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After dipping 5% from peak, gold likely to decline further

The yellow metal set to lose its glitter on China pausing gold buys, US strong labour market



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Bonds, stocks and gold beat Bitcoin as doubts gather over crypto rebound

Bitcoin lags behind bonds, stocks and gold, signaling a possible slowdown in the crypto market




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Will ‘one nation, one gold rate’ add to the yellow metal’s sheen?

Industry moots policy to bring transparency that can boost customer confidence



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The role of bullion in the event of a financial crisis 

Precious metals offer liquidity and act as hedges against economic instability, while real estate provides tangible assets with income-generating potentia



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The purity paradox: Why gold’s fineness matters in your investment 

The precious metal’s brilliance lies not just in its physical form, but also in its adaptability to diverse investment strategies



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The role of gold in diversified commodity portfolios 

It serves multiple purposes as it acts as a hedge against inflation and provides stability during economic downturns



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Gold prices may correct by 5-7% before the next leg up: Motilal Oswal

Gold demand in India has remained robust, particularly following an initial surge after the import duty cut



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Bullion Cues: No threat for the bulls

Traders can retain the longs




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Gold rally capped by strengthening dollar, prices slip marginally

The market now awaits US Fed meeting minutes, CPI data, and the RBI policy decision, which could impact the rupee and gold prices



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Recipes from the Garden….. HTML for Kindle

Recipes from the Garden of Contentment is the first English edition of one of the world’s most famous books about food. (It is the big sister edition of Berkshire’s English-only popular version of the book, which is published as The Way of Eating.) This famous book is a treatise, a cookbook, and a memoir,

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Unravelling the potential of low-valent tunable vanadium complexes in the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR)

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02217C, Paper
Bijoy Ghosh, Sahtaz Ahmed, Ashwini K. Phukan
Comprehensive computational investigations predict the potential of several hitherto unknown tripodal vanadium complexes in the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) without the probability of generation of hydrazine as a side product.
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Recent advances in discrete Cu complexes for enhanced chemodynamic therapy

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02380C, Frontier
Zhao-Guo Hong, Liangliang Zhang, Hong Liang, Fu-Ping Huang
Since the concept of metal ion stimulation-mediated chemodynamic therapy was proposed by Bu and Shi 's group in 2016, increasing attention has been directed toward fabricate efficient, safe and stable...
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Influence of triphosphine ligand coordination geometry in Mn(I) hydride complexes [(P∩P∩P)(CO)2MnH] on their kinetic hydricity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02496F, Paper
Sergey A. Kovalenko, Ekaterina S. Gulyaeva, Elena S. Osipova, Oleg A. Filippov, Anastasia Danshina, Laure Vendier, Nikolay V. Kireev, Ivan A. Godovikov, Yves CANAC, Dmitry A. Valyaev, Natalia Belkova, Elena Shubina
Octahedral Mn(I) complexes bearing tridentate donor ligands [(L∩L’∩L’’)(CO)2MnX] have recently emerged as major players in catalytic (de)hydrogenation processes. While most of these systems are still based on structurally rigid pincer...
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Rhenium(I) and technetium(I) complexes with megazol derivatives: towards the development of a theranostic platform for Chagas disease

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02714K, Paper
Ana Cristina Resende Gonçalves, Silvia Helena Libardi, Júlio Cesar Borges, Ronaldo Junio de Oliveira, Carla Gotzmann, Olivier Blacque, Sergio Albuquerque, Carla Duque Lopes, Roger Alberto, Pedro Ivo da Silva Maia
The diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease (CD) in the chronic phase remains a challenge. With that in mind, a potential theranostic device based on the trypanocidal agent known as...
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An octanuclear 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolate/phenylsilsesquioxane complex: synthesis, unique structure, and catalytic activity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02690J, Communication
Alexey Bilyachenko, Victor N Khrustalev, Zhibin Huang, Lidia S. Shul'pina, Pavel Dorovatovskii, Elena Shubina, Nikolay S. Ikonnikov, Nikolai N. Lobanov, Karim G. Rahimov, Di Sun
First metallasilsesquioxane bearing pyrazolylpyridine ligands, Cu8-based complex 1, adopts cage structure with two zigzag-like copper tetramers sandwiched by two cyclic Si5 silsesquioxane ligands. Four 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolate ligands in 1 exhibit dual...
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Achieving isopropenyl-enriched polyisoprene: unraveling the role of bidentate vs. tridentate iron precatalysts through ligand framework design

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02659D, Paper
Sunny Sohail, Yanping Ma, Qaiser Mahmood, Zexu Hu, Yizhou Wang, Tongling Liang, Wen-Hua Sun
The coordination sphere and steric variations in iron catalysts present a fascinating strategy for adjusting monomer regio- and stereoselective enchainment, leading to the development of novel polymer structures in isoprene polymerization.
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Zn(II) coordination influences the secondary structure, but not antimicrobial activity of the N-terminal histatin 3 hydrolysis product

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02274B, Paper
Emilia Dzień, Joanna Wątły, Aleksandra Hecel, Aleksandra Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Matera-Witkiewicz, Miquel Adrover, Miquel Barceló-Oliver, Alicia Domínguez-Martín, Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek
Histatin 3 and 4 have greater activity against Gram(+) than Gram(−) bacteria, and Cu(II) or Zn(II) binding can moderately increase their antimicrobial activity. The N-terminal part of histatin 3 becomes α-helical upon Zn(II) binding.
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High-pressure synthesis and crystal structure analysis of PbTeO4, a UV transparent material

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02697G, Paper
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Michael Hladik, Armin Penz, Felix R. S. Purtscher, Thomas S. Hofer, Gunter Heymann, Matthias Weil
Crystal structure of PbTeO4 with presumed position of the PbII lone-pair electrons (turquoise spheres). The electron localization function was used to emphasize the presence of the electron lone pair E.
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Solvent-dependent Ln(III) clusters assembled by immobilization of CO2 in the air: zero-field single-molecule magnets and magnetic refrigerant materials

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02310B, Paper
Cai-Ming Liu, Xiang Hao, Zhao-Bo Hu, He-Rui Wen
The automatic fixation of CO2 in the air plays a key role in the construction of Dy(III) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) and Gd(III) magnetic refrigeration molecular materials using Ln(III)Cl3 (Ln =...
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Syntheses, structures and characterization of noncentrosymmetric MZnPO4 (M = K, NH4)

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02530J, Paper
Jiawei Zhao, Wei Wei, Meihui Chen, Yanna Chen, Donghai An
Two phosphates, KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4, were successfully synthesized, and both structures show a three-way skeleton of isolated PO4 and ZnO4 tetrahedra. And NCS KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4 can exhibit SHG responses of 0.4 × KDP and 1 × KDP.
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Exploring the versatility of MoSe2/WS2 heterostructures

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02075H, Paper
Tuan V. Vu, Dat D. Vo, Cuong Q. Nguyen, Nguyen N. Hieu, Huynh V. Phuc, Chuong V. Nguyen
Two-dimensional materials and their combined heterostructures have paved the way for numerous next-generation electronic and optoelectronic applications.
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The mechanism of Mo-nitrogenase: from N2 capture to first release of NH3

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02606C, Paper
Ian Dance
I describe how nitrogenase catalyses N2 → HNNH → HNNH2 → NH3 + NH and how the calculated dynamics explain recent kinetics data.
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What is the key factor affecting the cathodoluminescence intensity of europium complexes?

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02501F, Communication
Rongdeng Lu, Tinghui Huang, Alexander Goloveshkin, Dmitry Kopytov, Kseniya Orekhova, Ivan Khanbekov, Valentina V. Utochnikova
Cathodoluminescence of lanthanide coordination compounds correlates with PLQY/τ in the saturation regime and with PLQY when saturation is not reached. Understanding this, a brightly cathodoluminescent europium complex was obtained.
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Trigonal bipyramidal or square planar? Density functional theory calculations of iron bis(dithiolene) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02650K, Communication
Katherine Merkel, Alyssa V. B. Santos, Scott Simpson
DFT calculations of 57 iron bis(dithiolene)-N-heterocyclic carbene adducts were conducted to determine what parameters predict their coordination. The properties were compared via regression models to see which best predict the Addison τ parameter.
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Investigating the formation of metal nitride complexes employing a tetradentate bis-carbene bis-phenolate ligand

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01765J, Paper
Romain Kunert, Diego Martelino, Samyadeb Mahato, Nicholas Hein, Jason Pulfer, Christian Philouze, Olivier Jarjayes, Fabrice Thomas, Tim Storr
The synthesis of MnV and CrV nitride complexes of a pro-radical tetradentate bis-phenol bis-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand H2LC2O2 were investigated. Employing either azide photolysis of the MnIII precursor complex MnLC2O2(N3) or...
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Bicyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes (BICAACs): Synthesis, Characteristics, and Applications

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02696A, Perspective
Ankita Sharma, Unnikrishnan Nair K, Subrata Kundu
Carbenes in general and isolable NHCs (N-heterocyclic carbenes) in particular have been useful ligands in recent years. The emergence of CAACs [cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes], BICAACs [bicyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes], and many other carbenes has marked...
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The Bonding Situations in Ruthenium Chalcogenonitrosyl Compounds: A Physical Reasoning

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02680B, Paper
Richard Fragnani Cardoso, Vinícius Acir Glitz, Renato Luis Tame Parreira, Giovanni Finoto Caramori, Luis Henrique Silveira Lacerda
This research presents, for the first time, a comprehensive and rigorous investigation of ruthenium(II) chalcogenonitrosyl bonding situations in two sets of coordination compounds: [Ru(NE)Cl2(L_{OEt})] (1a-4a) and [Ru(NE)Cl2(L_{OEt})]- (1b-4b), where E...
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A ratiometric luminescence thermometer based on lanthanide encapsulated complexes

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02639J, Paper
Aribam Rishikanta Sharma, Atom Rajiv Singh, Anju Ajayan Kongasseri, Swadhin Garain, Ann Mariella Babu, Rajkumari Lonibala, Raju Laishram
This paper describes the synthesis of various luminescent Tb and Eu complexes by encapsulation in a Ca-complex. The synthesised material was then used as a ratiometric luminescence thermometer, in which thermometric parameters could be tuned.
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Syntheses and structures of dimesitylphosphinite complexes of alkali metals and their catalytic activity in hydrophosphorylation reactions

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02721C, Paper
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Benjamin E. Fener, Philipp Schüler, Phil Liebing, Helmar Görls, Matthias Westerhausen
The diarylphosphinite complexes of the alkali metals exhibit a broad structural variety. Especially for potassium dimesitylphosphinite, the heterocubane cage can be broken down into dimeric K2O2 units by adding oligodentate ether molecules.
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Design and theoretical analysis of a tunable bifunctional metasurface absorber based on vanadium dioxide and photoconductive silicon

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02563F, Paper
Changfeng Fu, Xinke Wang, Yicheng Zhang, Jiaxin Ju, Wei Fan, Xiaobo Yan, Lianfu Han
A bifunctional metasurface absorber based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) and photoconductive silicon (PSi) is proposed, which can be switched from dual- to single-broadband absorption by VO2, and the absorptivity is tunable by varying σPSi.
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Extended investigation of the conductive characteristics of monoclinic tungstates with a Bi3.24Ln2W0.76O10.14 (Ln = La, Pr or Nd) composition

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02462A, Paper
Ekaterina I. Orlova, Yelizaveta A. Morkhova, Nikolay V. Lyskov, Anastasia V. Egorova, Egor D. Baldin, Artem A. Kabanov, Elena P. Kharitonova, Valentina I. Voronkova
More extensive conductivity studies have been carried out on the Bi3.24Ln2W0.76O10.14 (Ln = La, Pr or Nd) Watanabe phases, resulting in a detailed understanding of the predominant oxygen-ion migration.
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Accelerating the reaction kinetics of Ni1−xO/Ni(OH)2/NF by defect engineering for urea-assisted water splitting

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02871F, Paper
Yuan Rui, Zong Li, Miaohui Wang, Yunxia Liu, Haiping Lin, Peipei Huang, Qing Li
The reaction kinetics of Ni1-xO/Ni(OH)2/NF are accelerated through a defect engineering strategy by combining Zn doping and acid etching, leading to improved intrinsic activities for UOR.
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Chemistry of organometallic nucleic acid components: personal perspectives and prospects for the future

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02634A, Perspective
Mateusz Klarek, Konrad Kowalski
Article summarizes over 12 years of studies on organometallic nucleic acid components in our laboratory. It outlines synthetic chemistry, redox, photophysical and biological properties alike. It also shows directions for future development.
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Morphology-dependent Li+ ion dynamics in X-ray amorphous and crystalline Li3PS4 prepared by solvent-assisted synthesis

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02636E, Paper
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Jonas Spychala, Christoph Mandl, Katharina Hogrefe, H. Martin R. Wilkening, Bernhard Gadermaier
Ionic conductivity of Li3PS4 if synthesized by a solvent-assisted method strongly depends on overall and surface morphology. Amorphous Li3PS4 shows a rather high conductivity which is only slightly enhanced when going to the (nano-)crystalline form.
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One-pot facile synthesis of rod-like Bi2S3 particles in deep eutectic solvent and their ppb-level selective H2S gas detection

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT03006K, Communication
Reiko Furukawa, Takuya Hasegawa, Ayahisa Okawa, Shu Yin
Rod-like Bi2S3 particles were synthesized by one-pot reactions with choline chloride-based DESs, and showed sub-ppm level selective H2S gas detection. Acetamide-based DES yielded uniform particles with excellent gas sensitivity.
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Influence of weakly coordinating anions binding to the hexa-tert-butyl dysprosocenium cation

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02713B, Paper
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Sophie C. Corner, Gemma K. Gransbury, David P. Mills
We present the synthesis and characterisation of two dysprosium metallocene complexes with bound weakly coordinating anions. Despite their similarity these complexes exhibit vastly different effective energy barriers to magnetic reversal.
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The preparation of CuM/SiO2 (M=Bi, Mg, Mn) catalysts applied in ethynylation of formaldehyde for 1,4‑butynediol synthesis: the positive interface effect of CuO and Bi2O3

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02616K, Paper
Jiali Chen, Guihua Yang, Feng Gao, Rui Wang
The ethynylation of formaldehyde reaction catalyzed by Cu-based catalysts is an important synthesis method for 1,4-butynediol relating to high value-added chemicals. In this work, a series of CuM/SiO2 ( M=Bi,...
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A highly sensitive ratiometric optical thermometer based on Sr2MgWO6 double perovskite doped with Dy3+ exploiting thermally coupled and uncoupled levels

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02940B, Paper
Thi Hong Quan Vu, Bartosz Bondzior, Dagmara Stefanska, Shovan Dan, Przemysław Jacek Dereń
The increasing demand for highly sensitive optical thermometers operating within a wide temperature range necessitates the development of new phosphors. In this work, the potential of temperature sensing performance of...
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Stable homogeneous silver(I) catalysts for the highly efficient cycloaddition of azides onto terminal alkynes in water

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02825B, Communication
Meysam Kakavand, Anna Kozakiewicz, Abdollah Neshat
To develop stable and efficient silver(I) catalysts and evaluate the role of sulfur and phosphorus donor ligands in the catalytic cycloaddition of selected organic azides and alkynes (AAC), a series...
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β-Cyclodextrin and cucurbit[7]uril as protective encapsulation agents of the CO-releasing molecule [CpMo(CO)3Me]

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01863J, Paper
Rodrigo P. Monteiro, Isabel B. Calhau, Ana C. Gomes, André D. Lopes, José P. Da Silva, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger
For inclusion compounds between the complex [CpMo(CO)3Me] (1) and β-cyclodextrin or cucurbit[7]uril, the macrocyclic hosts modulate to different degrees the UV light-mediated CO release from encapsulated 1.
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Co-doping regulation on Ni-based electrocatalysts to adjust the selectivity of oxygen reduction reaction for Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17819-17828
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01625D, Paper
Songhan Hu, Kai Wang, Xinxin Xu, Qiang Wang
Two Ni-based electrocatalysts with different ORR selectivity were synthesized from a NiMOF, which show promising prospects in Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production.
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Effect of mono- and dinuclear thiosemicarbazone platinacycles in the proliferation of a colorectal carcinoma cell line

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17803-17818
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01490A, Paper
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Francisco Reigosa-Chamorro, Sandra Cordeiro, M. Teresa Pereira, Beatriz Filipe, Pedro V. Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes, José M. Vila
The study of the antiproliferative activity of thiosemicarbazone platinacycles puts forward their high selectivity and low IC50 values.
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A grain-like cerium oxide nanostructure: synthesis and uric acid sensing application

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17794-17802
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02056A, Paper
Rafiq Ahmad, Sakeena Masrat, Md. Tabish Rehman, Mohamed F. AlAjmi, Shamshad Alam, Prabhash Mishra, Byeong-Il Lee
Hydrothermally prepared grain-like CeO2 nanostructures were useful for creating a high-performance and non-enzymatic sensor for uric acid detection.
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Molecular Fe(II)–Ln(III) dyads for luminescence reading of spin-state equilibria at the molecular level

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17756-17765
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01868K, Frontier
Open Access
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Timothée Lathion, Neel Deorukhkar, Charlotte Egger, Homayoun Nozary, Claude Piguet
Efficient and easy lanthanide(III)-based luminescence reading of iron(II) spin-state equilibria presents an attractive challenge, owing to the delicate combination of the primogenic effect and the Fermi golden rule.
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BODIPY dyes for optical limiting applications on the nanosecond timescale

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17766-17771
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02505A, Frontier
John Mack, Gugu Kubheka, Aviwe May, Bokolombe P. Ngoy, Tebello Nyokong
Recent research at the Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation at Rhodes University exploring the utility of BODIPY and azaBODIPY dyes for optical limiting of incident nanosecond laser pulses in the visible region is described.
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Multi-functional biotinylated platinum(IV)–SAHA conjugate for tumor-targeted chemotherapy

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17829-17840
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01571A, Paper
Ajay Gupta, Pijus K. Sasmal
Herein, we have developed a hydrolytically stable biotinylated Pt(IV) complex conjugated with a histone deacetylase inhibitor (SAHA) as a multi-functional tumour targeted chemotherapeutic agent.
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An insightful study on the reduction and extraction of neptunium assisted by molybdenum

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17909-17917
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02547D, Paper
Huaixin Hao, Yaoyang Liu, Hong Cao, Zhipeng Wang, Chao Xu, Jing Chen
Mo dramatically boosts the extraction of Np(V) by TRPO through the catalytic reduction effect in both the aqueous phase and organic phase.
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Direct O2 mediated oxidation of a Ni(II)N3O structural model complex for the active site of nickel acireductone dioxygenase (Ni-ARD): characterization, biomimetic reactivity, and enzymatic implications

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17852-17863
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02538E, Paper
Kelsey E. Kirsch, Mary E. Little, Thomas R. Cundari, Emily El-Shaer, Georgia Barone, Vincent M. Lynch, Santiago A. Toledo
A structural and functional biomimetic Ni(II)N3O complex, capable of O2 mediated dioxygenase like C–C bond cleavage, via a putative high-valent Ni intermediate.
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Three organic–inorganic polyoxoniobate-based compounds modified with Cu(II) amine complexes: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic studies for oxidation of styrene

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17880-17892
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02544J, Paper
Zhi-Cheng Duan, Guanghua Li, Ke-Chang Li, Xiao-Bing Cui
Three novel organic–inorganic polyoxoniobate-based compounds modified with Cu(II) amine complexes were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Additionally, the catalytic efficacy of these compounds in the oxidation of styrene was investigated.
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Theoretical study on the concerted catalysis of Ir/Ni for amino radical transfer for C(sp2)–C(sp3) bond formation

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18047-18053
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02567A, Paper
Hui Li, He Zheng
Insights from DFT calculations into the synergistic Ir/Ni catalysis method for the synthesis of C(sp2)–C(sp3) bonds through an amino radical transfer (ART) strategy to generate alkyl radicals.
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