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Top Ten most accessed Dalton Transactions articles from October to December 2013

14 Mar 2014

During October, November and December, the following articles were the Top Ten most accessed:

Characterization of a versatile organometallic pro-drug (CORM) for experimental CO based therapeutics
João D. Seixas, Abhik Mukhopadhyay, Teresa Santos-Silva, Leo E. Otterbein, David J. Gallo, Sandra S. Rodrigues, Bruno H. Guerreiro, Ana M. L. Gonçalves, Nuno Penacho, Ana R. Marques, Ana C. Coelho, Patrícia M. Reis, Maria J. Romão and Carlos C. Romão  
Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 5985-5998
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32174b

Recent progress in the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles
C. N. R. Rao, H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte, Rakesh Voggu and A. Govindaraj  
Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 5089-5120
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12266a

The phase behaviour of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborates; ionic liquids and ionic liquid crystals
John D. Holbrey and Kenneth R. Seddon  
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 2133-2140
DOI: 10.1039/a902818h

Facile synthesis and excellent recyclable photocatalytic activity of pine cone-like Fe3O4@Cu2O/Cu porous nanocomposites
Haisheng Wang, Yongan Hu, Yang Jiang, Lingguang Qiu, Haibin Wu, Ben Guo, Yuhua Shen, Yang Wang, Ling Zhu and Anjian Xie  
Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 4915-4921
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32290k

Synthesis, structural, photophysical and electrochemical studies of various d-metal complexes of btp [2,6-bis(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine] ligands that give rise to the formation of metallo-supramolecular gels
Joseph P. Byrne, Jonathan A. Kitchen, Oxana Kotova, Vivienne Leigh, Alan P. Bell, John J. Boland, Martin Albrecht and Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson  
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 196-209
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52309h

Templating and structural engineering in organic–inorganic perovskites
David B. Mitzi  
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2001, 1-12
DOI: 10.1039/b007070j

Nitrogen defects from NH3 in rare-earth sesquioxides and ZrO2
Jonathan M. Polfus, Truls Norby and Reidar Haugsrud  
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 132-135
DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01068e

Recent progress in the development of bimetallic photocatalysts for hydrogen generation
Yvonne Halpin, Mary T. Pryce, Sven Rau, Danilo Dini and Johannes G. Vos  
Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 16243-16254
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52319e

Facile synthesis of mononuclear early transition-metal complexes of κ3cyclo-tetrametaphosphate ([P4O12]4−) and cyclo-trimetaphosphate ([P3O9]3−)
Haisheng Wang, Yongan Hu, Yang Jiang, Lingguang Qiu, Haibin Wu, Ben Guo, Yuhua Shen, Yang Wang, Ling Zhu and Anjian Xie  
Dalton Trans., 2013, 43, 1509-1518
DOI: 10.1039/c2dt52526k

Novel platinum(ii) compounds with O,S bidentate ligands: synthesis, characterization, antiproliferative properties and biomolecular interactions
Carolin Mügge, Ruiqi Liu, Helmar Görls, Chiara Gabbiani, Elena Michelucci, Nadine Rüdiger, Joachim H. Clement, Luigi Messori and Wolfgang Weigand  
Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 3072-3086
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt52284a

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HOT articles for December

17 Dec 2013

Ultrasound-driven preparation and pair distribution function-assisted structure solution of a copper-based layered coordination polymer
M. Infas Mohideen, Phoebe K. Allan, Karena W. Chapman, Joseph A. Hriljac and Russell E. Morris  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT53124D

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A calorimetric study of the hydrolysis and peroxide complex formation of the uranyl(VI) ion
Pier Luigi Zanonato, Plinio Di Bernardo and Ingmar Grenthe  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52922C

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Transport properties of CuIn1-xAlxSe2/AZnO heterostructure for low cost thin film photovoltaics
Banavoth Murali and S. B. Krupanidhi  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52515E

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Carbonic anhydrase activity of dinuclear CuII complexes with patellamide model ligands
Peter Comba, Lawrence R. Gahan, Graeme R. Hanson, Marcel Maeder and Michael Westphal  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT53135J

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Iron (II) complexes of ditopic carbanionic carbenes
Rebecca A. Musgrave, Robert S. P. Turbervill, Mark Irwin, Radovan Herchel and Jose M. Goicoechea  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52638K

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Free to access until 3rd January 2014

Water-oxidation catalysis by synthetic manganese oxides – systematic variations of the calcium birnessite theme
Carolin E. Frey, Mathias Wiechen and Philipp Kurz  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52604F

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Ethyl 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate Derivatives of Magnesium and Zinc.  The Effect of Chelation on the Homo- and Copolymerization of Lactide and e-Caprolactone.
Vagulejan Balasanthiran, Malcolm H. Chisholm, Kittisak Choojun and Christopher B. Durr
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52553H 

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Copper-free Sonogashira Cross-coupling Reaction Promoted by Palladium complexes of Nitrogen-containing Chelating Ligand in Neat Water at Room Temperature
Hong Zhong, Jinyun Wang, Liuyi Li and Ruihu Wang  
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52970C 

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HOT articles for November

19 Nov 2013

Modular logic gates: cascading independent logic gates via metal ion signals
Esra Tanriverdi Ecik, Ahmet Atilgan, Ruslan Guliyev, T. Bilal Uyar, Aysegul Gumus and Engin U. Akkaya  
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52375F

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Free to access until 16th December.

Solvent-controlled synthesis of tetranuclear cage-like copper(II) silsesquioxanes. Remarkable features of the cage structures and their high catalytic activity in oxidation with peroxides
Marina S. Dronova, Alexey N. Bilyachenko, Alexey I. Yalymov, Yuriy N. Kozlov, Lidia S. Shul’pina, Alexander A. Korlyukov, Dmitry E. Arkhipov, Mikhail M. Levitsky, Elena S. Shubina and Georgiy B. Shul’pin
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52508B

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A floating macro/mesoporous crystalline anatase TiO2 ceramic with enhanced photocatalytic performance for recalcitrant wastewater degradation
Zipeng Xing, Wei Zhou, Fan Du, Yang Qu, Guohui Tian, Kai Pan, Chungui Tian and Honggang Fu  
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52433G

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Fac and mer isomers of Ru(II) tris(pyrazolyl-pyridine) complexes as models for the vertices of coordination cages: structural characterisation and hydrogen-bonding characteristics
Alexander J. Metherell, William Cullen, Andrew Stephenson, Christopher A. Hunter and Michael D. Ward
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52479E

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 Theoretical studies on concerted versus two steps hydrogen atom transfer reaction by non-heme MnIV/III[double bond, length as m-dash]O complexes: how important is the oxo ligand basicity in the C–H activation step?
Madhavan Jaccob, Azaj Ansari, Bhawana Pandey and Gopalan Rajaraman  
Dalton Trans., 2013,42, 16518-16526
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52290C

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Free to access until 16th December.

Iron(II) complexes of ditopic carbanionic carbenes
Rebecca A. Musgrave, Robert S. P. Turbervill, Mark Irwin, Radovan Herchel and Jose M. Goicoechea
Dalton Trans., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52638K

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HOT articles for October

28 Oct 2013

A new design for nucleolipid-based Ru(III) complexes as anticancer agents
Daniela Montesarchio, Gaetano Mangiapia, Giuseppe Vitiello, Domenica Musumeci, Carlo Irace, Rita Santamaria, Gerardino D’Errico and Luigi Paduano
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52320A

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

2-(1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridylnickel halides: synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior
Erlin Yue, Liping Zhang, Qifeng Xing, Xiao-Ping Cao, Xiang Hao, Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52234B

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

5-Aminotetrazole induces spin crossover in iron(III) pentadentate Schiff base complexes: experimental and theoretical investigations
Radovan Herchel and Zdenek Trávnícek   
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52301B

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

Ferrocene-based multichannel ion-pair recognition receptors
Pedro Molina, Alberto Tárraga and María Alfonso
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52459K

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

Polynuclear copper(II) pyrazolate complexes: temperature-dependent protonolysis reactions, crystal structures and high catalytic activity toward the condensation of nitriles with 2-aminoalcohol
Ling Wang, Bin Guo, Hong-Xi Li, Qi Li, Hai-Yan Li and Jian-Ping Lang
Dalton Trans., 2013,42, 15570-15580
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT51970H

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

Photophysical study of spiro-bifluorene bridged Pt(II), Os(II) and Ir(III) luminescent complexes and supramolecular arrays
Maria Pia Gullo, Julie Batcha Seneclauze, Barbara Ventura, Andrea Barbieri and Raymond Ziessel
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52007B

Free to access until 25 November 2013.

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Articles from around the world: Japan

11 Oct 2012

Matsumoto Castle, Nagano Prefecture. Built in 1504 the castle's origins go back to the Sengoku period

This month we have collected together some of the excellent articles published in Dalton Transactions from Japan, all are free to download until 9th November!

You can also submit your manuscript to our Japanese Editorial Office, managed by Associate Editor Professor Masahiro Yamashita.

  Click here to see the full list of articles

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Organometallics in catalysis: an article collection

29 Aug 2012

Perhaps the most well-known applications of organometallics in catalysis are the Ziegler–Natta catalysts which are used to generate polymers, the catalysts are made up of mixtures of transition metal halides and organo-aluminium complexes. Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta were awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery and development of the catalysts, which today are the most commonly used for the manufacture of polythene.

The esteemed history of organometallics are not to be under-estimated and include Grignard’s reagents, the Heck reaction, Schrock catalysts, Grubbs’ catalysts and the Suzuki Coupling to name just a few. Organometallic compounds have revolutionised science and industry and to keep you up to date with the latest break-through research being made across all areas of organometallics in catalysis, we have made this cross-journal article collection free until the 26th September.

Click here for the full list of free articles

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Talking inorganic chemistry in Toronto

30 Jul 2012
Growing herbs at the University of Toronto

Growing herbs at the University of Toronto

The conference series International Symposium on Advancing the Chemical Sciences was launched in 2010, to celebrate the launch of the RSC’s new flagship journal, Chemical Science. ISACS8 was the eighth meeting in the series, and the second to have a focus on challenges in inorganic and materials chemistry. This year’s meeting was held at the University of Toronto, Canada.

A slight break in some unusually hot weather meant that for our time in Toronto, we were blessed with perfect weather –  neither too hot nor too cold, but just right! The good weather was clearly being utilised by some members of the university , as was evident in the very healthy looking herbs being growing in the courtyard just outside lecture theatre. I was very good, and did not help myself to any (but I was sorely tempted!).

The conference began on the Thursday evening with an extra special event – a lecture by Profesor Joan Valentine , who was recently awarded an RSC Honorary Fellowship. Her award lecture ‘Manganese and superoxide: Curiosity-driven research at the inorganic chemistry-biology interface’, was a perfect way to open the meeting.

During the  next three days, we covered a diverse range of inorganic and materials topics: main group chemistry, materials for chemistry, magnetism, porous materials and catalysis. The conference featured 16 Plenaries, by Warren Piers, Francois Gabbai, Viola Birss, Sossina Haile, Clare Grey, Simon Aldridge, Joe Hupp, George Christou, Russell Morris, Annie Powell, Noritaka Mizuno, Tom Baker, Kyoko Nozaki, Paul Chirik, Roberta Sessoli and William Dichtel.  The conference programme was completed with a number of contributed talks. As you might expect from ISACS conferences, all the talks were of the highest quality. Snippets of information I learnt from the conference are that Uranium is the Jekyll and Hyde of the Periodic Table, Chemical Science Editors work on Christmas Eve and that we need about 80 of the elements to live our lives.

One of the social highlights of the meeting for me was the speakers’ dinner, held  at the top of the CN Tower. With great food and stunning views, the evening was an excellent way to round off the first full day of the conference.  The conference was a good size ( about 150 delegates) and this  allowed many opportunities to meet new friends and catch up with old ones at the poster sessions, coffee/tea breaks and lunchtimes.  It was good to see a number of people at the conference who I have not seen for a while, including previous Dalton Transactions Development Editor, Anna Roffey, who left the Editorial Office to study for a PhD at UCL, UK over a year ago!

Many thanks to the organisers for arranging a great meeting, in particular local host Doug Stephan and Rachel Thompson from RSC, who in addition to ensuring a well organised meeting, also ensured that we had plenty of sweet treats to keep us going though the day (I have never seen so many cookies…)

Read some articles by the Plenary speakers by following the links below:

Probing the influence of steric bulk on anion binding by triarylboranes: comparative studies of FcB(o-Tol)2, FcB(o-Xyl)2 and FcBMes2, Inke Siewert, Philip Fitzpatrick, Alexander E. J. Broomsgrove, Michael Kelly, Dragoslav Vidovic and Simon Aldridge Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 10345 DOI=10.1039/C1DT10185D

Cyclisation of α,ω-dienes promoted by bis(indenyl)zirconium sandwich and ansa-titanocene dinitrogen complexes, Doris Pun, Donald J. Knobloch, Emil Lobkovsky and Paul J. Chirik Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 7737 DOI=10.1039/C1DT10149H

“Squaring the clusters”: a MnIII4NiII4 molecular square from nickel(II)-induced structural transformation of a MnII/III/IV12 cage Dimitris I. Alexandropoulos, Manolis J. Manos, Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou, Shreya Mukherjee, Anastasios J. Tasiopoulos, Spyros P. Perlepes, George Christou and Theocharis C. Stamatatos Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 4744 DOI=10.1039/C2DT00030J

Structural and dynamical aspects of alkylammonium salts of a silicodecatungstate as heterogeneous epoxidation catalysts Sayaka Uchida, Keigo Kamata, Yoshiyuki Ogasawara, Megumi Fujita and Noritaka Mizuno Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article, DOI=10.1039/C2DT30492A

Metal–organic frameworks for the storage and delivery of biologically active hydrogen sulfide Phoebe K. Allan, Paul S. Wheatley, David Aldous, M. Infas Mohideen, Chiu Tang, Joseph A. Hriljac, Ian L. Megson, Karena W. Chapman, Guy De Weireld, Sebastian Vaesen and Russell E. Morris Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 4060 DOI=10.1039/C2DT12069K

Using the flexible ligand bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino–tris (hydroxymethyl)methane (“bis–tris”) to access a family of 3d–4f MnIII4Ln4 complexes Amin Khan, Yanhua Lan, George E. Kostakis, Christopher E. Anson and Annie K. Powell Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 8333 DOI=10.1039/C2DT30127J

Magnetic and optical bistability in tetrairon(III) single molecule magnets functionalized with azobenzene groups Thazhe Kootteri Prasad, Giordano Poneti, Lorenzo Sorace, Maria Jesus Rodriguez-Douton, Anne-Laure Barra, Petr Neugebauer, Luca Costantino, Roberta Sessoli and Andrea Cornia Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 8368 DOI=10.1039/C2DT30172E

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3rd Dalton Transactions International Symposium – Bioinorganic Chemistry

01 Dec 2011

Banner for Dalton Transactions Symposium

The 3rd Dalton Transactions International Symposium was held at Osaka University and International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) at Kyushu University, Japan from the 14th-16th November. The aim of the event was to bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the exciting and ever expanding subject of bioinorganic chemistry and the symposium certainly delivered!

The conference began at Osaka University with a lecture titled ‘Reactivity of Mononuclear Copper Active-Oxygen Complexes’, by Shinobu Itoh (Osaka University) who examined the catalytic mechanism of the copper monooxygenases. This was followed by an overview of ligand design and metal complexes for use as diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents by Chris Orvig (University of British Columbia, Canada). Shun Hirota (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) gave an insightful look into ‘Structural Changes of Metalloproteins and Metal-Peptide Complexes’ before we briefly broke for lunch. Rejuvenated, Erwin Reisner (University of Cambridge, UK) spoke on solar fuel-producing hybrid systems and the prospects for replacing enzymes with synthetic catalysts, he was followed by Takashi Hayashi (Osaka University) speaking on the ‘Construction of Supramolecular Hemoprotein Self-Assembly Systems’. Nils Metzler-Nolte (Ruhr University, Germany) began the final session of the day with a talk on ’Bioorganometallic Chemistry: Synthetic Strategies and Biomedical Applications for Metal-Peptide Bioconjugates’ with some interesting results on cell delivery and organelle localisation. The day in Osaka was then concluded by Kazuya Kikuchi (Osaka University) discussing his work into designing fluorogenetic labelling systems.

Professors Seiji Ogo, Yoshio Hisaeda, Tsutomu Katsuki and Dr Jamie Humphrey

Professor Seiji Ogo, Professor Yoshio Hisaeda, Dr Jamie Humphrey and Professor Tsutomu Katsuki enjoying dinner in Fukuoka

The Symposium then moved onto Fukuoka on Kyushu island, to 12CNER at Kyushu University, where the day was opened with a welcome by the Director of 12CNER, Professor Petros Sofronis. The scientific sessions began with Seiji Ogo (I2CNER, Kyushu University), who discussed his research into an [NiFe]hydrogenase mimic as a potential catalyst for electron extraction from hydrogen. Research into a range of novel nanomaterials containing Vitamin B12 activity was then discussed by Yoshio Hisaeda (Kyushu University). The bioinspired system his team have developed works under irradiation with visible light and can be applied to the degradation of organic halide pollutants. Chris Orvig, Erwin Reisner and Nils Metzler-Nolte were able to maximise their contribution to the symposium by joining us again at Kyushu University and sharing their expertise in their fields. The event was then rounded off by two excellent discussions; Yoshinori Naruta’s (Kyushu University) lecture on ‘Oxygen Activation with Bio-Inspired Molecular Catalysts’ and ‘Oxygen Atom Transfer and Dehydrogenation Reactions using Molecular Oxygen as Oxidant’ presented by Tsutomu Katsuki (Kyushu University).

The symposium was a great event for which we owe much thanks and gratitude to the local hosts, in particular Dalton Transactions Regional Associate Editor Shinobu Itoh, in Osaka and Advisory Board member Profesor Seiji Ogo in Fukuoka and all the speakers.  For more information about the symposium, including a full programme about the 2 day event see the website.

On the topicof one of the topics covered by the Symposium, next year Dalton Transactions will be publishing a themed issue ‘Application of inorganic chemistry for non-cancer therapeutics’, with guest editor Professor Kathy Franz (Duke University, NC, USA).

Some recent Dalton Perspectives which may also be of interest include

Approaches to efficient molecular catalyst systems for photochemical H2 production using [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site mimics, Mei Wang, Lin Chen, Xueqiang Li and Licheng Sun, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11166C

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

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Gaseous silanetriols: partners or loners?

24 Nov 2011

Silanetriols are compounds of the general formula Si(OH)3R which readily form polysiloxanes by condensation, by substituting R for condensation resistant ligands a range of crystal structures have been identified for different solid state silanetriol compounds. Norbert W. Mitzel and colleagues have been investigating the intermolecular forces of gaseous silanetriols, the first investigation of its kind, with the aim of discovering if tert-butylsilanetriol [tBuSi(OH)3] dimerises via H-bonds or remains monomeric when in the gas state.

 

Intrigued? To find out more about the teams findings, including the taste of their silanetriol, read the full HOT article which is free to access until the 20th of December

Silanetriols in the gas phase: single molecules vs. hydrogen-bonded dimers

Stefan Spirk, Raphael J. F. Berger, Christian G. Reuter, Rudolf Pietschnig and Norbert W. Mitzel
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11740H, Communication

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Professor Philip Mountford announced as new Dalton Transactions Editorial Board Chair

10 Nov 2011
Professor Philip Mountford

Professor Philip Mountford

We are delighted and thrilled to announce that Professor Philip Mountford, from the University of Oxford, UK, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Dalton Transactions Editorial Board, with effect from 1st January 2012.

Philip’s research interests centre around studies of the bonding and stoichiometric and catalytic reactivity of organometallic and related compounds of the early transition and lanthanide metals, and, more recently, the alkaline earth metals. This research has a particular emphasis on compounds with metal-nitrogen multiple bonds, olefin polymerization and ring-opening polymerization towards “green” polymers. Philip is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a past recent recipient of the RSC’s Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship. He has been a Visiting Professor at several European universities and recently served as Acting Head of Inorganic Chemistry in Oxford.

Of his forthcoming role, Philip says: “I am delighted and honored to be taking over from Chris Orvig as Chair of the Editorial Board of Dalton Transactions at such an exciting time in the journal’s history. During my period as Chair, I will strive, together with Jamie Humphrey and the RSC editorial team, the Editorial Board and the Advisory Board, to not only maintain but to exceed Dalton Transactions’ current position and its reputation for quality papers, fair and robust refereeing, excellent technical support and impressive submission to publication times.”

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chair, Professor Chris Orvig, who has successfully led the Editorial Board through a period of significant achivements for the journal.  Chris’ term of office finishes at the end of 2011.

Read some of Philip Mountford’s recently published articles by following the links below:

The First Group 4 Metal Bis(imido) and Tris(imido) Complexes†
Andrew Schwarz, A J Nielson, Philip Mountford and Nikolas Kaltsoyannis
Chem. Sci., 2011, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C1SC00786F

Titanium alkoxyimido (Ti=N–OR) complexes: reductive N–O bond cleavage at the boundary between hydrazide and peroxide ligands
Andrew D. Schwarz, Ainara Nova, Eric Clot and Philip Mountford
Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4926-4928
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10862J
Low-coordinate rare-earth complexes of the asymmetric 2,4-di-tert-butylphenolate ligand prepared by redox transmetallation/protolysis reactions, and their reactivity towards ring-opening polymerisation
Lawrence Clark, Glen B. Deacon, Craig M. Forsyth, Peter C. Junk, Philip Mountford and Josh P. Townley
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6693-6704
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00023J

Synthesis and ethylene trimerisation capability of new chromium(II) and chromium(III) heteroscorpionate complexes
Alexander F. R. Kilpatrick, Shaneesh Vadake Kulangara, Michael G. Cushion, Robbert Duchateau and Philip Mountford
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 3653-3664
DOI: 10.1039/B926333K

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