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Self-assembly and Nanostructure Formation of Multi-functional Organic -Donors
R R S S S R S R S R R R S S R S S R R R S R R S S S S S R S S R R R R R S S S H R H R S R R R R S R R S S S R R H S S H R R S S S S S S S S R S R S S S S S S S S S R S R H S S R R S S R R R H S S S R R R H S S S R

R S S S S S S X R X R R R R

R R R R R R R R

Self-Assembly

-Donors

Image of -disk and -ring

Conductive Nanostructures

Masahiko Iyoda, Masashi Hasegawa, and Hideo Enozawa

Self-assembly of tetrathiafulvalenes, their conjugated oligomers, and giant macrocyclic oligothiophenes in solution leads to important solvatochromic, thermochromic, electrochromic, and switching properties. Furthermore, based on the self-assembly in solution, various nanostructures can be constructed in the solid state to produce nanowires, nanoparticles, nanotubes, tapes, ribbons, and microcrystals. This article highlights the self-aggregation of organic -donors in solution and the formation of nanostructures from these -donors in the solid state.

Letter
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Rapid Synthesis of Biodiesel Fuels at Room Temperature in the Presence of Dimethyl Ether

Guoqing Guan, Katsuki Kusakabe, Nozomi Sakurai, and Kimiko Moriyama Electronic Supporting Information

A rapid synthesis method was developed for the production of biodiesel fuel in the presence of DME at room temperature from various vegetable oils using an alkaline catalyst dissolved in methanol.

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Photoisomerization of 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole Derivatives as an Adequate Model to Reveal Photochromism of Schi Bases in the Solid State

O H N S h

O H N S

Masatsugu Taneda, Yoshinori Kodama, Yusaku Eda, Hiroyuki Koyama, and Toshio Kawato Electronic Supporting Information

3: R = H t 4: R = Bu 5: R = C(CH3)2(C6H5)

1412

Unusual Demethylation of O,O0 -Dimethyl Chlorothiophosphate with Aryllithiums

6 examples and 6080% yields.

Br

1) n -BuLi, THF, 78 C (t -BuLi) 2) ClP(S)(OCH3)2 78 Crt 3) H2O [H3O+] 6080%

CH3

Nigel Ribeiro, Jin Maeda, Yasuhiro Ishida, Yuka Kobayashi, and Kazuhiko Saigo

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Oxidation of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols to Ketones by Activated CarbonMolecular Oxygen System

R1 R2 OH O2 Activated carbon Xylene, 120 C, 9 h R1 O R2

Yuki Sano, Takanori Tanaka, and Masahiko Hayashi Electronic Supporting Information

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Nitrogen content/wt %

Rapid and Deep Nitridation of Silica MCM41 without Loss of Hexagonal Pore Structure

40

A plug flow-type reactor was employed for nitridation of mesoporous silica MCM-41. The nitrogen content was dependent on the amount of NH3 supplied per weight of sample and reached at 34 wt %.

30

20

Ken-ichi Ishizu, Fumitaka Masakazu Iwamoto

Hayashi,

and

10

0 10

100

1000
-1

Electronic Supporting Information

Amount of NH3 supplied/L g

1418

Reductive Coupling of Aromatic Dialkyl Acetals Using the Combination of Zinc and Chlorotrimethylsilane in the Presence of Potassium Carbonate

The treatment of aromatic acetals 1 with zinc and chlorosilane in the presence of potassium carbonate in toluene brought about facile and effective reductive coupling to give the corresponding coupling products.

R1
Bunpei Hatano, Keita Nagahashi, and Shigeki Habaue Electronic Supporting Information

Ar 1

OR OR2 Toluene

Zn/TMSCl/K 2CO3

1 R2O R

Ar

Ar

2 R1 OR

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Benzylation of -Diimine Ligands Bound to Zirconium and Hafnium. A New Convenient Route to Olen Polymerization Catalysts

One-pot Synthesis of New Amidoimino Complexes as Catalyst Precursors for 1-Hexene Polymerization Ph R N N R Toluene R N M Ph Ph Ph
M = Zr, R = 2,6-Xyl

N R

Kazushi Mashima, Ryuji Ohnishi, Tsuneaki Yamagata, and Hayato Tsurugi Electronic Supporting Information

M(CH2Ph)4 M = Zr, Hf

- 78 C to rt

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Copper(I)- and Gold(I)-catalyzed Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Quinoline Derivatives from N-Aryl-2-propynylamines

HN Ph

CuCl (5.0 mol %) AgOTf (5.0 mol %) additive (1.0 equiv.) Ph 1,2-dichloroethane 80 C, 24 h Ph

N Ph 93% Ph

Ph H

Yoichiro Kuninobu, Kazuhiko Takai

Yuichi

Inoue,

and

additive

Electronic Supporting Information

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A Squaraine-based Near-infrared Dye with Bright Fluorescence and Solvatochromic Property

Me N N Me

O
2+

Me N N Me

Keitaro Umezawa, Daniel Citterio, and Koji Suzuki Electronic Supporting Information

737/751 nm, = 0.56

NIR Fluorescence!

1426

Carbon Nanomaterial Synthesis from Sucrose Solution without Using Graphite Electrodes

Sucrose is ionized by hot plasma, then multiwalled carbon nanotube results from ionization carbon atoms.

Shinya Aikawa, Takio Kizu, Eiichi Nishikawa, and Toshihide Kioka

1428

Enantioselective Microbial Oxidation of Allyl Alcohols

OH R1 R2 R3 R3 Y. farinosa

OH *

O R1 + R
2

R1 R2 R3 R3

R3

R3

Kazutsugu Matsumoto, Yoichi Kawabata, Satoshi Okada, Jun Takahashi, Key Hashimoto, Yuto Nagai, Junichi Tatsuta, and Minoru Hatanaka

A new route to the optically active allyl alcohols by microbial oxidation is disclosed. Yamadazyma farinosa IFO 10896, a yeast, efficiently catalyzes the enantioselective oxidation of allyl alcohols to afford the corresponding optically active alcohols as the remaining substrates. This reaction is applicable to both cyclic and acyclic compounds.

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A Traceless Solid-phase Synthesis of 1,4Diazabicyclo[3,3,1]octan-3-ones

N n +N R3

R1 O R2 N Nucleophile n N R3 R1 O R2

Kunio Saruta and Tsuyoshi Ogiku Electronic Supporting Information

1432

Homocoupling of Aryl Halides Using Catalytic System of Palladium and Phosphite

Pd2(dba)3/phosphite 1 NaOtBu, diglyme 130 C,

t

R 16 examples
t

X = I, Br, Cl

Bu O O P O

Bu Me Bu

Jeongju Moon, Hyungoog Nam, Jinhun Ju, Miso Jeong, and Sunwoo Lee Electronic Supporting Information

Me
t

O P O O
t

Bu 1

1434

Self-assembly and Solvatochromic Fiber Formation of 4,5-Bis(dodecylthio)tetrathiafulvalene-40 -carboxylic Acid and Its Derivatives

Nonpolar Tail

TTF Unit Polar Head

O S S S S S S OH

Hideo Enozawa, Youhei Honna, and Masahiko Iyoda Electronic Supporting Information

Reddish orange fiber from hexane

Reddish violet fiber from acetonitrile

Formation of Nanostructure

1436

Synthesis of C2 -Symmetric Sulde and Its First Application in Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Aziridines
RCH NTs +

Et CH2Br O

+
Ts O Et H N R H

Yuan Gui, Sheng Shen, Hai-Yang Wang, Zhi-Yi Li, and Zhi-Zhen Huang Electronic Supporting Information

K2CO3/ TBAI MeCN

Ph up to 96% ee

1438

Synthesis and Structure of a Carbon Compound Bearing a Sterically Rigid 1,8-Dioxythioxanthylium (or Thioxanthene) Skeleton
Me Me C O Me Me C O

Torahiko Yamaguchi and Yohsuke Yamamoto

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Hydrophilic Treatment of Carbon-coated Metal by Plasma Fluorination

Hydrophobicity Hydrophilicity

NF3 plasma irradiation

Tomokazu Fukutsuka, Shin-ichi Miyano, Yoshiaki Matsuo, and Yosohiro Sugie

1442

Asymmetric 1,4-Addition of Arylboronic Acids to ,-Unsaturated N-Acylamides Catalyzed by Dicationic Palladium(II) (S,S)-Chiraphos Complex

O R
1

O N Ph Ph

ArB(OH)2 R1 [Pd]2+ catalyst 50 C, 20 h (SbF6)2

Ar
*

O N Ph Ph

9098 %ee

Takashi Nishikata, Yasunori Yamamoto, and Norio Miyaura

Ph Ph Me NCPh P Pd P NCPh Me Ph Ph

[Pd(S,S-chiraphos)(PhCN)2](SbF6)2

1444

Immobilization and Hybridization Behavior of DNA on Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockPoly[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]-modied Gold Surfaces Keitaro Yoshimoto, Shinya Matsumoto, Ryosuke Asakawa, Katsumi Uchida, Takehiko Ishii, and Yukio Nagasaki Electronic Supporting Information

PEG-block-oligoamine

ss DNA-SH

Gold surface

1446

An Eective Process for Cutting Carbon Nanotubes via Fenton Reaction

An effective method via Fenton reaction was firstly employed to cut carbon nanotubes effectively.

Qiu Liao, Jing Sun, and Lian Gao Electronic Supporting Information

1448

Preparation of Nanostructured Conjugated Polymers Using Template Electrochemical Polymerization in Supercritical Fluids

Mahito Atobe, Shinya Iizuka, Fuchigami, and Hikaru Yamamoto Electronic Supporting Information

Toshio

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Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazole-containing Bile Acid Dimers and Properties of Inverse Micellar Mimic

Six new 1,2,3-triazole-containing bile acid dimers were synthesized via CuI-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction and the inverse micellar properties of the compounds were also investigated through hydrophilic dye solubilization in nonpolar media.
bile acid N N N 5 mol% CuSO45H2O 20 mol% sodium ascorbate bile acid N N N

bile acid

t-BuOH/CH3OH/H2O, 10: 2: 1, 60-65 C, 3-12 h bile acid

Zhen Zhang, Yong Ju, and Yufen Zhao Electronic Supporting Information
bile acid = cholic acid or deoxycholic acid

yield: 75-92%

1452

One-dimensional Structure Consisting of Pin-wheel Cu4 Gd Core and Na as Connector

Kazuya Yabe, Yuji Maruno, Masaaki Towatari, Takefumi Hamamatsu, Naohide Matsumoto, Nazzareno Re, Andrzej Pochaba, and Jerzy Mrozinski

1454

New Facile Preparation of a Poly(vinyl chloride)/Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposite via Solution Intercalation
coprecipitation PVC

PVC Chains

intercalation

Jun Liu, Guangming Chen, Jiping Yang, and Yongmei Ma

1456

Highly Ecient Method for the Synthesis of Carboxamides from Carboxylic Acids and Amines Using Benzenesulfonic Anhydride (BSA)
O R1 OH + R2R3NH

O OO O S S O 1.2 mol amt. DMAP (2.4 mol amt.) CH2Cl2, rt, 1 h

O R1 NR2R3 92% quant.

(1.1 mol amt.) (1.0 mol amt.)

Setsuo Funasaka, Koji Kato, and Teruaki Mukaiyama

1458

Fabrication of Fluorescent and Magnetic Multifunctional Polystyrene Microbeads with Carboxyl Ends

Multifunctional polystyrene microbeads with surface groups possessed fluorescence, magnetism, and well water-dispersibility are fabricated for the first time by a two-step strategy.

Pengfei Zhang, Hongjing Dou, Wanwan Li, Ke Tao, Bin Xing, and Kang Sun

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A New Route for Preparation of High-density Organic Phase to High Selective HPLC for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Atom-transfer Radical Polymerization of Octadecyl Acrylate on Silica

The conformation of the alkyl chains of ATRP-Sil-ODAn changed from trans to gauche as the temperature increased.

Abul K. Mallik, M. Mizanur Rahman, Miklos Czaun, Makoto Takafuji, and Hirotaka Ihara

1462

Facile Preparation of Magnesium Ferrite Film via a Single-source Precursor Route

MgFe2O4 film has been successfully prepared by MgFeIIFeIII LDH coating pyrolysis process.

Lan Yang, Lie Yin, Yingchao Zhang, Yanluo Lu, and Feng Li

1464

Porous Magnets Based on CopperOctacyanotungsten Containing Noncoordinated Alcohol Molecules

CuII3[WV(CN)8]2(pyrimidine)22-propanol6H2O

CuII3[WV(CN)8]2(pyrimidine)21-butanol5H2O

Yoshihide Tsunobuchi, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Motoo Shiro, Toshiya Hozumi, and Shin-ichi Ohkoshi
Tc = 8.2 K

Cu2 (S = 1/2) W (S = 1/2)

Cu2 (S = 1/2) W (S = 1/2)

Cu1 (S = 1/2)

Tc = 8.4 K

Cu1 (S = 1/2)

Electronic Supporting Information

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One-dimensional Strands of Trigonellinium Constructed by Intermolecular Strong O HO and Weak CHO Hydrogen Bonds in the Crystal of Partially Oxidized Ni(dmit)2 Salt

We observed one-dimensional rod-like structure of counter cations constructed by the cooperative weak and strong hydrogen bonds in partially oxidized Ni(dmit)2 salt.

Kazuaki Tomono and Kazuo Miyamura

1468

A New Water-soluble and Acid-stable Dinuclear Organoiridium Dinitrate Complex

A new water-soluble and acid-stable dinuclear organoiridium(III) dinitrate complex [{Cp*Ir(NO3)}2(-Cl)2] (Cp* = 5-C5Me5) was synthesized from the reaction of the corresponding chloro complex with two equivalents of AgBF4 in aqueous nitric acid (1 M HNO3/ H2O).

Bunsho Kure, Shunichi Fukuzumi, and Seiji Ogo Electronic Supporting Information

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Yield of C11 C20/%

Hydrocracking of FischerTropsch Wax to Diesel-range Hydrocarbons over Bifunctional Catalysts Containing Pt and Polyoxocation-pillared Montmorillonite Yanyong Liu, Toshiaki Hanaoka, Kazuhisa Murata, Kiyomi Okabe, Megumu Inaba, Isao Takahara, and Kinya Sakanishi Electronic Supporting Information

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Conversion of F-T wax/% 90 100 Pt/WO3/ZrO2 Pt/Al2O3SiO2 Pt/Al13Mont

Bifunctional catalysts containing Pt and polyoxocation-pillared montmorillonite showed high yields (>70%) of dieselrange hydrocarbons in the hydrocracking of FischerTropsch wax.

1472

Heteropoly Acid-catalyzed Direct Substitution of 2-Propynyl Alcohols with Sulfonamides

OH 5 mol % PMA/SiO2 NHTs

+ Ts

J. S. Yadav, B. V. Subba Reddy, T. Srinivasa Rao, B. Bala. M. Krishna, and G. G. K. S. Narayana Kumar Electronic Supporting Information

NH2

DCE, r.t.

1474

Hydrothiolation of Unactivated Alkynes Catalyzed by Indium(III) Bromide

10 mol % InBr3 R'SH CH2Cl2, R.T. R'S R SR' CH3

J. S. Yadav, B. V. Subba Reddy, A. Raju, K. Ravindar, and Gakul Baishya Electronic Supporting Information

1476

Ring-opening Bulk Polymerization of L-Lactide in Porous Hydroxyapatite

Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) has been synthesized by ring-opening bulk polymerization of L-lactide in porous hydroxyapatite (HAp) matrix without any additional catalyst. The obtained PLLA/HAp composites had excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility for artificial bone materials.

Nami Sugiyama, Ryoko Kunibu, Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita, Yuko Takeoka, Mamoru Aizawa, and Masahiro Rikukawa Electronic Supporting Information

O H3C O

CH3 O 130 C
L-lactide

7 days

CH3 O O
PLLA

porous HAp

PLLA/HAp composite

1478

Synthetic Approach towards the Sex Pheromone of the Female Oleander Scale Aspidiotus Nerii

We report a synthetic approach to the sex pheromone of the female oleander scale Aspidiotus nerii using our Lewis acid promoted [2 + 2] cycloaddition of allylsilanes in combination with the modified FlemingTamao oxidation.

PivO MeOOC COOMe + Sit BuPh2 7 steps 15% overall yield PivO

Arndt W. Schmidt, Joghee R. Suresh, Gabriele Theumer, and Hans-Joachim Knolker

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Crystallization of Glycine by Photon Pressure of a Focused CW Laser Beam

An intense CW laser beam of 1064 nm was focused into a supersaturated D2O solution of glycine, leading to its crystallization. At the focal point on an airsolution interface, a small single glycine crystal was trapped and grew quickly.

Focal point

31 s

Teruki Sugiyama, Takuji Adachi, and Hiroshi Masuhara

1482

Enantiofacial Control of Planar Chiral Arene Ru Complexes Bearing Tropos Biphenyl Ligands

Planar chiral Ru complexes bearing tropos ortho-substituted biphenyl ligands were synthesized. The planar chirality control of the Ru-complexes by (aR)-H8DABN selectively gave the thermodynamically stable diastereomers via the association of solvents employed.
R

Planar chirality control

H Ru2+ N2 H2N R IPA/ (CH2Cl)2 or PhCl P R'2 H Ru2+ N2 H2N

P R'2

Kohsuke Aikawa, Isao Kaito, and Koichi Mikami Electronic Supporting Information

2X-

2X-

R/aR

S/aR R = OMe, R' = 3,5-Me2C6H3 X = OTf: single diastereomer X = SbF6: single diastereomer "

1484

Eects of Thermal History on Thermal Anomaly in Solid of Ionic Liquid Compound, [C4 mim][Tf2 N]

Heat capacities around fusion of [C4mim][Tf2N] with thermal history.

Yoshitaka Shimizu, Yoko Ohte, Yasuhisa Yamamura, and Kazuya Saito

1486

Structural Tuning of the Imido Bonds in (Arylimido)vanadium(V) Compounds

N O V N

Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Toshikazu Hirao

Kenta

Ishino,

and

sp-hybridized nitrogen

sp -hybridized nitrogen

Electronic Supporting Information

1488

Critical Control by Temperature and Pressure of Enantiodierentiating AntiMarkovnikov Photoaddition of Methanol to Diphenylpropene in Near Critical and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Takehiko Wada, Tadashi Mori, and Yoshihisa Inoue Electronic Supporting Information

Unique Entropy Control (pressure, temperature, density, etc.)

+

MeOH

hv /Sens*

in scCO2

OMe

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Synthetic Studies on Mycalolide B: Synthesis of the C7C35 Fragment

OMe O O Mycalolide B OMe HO N OMe O CO2Me O O 7 OMe N N O N O N O TBS OMe O OMe DMPMOM O O OMe
35

OMe O OMe O OAc Me N CHO

Tomoyuki Kimura, Satomi Kuribayashi, Tetsuya Sengoku, Keita Matsui, Shoko Ueda, Ichiro Hayakawa, Kiyotake Suenaga, and Hideo Kigoshi

1492

Reusable Rhodium(I)/Cationic Bipyridylcatalyzed Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes in Water under Aerobic Conditions

Br Me 3N

NMe3 Br

N 1

N
n

[Rh(cod)Cl]2 / 1 R H 2 O, rt, 30 min, in air, with or without base

H R

Yun-Hua Wang and Fu-Yu Tsai

R = H, Me, MeO, F, Cl, MeOC, EtO2C, HO2C

1494

2 H- and 13 C-Labelling Studies on Skeletal Reorganization of 1,6-Enynes

E E

cat. Toluene, 80 C

E + E type I single cleavage

E E type II double cleavage

Hiromi Nakai and Naoto Chatani

[RuCl2(CO)3]2, PtCl2, PtCl4 [IrCl(CO)3]n, [Rh(OOCCF3)2]2, AuCl3 InCl3

type II type I < type II type I

1496

DFT Calculation of Site-specic Acid Dissociation Constants of Purine Nucleobases

Yun Hee Jang, Sungu Hwang, and Doo Soo Chung

1498

Preparation of Fluorinated Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieve with Hexagonal Nanoake Morphology by Ionothermal Method

A novel hexagonal nano-flake of fluorinated aluminum phosphate molecular sieve was successfully synthesized using [Emim]Br ionic liquid as both the solvent and the template. The thickness of the hexagonal flake is about 170 nm. The effect of different molar ratio of HF on the framework and morphology of the products was also discussed.

Xiaoyan Zhang, Huiqin Chen, Mingbo Zheng, Jinsong Liu, and Jieming Cao Electronic Supporting Information

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Deoxygenative Allylation of Benzyl Acetates and Cinnamyl Alcohols Catalyzed by Molecular Iodine
OAc 10 mol % I2

+
J. S. Yadav, B. V. Subba Reddy, A. Srinivas Reddy, and B. Eeshwaraiah

Si CH2Cl2, r.t.

1502

Pore Volume/mLg-1

A Simple Controlled Salt Decomposition Route to Synthesize Nanoporous Mn2 O3 Materials with Tunable Pore Structure and Narrow Pore Distribution

0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Pore width/nm

Chichao Yu, Jianlin Shi, and Dongsheng Yan

1504

Isobutene Trimerization over FeCl3 -modied HY Zeolites: Eect of Lewis Acid Sites

Ji Woong Yoon, Sung Hwa Jhung, Dae Hyun Choo, Seung Jun Lee, and Jong-San Chang Electronic Supporting Information

1506

Current density /mA.cm-2

Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties of SiO2 treated ZnO Nanocrystalline Electrode for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

Efficiency = 5.2%

SiO2-coated 5-nm ZnO nanocrystalline electrode showed greatly enhanced solar energy conversion efficiency 5.2%.

Yu-Ju Shin, Jung-Hun Lee, Ji-Hye Park, and Nam-Gyu Park Electronic Supporting Information

Photovoltage /V

1508

Hydrothermal Production of SrTiO3 Nanotube Arrays

Jaturong Jitputti, Patcharee Charoensirithavorn, and Susumu Yoshikawa Electronic Supporting Information
Strontium titanate (SrTiO3) nanotube arrays were produced through a hydrothermal process from amorphous TiO2 nanotube arrays. The TEM images showed that crystalline SrTiO3 nanotube arrays were composed of nanosized primary particulates of several nanometers in size.

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Poly(lactic acid) Inverse Opal as Implantable Photonic Bandgap Materials

Poly(lactic acid) inverse opal with degradationdependent near-infrared reflection property might become an implantable photonic bandgap material that can report the state of degradation and co-occurring events in a nondestructive, real-time manner.

Musashi Fujishima, Syoei Sakata, Masakazu Kikoku, Daiju Ogawa, and Kumao Uchida Additions and Corrections

1512

Hypervalent Silicon and Phosphorus Atoms in Single Molecules: Synthesis and Properties of Phosphoranylalkoxysilicates and a Phosphoranyloxysilicate

Naokazu Kano, Hideaki Miyake, and Takayuki Kawashima

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