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ChemComm Feature Articles
Feature Articles are peer-reviewed articles written specifically for the wide-ranging readership of ChemComm with the intention to provide an up-to-date account of research in a particular field. In general, one or more Feature Articles appear in each issue of the journal.
Reactions over catalysts confined in carbon nanotubes
Xiulian Pan and Xinhe Bao, Chem. Commun., 2008, 6271
DOI: 10.1039/b810994j
The effects of hydrogen bonds on metal-mediated O2 activation and related processes
Ryan L. Shook and A. S. Borovik, Chem. Commun., 2008, 6095
DOI: 10.1039/b810957e
Surgery of fullerenes
Michihisa Murata, Yasujiro Murata and Koichi Komatsu, Chem. Commun., 2008, 6083
DOI: 10.1039/b811738a
Coordination-driven self-assembly of functionalized supramolecular metallacycles
Brian H. Northrop, Hai-Bo Yang and Peter J. Stang, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5896
DOI: 10.1039/b811712h
Evolution of multi-component anion relay chemistry (ARC): construction of architecturally complex natural and unnatural products
Amos B. Smith, III and William M. Wuest, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5883
DOI: 10.1039/b810394a
New chemical and biological applications of fluorous technologies
Wei Zhang and Chun Cai, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5686
DOI: 10.1039/b812433g
Novel strategies for the site-specific covalent labelling of nucleic acids
Samuel H. Weisbrod and Andreas Marx, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5675
DOI: 10.1039/b809528k
1-Azadienes in cycloaddition and multicomponent reactions towards N-heterocycles
Bas Groenendaal, Eelco Ruijter and Romano V. A. Orru, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5474
DOI: 10.1039/b809206k
Design of chiral bifunctional secondary amine catalysts for asymmetric enamine catalysis
Taichi Kano and Keiji Maruoka, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5465
DOI: 10.1039/b809301f
Stacking of double bonds for photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reactions in the solid state
Mangayarkarasi Nagarathinam, Abdul Malik Puthan Peedikakkal and Jagadese J. Vittal, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5277
DOI: 10.1039/b809136f
Dendrimer design using CuI-catalyzed alkyne–azide 
click-chemistry
Grégory Franc and Ashok Kakkar, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5267
DOI: 10.1039/b809870k
99m-Technetium carbohydrate conjugates as potential agents in molecular imaging
Meryn L. Bowen and Chris Orvig, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5077
DOI: 10.1039/b809365b
Functional biomimetic models for the active site in the respiratory enzyme cytochrome c oxidase
James P. Collman and Richard A. Decréau, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5065
DOI: 10.1039/b808070b
Phosphorus–olefin chelation in coordinated atropisomeric chiral auxiliaries
Paul S. Pregosin, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4875
DOI: 10.1039/b807655c
Electron transfer in pristine and functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes
Matteo Iurlo, Demis Paolucci, Massimo Marcaccio and Francesco Paolucci, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4867
DOI: 10.1039/b809285k
Kagome network compounds and their novel magnetic properties
Swapan K. Pati and C. N. R. Rao, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4683
DOI: 10.1039/b807207h
Computational and experimental tools in solving some mechanistic problems in the chemistry of Fischer carbene complexes
Miguel A. Sierra, Israel Fernández and Fernando P. Cossío, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4671
DOI: 10.1039/b807806h
Heterocalixaromatics, new generation macrocyclic host molecules in supramolecular chemistry
Mei-Xiang Wang, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4541
DOI: 10.1039/b809287g
Synthetic indole, carbazole, biindole and indolocarbazole-based receptors: applications in anion complexation and sensing
Philip A. Gale, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4525
DOI: 10.1039/b809508f
Activatable imaging probes with amplified fluorescent signals
Seulki Lee, Kyeongsoon Park, Kwangmeyung Kim, Kuiwon Choi and Ick Chan Kwon, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4250
DOI: 10.1039/b806854m
Chemogenetic protein engineering: an efficient tool for the optimization of artificial metalloenzymes
Anca Pordea and Thomas R. Ward, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4239
DOI: 10.1039/b806652c
Dinuclear chiral vanadium catalysts for oxidative coupling of 2-naphthols via a dual activation mechanism
Shinobu Takizawa, Tomomi Katayama and Hiroaki Sasai, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4113
DOI: 10.1039/b806016a
Binaphthol-derived phosphoric acid as a versatile catalyst for enantioselective carbon–carbon bond forming reactions
Masahiro Terada, Chem. Commun., 2008, 4097
DOI: 10.1039/b807577h
Chemical communication by behaviour-guiding olfactory signals
L. Gunnar W. Bergström, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3959
DOI: 10.1039/b712681f
Synthetic applications of carbolithiation transformations
Anne-Marie L. Hogan and Donal F. O
Shea, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3839
DOI: 10.1039/b805595e
Oligoarenes as molecular backbones of catalysts: synthesis and applications
Kei Manabe and Shunpei Ishikawa, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3829
DOI: 10.1039/b807779g
High-definition self-assemblies driven by the hydrophobic effect: synthesis and properties of a supramolecular nanocapsule
Simin Liu and Bruce C. Gibb, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3709
DOI: 10.1039/b805446k
Phosphate esters as tunable reagents in organic synthesis
Stefano Protti and Maurizio Fagnoni, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3611
DOI: 10.1039/b801888j
C4-bound imidazolylidenes: from curiosities to high-impact carbene ligands
Martin Albrecht, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3601
DOI: 10.1039/b806924g
RAFT polymerization: an avenue to functional polymeric micelles for drug delivery
Martina Heide Stenzel, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3486
DOI: 10.1039/b805464a
Catalytic DNA (deoxyribozymes) for synthetic applications—current abilities and future prospects
Scott K. Silverman, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3467
DOI: 10.1039/b807292m
E factors, green chemistry and catalysis: an odyssey
Roger A. Sheldon, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3352
DOI: 10.1039/b803584a
Modelling room temperature ionic liquids
B. L. Bhargava, Sundaram Balasubramanian and Michael L. Klein, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3339
DOI: 10.1039/b805384g
Nickel-catalysed reactions with trialkylboranes and silacyclobutanes
Koji Hirano, Hideki Yorimitsu and Koichiro Oshima, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3234
DOI: 10.1039/b803172j
Cobalt-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions
Corinne Gosmini, Jeanne-Marie Bégouin and Aurélien Moncomble, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3221
DOI: 10.1039/b805142a
Transition metal-catalyzed three-component coupling of allenes and the related allylation reactions
Masilamani Jeganmohan and Chien-Hong Cheng, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3101
DOI: 10.1039/b800440d
Synthesis and reactivity of functionalized cycloheptatrienyl–cyclopentadienyl sandwich complexes
Matthias Tamm, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3089
DOI: 10.1039/b802289e
Nitroalkanes as new, ideal precursors for the synthesis of benzene derivatives
Roberto Ballini, Alessandro Palmieri and Luciano Barboni, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2975
DOI: 10.1039/b800941d
Organic semiconductors based on small molecules with thermally or photochemically removable groups
Hiroko Yamada, Tetsuo Okujima and Noboru Ono, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2957
DOI: 10.1039/b719964c
Nature of biological water: a femtosecond study
Kankan Bhattacharyya, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2848
DOI: 10.1039/b800278a
The bioinorganic chemistry and associated immunology of chronic beryllium disease
Brian L. Scott, T. Mark McCleskey, Anu Chaudhary, Elizabeth Hong-Geller and S. Gnanakaran, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2837
DOI: 10.1039/b718746g
Ruthenium–indenylidene complexes: powerful tools for metathesis transformations
Fabien Boeda, Hervé Clavier and Steven P. Nolan, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2726
DOI: 10.1039/b718287b
Molecules and crystals with both icosahedral and cubic symmetry
Jorge Echeverría, David Casanova, Miquel Llunell, Pere Alemany and Santiago Alvarez, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2717
DOI: 10.1039/b719615f
Electrochemical parameters and techniques in drug development, with an emphasis on quinones and related compounds
Elizabeth Anne Hillard, Fabiane Caxico de Abreu, Danielle Cristhina Melo Ferreira, Gérard Jaouen, Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart and Christian Amatore, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2612
DOI: 10.1039/b718116g
Peptide/protein–polymer conjugates: synthetic strategies and design concepts
Marc A. Gauthier and Harm-Anton Klok, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2591
DOI: 10.1039/b719689j
Asymmetric catalysis with bifunctional cinchona alkaloid-based urea and thiourea organocatalysts
Stephen J. Connon, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2499
DOI: 10.1039/b719249e
Anion–arene adducts: C–H hydrogen bonding, anion–
interaction, and carbon bonding motifs
Benjamin P. Hay and Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2417
DOI: 10.1039/b800055g
para-Acylcalix[n]arenes: from molecular to macroscopic assemblies
Anthony W. Coleman, Said Jebors, Patrick Shahgaldian, Gennady S. Ananchenko and John A. Ripmeester, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2291
DOI: 10.1039/b717495k
Luminescent complexes beyond the platinum group: the d10 avenue
Andrea Barbieri, Gianluca Accorsi and Nicola Armaroli, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2185
DOI: 10.1039/b716650h
Boron complexes of porphyrins and related polypyrrole ligands: unexpected chemistry for both boron and the porphyrin
Penelope J. Brothers, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2090
DOI: 10.1039/b714894a
Monitoring the dissolution process of metals in the gas phase: reactions of nanoscale Al and Ga metal atom clusters and their relationship to similar metalloid clusters
Ralf Burgert and Hansgeorg Schnöckel, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2075
DOI: 10.1039/b801224e
Chromonic liquid crystals: properties and applications as functional materials
Suk-Wah Tam-Chang and Liming Huang, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1957
DOI: 10.1039/b714319b
Functionalization of polyoxometalates: towards advanced applications in catalysis and materials science
Anna Proust, René Thouvenot and Pierre Gouzerh, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1837
DOI: 10.1039/b715502f
Recent progress in the immobilization of catalysts for selective oxidation in the liquid phase
Luc Alaerts, Joos Wahlen, Pierre A. Jacobs and Dirk E. De Vos, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1727
DOI: 10.1039/b715691j
Solid-state NMR studies of weak interactions in supramolecular systems
Michele R. Chierotti and Roberto Gobetto, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1621
DOI: 10.1039/b711551b
Chemical modifications of AFM tips for the study of molecular recognition events
Régis Barattin and Normand Voyer, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1513
DOI: 10.1039/b614328h
Central-ring functionalization and application of the rigid, aromatic, and H-shaped pentiptycene scaffold
Jye-Shane Yang and Jyu-Lun Yan, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1501
DOI: 10.1039/b713428m
Nanocrystal-micelle: synthesis, self-assembly and application
Hongyou Fan, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1383
DOI: 10.1039/b711251n
Polymer assisted deposition
Anthony K. Burrell, T. Mark McCleskey and Q. X. Jia, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1271
DOI: 10.1039/b712910f
Recent advances in chiral phosphine–silver(I) complex-catalyzed asymmetric reactions
Akira Yanagisawa and Takayoshi Arai, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1165
DOI: 10.1039/b717104h
Nanocrystalline gold and gold palladium alloy catalysts for chemical synthesis
Graham J. Hutchings, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1148
DOI: 10.1039/b712305c
Aqueous self-assembly of aromatic rod building blocks
Ja-Hyoung Ryu, Dong-Je Hong and Myongsoo Lee, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1043
DOI: 10.1039/b713737k
The quest for secondary structure in chiral dendrimers
Susan E. Gibson and Jacob T. Rendell, Chem. Commun., 2008, 922
DOI: 10.1039/b712298e
Synergistic effect of binary component ligands in chiral catalyst library engineering for enantioselective reactions
Kuiling Ding, Chem. Commun., 2008, 909
DOI: 10.1039/b710668h
How to achieve self-assembly in polar solvents based on specific interactions? Some general guidelines
Thomas Rehm and Carsten Schmuck, Chem. Commun., 2008, 801
DOI: 10.1039/b710951m
Materials for hydrogen storage: current research trends and perspectives
Annemieke W. C. van den Berg and Carlos Otero Areán, Chem. Commun., 2008, 668
DOI: 10.1039/b712576n
Basic instinct: design, synthesis and evaluation of (+)-sparteine surrogates for asymmetric synthesis
Peter O'Brien, Chem. Commun., 2008, 655
DOI: 10.1039/b711420f
Chemical sensing and imaging with metallic nanorods
Catherine J. Murphy, Anand M. Gole, Simona E. Hunyadi, John W. Stone, Patrick N. Sisco, Alaaldin Alkilany, Brian E. Kinard and Patrick Hankins, Chem. Commun., 2008, 544
DOI: 10.1039/b711069c
Organometallic complexes as anion hosts
Julio Pérez and Lucía Riera, Chem. Commun., 2008, 533
DOI: 10.1039/b711910k
The combination of transition metal ions and hydrogen-bonding interactions
Daniela Natale and Juan C. Mareque-Rivas, Chem. Commun., 2008, 425
DOI: 10.1039/b709650j
Molecular recognition in homogeneous transition metal catalysis: a biomimetic strategy for high selectivity
Siddartha Das, Gary W. Brudvig and Robert H. Crabtree, Chem. Commun., 2008, 413
DOI: 10.1039/b710355g
Crystal engineering with urea and thiourea hydrogen-bonding groups
Radu Custelcean, Chem. Commun., 2008, 295
DOI: 10.1039/b708921j
Constructing magnetic molecular solids by employing three-atom ligands as bridges
Xin-Yi Wang, Zhe-Ming Wang and Song Gao, Chem. Commun., 2008, 281
DOI: 10.1039/b708122g
Asymmetrical supramolecular interactions as basis for complex responsive macromolecular architectures
Richard Hoogenboom, David Fournier and Ulrich S. Schubert, Chem. Commun., 2008, 155
DOI: 10.1039/b706855g
Biochemical applications of ultrathin films of enzymes, polyions and DNA
James F. Rusling, Eli G. Hvastkovs, Dominic O. Hull and John B. Schenkman, Chem. Commun., 2008, 141
DOI: 10.1039/b709121b
Trichlorogallium and trialkylgalliums in organic synthesis
Masahiko Yamaguchi and Yoshio Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 2008, 35
DOI: 10.1039/b710136h
Strapped and other topographically nonplanar calixpyrrole analogues. Improved anion receptors
Chang-Hee Lee, Hidekazu Miyaji, Dae-Wi Yoon and Jonathan L. Sessler, Chem. Commun., 2008, 24
DOI: 10.1039/b713183f
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