Dalton Transactions

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Cadu, Alban; Andersson, Pher G.

doi: 10.1039/c3dt51163dpmid: 23942652

Iridium, despite being one of the least abundant transition metals, has found several uses. N,P-ligated iridium catalysts are used to perform many highly selective reactions. These methodologies have been developed extensively over the past 15 years. More recently, the application of iridium N,P catalysts in asymmetric hydrogenation has been a focus of research to find novel applications and to expand on their current synthetic utility. The aim of this perspective is to highlight the advances made by the Andersson group.

Zhao, Jun; Zou, Xiaoxin; Zhou, Li-Jing; Feng, Liang-Liang; Jin, Pan-Pan; Liu, Yi-Pu; Li, Guo-Dong

doi: 10.1039/c3dt51754cpmid: 23999901

Wurtzite ZnO microspheres composed of radially aligned porous nanorods are prepared via a simple thermal treatment of a “pre-synthesized” zinc monoglycerolate precursor. The as-prepared hierarchical nanomaterial can serve as a highly sensitive sensing material for ethanol detection.

Giri, Soumen; Ghosh, Debasis; Das, Chapal Kumar

doi: 10.1039/c3dt51807hpmid: 23999950

NiMnO3–nitrogen doped graphene composite has been synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and its supercapacitor performance investigated. The composite exhibits a specific capacitance of 750.2 F g−1 in 1 M Na2SO4 at a scan rate of 1 mV s−1. Nitrogen insertion inside the carbon lattice plays a crucial role in the enhancement of the overall specific capacitance and its long-term stability. This reproducible and superior performance of NiMnO3–nitrogen doped graphene composite make it attractive as a candidate for energy storage materials.

Chen, Xiaowei; Yuan, Feng; Gu, Qinfen; Yu, Xuebin

doi: 10.1039/c3dt52203bpmid: 24002106

The synthesis, crystal structure and dehydrogenation performances of two new H-enriched compounds, Mg(BH4)2(NH3BH3)2 and Mg(BH4)2·(NH3)2(NH3BH3), are reported. Due to the introduction of ammonia ligands, the Mg(BH4)2·(NH3)2(NH3BH3) exhibits dramatically improved dehydrogenation properties over its parent compound.