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Structure modification and luminescence regulation in new violet light excitable Sr(2−y)BayY4La4(SiO4)6O2:xEu2+ phosphors via cation substitution

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17989-18002
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02195A, Paper
Jie Zhang, Langping Dong, Feng Wang, Jingshan Hou, Yongzheng Fang
A series of violet light excitable Sr(2−y)BayY4La4(SiO4)6O2:xEu2+ phosphors with tunable luminescence for high-quality white LEDs was developed through cation regulation.
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Optimizing synergistic effects: creating oxygen vacancies in NiCoWO4via a solid-state grinding method for improved energy storage performance

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17948-17962
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02118E, Paper
Anandhavalli Jeevarathinam, Arun Annamalai, Ramya Ravichandran, Kumaresan Annamalai, Sundaravadivel Elumalai
We disclose, for the first time we report the synthesis of an oxygen vacancy-enriched NiCoWO4 electrode by a simple solid state grinding method using NaBH4 as a mild reducing agent without any solvents.
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Coinage metal(I) clusters supported by a 1,10-phenanthroline-phosphine: orange-to-NIR phosphorescence, metallophilic interactions and enhanced cytotoxicity

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18027-18036
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02642J, Paper
Alexander V. Artem'ev, Maria P. Davydova, Lyubov S. Klyushova, Evgeniy H. Sadykov, Mariana I. Rakhmanova, Taisiya S. Sukhikh
Based on 2-(diphenylphosphino)-1,10-phenanthroline, a series of small metal(I) clusters, exhibiting orange to NIR phosphorescence and strong dose-dependent cytotoxicity.
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Tunability of triplet excited states and photophysical behaviour of bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes with imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17934-17947
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01996B, Paper
Open Access
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Katarzyna Choroba, Joanna Palion-Gazda, Mateusz Penkala, Patrycja Rawicka, Barbara Machura
The impact of cyclometalating ligands on the photophysical behaviour of heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes with imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline. [Ir(ppy)2(imphen)]+ is a 3MLLCT emitter, while [Ir(pybzth)2(imphen)]+ has a predominant 3LCN∩C character.
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Catalytic partial oxidation of methane over oxide-ion-conductive lanthanum silicate apatites

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18021-18026
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02421D, Paper
Afif Pamungkas, Yuta Goto, Kazumasa Murata, Saburo Hosokawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Kosaku Ohishi, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Miwa Saito, Teruki Motohashi
The oxide-ion-conductive lanthanum silicate La9.33Si6O26 with an apatite-type structure exhibits high activity for the catalytic partial oxidation of methane (CPOX).
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An acidity-triggered aggregation nanoplatform based on degradable mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for precise drug delivery and phototherapy of focal bacterial infection

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17893-17901
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02111H, Paper
Yunhan Huang, Wei Guo, Xinyu Wang, Jingrui Chang, Bo Lu
An acidity-triggered aggregation antibacterial nanoplatform based on biodegradable mesoporous organic silica nanoparticles, is reported. It enables precise drug release and spatial accuracy for photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy.
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Gold nanoparticle-decorated amorphous carbon for oxidative cyclization of anthranilamide and aryl alcohols

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17976-17988
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02355B, Paper
The Thai Nguyen, Huyen-Tran Thi Nguyen, Thu Anh Nguyen, Khuong Quoc Vo, Phuong Hoang Tran
Various 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones were produced in moderate-to-good yields (44–80%) via the oxidative cyclization of anthranilamide and benzyl alcohols using gold nanoparticle-decorated amorphous carbon as an efficient catalyst.
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The effect of second coordination sphere interactions on the magnetic anisotropy of transition metals

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02873B, Paper
Sofie S. Leiszner, Mauro Perfetti, Emil Damgaard-Møller, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo B. Iversen
By investigating second coordination sphere effects on the magnetic anisotropy of a Co(II) single molecule magnet (SMM), we aim to clarify their role in magneto-structural correlations to enhance the performance of transition metal SMMs.
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A mechanistic study of chiral manganese porphyrin-catalyzed enantioselective C–H hydroxylation reaction

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02452D, Paper
Jing-Kun Gao, Wandong Chen, Junjie Tai, Zhengwei Chen, Hang Liu, Yuxin Du, Yiting Jiang, Yuanbin She, Yun-Fang Yang
This study uses DFT to explain the enantioselectivity of C–H hydroxylation by a chiral manganese porphyrin. A two-point hydrogen bonding favors pro-(S) C–H bond abstraction by 1.9 kcal mol−1, leading to (S)-hydroxylated products.
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Heats of formation on the way from B2H6 to B20H16: thermochemical consequences of multicenter bonding in ab initio and DFT methods

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02589J, Paper
Open Access
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Jindřich Fanfrlík, Jan Řezáč, Drahomír Hnyk, Josef Holub
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of various computational methods in reproducing the experimental heats of formation of boron hydrides using the atomization energy approach.
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Mechanistic studies of NOx reduction reactions involving copper complexes: encouragement of DFT calculations

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02420F, Frontier
Open Access
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Yohei Kametani, Yoshihito Shiota
Mechanistic analysis of nitrite (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) reduction reactions promoted by copper complexes provides a reliable view of electron transfer and atom movement.
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Modular synthesis of triphenylphosphine-derived cage ligands for rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation applications

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02627F, Paper
Wenlong Wang, Cunyao Li, Wenhao Wang, Yuqin Qiu, Hongguang Liu, Jinlong Lu, Yizhou Zhan, Li Yan, Yunjie Ding
Cage ligands can be easily synthesized via dynamic imine chemistry, and a specific cage ligand exhibits excellent performance in Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation reaction (TOF up to 2665 h−1 and the l/b ratio reaches 2.6).
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Cationic first-row transition metal saccharinate complexes with tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine: synthesis, structures and anticancer studies

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02258K, Paper
Ceyda Icsel, Seyma Aydinlik, Muhittin Aygun, Veysel T. Yilmaz
Highly cytotoxic dinuclear oxo-bridged Fe(III) saccharinate complex with tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine induces excessive ROS generation, mitochondrial and DNA damage in HT29 colon cancer cells.
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Asymmetric triply bridged lanthanide binuclear clusters with distinctly different magnetic behaviors

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02652G, Communication
Yue Yang, Yu-Xia Wang, Yu-Zhe Lei, Peng Cheng
Isomorphic binuclear clusters Gd and Dy with antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic couplings are separately exhibiting single-molecule magnetic behavior and strong magnetocaloric entropy.
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Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene based-bridged BODIPY dimer: synthesis, e-chem, one- and two-photon photophysical properties

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02655A, Paper
Z. Chai, Tingting Gu, Annaelle Beau, Frederic Bolze, Claude P Gros, Liang Xu, Donghai Shi, Hai-Jun Xu
Four BODIPY dyes (6a ~ 6d) with electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups at the meso-position were synthesized by Sonogashira coupling reaction of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene with mono-iodo-BODIPY moiety. All compounds were fully characterized...
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Recent Advances in Syntheses and Emerging Applications of 2D Borophene based Nanomaterials with a Focus on Supercapacitors

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02573C, Frontier
Prashanta Pal, Mahasweta Nandi
Two dimensional (2D) nanosheet of boron i.e. borophene, triggered interest in progressive research as a result of the vast field of opportunities to explore, from its innovative synthetic techniques to...
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Alleviating hypoxia by integrating MnO2 with metal-organic frameworks coated upconversion nanocomposites for enhanced photodynamic therapy in vitro

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02605E, Paper
Junxun Zhou, Mengyue Jiang, Qiangqiang Zhang, Yuan Jiang, Haifang Wang, Lining Sun
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) requires the participation of abundant oxygen while the hypoxic tumor microenvironment limits the efficacy of PDT. Here, upconversion luminescent nanocomposites coated with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized...
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Study of CanUO2(CO3)3(4–2n)– complexes using CE-ICP-MS with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) capillaries

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02781G, Paper
Ruopei Sun, Erwan Dupuis, Jean Aupiais, Pascal Reiller
The formation constants of CanUO2(CO3)3(4–2n)– complexes have been determined directly using capillary electrophoresis coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (CE-ICP-MS) in 0.1 M NaCl and at room temperature. Instead...
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Price pooling mantra: Wake up to expensive electricity



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Sword swinging in the civic body




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Unfurling a mythological gem




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Looking for the hidden logic




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Off-field cricket ‘rituals’

‘Commentator curse’ and other reigning superstitions that fans have immense belief in




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The richness of Indian languages

The idioms in everyday usage display the creativity and punch of the tongues




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Confessions of an impractical person

How one ignored the imperfection of life by finding solace in the perfection of art




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A dictionary at hand

Consult it regularly to develop your own vocabulary




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Freewheeling exploration with a bicycle

The machine was a precious possession, a symbol of hard work and determination




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Navigating public spaces as a woman

When public transport is inadequate or absent, it can heighten risks of violence and restrict access




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The bookaholic

Worried over why the unread collection is larger than the read ones




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A case for public transport

Aspirational India likes to flaunt snazzy cars, unmindful of the cost to environment




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Rising stars: Sadie Witkowski and Michael Graw

Interview with early-career scientists in psychology and oceanography




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Modelling the thermoelectric effect

Register now: 28 February 2018
A webinar sponsored by COMSOL




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NanoRaman: correlated tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy and scanning-probe microscopy

Register now: 8 March 2018
A webinar sponsored by HORIBA Scientific




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Physics in 2018

Physics World journalists discuss what excites them about the year ahead




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Tracking proton therapy with acoustic waves

Katia Parodi describes an innovative technique for improving ion-beam therapy




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Karnataka byelection: It is a proxy war between Lad and Reddy in mineral-rich Sandur

Though Sandur has been the hotbed of mining activities, often hitting the headlines for illegal mining, this issue is barely resonating in the campaign




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Channapatna bypolls: Micro-management of OBCs and MBCs might hold the key

BJP leaders from various backward class communities are entrusted with the task of micro-managing voters, since JD (S) lacks many such leaders in its ranks




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Appeal to Karnataka government to officially celebrate Shankar Nag’s birthday as ‘Driver’s Day’

Several auto drivers’ unions made an appeal to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy




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Karnataka makes online applications mandatory for private aided school teacher recruitment

DSEL has developed a separate app to conduct aided schools teachers’ recruitment transparently




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Digital drive soon to encourage passengers to make QR code-based payments for railway tickets

The drive will entail establishing special ‘May I Help You’ counters manned by railway staff near ticket booking counters




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Tobacco crop hit by rain; farmers complain of poor prices

Usually, low grade tobacco accounts for about 25 to 30% of the total yield. This year, low grade tobacco is about 10% more than normal




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BJP should sack BSY and Vijayendra from party posts over irregularities in purchases during pandemic, demands Congress




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CCB cracks down on fake degree certificate racket




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Public campaigning for bypolls to end on November 11

The final day of public canvassing will see the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister besides top leaders of JD(S) and BJP seeking votes in Channapatna




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Medical malpractice destroys profession’s nobility, says BLDE Vice-Chancellor




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Guarantee money is deposited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts when election is around the corner, alleges B.Y. Vijayendra




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Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan kicks up another row with ‘racist’ remark about Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

The Housing Minister is already facing flak for the wakf controversy that has snowballed into a big issue in Karnataka




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Karnataka Ministers seek action against Union Minister Pralhad Joshi for ‘agent’ comment on retired high court judge Michael D’Cunha

The two Ministers told the Governor that Mr. Joshi made a deliberate attempt to politicise and taint a constitutionally sanctioned inquiry, betraying public trust in the process




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BJP MLA B.P. Yatnal walks out of event after crowd objects to political speech over mention of Waqf land row

Mr. Yatnal raised the issue of waqf during an Allammaprabhu temple event




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Yaduveer flays DKS for his remarks on Bandipur night traffic ban