Archive: Chemistry
Chemistry 2008 Research Highlights
Nanoparticles: Easy beadwork
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 08 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.237
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Metallic cation induced one–dimensional assembly of poly(acrylic acid)–1–dodecanethiol–stabilized gold nanoparticles. Langmuir doi: 10.1021/la802207m (2008).
Top of pageHybrid materials: Well spread
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 24 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.223
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et al. Organic–inorganic nanohybrids via directly grafting gold nanoparticles onto conjugated copolymers through the Diels–Alder reaction. Langmuir doi: 10.1021/la8020639 (2008).
Top of pagePorous materials: Forced to order
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 24 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.224
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et al. A facile method for fabrication of ordered porous polymer films. Macromolecules doi: 10.1021/ma801417c (2008).
Top of pageCopper sensors: Done with a click
Felix Cheung
Published online: 03 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.203
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Visual detection of copper(II) by azide- and alkyne-functionalized gold nanoparticles using click chemistry. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200802317 (2008).
Top of pageBiosensors: Infiltrate to enhance
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 27 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.201
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et al. Ultrasensitive DNA detection using photonic crystals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200801998 (2008).
Top of pageMolecular self-assembly: Sort it out! this content is Open !
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 20 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.191
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et al. Self-sorting organization of two heteroditopic monomers to supramolecular alternating copolymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja8035465 (2008).
Top of pageOptical sensors: Small but versatile
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 20 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.192
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Polymer single-nanowire optical sensors. Nano Lett. doi: 10.1021/nl8012314 (2008).
Top of pageSolar cells: A solid prospect
Vicki Cleave
Published online: 13 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.189
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et al. High-performance dye-sensitized solar cells based on solvent-free electrolytes produced from eutectic melts. Nature Mater. 7, 626–630 (2008).
Top of pageCarbon chemistry: Chain stores
Vicky Cleave
Published online: 13 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.190
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CO2 coordination by inorganic polyoxoanion in water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja801560t (2008).
Top of pageArtificial photosynthesis: Stored in a tube this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 06 August 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.184
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Multiple-charge separation in nanoscale artificial photosynthetic models. ChemPhysChem doi: 10.1002/cphc.200800191 (2008).
Top of pageEsterification: Smelling gold
Tim Reid
Published online: 30 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.177
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et al. Gold supported on nanocrystalline
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-Ga2O3 as a versatile bifunctional catalyst for facile oxidative transformation of alcohols, aldehydes, and acetals into esters. Chem. Eur. J. doi: 10.1002/chem.200800982 (2008).Carbon monoxide oxidation: Gold finds a partner this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 23 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.170
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Au–Cu alloy nanoparticles confined in SBA-15 as a highly efficient catalyst for CO oxidation. Chem. Comm. 27, 3187–3189 (2008).
Top of pageAtomic force microscopy: Here's a tip
Felix Cheung
Published online: 16 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.161
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et al. Sequential electrochemical oxidation and site-selective growth of nanoparticles onto AFM probes. Langmuir doi: 10.1021/la800380p (2008).
Top of pageNanowaste: Reduce, reuse, recycle this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 16 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.164
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et al. Treatment of CrVI-containing Mg(OH)2 nanowaste. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200800172 (2008).
Top of pageScreening methods: Looking for ligands
Felix Cheung
Published online: 09 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.155
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et al. Screening potential antitumor agents from natural plant extracts by G-quadruplex recognition and NMR methods. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200800913 (2008).
Top of pageMolecular devices: Secured login this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 09 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.156
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et al. A fluorescent-switch-based computing platform in defending information risk. Chem. Eur. J. doi: 10.1002/chem.200800576 (2008).
Top of pageChlorofullerenes: Pineapples and planets this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 02 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.154
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et al. Crystal structures of Saturn-like C50Cl10 and pineapple-shaped C64Cl4: Geometric implications of double- and triple-pentagon-fused chlorofullerenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200800338 (2008).
Top of pageOrganometallic superstructures: From wires to wheels
Anne Pichon
Published online: 18 June 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.137
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A submicrometer wire-to-wheel metamorphism of hybrid tridentate cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200704450 (2008).
Top of pageCell-surface analysis: Competing carbohydrates
Anne Pichon
Published online: 04 June 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.125
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Carbohydrate monolayer strategy for electrochemical assay of cell surface carbohydrate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja801468b (2008).
Top of pageElectrochemical DNA sensors: Turn on the signal this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 21 May 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.113
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et al. An enzyme-based E-DNA sensor for sequence-specific detection of femtomolar DNA targets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja800554t (2008).
Top of pageWine maturation: Voltage to vintage
Tim Reid
Published online: 23 April 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.93
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The effects of AC electric field on wine maturation. Innovat. Food Sci. Emerg. Techol. doi: 10.1016/j.ifset.2008.03.002 (2008).
Top of pageCoal production: Blue energy this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 16 April 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.84
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et al. Pyrolytic simulation experiments on the role of water in natural gas generation from coal. Int. J. Coal Geol. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.02.003 (2008).
Top of pageDiatomic solids: Distortion under pressure
Wei Zeng
Published online: 16 April 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.86
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et al. A new phase of solid iodine with different molecular covalent bonds. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 105, 4999–5001 (2008).
Top of pageCarbon nanotubes: Body build-up
Felix Cheung
Published online: 09 April 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.76
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et al. Biodistribution of pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes in vivo. J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 17761–17764 (2007).
Top of pageOrganic–inorganic hybrids: Connecting hand in hand
Wei Zeng
Published online: 19 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.62
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et al. Unprecedented replacement of bridging oxygen atoms in polyoxometalates with organic imido ligands. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi: 10.1002/anie.200704546 (2008).
Top of pageHeterometallic clusters: Making Russian dolls
Wei Zeng
Published online: 12 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.53
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et al. A four-shell, nesting doll-like 3d–4f cluster containing 108 metal ions. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200705731 (2008).
Top of pageAsymmetric catalysis: Chirally inspired
Anne Pichon
Published online: 06 February 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.28
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An N,N'-dioxide/In(OTf)3 catalyst for the asymmetric hetero-Diels–Alder reaction between Danishefsky's dienes and aldehydes: Application in the total synthesis of triketide. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200704759 (2008).
Top of pagePorous assemblies: One of a kind
Anne Pichon
Published online: 23 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.13
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et al. Self-assembly of a homochiral nanoscale metallacycle from a metallosalen complex for enantioselective separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200704347 (2008).
Top of pageZinc nanowire: Easy wiring
Wei Zeng
Published online: 16 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.10
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A shortcut hydrothermal strategy for the synthesis of zinc nanowires. J. Phys. D 41, 032004 (2008).
Top of pageFluorescent probes: A bright encoding strategy
Anne Pichon
Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.1
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et al. Fluorescent core–shell silica nanoparticles as tunable precursors: Towards encoding and multifunctional nanoprobes. Chem. Commun. doi: 10.1039/b717038f (2007).
Top of pageBond activation: A hazard-free approach this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.4
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Multiple C–H activations to construct biologically active molecules in a process completely free of organohalogen and organometallic components. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200704092 (2007).
Top of pageOrganogels: Set in sound this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 10 January 2008 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2008.6
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et al. Ultrasound switch and thermal self-repair of morphology and surface wettability in a cholesterol-based self-assembly system. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200703946 (2007).
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