Archive: Chemistry
Chemistry 2010 Research Highlights
Organic chemistry: A metal-free approach to biaryl synthesis this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 03 November 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.119
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et al. An efficient organocatalytic method for constructing biaryls through aromatic C–H activation. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/NCHEM.862 (2010).
Top of pageSurface chemistry: Look beneath the water
Anne Pichon
Published online: 03 November 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.120
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et al. Direct three-dimensional imaging of the buried interfaces between water and superhydrophobic surfaces. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.201002470 (2010).
Top of pageSynthesis: The 17 steps to making grassypeptolide
Anne Pichon
Published online: 03 November 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.121
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, , , & Total synthesis of grassypeptolide. Chem. Commun. 46, 7486–7488(2010).
Top of pageDrug discovery: Drug search
Timon Chengyi Liu
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.106
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& Network-based relating pharmacological and genomic spaces for drug target identification. PLoS ONE 5, e11764 (2010).
Top of pageChemical biology: A new twist in Alzheimer's disease this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.107
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, , & Alzheimer's disease amyloid beta converting left-handed Z-DNA back to right-handed B-form. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/c0cc02049d (2010).
Top of pageCatalysis: Iron awe
Anne Pichon
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.109
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et al. cis-dihydroxylation of alkenes with oxone catalyzed by iron complexes of a macrocyclic tetraaza ligand and reaction mechanism by ESI-MS spectrometry and DFT calculations. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja100967g (2010).
Top of pageGeneral chemistry: Eight in a row this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 01 September 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.100
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et al. 1,1′-azobis-1,2,3-triazole: a high-nitrogen compound with stable N8 structure and photochromism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja103525v (2010).
Top of pageElectrochemistry: Long live the lithium battery this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 01 September 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.99
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, , & Raising the cycling stability of aqueous lithium-ion batteries by eliminating oxygen in the electrolyte. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/nchem.763 (2010).
Top of pageSynthesis: A little acid goes a long way
Anne Pichon
Published online: 04 August 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.90
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, , , & Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols on TiO2: the acceleration effect of a Brønsted acid. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.201001533 (2010).
Top of pageAnalytical chemistry: Sweet thoughts this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 07 July 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.78
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et al. Colorimetric detection of glucose in rat brain using gold nanoparticles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.201001057 (2010).
Top of pageElectrochemistry: Making ends meet
Anne Pichon
Published online: 07 July 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.79
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et al. Voltage-responsive vesicles based on orthogonal assembly of two homopolymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja1027502 (2010).
Top of pageCatalysis: The right metal for a sustainable future this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.66
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, , , & Enantioselective iron-catalysed O-H bond insertions. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/nchem.651 (2010).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Expanding the carbon family this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.67
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et al. Architecture of graphdiyne nanoscale films. Chem. Commun. 46, 3256–3258 (2010).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Unsuspected activity
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.72
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, & Nonclassical active site for enhanced gas sorption in porous coordination polymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja1009635 (2010).
Top of pageMedicinal chemistry: How arsenic stops leukaemia
Felix Cheung
Published online: 05 May 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.62
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et al. Arsenic trioxide controls the fate of the PML-RARα oncoprotein by directly binding PML. Science 328, 240–243 (2010).
Top of pageOrganic chemistry: No smoke without fire, and no fire without hydroperoxides this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 28 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.59
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et al. Experimental confirmation of the low-temperature oxidation scheme of alkanes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 3169–3172 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: Reopening the door to cancer treatment
Anne Pichon
Published online: 21 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.53
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et al. Metallofullerene nanoparticles circumvent tumor resistance to cisplatin by reactivating endocytosis. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA. doi:10.1073/pnas.0909707107 (2010).
Top of pageSupramolecular chemistry: Cross cages this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 21 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.54
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et al. Assembly of a metal–organic framework by sextuple intercatenation of discrete adamantane-like cages. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/nchem.618 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: Negative proteins find their shelter
Anne Pichon
Published online: 14 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.50
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et al. A facile method to encapsulate proteins in silica nanoparticles: encapsulated green fluorescent protein as a robust fluorescence probe. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200906883 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: Thin protection
Anne Pichon
Published online: 14 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.51
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et al. Using graphene to protect DNA from cleavage during cellular delivery. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b926893f (2010).
Top of pagePhysical chemistry: Resolved resonances this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 31 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.42
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et al. Transition-state spectroscopy of partial wave resonances in the F + HD reaction. Science. 327, 1501–1502 (2010).
Top of pageSensors: A rainbow of colours
Anne Pichon
Published online: 31 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.44
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Dual-sensing porphyrin-containing copolymer nanosensor as full-spectrum colorimeter and ultra-sensitive thermometer. Chem. Comm. doi:10.1039/b926882k (2010).
Top of pageAnalytical chemistry: Smart dust this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 24 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.37
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et al. Shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Nature 464, 392–395 (2010).
Top of pageGeneral chemistry: An inverted emulsion
Anne Pichon
Published online: 17 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.35
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, & Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions to form high-internal-phase emulsions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200907175 (2010).
Top of pageMaterial chemistry: Romance of the three pentagons this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 03 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.25
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et al. Chlorofullerenes featuring triple sequentially fused pentagons. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/nchem.549 (2010).
Top of pageAnalytical chemistry: Nanoseparation goes organic
Anne Pichon
Published online: 24 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.22
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et al. Rapid separation and purification of nanoparticles in organic density gradients. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja908971d (2010).
Top of pageSurface chemistry: Water on the web this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 24 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.23
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et al. Directional water collection on wetted spider silk. Nature 463, 640–643 (2010).
Top of pageSupramolecular chemistry: White emitters
Anne Pichon
Published online: 10 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.17
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, , & Orange–blue–orange triblock one-dimensional heterostructures of organic microrods for white-light emission. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja9084435 (2010).
Top of pageMedicinal chemistry: Changing targets this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 03 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.15
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et al. Platinum(II) compounds bearing bone-targeting group: synthesis, crystal structure and antitumor activity. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b922222g (2010).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: DNA in the loop
Anne Pichon
Published online: 27 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.10
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, , & Preparation of photoluminescent nanorings with controllable bioreducibility and stimuli-responsiveness. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200906707 (2010).
Top of pageCatalysis: Lower reactivity means more hydrogen
Anne Pichon
Published online: 20 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.7
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, , , & Strategy to eliminate catalyst hot-spots in the partial oxidation of methane: enhancing its activity for direct hydrogen production by reducing the reactivity of lattice oxygen. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b920725b (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: In search for a stable isomer
Felix Cheung
Published online: 13 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.4
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et al. Addition of carbene to the equator of C70 to produce the most stable C71H2 isomer: 2aH-2(12)a-homo(C70-D5h(6))[5,6]fullerene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200905263 (2009).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Pores breathe new life into polymers this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.244
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et al. 3D-ordered macroporous poly(ionic liquid) films as multifunctional materials. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b921280a (2009).
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