Chemistry Letters, Highlight Reviews

2010, Vol. 39 No. 1-12


Apr. 2010, Vol.39 No.4


Web Release Date: March 13, 2010
312	Heteronuclear Double Bonds E=E′ (E = Heavy Group 14 Element, E′ = Group 13–16 Element)
	Vladimir Ya. Lee, Akira Sekiguchi, Jean Escudié, and Henri Ranaivonjatovo
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	Recent developments in the field of the heteronuclear double bonds >E=E′ (E = heavy group 14 element, E′ = group 13–16 element) are covered in the present review with a particular focus on the kinetic stabilization with the bulky substituents.


Mar. 2010, Vol.39 No.3


Web Release Date: January 30, 2010
148	Carotenoid Radicals: Cryptochemistry of Natural Colorants
	Lowell D. Kispert and Nikolay E. Polyakov
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	This review examines the properties and uses of carotenoid radicals. Their mechanisms of action on the molecular level play a crucial role in electron transfer and light regulation processes in photosynthesis, in the design of improved artificial solar cells, and in the scavenging of toxic free radicals. There is a remarkable increase in the quantum yield and the lifetime of the charge-separated states of the carotenoid radical cations in the supramolecular “hosts” β-glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and arabinogalactan (AG).


Feb. 2010, Vol.39 No.2


Web Release Date: January 16, 2010
78	The Diversified Reactivities of 1,5-Bisallenes
	Guofei Chen, Xuefeng Jiang, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma
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	1,5-Bisallenes may undergo radical, carbometallation, cyclometallation, cyclization, and consecutive cascade reactions to form many different 5–7-membered rings, showing diversified reactivities. There is no doubt that the chemistry of 1,5-bisallenes would be enriched by further study.


Jan. 2010, Vol.39 No.1
Web Release Date: December 12, 2009
10	Metallo-supramolecular Systems for Synergistic Functions Based on Unique Arrangement of Ligation Sites
	Tatsuya Nabeshima, Shigehisa Akine, Chusaku Ikeda, and Masaki Yamamura
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Web Release Date: December 5, 2009
2	9,9-Diarylfluorene Moiety Incorporated into Polymer Main Chains: An Essential Skeleton Exhibiting Prominent Physical, Chemical, and Optical Properties
	Yasuhito Koyama, Kazuko Nakazono, Hideki Hayashi, and Toshikazu Tataka
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