Showing papers in "Coordination Chemistry Reviews in 2013"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate the research developed in the few years in the fascinating and challenging field of Dy-based SMMs with particular focus on how recent studies tend to address the issue of relaxation dynamics in these systems from synthetic point of view.

TL;DR: In this article, general principles and recent developments in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are reviewed and a review of seed-growth methods have allowed a precise control of AuNP sizes in a broad range and multiple shapes.

TL;DR: In this article, a review on the key advances in the design of coordination polymers using mixed-ligand synthetic strategy and discuss the relationship between the specifically selected mixed organic ligands and the resulting CPs.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to fuels using solar energy is evaluated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS).

TL;DR: In this paper, three structural classes of NHC ligands can be distinguished: normal (nNHC), abnormal (aNHC) and mesoionic (MIC), and remote (rNHC).

TL;DR: An overview of interpenetration involved in coordination polymers with different dimensionalities and property changes (including gas uptake capabilities and catalysis) is provided in this paper, where several approaches for control of interbenetration in MOFs have also been introduced and summarized.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the great successes in iron-oxo chemistry over the past decade is presented, detailing various efforts to obtain ironoxo complexes in high yield, and to delve into their diverse structural and spectroscopic properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, the key evidence for covalency in f-element bonds derived from structural, spectroscopic and theoretical studies of some selected classes of molecules, including octahedral hexahalides, linear actinyl and organometallic sandwich complexes, is discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of water oxidation catalysts incorporating inexpensive first row transition metals, e.g., Fe, Mn, Co and Cu, is presented, with a focus on the application of cheap and abundant metal oxides, based mainly on manganese, cobalt and nickel oxides in electrocatalytic and photoelectrochemical devices.

TL;DR: In this article, a transition metal-dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complex bearing two PNP-type pincer ligands was used as a catalyst for the conversion of molecular dinitrogen into ammonia or ammonia equivalent, silylamine.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the recent studies on the preparation and application of nanostructured transition metal nitrides as alternative electrode materials and highlight the design of materials needed to balance the electronic and ionic conduction, which are of great importance for achieving enhanced performance of electrode in electrochemical devices.

TL;DR: A review of cyclometalated C N complexes and C N C, C N N and C n S pincer complexes of platinum, palladium, gold, ruthenium, rhodium, and iridium can be found in this article.

TL;DR: The design and properties of metallogelator types have received growing attention as mentioned in this paper, including the incorporation of metal into low molecular weight organogelators (LMWGs), and coordination polymers assisted by auxiliary moieties (including lipophilic and hydrogen bonding groups) as gelators.

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical assessment of the kinetics and mechanisms of the oxidation of organic compounds, X (organosulfur compounds, amines, phenols, alcohols, hydrocarbons, ascorbate, and pharmaceuticals) by ferrate(VI) (Fe VI O 4 2− ) and ferrate (Fe V O 4 3− ) was presented.

TL;DR: A review of the recent strategies that have been utilized for the design and development of bioactive iridium and rhodium complexes can be found in this article, where the authors summarize the strategies used for the development and design of bio-active IR and RRS complexes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of remote substituents and metal coordination to heteroarenes on reactivity and regioselectivity are discussed, especially electron-deficient arenes, can be predicted from the C H bond acidities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a summary of recent progress in the development of visible-light-responsive (oxy)nitride photocatalysts, especially from the aspect of syntheses and post-treatments to obtain high-quality crystals with few defects.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of carboranyl ligands containing N, P, and S donors are described and compared with the corresponding carborane unit donors, and the results and perspectives are discussed in the article.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the most recent examples of the three metal ions complexed with monodentate and chelating bidentate to tetradentate ligands to DNA is presented, and an attempt has also been made to rationalize the observed trend in the values of the intrinsic DNA-binding constant in terms of structural and chemical features.

TL;DR: Chirality within polyoxometalate (POM) systems has attracted the attention of theoretical chemists and research was carried out to explore the origin of chirality by density functional theoretical methods as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the history and chemistry of s-heptazines in its ionic, molecular and polymeric forms can be found in this paper, which provides a very promising outlook for various applications of carbon nitrides and C/N/H materials, especially in the field of novel semiconducting materials, luminescent and in other ways optically active materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of Ga(III and In(III) compounds for cyclic esters/carbonates is presented. And the synthesis and structural characterization of these initiators are discussed with, whenever appropriate, the establishment of structure/reactivity relationships and mechanistic pathways.

TL;DR: The main types of coordination compounds in which cucurbiturils act as functional organic building blocks and interact with a wide range of metal ions through the portal carbonyl oxygen atoms have been summarized in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the recent developments in the field of fluorescent probes for the detection of gasotransmitters and provide a general overview of fluorescent sensors designed for NO, CO and H2S.

TL;DR: Recent functional studies have indicated that PAPs are rather flexible in terms of the precise mechanistic strategy they may employ, and advances that have facilitated detailed insight into how these enzymes operate are reviewed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent efforts to describe such bonds accurately and consistently across the s-, p-, and d-blocks is presented, in order to identify broadly applicable methods for inorganic chemistry.

TL;DR: A detailed evaluation of the electronic distribution in these odd electron species using a variety of spectroscopic, electrochemical, and theoretical techniques has led to keen insights into the electronic structure of GO(ox).

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure-property relationship of functional metallophosphors and metallopolyynes has been studied and a deep understanding of these correlations can provide important information in designing molecules which are suitable for a particular optoelectronic application with enhanced performance.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of different polymer reactive groups in film growth and how the balance between precursor diffusion and reaction can change as deposition proceeds is discussed. But the authors focus on the common Al2O3 reaction sequence using trimethyl aluminum (TMA) and water.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the various copper-based ORR catalysts and their activities is presented, with a focus on the catalysts with the lowest overpotential for ORR.