January 2014 – NJC Blog

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Fluorescent carbon dots from office waste printer paper

30 Jan 2014

Professor Boxue Feng and his co-workers from Lanzhou University in China present a creative idea for the recycling of waste paper.

In their NJC Letter, they report a simple synthesis of water-soluble, fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) from waste paper as the carbon source via hydrothermal process at 180°C. They showed that the as-prepared CDs exhibit strong luminescence properties, good photostability, high photoluminescence quantum yield and fairly low toxicity. The green method described in this study indicates the potential applications of such prepared CDs in the field of bio-imaging.

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Simple one-step synthesis of water-soluble fluorescent carbon dots from waste paper

By Jumeng Wei, Xin Zhang, Yingzhuo Sheng, Jianmin Shen, Peng Huang, Shikuan Guo, Jiaqi Pan, Bitao Liu and Boxue Feng ; New J. Chem., 2014, Advance Article; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01325A, Letter

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Hot articles for January

23 Jan 2014

Here are the latest Hot Articles published in NJC, recommended by referees. All are free to access for next 4 weeks!

Using gel morphology to control pore shape by Jonathan A. Foster, David W. Johnson, Mark-Oliver M. Pipenbrock and Jonathan W. Steed ; New J. Chem., 2014. DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01295F, Paper

Alkyl substituent effects in photochemical and thermal reactions of photochromic thiophene-S,S-dioxidized diarylethenes by Hiroaki Shoji, Daichi Kitagawa and Seiya Kobatake; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01246H

Enhancement of hydroxyl radical generation of a solid state photo-Fenton reagent based on magnetite/carboxylate-rich carbon composites by embedding carbon nanotubes as electron transfer channels by Tingting Han, Lingling Qu, Zhijun Luo, Xiangyang Wu and Daoxiao Zhang ; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00959A

Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of phenylenevinylenequinoline macromolecules by Reyes Flores-Noria, Rosa Vázquez, Eduardo Arias, Ivana Moggio, Marlene Rodríguez, Ronald F. Ziolo, Oliverio Rodríguez, Dean R. Evans and Carl Liebig; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01193C

Recoverable Cu/SiO₂ composite-catalysed click synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles in water media by Cátia Schwartz Radatz, Liliana do Amaral Soares, Estéfano Roberto Vieira, Diego Alves, Dennis Russowsky and Paulo Henrique Schneider; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01167D

Arsinous acid as a thiol binding group: potential cysteine peptide tagging functionality that binds a single thiol by Xiaofei Liang and Dale G. Drueckhammer; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01462B

PEDOT nanostructures synthesized in hexagonal mesophases by Srabanti Ghosh, Hynd Remita, Laurence Ramos, Alexandre Dazzi, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Patricia Beaunier, Fabrice Goubard, Pierre-Henri Aubert, Francois Brisset and Samy Remita; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01349A

Calcination-influenced interfacial structures and gas-sensing properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube–tin oxide p–n heterojunctions by Yong Jia, Pei-Yun Wu, Yin-Ping Jiang, Qun-Ying Zhang, Shuang-Sheng Zhou, Fang Fang and Dai-Yin Peng; New J. Chem., 2014; DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01280H

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NJC call-for-papers: Suprabio themed issue

17 Jan 2014

Bioinspired systems in supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology

Supramolecular systems involving bio and/or bioinspired molecules offer an alternative route for the fabrication of nano-objects. Recent advances in such systems should lead to progress in molecular sensing, controlled release, signaling, etc., and to new developments in numerous fields ranging from soft materials to medicinal chemistry. A good number of supramolecular assemblies featuring natural and/or synthetic molecules are now available.

This themed issue will focus on all aspects regarding the description of new approaches and methodologies, which can usefully be applied to the exploration of bio and/or bioinspired supramolecular systems. Research papers and reviews dealing with the presented fields are welcome for the preparation of this themed issue of the New Journal of Chemistry.

Scope
Biomolecules and their synthetic analogues forming supramolecular systems. Recent progress in the area of bio-inspired materials and/or colloids based on biomolecules and/or bio-inspired derivatives such as nucleosides, nucleotides, oligonucleotides, aminoacids, peptides, lipids, sugars, etc. Smart self-assemblies, nanosystems, biosensors, bioimaging tools, etc.

Guest Editors
Professor Mark Grinstaff (Boston University, USA)
Dr Michel Camplo (University Aix-Marseille, France)
Dr Jean-Manuel Raimundo (University Aix-Marseille, France)
Professor Philippe Barthélémy (INSERM, University of Bordeaux, France)

How to submit and deadline
Contributions to this themed issue are to be made through the NJC manuscript submission website.
• Please clearly indicate in the comments to editor that the contribution is intended for the “Suprabio” themed issue.
• Please select the correct format for your contribution. These are defined in the table below. More details are given in the January 2014 editorial.
• All contributions will undergo the usual evaluation process.
Download the January 2014 editorial for more information.

The deadline to submit is May 7, 2014.
Contributions received after this date will be considered but inclusion of late papers in the themed issue is not guaranteed.

For further information:
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Announcing the 2014 NJC Symposia in Sweden

17 Jan 2014

2014 NJC Symposia: New Directions in Chemistry

Following on 2012’s NJC Symposia in 3 Chinese cities, NJC editorial board members and editors will be travelling to Sweden for two 2014 NJC Symposia: New Directions in Chemistry. Each one-day symposium will feature presentations by NJC editorial board members and invited guest speakers.

Please join us and meet... 
Members of the NJC Editorial Board who will be participating in the 2014 NJC Symposia are:
Co-Editor-in-Chief Professor Mir Wais HOSSEINI (University of Strasbourg, France)
Associate Editor Professor Jaïrton DUPONT (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Associate Editor Professor Peter JUNK (James Cook University, Australia)
Professor Len BARBOUR (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Professor Debbie CRANS (Colorado State University, USA)
Professor Odile EISENSTEIN (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Professor Christina MOBERG (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)
Professor Sijbren OTTO (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Professor Dai-Wen PANG (Wuhan University, China)
NJC Managing Editor Dr Denise PARENT (CNRS, Montpellier, France) will also be present.

Dates:
May 21 at the KTH in Stockholm (Host: Professor Christina MOBERG)
May 23 at Lund University (Host: Professor Ola WENDT)

Full details and the scientific programs will be available soon. Please check this blog in the coming weeks.

These symposia are free and open to all interested persons.
We all look forward to meeting you in Stockholm or Lund in May!

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NJC Issue 1 out now

06 Jan 2014

We welcome you to NJC’s first issue of 2014. The new year gets off to a good start with the publication of high-quality, original and significant research works that display nanomaterials, ab initio calculations, biocatalysts, soft materials and much more.

The outside front cover highlights a Focus article from Riccardo Marega and Davide Bonifazi (University of Namur, Brussels, and University of Trieste, Italy) that was aimed at presenting the most significant examples in which carbon nanotubes, hosting suitable molecular species in their hollow cavity, are used for bioimaging and drug delivery applications.

“Filling carbon nanotubes for nanobiotechnological applications”, Riccardo Marega and Davide Bonifazi, New J. Chem., 2014, 38, 22-2. DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ01008B.

NJC issue 1, 2014 inside front cover was produced by Jean-Cyrille Hierso (Université de Bourgogne, France), Peter R. Schreiner (Justus-Liebig-Universität, Germany), and co-workers. In this Perspective article, the authors provide an overview of the (poly)functionalization of face-fused adamantane cages (i.e., diamondoids) and their applications in fields such as organocatalysis, polymers, molecular electronics and mechanics.

“Diamondoids: functionalization and subsequent applications of perfectly defined molecular cage hydrocarbons”, Maria A. Gunawan, Jean-Cyrille Hierso, Didier Poinsot, Andrey A. Fokin, Natalie A. Fokina, Boryslav A. Tkachenko and Peter R. Schreiner, New J. Chem., 2014, 38, 28-41. DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00535F.

You can access and read the whole issue available online at: NJC 2014, Issue 1. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

We wish you a happy new year 2014!

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