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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.
Expanding the scope of transformations of organoboron species: carbon–carbon bond formation with retention of configuration
Cathleen M. Crudden, Ben W. Glasspoole and Christopher J. Lata, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6704
DOI: 10.1039/b911537d
Organocatalytic reactions in water
Monika Raj and Vinod K. Singh, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6687
DOI: 10.1039/b910861k
The long-overlooked enzymology of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase-independent pathway for virulence-conferring siderophore biosynthesis
Daniel Oves-Costales, Nadia Kadi and Gregory L. Challis, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6530
DOI: 10.1039/b913092f
Animal silks: their structures, properties and artificial production
Chengjie Fu, Zhengzhong Shao and Vollrath Fritz, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6515
DOI: 10.1039/b911049f
Squaraine dyes in molecular recognition and self-assembly
Johnathan J. McEwen and Karl J. Wallace, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6339
DOI: 10.1039/b909572a
Discovery and early development of squaraine rotaxanes
Jeremiah J. Gassensmith, Jeffrey M. Baumes and Bradley D. Smith, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6329
DOI: 10.1039/b911064j
Amide-based bifunctional organocatalysts in asymmetric reactions
Xiaohua Liu, Lili Lin and Xiaoming Feng, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6145
DOI: 10.1039/b913411e
Enantiopure sulfoxides: recent applications in asymmetric synthesis
M. Carmen Carreño, Gloria Hernández-Torres, María Ribagorda and Antonio Urbano, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6129
DOI: 10.1039/b908043k
Probing molecular chirality by CD-sensitive dimeric metalloporphyrin hosts
Nina Berova, Gennaro Pescitelli, Ana G. Petrovic and Gloria Proni, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5958
DOI: 10.1039/b909582a
Controlling phase and morphology of inorganic nanostructures originated from the internal crystal structure
Changzheng Wu and Yi Xie, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5943
DOI: 10.1039/b910965j
Solid-state interactions of calixarenes with biorelevant molecules
Oksana Danylyuk and Kinga Suwinska, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5799
DOI: 10.1039/b910331g
Chiral Pd aqua complex-catalyzed asymmetric C–C bond-forming reactions: a Brønsted acid–base cooperative system
Mikiko Sodeoka and Yoshitaka Hamashima, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5787
DOI: 10.1039/b911015a
Interrupting the Nazarov reaction: domino and cascade processes utilizing cyclopentenyl cations
Tina N. Grant, Curtis J. Rieder and Frederick G. West, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5676
DOI: 10.1039/b908515g
Application of REDOR NMR in natural product chemistry
Shigeru Matsuoka and Masayuki Inoue, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5664
DOI: 10.1039/b910230b
Recent extensions of the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction
Guang-Ning Ma, Jia-Jun Jiang, Min Shi and Yin Wei, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5496
DOI: 10.1039/b909405a
Triarylamine: a promising core unit for efficient photovoltaic materials
Zhijun Ning and He Tian, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5483
DOI: 10.1039/b908802d
Recent development of reactions with 
-diazocarbonyl compounds as nucleophiles
Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5350
DOI: 10.1039/b908378b
Immunotherapy for cancer: synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccines
Therese Buskas, Pamela Thompson and Geert-Jan Boons, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5335
DOI: 10.1039/b908664c
Quantum dots luminescence enhancement due to illumination with UV/Vis light
Carolina Carrillo-Carrión, Soledad Cárdenas, Bartolomé M. Simonet and Miguel Valcárcel, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5214
DOI: 10.1039/b904381k
Unique homonuclear multiple bonding in main group compounds
Yuzhong Wang and Gregory H. Robinson, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5201
DOI: 10.1039/b908048a
Alkyne activation with Brønsted acids, iodine, or gold complexes, and its fate leading to synthetic application
Yoshinori Yamamoto, Ilya D. Gridnev, Nitin T. Patil and Tienan Jin, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5075
DOI: 10.1039/b909978f
Catalytic C–H amination: recent progress and future directions
Florence Collet, Robert H. Dodd and Philippe Dauban, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5061
DOI: 10.1039/b905820f
Recent perspectives on main group-mediated dehydrocoupling of P–P bonds
Robert J. Less, Rebecca L. Melen, Vesal Naseri and Dominic S. Wright, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4929
DOI: 10.1039/b907823a
Supramolecular donor–acceptor hybrids of porphyrins/phthalocyanines with fullerenes/carbon nanotubes: electron transfer, sensing, switching, and catalytic applications
Francis D
Souza and Osamu Ito, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4913
DOI: 10.1039/b905753f
Hyperbranched calixarenes: synthesis and applications as fluorescent probes
Jong Seung Kim, Su Yeon Lee, Juyoung Yoon and Jacques Vicens, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4791
DOI: 10.1039/b900328b
Ligand-enabled PtII–C(sp3) bond functionalization with dioxygen as a direct oxidant
Andrei N. Vedernikov, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4781
DOI: 10.1039/b907036b
Advances in gene delivery through molecular design of cationic lipids
Santanu Bhattacharya and Avinash Bajaj, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4632
DOI: 10.1039/b900666b
Polymerase engineering: towards the encoded synthesis of unnatural biopolymers
David Loakes and Philipp Holliger, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4619
DOI: 10.1039/b903307f
Polynuclear coordination cages
Michael D. Ward, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4487
DOI: 10.1039/b906726b
,-Dicyanoalkenes: versatile vinylogous nucleophiles for organic synthesis
Hai-Lei Cui and Ying-Chun Chen, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4479
DOI: 10.1039/b906201g
Aggregation-induced emission: phenomenon, mechanism and applications
Yuning Hong, Jacky W. Y. Lam and Ben Zhong Tang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4332
DOI: 10.1039/b904665h
New generation of metal string complexes: strengthening metal–metal interaction via naphthyridyl group modulated oligo--pyridylamido ligands
Isiah Po-Chun Liu, Wen-Zhen Wang and Shie-Ming Peng, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4323
DOI: 10.1039/b904719k
Copper-catalyzed cyclization reactions for the synthesis of alkaloids
Gwilherm Evano, Mathieu Toumi and Alexis Coste, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4166
DOI: 10.1039/b905601g
Total synthesis and study of myrmicarin alkaloids
Alison E. Ondrus and Mohammad Movassaghi, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4151
DOI: 10.1039/b903995n
Metalloporphyrin-based oxidation systems: from biomimetic reactions to application in organic synthesis
Chi-Ming Che and Jie-Sheng Huang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3996
DOI: 10.1039/b901221d
Boryl ligands and their roles in metal-catalysed borylation reactions
Li Dang, Zhenyang Lin and Todd B. Marder, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3987
DOI: 10.1039/b903098k
Recent advancements and challenges of palladiumII-catalyzed oxidation reactions with molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant
Keith M. Gligorich and Matthew S. Sigman, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3854
DOI: 10.1039/b902868d
Pentavalent uranium chemistry—synthetic pursuit of a rare oxidation state
Christopher R. Graves and Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3831
DOI: 10.1039/b902969a
Recent advances in the understanding of the interaction of antidepressant drugs with serotonin and norepinephrine transporters
Jacob Andersen, Anders S. Kristensen, Benny Bang-Andersen and Kristian Strømgaard, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3677
DOI: 10.1039/b903035m
Bicyclic-guanidines, -guanidinates and -guanidinium salts: wide ranging applications from a simple family of molecules
Martyn P. Coles, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3659
DOI: 10.1039/b901940e
Two is better than one—probes for dual-modality molecular imaging
Lucy E. Jennings and Nicholas J. Long, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3511
DOI: 10.1039/b821903f
Polymeric nanomedicine for cancer MR imaging and drug delivery
Chalermchai Khemtong, Chase W. Kessinger and Jinming Gao, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3497
DOI: 10.1039/b821865j
Metal–organic macrocycles, metal–organic polyhedra and metal–organic frameworks
M. Jaya Prakash and Myoung Soo Lah, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3326
DOI: 10.1039/b902988e
Electrons from hydrogen
Seiji Ogo, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3317
DOI: 10.1039/b900297a
Experimental evidence for interactions between anions and electron-deficient aromatic rings
Orion B. Berryman and Darren W. Johnson, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3143
DOI: 10.1039/b823236a
A macrocyclic approach to transition metal and uranyl Pacman complexes
Jason B. Love, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3154
DOI: 10.1039/b904189c
Ionothermal synthesis—ionic liquids as functional solvents in the preparation of crystalline materials
Russell E. Morris, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2990
DOI: 10.1039/b902611h
Crystallography of hydrogen-containing compounds: realizing the potential of neutron powder diffraction
Mark T. Weller, Paul F. Henry, Valeska P. Ting and Chick C. Wilson, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2973
DOI: 10.1039/b821336d
Recognition and sensing of fluoride anion
Massimo Cametti and Kari Rissanen, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2809
DOI: 10.1039/b902069a
Self-ordering electrochemistry: a review on growth and functionality of TiO2 nanotubes and other self-aligned MOx structures
Andrei Ghicov and Patrik Schmuki, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2791
DOI: 10.1039/b822726h
DNA nanomachines and their functional evolution
Huajie Liu and Dongsheng Liu, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2625
DOI: 10.1039/b822719e
DNA as a supramolecular framework for the helical arrangements of chromophores: towards photoactive DNA-based nanomaterials
Reji Varghese and Hans-Achim Wagenknecht, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2615
DOI: 10.1039/b821728a
The discovery of antibacterial agents using diversity-oriented synthesis
Warren R. J. D. Galloway, Andreas Bender, Martin Welch and David R. Spring, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2446
DOI: 10.1039/b816852k
Constrained-geometry ruthenium carboranyl complexes and their unique chemical properties
Hao Shen and Zuowei Xie, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2431
DOI: 10.1039/b901549c
Mesoporous materials: tunable structure, morphology and composition
Zhenglong Yang, Yunfeng Lu and Zhenzhong Yang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2270
DOI: 10.1039/b820539f
Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives: key building-blocks for switchable processes
David Canevet, Marc Sallé, Guanxin Zhang, Deqing Zhang and Daoben Zhu, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2245
DOI: 10.1039/b818607n
Hypervalent iodine-mediated oxidation of alcohols
Muhammet Uyanik and Kazuaki Ishihara, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2086
DOI: 10.1039/b823399c
Hypervalent iodine reagents as a new entrance to organocatalysts
Toshifumi Dohi and Yasuyuki Kita, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2073
DOI: 10.1039/b821747e
Substituent effects on the electronic structure of siloles
Xiaowei Zhan, Stephen Barlow and Seth R. Marder, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1948
DOI: 10.1039/b822760h
What is
aromaticity: a critique of the concept of aromaticity—can it really be defined?
Amnon Stanger, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1939
DOI: 10.1039/b816811c
Asymmetric catalysis with chiral primary amine-based organocatalysts
Li-Wen Xu, Jie Luo and Yixin Lu, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1807
DOI: 10.1039/b821070e
DNA-based routes to semiconducting nanomaterials
Andrew Houlton, Andrew R. Pike, Miguel Angel Galindo and Benjamin R. Horrocks, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1797
DOI: 10.1039/b818456a
The role of electrophilic species in the Fischer–Tropsch reaction
Peter M. Maitlis and Valerio Zanotti, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1619
DOI: 10.1039/b822320n
Mass spectrometric screening of chiral catalysts and catalyst mixtures
Constanze Annelie Müller, Christian Markert, Antje Maria Teichert and Andreas Pfaltz, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1607
DOI: 10.1039/b822382c
,-Diarylprolinols: bifunctional organocatalysts for asymmetric synthesis
Alessandra Lattanzi, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1452
DOI: 10.1039/b900098d
Using electron microscopy to complement X-ray powder diffraction data to solve complex crystal structures
Lynne B. McCusker and Christian Baerlocher, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1439
DOI: 10.1039/b821716e
The synthesis of organic carbonates from carbon dioxide
Toshiyasu Sakakura and Kazufumi Kohno, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1312
DOI: 10.1039/b819997c
Unravelling the complexities of inorganic and supramolecular self-assembly in solution with electrospray and cryospray mass spectrometry
Haralampos N. Miras, Elizabeth F. Wilson and Leroy Cronin, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1297
DOI: 10.1039/b819534j
Supramolecular self-assembly of amphiphilic hyperbranched polymers at all scales and dimensions: progress, characteristics and perspectives
Yongfeng Zhou and Deyue Yan, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1172
DOI: 10.1039/b814560c
Transition metal borylene complexes: boron analogues of classical organometallic systems
Dragoslav Vidovic, Glesni A. Pierce and Simon Aldridge, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1157
DOI: 10.1039/b816042b
Marriage of porphyrin chemistry with metal-catalysed reactions
Hiroshi Shinokubo and Atsuhiro Osuka, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1011
DOI: 10.1039/b817941g
Targeting proteins with metal complexes
Eric Meggers, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1001
DOI: 10.1039/b813568a
Conjugated imines and iminium salts as versatile acceptors of nucleophiles
Makoto Shimizu, Iwao Hachiya and Isao Mizota, Chem. Commun., 2009, 874
DOI: 10.1039/b814930e
Cheating the diffraction limit: electrodeposited nanowires patterned by photolithography
Chengxiang Xiang, Yongan Yang and Reginald M. Penner, Chem. Commun., 2009, 859
DOI: 10.1039/b815603d
Structure and reactivity studies of transition metals ligated by tBuSi3X (X = O, NH, N, S, and CC)
Peter T. Wolczanski, Chem. Commun., 2009, 740
DOI: 10.1039/b813992j
Self-assembly of functional columnar liquid crystals
Takashi Kato, Takuma Yasuda, Yuko Kamikawa and Masafumi Yoshio, Chem. Commun., 2009, 729
DOI: 10.1039/b816624b
The importance of surface chemistry in mesoporous materials: lessons from porous silicon biosensors
Kristopher A. Kilian, Till Böcking and J. Justin Gooding, Chem. Commun., 2009, 630
DOI: 10.1039/b815449j
Cucurbit[n]urils: from mechanism to structure and function
Lyle Isaacs, Chem. Commun., 2009, 619
DOI: 10.1039/b814897j
Anion receptors that contain metals as structural units
Valeria Amendola and Luigi Fabbrizzi, Chem. Commun., 2009, 513
DOI: 10.1039/b808264m
Single amino acid chelates (SAAC): a strategy for the design of technetium and rhenium radiopharmaceuticals
Mark Bartholomä, John Valliant, Kevin P. Maresca, John Babich and Jon Zubieta, Chem. Commun., 2009, 493
DOI: 10.1039/b814903h
Chemistry and structural determination of botcinolides, botcinins, and botcinic acids
Isamu Shiina and Hiroki Fukui, Chem. Commun., 2009, 385
DOI: 10.1039/b814375g
Catalytic skeletal reorganization of enynes through electrophilic activation of alkynes: double cleavage of C–C double and triple bonds
Sang Ick Lee and Naoto Chatani, Chem. Commun., 2009, 371
DOI: 10.1039/b812466c
Self-assembly of electro-active protein architectures on electrodes for the construction of biomimetic signal chains
Fred Lisdat, Roman Dronov, Helmuth Möhwald, Frieder W. Scheller and Dirk G. Kurth, Chem. Commun., 2009, 274
DOI: 10.1039/b813559b
The photophysical properties of expanded porphyrins: relationships between aromaticity, molecular geometry and non-linear optical properties
Jong Min Lim, Zin Seok Yoon, Jae-Yoon Shin, Kil Suk Kim, Min-Chul Yoon and Dongho Kim, Chem. Commun., 2009, 261
DOI: 10.1039/b810718a
Two-photon materials with large two-photon cross sections. Structure–property relationship
Hwan Myung Kim and Bong Rae Cho, Chem. Commun., 2009, 153
DOI: 10.1039/b813280a
Molecular recognition, fluorescence sensing, and biological assay of phosphate anion derivatives using artificial Zn(II)–Dpa complexes
Takashi Sakamoto, Akio Ojida and Itaru Hamachi, Chem. Commun., 2009, 141
DOI: 10.1039/b812374h
Enzyme assays
Jean-Louis Reymond, Viviana S. Fluxà and Noélie Maillard, Chem. Commun., 2009, 34
DOI: 10.1039/b813732c
Palladium- (and nickel-) catalyzed vinylation of aryl halides
Scott E. Denmark and Christopher R. Butler, Chem. Commun., 2009, 20
DOI: 10.1039/b809676g
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