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Champions League: Raphinha scores hat-trick as Barcelona romps Bayern; Liverpool, City notch up wins

Liverpool edged Leipzig 1-0 with a goal from Darwin Nunez; Manchester City routed Sparta Prague 5-0 with Erling Haaland scoring twice.




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Serie A leader Napoli scores late to beat struggling Lecce and Atalanta routs Verona

Serie A leader Napoli has needed a late score from captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo to secure a 1-0 victory over struggling Lecce




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ISL: Majcen nets brace as Punjab come from behind to beat Chennaiyin

Luka Majcen, donning a mask after fracturing his jaw in its opening game versus Kerala Blasters, scored twice in three minutes while Asmir Suljic put the result beyond doubt with a third goal in the 70th minute




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ISL: Majcen nets brace as Punjab comes from behind to beat Chennaiyin




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No extra pressure on in-form Barcola, says PSG manager Enrique

The Spaniard said he was relying on all his players when asked about French forward Randal Kolo Muani, who has been linked with a move away from the reigning Ligue 1 champions




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Olmo fires Barca past Espanyol as Simeone's son strikes for Atletico

Barcelona have started life under Flick in sensational form and after beating Bayern Munich and Real Madrid last week, earned their 10th win in 11 La Liga matches.




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Neymar picks up another injury in second game back from ACL tear

Neymar has time to recover before his next game, however, as he is not registered for the team’s matches in the Saudi Pro League and the next fixture in the AFC competition is on Nov. 25.




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ISL | HFC consigns Blasters to third straight loss




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Ancelotti calls for Real Madrid’s positive reaction after consecutive losses

Ancelotti's side sit second in the league standings with 24 points from 11 matches, nine points behind leaders Barcelona, who have played a game more




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A ‘symphony’ of young Chinese aspirations behind gold’s rise to record

China gold reserves went up for 16 months in a row till Feb 2024; its central bank bought the precious metal covertly



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Investors flock to Sovereign Gold Bonds despite price rises, FY24 sees record subscriptions

SGBs offer a hedge against gold price fluctuations, with investors receiving the ongoing market price at redemption



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Quick commerce firms Swiggy Instamart and Zepto to deliver gold and silver coins in 10 minutes

Tata Digital’s Bigbasket has partnered with Tanishq and MMTC-PAMP to offer gold and silver coins and bars



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Bullion Cues: Bull run to continue 

Remain on the long side of trade




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Malabar Gold achieves 50% cost reduction from automation as gold prices go through the roof

The high prices may detract price-sensitive customers away, but he pins his hopes on the digital-savvy new generation to invest more in the gold



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Bullion Cues: Minor correction possible

Traders can buy if the price drops




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Gold prices may rule firm if central banks continue to buy, says World Gold Council

The yellow metal outlook looks strong: Sachin Jain, Regional CEO of WGC



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Gold prices unchanged as market awaits US economic reports

Investors are particularly focused on upcoming job data and key economic indicators to assess the health of the U.S. economy and its potential impact on future Fed decisions



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Gold rush grips Asia despite near-record prices

Gold demand has also been boosted due to lower confidence in other investment options, such as real estate and equities, analysts say



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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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IBJA reconstitutes board for 2024-29 with Prithviraj Kothari as national chief

Aspect Global Ventures’ Aksha Mohit Kamboj appointed the national vice-president



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Gold prices climb amid US recession concerns and rate cut bets

Spot gold rose 0.14% to $2,446.83 per ounce, while US gold futures increased by 0.8% to $2,488.50. 



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SRO will ensure industry gains consumers’ trust: WGC India chief

‘The code of conduct will be different for each segment of players across the value chain’




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Domestic gold prices surge 10% amid global price rally, central bank buying: World Gold Council

Manufacturers have noted that in some cases, orders have reached levels not seen in several years, underscoring the strong buying interest among jewellery retailers and consumers alike



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Sovereign Gold Bonds: Secondary market thrives amidst drought in primary issuances

Recent data reveals a significant increase in trading volume, with retail holdings growing 63 per cent year-on-year. 



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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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Gold hits near record levels, silver follows suit amidst rising demand

Gold prices surged by ₹1,150 to ₹78,500 per 10 grams, while silver prices rose by ₹1,500 to reach ₹93,000 per kg



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65% of millennials prefer digital gold over traditional for its ease of access and convenience: Moneyview survey

Digital gold can be easily converted to cash or physical gold, giving investors flexibility to trade without incurring heavy transaction costs or delays



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Gold prices hit record highs, affecting demand during festival season

Gold jewellery demand this Dhanteras is expected to be subdued due to a 5% surge in bullion prices, now at ₹77,410 per 10 grams



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Recipe Collecting Shípǔ 食谱

Abstract: In Chinese history, the practice of collecting recipes evolved along two parallel but interacting trends. The first placed food within a medical context in order to nourish the body and heal different ailments. The second was concerned with technical aspects as well as the aesthetic enjoyments of food. Beginning with twenty recipes found

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Home Ecology Tips in English and Chinese

Our friend and colleague Catherine ZHOU kindly translated some introductory sections from Karen Christensen's  in-progress book Home Ecology. Versions of these tips were included in some of her previous books, and she is busy compiling and writing a new guide that will focus on preparing for climate change, but also deal with other issues close

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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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Structural and Mechanistic Insights into Oxidative Biaryl Coupling to form Arylomycin Core by an Engineered CYP450

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02197E, Paper
Vandana Kardam, Vaibhav Bhatt, Kshatresh Dubey
Arylomycin, a potent antibiotic targeting bacterial signal peptidases, is difficult to synthesize experimentally due to its poor to moderate yields and the formation of a mixture of compounds. A recent...
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LDH-derived Co0.5Ni0.5Te2 Dispersed in 3D Carbon Sheets as Separator Modifier to Enable Kinetics-Accelerated Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02619E, Paper
Chunmei Li, kan Mi, Kai Xu, Zhuo Jia, Xiaolei Jiang, Huili Peng, Xiuwen Zheng, Hongjiao Nie
Lithium-sulfur battery is considered as a powerful candidate for the next generation of advanced energy storage systems relying on its high energy density and theoretical specific capacity. However, its practical...
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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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Heteroleptic mononuclear Cu(I) halide complexes containing carbazolyl substituted phenyl diphosphine and monophosphine: structures and photophysical and electroluminescent properties

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02469A, Paper
Zhun Chen, Wei Xu, Ruiqin Zhu, Li Liu, Xin-Xin Zhong, Fa-Bao Li, Guijiang Zhou, Hai-Mei Qin
Heteroleptic mononuclear Cu(I) halide complex 4 containing carbazolyl groups in diphosphine and monophosphine shows high PLQY (0.75) and a short decay lifetime (1.9 μs) with a high kr value of 3.95 × 105 s−1.
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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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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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Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02603A, Paper
Takeo Iwase, Afagh Habibzadeh, Chatura Goonesinghe, Kudzanai Nyamayaro, Joseph Chang, Jason Wai-Lok Poon, Salik Hasan Rushdy, Justin Koh, Brian O. Patrick, Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Alkyl-indium NCN pincer complexes supported by amine donors are significantly more active for lactide polymerization than the analogous imine derivatives.
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Oxaphosphiranes: isolable phosphorus-containing epoxide rings

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02915A, Paper
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Niklas Volk, Antonio García Alcaraz, Selvakumar Balasubramaniam, Jannik Heumann, Gregor Schnakenburg, Arturo Espinosa Ferao, Rainer Streubel
A new efficient protocol for the synthesis of isolable oxaphosphiranes based on easy decomplexation is described. Theoretical studies unveil a singlet carbene-like FMO situation at phosphorus explaining the reactions with oxidants, acids and bases.
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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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Titanosiloxanes Consisting of Tetrahedrally Coordinated Ti Cores and Branched Siloxane Cages

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02848A, Communication
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Shohei Saito, Kenta Kawamura, Naoto Sato, Takamichi Matsuno, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Shimojima
Well-defined titanosiloxane molecules with tetrahedrally coordinated Ti centers are synthesized by using mono-silanol functionalized siloxane cages as building blocks. The Ti sites are modified with the OSi(OSi)3 units, which is...
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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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Construction of efficient Pb(II) carboxylate catalysts for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02958E, Paper
Janak ., Vijay Sarjerao Sapner, Bhaskar Ramchandra Sathe, Sadhika Khullar
The development of cost-effective and efficient electrocatalysts can solve the problem in the production of energy via water splitting reactions. In this work, we focused on two lead-based coordination polymers...
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Hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand with abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2=340 K and wide hysteresis loop of 45 K

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02901A, Paper
Maxim Andreevich Blagov, Alexander V. Akimov, Anatoly S Lobach, Leokadiya Zorina, Sergey Simonov, Konstantin Zakharov, Alexander Vasiliev, Natalia Spitsyna
The hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand [FeIII(Hthpy)(thpy)]·H2O (1) was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, dc magnetic measurements, EPR...
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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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