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Contents list for Chemical Society Reviews, issue 2, 2010
Front cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 381
DOI: 10.1039/c000626m
Inside front cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 382
DOI: 10.1039/c000627k
Contents
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 383
DOI: 10.1039/c000628a
Tutorial Reviews
In situ techniques in biomimetic mineralization studies of calcium carbonate
Archan Dey, Gijbertus de With and Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 397
DOI: 10.1039/b811842f
In situ and time-resolved techniques are essential to study the emergence of structure and morphology at the different hierarchical levels in biomimetic mineralization.
Nucleic acid-guided assembly of aromatic chromophores
Vladimir L. Malinovskii, Daniel Wenger and Robert Häner,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 410
DOI: 10.1039/b910030j
This review provides an introduction to nucleic acid-guided chromophore assemblies and a reference-point for those in the field by outlining recent developments and describing some of the spectroscopic methods used to study oligonucleotide–chromophore conjugates.
Computational methods for design of organic materials with high charge mobility
Linjun Wang, Guangjun Nan, Xiaodi Yang, Qian Peng, Qikai Li and Zhigang Shuai,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 423
DOI: 10.1039/b816406c
Recent progresses in developing computational tools at the first-principles level provide rational molecular design strategies for high mobility organic materials.
Artemisinin and its derivatives: a novel class of anti-malarial and anti-cancer agents
Devdutt Chaturvedi, Abhishek Goswami, Partha Pratim Saikia, Nabin C. Barua and Paruchuri G. Rao,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 435
DOI: 10.1039/b816679j
A comprehensive discussion on the current status of artemisinin derivatives, which have emerged as a novel class of antimalarial and anticancer agents have been reviewed.
Polymer organogelators that make supramolecular organogels through physical cross-linking and self-assembly
Masahiro Suzuki and Kenji Hanabusa,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 455
DOI: 10.1039/b910604a
This tutorial review highlights recent and current advances in polymer organogelators, which are very rare compared with low molecular weight organogelators.
Chemistry and biological applications of photo-labile organic molecules
Haitao Yu, Jinbo Li, Dongdong Wu, Zhenjun Qiu and Yan Zhang,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 464
DOI: 10.1039/b901255a
Photo-labile groups integrated with bio-active molecules have been widely used as caged compounds in dynamic studies in biology.
Microemulsion-based synthesis of nanocrystalline materials
Ashok K. Ganguli, Aparna Ganguly and Sonalika Vaidya,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 474
DOI: 10.1039/b814613f
A review highlighting the recent developments on the synthesis of nanocrystalline materials using microemulsions.
Stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide
Matthew J. Stanford and Andrew P. Dove,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 486
DOI: 10.1039/b815104k
The synthesis and characterisation of stereoregular poly(lactide) by ring-opening polymerisation are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on comparison of the range of metal and organic catalysts applied.
Cyclodextrin-based bioactive supramolecular assemblies
Yong Chen and Yu Liu,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 495
DOI: 10.1039/b816354p
Construction, structural characteristics and biological applications of oligomers: one-, two- and three-dimensional well-organized supramolecular assemblies based on cyclodextrins.
Reversible electronic energy transfer: a means to govern excited-state properties of supramolecular systems
Aurélie Lavie-Cambot, Christophe Lincheneau, Martine Cantuel, Yoann Leydet and Nathan D. McClenaghan,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 506
DOI: 10.1039/b810669j
Reversible electronic energy transfer (REET), when instilled in designer molecule-based systems, leads to long-lived luminescence and modified excited-state properties.
Recent advances in the chemistry of cyclotriveratrylene
Michaele J. Hardie,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 516
DOI: 10.1039/b821019p
Cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) is a versatile molecular platform for a range of chemistries including metallo-supramolecular, receptor and self-organised systems.
A story of high-temperature ferromagnetism in semiconductors
Alberta Bonanni and Tomasz Dietl,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 528
DOI: 10.1039/b905352m
Does high-temperature ferromagnetism of semiconductors and oxides originate from condensation of magnetic ions, their random distribution, or occur without magnetic ions?
Intermolecular oxidative cross-coupling of arenes
James A. Ashenhurst,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 540
DOI: 10.1039/b907809f
Taking the 
X
out of X-coupling: in this tutorial review, recent methods for effecting the intermolecular oxidative cross-coupling of unfunctionalized arenes are described.
Amino sugars and their mimetics via 1,2-oxazines
Fabian Pfrengle and Hans-Ulrich Reissig,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 549
DOI: 10.1039/b914356d
Expected and unexpected reactions of 1,2-oxazines are employed for the stereoselective synthesis of a variety of amino sugars and novel carbohydrate mimetics. The key heterocycles are easily accessible from lithiated alkoxyallenes and carbohydrate-derived nitrones.
Fluorine & chirality: how to create a nonracemic stereogenic carbon–fluorine centre?
Dominique Cahard, Xiuhua Xu, Samuel Couve-Bonnaire and Xavier Pannecoucke,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 558
DOI: 10.1039/b909566g
Several efficient asymmetric approaches are available to synthesise chiral organofluorine compounds: direct fluorination and many others.
Hydrodynamic effects on chiral induction
Joaquim Crusats, Zoubir El-Hachemi and Josep M. Ribó,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 569
DOI: 10.1039/b916369g
In J-aggregates with a long and thin structure, macroscopic flows may induce chirality at the level of the electronic transition, either permanently or stationarily.
NMR chemical shift data and ab initio shielding calculations: emerging tools for protein structure determination
Frans A. A. Mulder and Michael Filatov,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 578
DOI: 10.1039/b811366c
In this tutorial review, we discuss the utilization of NMR chemical shift information as well as ab initio calculations of nuclear shielding constants for 3D protein structure determination.
Recent synthetic approaches towards the antiproliferative natural products avrainvillamide and stephacidin B
Carl F. Nising,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 591
DOI: 10.1039/b900407f
To date, three total syntheses of avrainvillamide and stephacidin B have been completed. This tutorial review compares all three approaches and describes progress towards the synthesis of analogs and the identification of biological targets.
Biodegradation studies of ionic liquids
Deborah Coleman and Nicholas Gathergood,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 600
DOI: 10.1039/b817717c
Studies into the biodegradability of ionic liquids, including the various methods of biodegradation assessment, trends observed for structurally related ionic liquids, and applications of biodegradable ionic liquids in synthetic chemistry are presented.
Critical Reviews
Transition-metal phosphors with cyclometalating ligands: fundamentals and applications
Yun Chi and Pi-Tai Chou,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 638
DOI: 10.1039/b916237b
The design and preparation of luminescent transition-metal (Ru, Os, Ir, Pt) complexes are discussed in relation to the chromophoric and non-chromophoric cyclometalates, which can be classified according to the associated nitrogen, carbene, phosphorus donors, and the extent of ligand-centered 
–* energy gap.
High capacity hydrogen storage materials: attributes for automotive applications and techniques for materials discovery
Jun Yang, Andrea Sudik, Christopher Wolverton and Donald J. Siegel,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 656
DOI: 10.1039/b802882f
The attributes of a hydrogen storage system are mandated in a top-down fashion by vehicle requirements, and determined in a bottom-up fashion by the chemistry of the hydrogen storage materials.
Active and responsive polymer surfaces
Jilin Zhang and Yanchun Han,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 676
DOI: 10.1039/b816231j
Polymer surfaces, having one or several activities or responses to external environments, fabricated by chemical or physical modifications, have many potential applications in smart material and device research.
Sterically demanding trialkylphosphines for palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions—alternatives to PtBu3
Christoph A. Fleckenstein and Herbert Plenio,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 694
DOI: 10.1039/b903646f
This critical review reports on the synthesis of two families of sterically demanding trialkylphosphines (diadamantylalkylphosphines, fluorenyldialkylphosphines) and the properties of the respective palladium complexes in various cross coupling reactions, which have evolved as superior alternatives to the classical Pd/PtBu3 system.
Organopalladium(IV) chemistry
Ling-Min Xu, Bi-Jie Li, Zhen Yang and Zhang-Jie Shi,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 712
DOI: 10.1039/b809912j
We provide an overview of the stoichiometric reactivity of Pd(IV) complexes and catalytic reactions that may involve Pd(IV) intermediates.
The application of atomic force spectroscopy to the study of biological complexes undergoing a biorecognition process
Anna Rita Bizzarri and Salvatore Cannistraro,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 734
DOI: 10.1039/b811426a
This critical review surveys recent advances of atomic force spectroscopy to investigate biorecognition processes of single couples of interacting biomolecules.
Membrane-based technologies for biogas separations
Subhankar Basu, Asim L. Khan, Angels Cano-Odena, Chunqing Liu and Ivo F. J. Vankelecom,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 750
DOI: 10.1039/b817050a
Biogas is an alternative energy source. Its purification by membrane technology is very promising. This review highlights performance of commercial, lab-made polymeric and mixed matrix membranes for gas separations. It includes structural modifications and blending of polymers, as well as effects of different operating conditions on industrial applications. This review tries to bring this rather new technology into view of a multidisciplinary research community.
Reversibly switchable wettability
Bingwei Xin and Jingcheng Hao,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 769
DOI: 10.1039/b913622c
The reversible superhydrophobicity/superhydrophilicity transformation of films by alternating between UV irradiation and storage in the dark can be obtained.
Exploiting [2+2] cycloaddition chemistry: achievements with allenes
Benito Alcaide, Pedro Almendros and Cristina Aragoncillo,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 783
DOI: 10.1039/b913749a
The synthetic potential of the [2+2] cycloaddition on allenes has been demonstrated in the last few years. This cycloaddition has been studied under thermal, photochemical and microwave induced conditions and more recently promoted by transition metal catalysis, providing the cyclobutane and cyclobutene skeletons regioselectively.
Open-cage fullerenes: towards the construction of nanosized molecular containers
Georgios C. Vougioukalakis, Manolis M. Roubelakis and Michael Orfanopoulos,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 817
DOI: 10.1039/b913766a
Surgery at the molecular level: we review all known reactions for the creation and enlargement of an orifice on the fullerene framework. Successful encapsulation studies employing cage-opened fullerene derivatives are also thoroughly discussed.
Asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of acrylamides
Marie Kissane and Anita R. Maguire,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 845
DOI: 10.1039/b909358n
Excellent stereocontrol can be achieved in the synthetically versatile 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with tertiary acrylamides with or without metal catalysts.
Back matter
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 884
DOI: 10.1039/c000629g
Back cover
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 887
DOI: 10.1039/c000630k
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