper

Heteroleptic ruthenium complexes containing uncommon 5,5′-disubstituted-2,2′-bipyridine chromophores for dye-sensitized solar cells
Feng-Rong Dai, Wen-Jun Wu, Qi-Wei Wang, He Tian and Wai-Yeung Wong
Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01043J, Paper

Formation of μ-dinitrogen (salen)osmium complexes via ligand-induced NN coupling of (salen)osmium(VI) nitrides
Wai-Lun Man, Gui Chen, Shek-Man Yiu, Lam Shek, Wai-Yeung Wong, Wing-Tak Wong and Tai-Chu Lau
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 11163-11170 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00481B, Paper

A new family of Mn6 SMMs using phosphinate ligands
Ross Inglis, Scott J. Dalgarno and Euan K. Brechin
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 4826-4831 DOI: 10.1039/B927303D, Paper

Versatile assembly of p-carboxylatocalix[4]arene-O-alkyl ethers
Stuart Kennedy, Simon J. Teat and Scott J. Dalgarno
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 384-387 DOI: 10.1039/B914133B, Paper

Bis(permethylpentalene)uranium
F. Mark Chadwick, Andrew Ashley, Gregory Wildgoose, Jose M. Goicoechea, Simon Randall and Dermot O’Hare
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6789-6793 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00012D, Paper

Resin-assisted solvothermal synthesis of transition metal–organic frameworks
Yi Du, Amber L. Thompson, Nicola Russell and Dermot O’Hare
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 3384-3395 DOI: 10.1039/B919675G, Paper

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Tetsuro Murahashi awarded 2010 Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship

15 Nov 2010

I am delighted to announce that Professor Tetsuro Murahashi from Osaka University has been awarded the inaugural Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship for his elegant work in the field of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, in particular his research in the areas of organopalladium chemistry and organic pi-conjugated systems.

The Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship was established this year to recognise the achievements of an emerging Asian/Australasian inorganic chemist. We already had in existence two Lectureship Awards spanning the Americas and Europe and Africa, and this new award covers all of Asia and Australasia. ‘It is my great honor to receive the Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship Award,’ said Professor Murahashi upon being notified last week. Professor Murahashi plans to present the inaugural Dalton Transactions Asian Lectureship next year and we will keep you posted about the arrangements!

Tetsuro Murahashi studied chemistry in Osaka University, Japan where he graduated in 1995. He obtained a JSPS scholarship for graduate study at Osaka under the direction of Professor Hideo Kurosawa. After recieving his doctorate in 1999 for his work on reactive dinuclear Pd-Pd complexes, Tetsuro was appointed as an assistant professor at Osaka University. In 2003, he moved to MIT (Cambridge, USA) to carry out a JSPS research abroad program in the group of Professor Christopher C. Cummins, where he studied the dinitrogen activation by low-coordinate transition metal complexes. He returned to Osaka in 2005 and two years later, was promoted to the position of associate professor at Osaka University. In the same year, Tetsuro was awarded the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award for Young Chemists.Tetsuro’s research concentrates on inorganic and organometallic reaction chemistry, particularly on the reactivity study of highly reaction transaction metal complexes.

Read more about Tetsuro’s research on his webpage at Osaka University.

And check out some of his recent articles:

Metallocenoids of platinum: Syntheses and structures of triangular triplatinum sandwich complexes of cycloheptatrienyl
Tetsuro Murahashi, Kentaro Usui, Ryou Inoue, Sensuke Ogoshi and Hideo Kurosawa
Chem. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00269K, Edge Article

Structures of two haptotropic isomers generated by the sliding of 1,3,5-triene ligands on a Pd–Pd–Pd chain
Tetsuro Murahashi, Yukari Mino, Koji Chiyoda, Sensuke Ogoshi and Hideo Kurosawa
Chem. Commun., 2008, 4061-4063 DOI: 10.1039/B806824K

A stable zerovalent palladium chain enveloped by a π-electron sheath of conjugated polyene ligands
Yasuki Tatsumi, Tetsuro Murahashi, Mitsue Okada, Sensuke Ogoshi and Hideo Kurosawa
Chem. Commun., 2008, 477-479 DOI: 10.1039/B714530F

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Could ‘nano-urchins’ be the key to greener batteries?

11 Nov 2010

Montroseite, a vanadium oxide mineral first discovered 60 years ago, could be used as an anode for greener batteries, say Chinese researchers.

Yi Xie and co-workers from the University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, China, synthesised montroseite, which was named after Montrose County in Colorado where it was discovered. The mineral they made shows improved electrochemical properties compared to nanorod electrodes because of its sea urchin-like structure, making it a better anode for aqueous lithium ion batteries.

Montroseite and paramontroseite could be used as anode materials

Lithium ion batteries work by generating electricity through the movement of lithium ions between a negative electrode (anode) and a positive electrode (cathode). Aqueous lithium ion batteries use a water-based electrolyte (a chemical compound that conducts electricity when molten or dissolved in solution) and are a safer and cheaper alternative to electrolyte solutions in standard lithium ion batteries, which can be toxic and flammable. Xie says that aqueous electrolytes have high ion conductivities, which equates to high power densities. These conductivities are about two orders of magnitude higher than those of organic electrolytes, making aqueous lithium ion batteries promising ‘green’ batteries. However, aqueous electrolytes are not as stable as organic electrolytes so the choice of electrode is crucial to the battery’s performance.

To view the full Highlights in Chemical Technology article, please click here: Could ‘nano-urchins’ be the key to greener batteries?

Link to journal article

From synthetic montroseite VOOH to topochemical paramontroseite VO₂ and their applications in aqueous lithium ion batteries
Yang Xu, Lei Zheng and Yi Xie, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 10729
DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00715c

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ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship

05 Nov 2010

ChemComm is delighted to invite nominations for the very first ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship. The lectureship, which will be awarded annually, will recognise an emerging scientist in the early stages of their independent academic career.

Deadline for nominations: 28th February 2011.

Visit the ChemComm blog for more information.

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Sex hormone in cancer warfare

29 Oct 2010

Inactive platinum complexes can be transformed into exciting anticancer compounds by coupling them with testosterone using a quick and simple method, claim UK scientists. This could pave the way for new target specific anticancer drugs.

Platinum compounds cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin are commonly used to treat cancer. But these drugs can only treat a limited number of tumours and some types of cancer are now showing resistance. The drugs are also highly toxic and cause unwanted side effects. Drugs that target the site of disease without harming healthy tissue are better and have been explored by using the sex hormone oestrogen attached to a Pt compound. These target oestrogen receptors which are over-expressed in most breast cancer tumours.

Read more of Carl Saxton’s story on these exciting papers here.

Or read the Dalton Transactions articles for FREE!

An androgenic steroid delivery vector that imparts activity to a non-conventional platinum(II) metallo-drug
Martin Huxley, Carlos Sanchez-Cano, Michael J. Browning, Carmen Navarro-Ranninger, Adoracion G. Quiroga, Alison Rodger and Michael J. Hannon
Dalton Trans., 2010 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00838a

Conjugation of testosterone modifies the interaction of mono-functional cationic platinum(II) complexes with DNA, causing significant alterations to the DNA helix
Carlos Sanchez-Cano, Martin Huxley, Cosimo Ducani, Amal E. Hamad, Michael J. Browning, Carmen Navarro-Ranninger, Adoracion G. Quiroga, Alison Rodger and Michael J. Hannon
Dalton Trans., 2010 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00839g

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Dalton Transactions Poster Prize winner

28 Oct 2010

Congratulations to Koji Yamamoto from the Osaka University in Japan– recent winner of the Dalton Transactions Poster Prize at the 60th JSCC Symposium and the 60th Anniversary Conference on Coordination Chemistry which both took place as parallel sessions in Osaka from the 27th-30th September!

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2nd Dalton Transactions International Symposium

28 Oct 2010

I am delighted to announce details of the 2nd Dalton Transactions International Symposium to be held in Shanghai and Hong Kong in November 2010. This 2010 Symposium follows the very successful Symposium held in China in October 2009. 9 world class presentations (6 at each venue) will be given.

The 2nd Dalton Transactions International Symposium will take place in two venues. 16th November will see the Symposium hosted in Shanghai, as part of the 11th Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Inorganic Synthesis. The Symposium will then move to Hong Kong on 18th November.

Speaker details of both days of the Symposium are:

16th November 2010, in Shanghai:

Lee Cronin – University of Glasgow, UK
Song Gao – Peking University, China
Maochun Hong – Fujian Institute of the Research on the Structure of Matter, China
Lei Jiang – Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Hiroki Oshio – University of Tsukuba, Japan
Annie Powell – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

18th November 2010, in Hong Kong:

Lee Cronin – University of Glasgow, UK
Hiroki Oshio – University of Tsukuba, Japan
Annie Powell – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Wai Yeung Wong – Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Zuowei Xie – Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Vivian Yam – University of Hong Kong, China

More information about the two days of the Symposium can be found here.

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