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Front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2593
DOI: 10.1039/b908005h

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Inside front cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2594
DOI: 10.1039/b908006f

Contents and Chemical Science
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2595
DOI: 10.1039/b908007b

Feature Articles

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

DNA nanomachines and their functional evolution
Huajie Liu and Dongsheng Liu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2625
DOI: 10.1039/b822719e
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Communications

Highly oxidized diiron complexes: generation, spectroscopy, and stabilities
Julia Bernhardette Hildegard Strautmann, Carl-Georg Freiherr von Richthofen, Serena DeBeer George, Eberhard Bothe, Eckhard Bill and Thorsten Glaser,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2637
DOI: 10.1039/b903500a
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A covalently linked phenanthridine–ruthenium(II) complex as a RNA probe
Naphtali A. OConnor, Nathan Stevens, Diana Samaroo, Marissa R. Solomon, Angel A. Martí, Joanne Dyer, Harshad Vishwasrao, Daniel L. Akins, Eric R. Kandel and Nicholas J. Turro,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2640
DOI: 10.1039/b900290a
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Fractioning HiPco and CoMoCAT SWCNTs via density gradient ultracentrifugation by the aid of a novel perylene bisimide derivative surfactant
Claudia Backes, Frank Hauke, Cordula D. Schmidt and Andreas Hirsch,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2643
DOI: 10.1039/b818141a

Digital fluorescent pH sensors
Seiichi Uchiyama and Yumi Makino,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2646
DOI: 10.1039/b900889f
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Linear dislocation tunes chirality: STM study of chiral transition and amplification in a molecular assembly on an HOPG surface
Ting Chen, Qing Chen, Ge-Bo Pan, Li-Jun Wan, Qi-Long Zhou and Rong-Ben Zhang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2649
DOI: 10.1039/b817525j
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Improved photoelectrochemical performance of Ti-doped -Fe2O3 thin films by surface modification with fluoride
Yong-Sheng Hu, Alan Kleiman-Shwarsctein, Galen D. Stucky and Eric W. McFarland,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2652
DOI: 10.1039/b901135h
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Unusual H-bonding in novel cyano-cluster polymeric hydrates [(H){Ln(H2O)4}{Re6S8(CN)6}]·2H2O (Ln = Yb, Lu)
Maria S. Tarasenko, Eugeny O. Golenkov, Nikolay G. Naumov, Nikolay K. Moroz and Vladimir E. Fedorov,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2655
DOI: 10.1039/b820722d
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Smart surface of water-induced superhydrophobicity
Xing Wang, Guangyan Qing, Lei Jiang, Harald Fuchs and Taolei Sun,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2658
DOI: 10.1039/b902360g
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An unsymmetric substituted digermylene with a Ge(I)–Ge(I) bond and synthesis of a germylene–stannylene with a Ge(I)–Sn(I) bond
Wenyuan Wang, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Shenglai Yao and Matthias Driess,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2661
DOI: 10.1039/b900592g
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Magnetic PEDOT hollow capsules with single holes
Shyh-Chyang Luo, Jiang Jiang, Sean S. Liour, Shujun Gao, Jackie Y. Ying and Hsiao-hua Yu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2664
DOI: 10.1039/b821989c
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Constitutional self-sorting of homochiral supramolecular helical single crystals from achiral components
Florina Dumitru, Yves-Marie Legrand, Arie Van der Lee and Mihail Barboiu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2667
DOI: 10.1039/b822619a
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CdTe quantum dot functionalized silica nanosphere labels for ultrasensitive detection of biomarker
Liyuan Chen, Chengliang Chen, Ruina Li, Ying Li and Songqin Liu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2670
DOI: 10.1039/b900319c
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Accumulation of an anthraquinone and its platinum complexes in cancer cell spheroids: the effect of charge on drug distribution in solid tumour models
Nicole S. Bryce, Jenny Z. Zhang, Renee M. Whan, Natsuho Yamamoto and Trevor W. Hambley,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2673
DOI: 10.1039/b902415h
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MEH-PPV by microwave assisted ring-opening metathesis polymerisation
Andrew M. Spring, Chin-Yang Yu, Masaki Horie and Michael L. Turner,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2676
DOI: 10.1039/b901075k
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Hydrogen migration in oxalic acid di-hydrate at high pressure?
Nicola Casati, Piero Macchi and Angelo Sironi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2679
DOI: 10.1039/b823458b
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Study on acetylcholinesterase inhibition induced by endogenous neurotoxin with an enzyme–semiconductor photoelectrochemical system
Wei Zhu, Ya-Rui An, Xiao-Min Luo, Fei Wang, Jiao-Hong Zheng, Lin-Lin Tang, Qing-Jiang Wang, Zhong-Hai Zhang, Wen Zhang and Li-Tong Jin,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2682
DOI: 10.1039/b900623k
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The absolute asymmetric photoisomerization of a photochromic dithionite complex in chiral crystals
Hidetaka Nakai, Mayu Hatake, Yousuke Miyano and Kiyoshi Isobe,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2685
DOI: 10.1039/b901756a

Theoretical study of Al(III)-catalyzed conversion of glyoxal to glycolic acid: dual activated 1,2-hydride shift mechanism by protonated Al(OH)3 species
Takashi Ohshima, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Usaji Takaki, Yoshihisa Inoue, Takuya Saeki, Kenji Itou, Yusuke Maegawa, Takanori Iwasaki and Kazushi Mashima,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2688
DOI: 10.1039/b902729g
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Synthesis of a higher fullerene precursor—an unrolled C84 fullerene
Konstantin Amsharov and Martin Jansen,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2691
DOI: 10.1039/b901496a
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Biomimetic chitosan-mediated synthesis in heterogeneous phase of bulk and mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Victoria Puchol, Jamal El Haskouri, Julio Latorre, Carmen Guillem, Aurelio Beltrán, Daniel Beltrán and Pedro Amorós,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2694
DOI: 10.1039/b821308a
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Nitrogen-rich nitroguanidyl-functionalized tetrazolate energetic salts
Ruihu Wang, Yong Guo, Zhuo Zeng and Jeanne M. Shreeve,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2697
DOI: 10.1039/b823157e
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A molecular cage of nickel(II) and copper(I): a [{Ni(L)2}2(CuI)6] cluster resembling the active site of nickel-containing enzymes
Raja Angamuthu, Lodewijk L. Gelauff, Maxime A. Siegler, Anthony L. Spek and Elisabeth Bouwman,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2700
DOI: 10.1039/b900423h
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Heterometallic 3d–4f cubane clusters inserted in polyoxometalate matrices
Brigitte Nohra, Pierre Mialane, Anne Dolbecq, Eric Rivière, Jérôme Marrot and Francis Sécheresse,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2703
DOI: 10.1039/b902094b

Gold-catalyzed reaction of enynols by a dimerization–fragmentation process: an expeditious assembly of enyne molecular architecture
Yong-Qiang Zhang, Zhi-Hua Chen, Yong-Qiang Tu, Chun-An Fan, Fu-Min Zhang, Ai-Xia Wang and Dao-Yi Yuan,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2706
DOI: 10.1039/b900378a
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Super-helices self-assembled from a binary system of amphiphilic polypeptide block copolymers and polypeptide homopolymers
Chunhua Cai, Jiaping Lin, Tao Chen, Xiao-Song Wang and Shaoliang Lin,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2709
DOI: 10.1039/b823367e

The trinity of polyoxometalates: connecting {M12} Keggin and {M18} Dawson clusters to triangles
Scott G. Mitchell, Sumit Khanra, Haralampos N. Miras, Thomas Boyd, De-Liang Long and Leroy Cronin,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2712
DOI: 10.1039/b903206a

Multifrequency high-field EPR investigation of a mononuclear manganese(IV) complex
Carole Duboc and Marie-Noëlle Collomb,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2715
DOI: 10.1039/b901185d
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Polymer/silica hybrid hollow nanospheres with pH-sensitive drug release in physiological and intracellular environments
Eryun Yan, Yin Ding, Changjing Chen, Rutian Li, Yong Hu and Xiqun Jiang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2718
DOI: 10.1039/b900751b

A new polyoxometalate-templated Mo/V-oxide-based organic–inorganic hybrid framework with a honeycomb-like structure
Li-Mei Dai, Wan-Sheng You, Yang-Guang Li, En-Bo Wang and Cui-Ying Huang,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2721
DOI: 10.1039/b823246f

CdPd sulfide heterostructured nanoparticles with metal sulfide seed-dependent morphologies
Masaki Saruyama, Masayuki Kanehara and Toshiharu Teranishi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2724
DOI: 10.1039/b902189b
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Glycopolymers via catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP), Huisgens cycloaddition and thiol–ene double click reactions
Leena Nurmi, Josefina Lindqvist, Rajan Randev, Jay Syrett and David M. Haddleton,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2727
DOI: 10.1039/b904249k
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A facile layer-by-layer deposition process for the fabrication of highly transparent superhydrophobic coatings
Yang Li, Feng Liu and Junqi Sun,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2730
DOI: 10.1039/b900804g

Estimation of the breathing energy of flexible MOFs by combining TGA and DSC techniques
Sabine Devautour-Vinot, Guillaume Maurin, François Henn, Christian Serre, Thomas Devic and Gérard Férey,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2733
DOI: 10.1039/b822834e

Stereoselective and controlled polymerization of D,L-lactide using indium(III) trichloride
Agostino Pietrangelo, Marc A. Hillmyer and William B. Tolman,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2736
DOI: 10.1039/b902968k
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Conductive Pickering-poly(high internal phase emulsion) composite foams prepared with low loadings of single-walled carbon nanotubes
Marie Claire Hermant, Bert Klumperman and Cor E. Koning,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2738
DOI: 10.1039/b820638d
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Metal-induced tautomerization of oxazole and thiazole molecules to heterocyclic carbenes
Javier Ruiz and Bernabé F. Perandones,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2741
DOI: 10.1039/b900955h
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Organoboronium-functionalized polystyrenes as a new class of polycations
Chengzhong Cui and Frieder Jäkle,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2744
DOI: 10.1039/b902644d
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Surfactant-free self-assembly route to hollow In2O3 microspheres
Aleksander Gurlo, Gerhard Miehe and Ralf Riedel,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2747
DOI: 10.1039/b901439j
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Vacuum membrane distillation on a microfluidic chip
Yaopeng Zhang, Shinji Kato and Takanori Anazawa,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2750
DOI: 10.1039/b823499j
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Clicking ferrocene groups to boron-doped diamond electrodes
Manash R. Das, Mei Wang, Sabine Szunerits, Léon Gengembre and Rabah Boukherroub,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2753
DOI: 10.1039/b901481k
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Solid-phase combinatorial synthesis of ester-type banana-shaped molecules by sequential palladium-catalyzed carbonylation
Masahito Yoshida, Takayuki Doi, Sungmin Kang, Junji Watanabe and Takashi Takahashi,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2756
DOI: 10.1039/b901788g
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Chimeric polymers formed from a monomer capable of free radical, oxidative and electrochemical polymerisation
Dhana Lakshmi, Michael J. Whitcombe, Frank Davis, Iva Chianella, Elena V. Piletska, Antonio Guerreiro, Sreenath Subrahmanyam, Paula S. Brito, Steven A. Fowler and Sergey A. Piletsky,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2759
DOI: 10.1039/b821409c
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A simple recycling and reuse hydrothermal route to ZnO nanorod arrays, nanoribbon bundles, nanosheets, nanocubes and nanoparticles
Peng Gao, Yujin Chen, Ying Wang, Qin Zhang, Xuefei Li and Min Hu,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2762
DOI: 10.1039/b900391f
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The morphological control of anisotropic polystyrene/silica hybrid particles prepared by radiation miniemulsion polymerization
Xueping Ge, Mozhen Wang, Qiang Yuan, Hua Wang and Xuewu Ge,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2765
DOI: 10.1039/b901094g

Chemo-/regioselective synthesis of 6-unsubstituted dihydropyrimidinones, 1,3-thiazines and chromones via novel variants of Biginelli reaction
Jie-Ping Wan and Yuan-Jiang Pan,  Chem. Commun., 2009, 2768
DOI: 10.1039/b901112a
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Back cover
Chem. Commun., 2009, 2771
DOI: 10.1039/b908008m