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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.

Dalton Transactions is publishing a themed issue dedicated to the inorganic contribution to radiopharmaceutical chemistry entitled “Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging and Therapy”. This issue is to be Guest Editored by Professor Stephen Faulkner (Oxford University) and Professor Nick Long (Imperial College London).

Radiopharmaceuticals have already made an enormous contribution to the diagnosis and therapy of disease. Rapid development of the field continues, with important new approaches to targeting, bioconjugation and control of biological kinetics as well as through the application and purification of new radioisotopes, the development of new experimental techniques and the application of radioisotopes in multimodal imaging.

The time seems right to highlight and review these developments, and to present them in a single issue to the wider community of inorganic chemists. With this themed issue on radiopharmaceutical chemistry, we are aiming to highlight contributions from leading experts of the field, illustrating the scope of these new developments and analysing their potential in detail. 

Submission Deadline: 15 October 2010

Submissions, either communications or full papers, should be high-quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research. To submit a manuscript for this themed issue please use our online submission service.

For further information about this issue please contact us at Dalton@rsc.org.