Contents list for Chemical Communications, issue 2, 2004
Front Cover
Feature Article
Atropisomers and near-atropisomers: achieving stereoselectivity by exploiting the conformational preferences of aromatic amides
Jonathan Clayden,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 127
DOI: 10.1039/b307976g
Communications
Polymeric silver(I) coordination tubes
Alexandra L. Pickering, Georg Seeber, De-Liang Long and Leroy Cronin,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 136
DOI: 10.1039/b312876h
Host–guest interactions template: the synthesis of a [3]catenane
Amy L. Hubbard, Gregory J. E. Davidson, Roopa H. Patel, James A. Wisner and Stephen J. Loeb,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 138
DOI: 10.1039/b312449e
First Br4 four centre–six electron and Se2Br5 seven centre–ten electron bonds in nonionic bromine adducts of selenanthrene
Warô Nakanishi, Satoko Hayashi, Shigehiro Yamaguchi and Kohei Tamao,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 140
DOI: 10.1039/b310655a
Phosphonate ligands encourage a Platonic relationship between cobalt(II) and alkali metal ions
Stuart Langley, Madeleine Helliwell, James Raftery, Evangelos I. Tolis and Richard E. P. Winpenny,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 142
DOI: 10.1039/b312769a
Poly(2,7-di-n-pentyldibenzofulvene) showing chiroptical properties in the solid state based purely on a chiral conformation
Tamaki Nakano, Osamu Nakagawa, Masashi Tsuji, Mitsuru Tanikawa, Tohru Yade and Yoshio Okamoto,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 144
DOI: 10.1039/b312027a
Cycloaddition of phosphanylidene-
4-phosphoranes ArP
PMe3 and quinones to yield 1,3,2-dioxophospholanes
Xufang Chen, Rhett C. Smith and John D. Protasiewicz,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 146
DOI: 10.1039/b309165a
The structure of poly(ethylene oxide)8 : NaBPh4 from a single crystal oligomer and polycrystalline polymer
Edward Staunton, Alasdair M. Christie, Yuri G. Andreev, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and Peter G. Bruce,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 148
DOI: 10.1039/b311800b
NMR and computational studies of the chemical reduction of [2.2]paracyclophane: formation of dianionic p-xylenyl oligomers
Ilya D. Gridnev and Fabio Pichierri,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 150
DOI: 10.1039/b311885a
Inherent helicity in an extended tris-bipyridyl molecular cage
David F. Perkins, Leonard F. Lindoy, George V. Meehan and Peter Turner,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 152
DOI: 10.1039/b312716h
Synthesis
of new thermotropic liquid crystalline polyurethanes containing
biphenyl mesogens using a novel AB-type self-polycondensation
T. Ranganathan, C. Ramesh and Anil Kumar,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 154
DOI: 10.1039/b312826a
Structure and magnetism of a new pyrazolate bridged iron(II) spin crossover complex displaying a single HS–HS to LS–LS transition
Ben A. Leita, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Keith S. Murray, Jonathan P. Smith and John D. Cashion,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 156
DOI: 10.1039/b311818e
The regiospecific Fischer indole reaction in choline chloride·2ZnCl2 with product isolation by direct sublimation from the ionic liquid
Raul Calderon Morales, Vasuki Tambyrajah, Paul R. Jenkins, David L. Davies and Andrew P. Abbott,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 158
DOI: 10.1039/b313655h
Chloride complexation by heptapeptides: influence of C- and N-terminal sidechains and counterion
Robert Pajewski, Riccardo Ferdani, Paul H. Schlesinger and George W. Gokel,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 160
DOI: 10.1039/b312008m
Facile alkane functionalization in copper-[2.1.1]-(2,6)-pyridinophane-PhINTs systems
Andrei N. Vedernikov and Kenneth G. Caulton,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 162
DOI: 10.1039/b309519c
Single-step in situ synthesis of double bond-grafted yttrium-hydroxide nanotube core-shell structures
Weijia Li, Xun Wang and Yadong Li,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 164
DOI: 10.1039/b311740e
Titanacyclopentene complexes and their application as 1,4-dicarbanion equivalents
Andreas Goeke, Daniel Mertl and Stephanie Jork,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 166
DOI: 10.1039/b311572k
Intramolecular SN2
cyclization of an alkyllithium species onto a methoxy allyl ether is syn selective
Thomas E. La Cruz and Scott D. Rychnovsky,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 168
DOI: 10.1039/b314358a
Selective deintercalation of apex over face-shared oxide ions in the topotactic reduction of Sr7Mn4O15 to Sr7Mn4O12
M. A. Hayward,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 170
DOI: 10.1039/b312792c
An outer-sphere ligand for uranyl carbonate
Anthony R. Prudden, Nathan R. Lien and Jason R. Telford,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 172
DOI: 10.1039/b309733a
Microwave-assisted free radical chemistry using the persistent radical effect
Christian Wetter and Armido Studer,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 174
DOI: 10.1039/b313139d
Selective host–guest interaction of single-walled carbon nanotubes with functionalised fullerenes
David
A. Britz, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Jiawei Wang, Adam S. O'Neil, Martyn
Poliakoff, Arzhang Ardavan and G. Andrew D. Briggs, Chem. Commun., 2004, 176
DOI: 10.1039/b313585c
Preparation
of tripyrrane analogues from resorcinol and 2-methylresorcinol for
applications in the synthesis of new benziporphyrin systems
Kae Miyake and Timothy D. Lash,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 178
DOI: 10.1039/b313229n
Synthesis and Bergman cyclization of a 
-extended porphyrenediyne
John D. Spence, Eric D. Cline, Domingo M. LLagostera and Patrick S. O'Toole,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 180
DOI: 10.1039/b312001e
A fluorescent analogue of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: application for FRET assay of peptidoglycan translocase II (MurG)
Jian-Jun Li and Timothy D. H. Bugg,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 182
DOI: 10.1039/b313316h
A concise stereocontrolled formal total synthesis of (±)-podophyllotoxin using sulfoxide chemistry
Mike Casey and Claire M. Keaveney,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 184
DOI: 10.1039/b312245j
A three dimensional porous metal–organic framework [Fe4L6·(DMF)3·(H2O)10] constructed from neutral discrete Fe4L6 pyramids [H2L = 1,3-benzodihydroxamix acid]
Yan Bai, Dong Guo, Chun-ying Duan, Dong-bin Dang, Ke-liang Pang and Qing-jin Meng,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 186
DOI: 10.1039/b306264c
A simple copper salt catalysed the coupling of imidazole with arylboronic acids in protic solvent
Jing-Bo Lan, Li Chen, Xiao-Qi Yu, Jing-Song You and Ru-Gang Xie,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 188
DOI: 10.1039/b307734a
11-Aminoundecanoic acid: a versatile unit for the generation of low molecular weight gelators for water and organic solvents
Anthony
D'Aléo, Jean-Luc Pozzo, Frédéric Fages, Marc Schmutz, Gudrun
Mieden-Gundert, Fritz Vögtle, Vesna Caplar and Mladen Zinic, Chem. Commun., 2004, 190
DOI: 10.1039/b307846a
Synthesis and structural characterization of the first unsymmetrical diarylpalladium complex trans-Pd(C6F5)(2,4,6-C6F3H2)(PEt3)2, derived from transmetallation between 2,4,6-trifluorophenylboronic acid and trans-Pd(C6F5)I(PEt3)2
Yasushi Nishihara, Hiroyuki Onodera and Kohtaro Osakada,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 192
DOI: 10.1039/b308741g
Intramolecular charge separation in a hydrogen bonded tyrosine–ruthenium(II)–naphthalene diimide triad
Olof Johansson, Henriette Wolpher, Magnus Borgström, Leif Hammarström, Jonas Bergquist, Licheng Sun and Björn Ĺkermark,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 194
DOI: 10.1039/b308101j
Reactivation of aged model Pd/Ce0.68Zr0.32O2 three-way catalyst by high temperature oxidising treatment
N. Hickey, P. Fornasiero, R. Di Monte, J. Ka
par, J. R. González-Velasco, M. A. Gutiérrez-Ortiz, M. P. González-Marcos, J. M. Gatica and S. Bernal,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 196
DOI: 10.1039/b308321g
Cn microspheres as surrogate membranes in glycosidase-catalysed hydrolysis of glycolipids
José A. R. Martins, David H. G. Crout and Peter Critchley,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 198
DOI: 10.1039/b309154f
A chiroptical molecular switch with perfect stereocontrol
Richard A. van Delden, Matthijs K. J. ter Wiel and Ben L. Feringa,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 200
DOI: 10.1039/b312170d
Preparation
of a novel diphosphine–palladium macrocyclic complex possessing a
molecular recognition site. Oxidative addition studies
Jens Larsen, Brian S. Rasmussen, Rita G. Hazell and Troels Skrydstrup,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 202
DOI: 10.1039/b309863j
Elimination
of sulfur from aromatic heterocycles by a water-soluble arene ruthenium
cluster: synthesis and molecular structure of [H2S2Ru4(C6H6)4]Cl2
Frédéric Chérioux, Bruno Therrien and Georg Süss-Fink,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 204
DOI: 10.1039/b310271h
Stepwise synthesis of siloxane chains
Zhixiang Chang, Mayfair C. Kung and Harold H. Kung,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 206
DOI: 10.1039/b310472a
Small molecule hydrogels based on a class of antiinflammatory agents
Zhimou Yang, Hongwei Gu, Yan Zhang, Ling Wang and Bing Xu,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 208
DOI: 10.1039/b310574a
Purification by HPLC and the UV/Vis absorption spectra of the nitrogen-containing incar-fullerenes iNC60, and iNC70
Mito Kanai, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, G. Andrew. D. Briggs and T. John S. Dennis,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 210
DOI: 10.1039/b310979h
Unprecedented metal template effect on the coupling of dithiafulvene moieties
Dominique Lorcy, Michel Guerro, Pascal Pellon and Roger Carlier,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 212
DOI: 10.1039/b311197k
Nuclear inelastic scattering spectroscopy of iron–sulfur cubane compounds
Vasily S. Oganesyan, J. Elaine Barclay, Sinead M. Hardy, David J. Evans, Christopher J. Pickett and Upali A. Jayasooriya,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 214
DOI: 10.1039/b311279a
An efficient chemical fixation of nitric oxide: convenient and practical synthesis of 1,2,3-oxadiazole 3-oxides
Takumichi Sugihara, Kimiko Kuwahara, Akihito Wakabayashi, Hiroko Takao, Hiroshi Imagawa and Mugio Nishizawa,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 216
DOI: 10.1039/b311382e
The first ligand-modulated oxidative Heck vinylation. Efficient catalysis with molecular oxygen as palladium(0) oxidant
Murugaiah M. S. Andappan, Peter Nilsson and Mats Larhed,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 218
DOI: 10.1039/b311492a
Novel organic–inorganic composite coordination polymers generated from new multidentate schiff-base ligand and Ag(I) salts
Yu-Bin Dong, Xia Zhao, Bo Tang, Huai-You Wang, Ru-Qi Huang, Mark D. Smith and Hans-Conrad zur Loye,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 220
DOI: 10.1039/b311510k
A
novel route to polyethylene–polystyrene blends through the
fragmentation of porous polystyrene beads supported metallocene in
ethylene polymerization
Yongxin Qin, Tao Tang and Zhongfu Zhao,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 222
DOI: 10.1039/b311548h
A novel fluorescent indicator for Ba2+ in aqueous micellar solutions
Yoshio Nakahara, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji and Mitsuru Akashi,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 224
DOI: 10.1039/b311613a
Determination of the Lewis acidity of ionic liquids by means of an IR spectroscopic probe
Ya-li Yang and Yuan Kou,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 226
DOI: 10.1039/b311615h
Fast
racemisation and slow epimerisation of laterally lithiated amides:
stereochemical evidence for the mechanism of inversion of
amide-substituted benzyllithiums
Jonathan Clayden, Christopher C. Stimson, Martine Keenan and Andrew E. H. Wheatley,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 228
DOI: 10.1039/b310963a
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): robust, solution-processable, organic nanoporous materials
Peter M. Budd, Bader S. Ghanem, Saad Makhseed, Neil B. McKeown, Kadhum J. Msayib and Carin E. Tattershall,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 230
DOI: 10.1039/b311764b
Dichloro(dodeca-2,6,10-triene-1,12-diyl)ruthenium(IV): a highly efficient catalyst for the isomerization of allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous media
Victorio Cadierno, Sergio E. García-Garrido and José Gimeno,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 232
DOI: 10.1039/b313069j
Polyferrocenes: metallopolymers with tunable and high refractive indices
Chantal Paquet, Paul W. Cyr, Eugenia Kumacheva and Ian Manners,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 234
DOI: 10.1039/b311934c
The
intramolecular Baylis–Hillman reaction: easy preparation of versatile
substrates, facile reactions, and synthetic applications
Jung Eun Yeo, Xiuling Yang, Hee Jin Kim and Sangho Koo,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 236
DOI: 10.1039/b311951c
Synthesis and ring opening reactions of a 2-silabicyclo[2.1.0]pentane
Gerhard Maas, Birgit Daucher, Alexandra Maier and Voker Gettwert,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 238
DOI: 10.1039/b312110k
Synthesis and characterization of organic–inorganic hybrid mesoporous silica materials with new templates
Byunghwan Lee, Huimin Luo, C. Y. Yuan, J. S. Lin and Sheng Dai,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 240
DOI: 10.1039/b312178j
Photochemical oxidative addition of B–H bonds at ruthenium and rhodium
Philip
L. Callaghan, Rodrigo Fernández-Pacheco, Naser Jasim, Sébastien
Lachaize, Todd B. Marder, Robin N. Perutz, Eleonora Rivalta and
Sylviane Sabo-Etienne, Chem. Commun., 2004, 242
DOI: 10.1039/b312246h
New efficient aerobic oxidation of some alcohols with dioxygen catalysed by N-hydroxyphtalimide with vanadium co-catalysts
Pawe
J. Figiel, Jarosaw M. Sobczak and Józef J. Ziókowski,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 244
DOI: 10.1039/b313417m
The different role of Cu++ and Zn++ ions in affecting the interaction of prion peptide PrP106-126 with model membranes
Domenico Grasso, Danilo Milardi, Carmelo La Rosa and Enrico Rizzarelli,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 246
DOI: 10.1039/b305800j
On-chip electrochemical measurement of -galactosidase expression using a microbial chip
Takatoshi Kaya, Kuniaki Nagamine, Nobuto Matsui, Tomoyuki Yasukawa, Hitoshi Shiku and Tomokazu Matsue,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 248
DOI: 10.1039/b312462b
Indium(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate and other soluble salts for univalent indium chemistry
Charles L. B. Macdonald, Andrea M. Corrente, Christopher G. Andrews, Alexis Taylor and Bobby D. Ellis,
Chem. Commun., 2004, 250
DOI: 10.1039/b312983g