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Jewellery retailers fear a lacklustre Akshaya Tritiya this year due to soaring gold prices

Akshaya Tritiya, which falls on May 10 this year, is considered auspicious to buy gold



  • Gold & Silver

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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



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold prices surge on Iran-Israel tension and US rate cut hopes

Analysts anticipate continued volatility in gold prices, fluctuating between ₹71,000 and ₹75,000 in the near term



  • Gold & Silver

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Silver likely to rule at higher levels this year on supply deficit

Supply shortage forecast to increase by 17% even as industrial demand is projected to rise 9%



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold prices likely to hit ₹81,000 per 10 grams as global market eyes $2,650

MOFSL recommends “buy on dips” approach on gold when prices were hovering at ₹69,000 and $2,250 in the international market



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Bullion Cues: Prices likely to drop

But traders can go long on dips




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Gold steadies after slide below key $2,300 level

Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,396.69 per ounce, as of 0146 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.5% to $2,313.60



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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



  • Gold & Silver

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Tamil Nadu’s mineral exploration projects for gold, rare-earth elements approved

The state has seen an increase in mineral revenue, with plans to explore new deposits through agencies like the Geological Survey of India. 



  • Gold & Silver

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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



  • Gold & Silver

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Budget 2024: Duty cut to lower gold prices. How will it impact jewellery stocks?

A drop in gold price can lead to increased jewellery demand, improving their revenue and profits Market experts believe the price of yellow metal could drop between ₹300 and ₹500 per gram going ahead



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold industry forms self-regulatory body to ensure transparency, boost trust

The Association for Gold Excellence and Standards will frame good practices to be followed by the entire value chain of the industry, including bullion, jewellery manufacturers and retailers



  • Gold & Silver

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As prices soften, festival period triggers buying interest in gold jewellery

Sales up 20% during Ganesh Chathurthi, wedding demand could buoy demand for the precious metal further



  • Gold & Silver

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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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Amid soaring gold prices, jewellers boost sales with sparkling innovations

Jewellery brands in India are devising newer strategies and refining their existing approaches to alleviate the impact of soaring gold prices



  • Gold & Silver

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Godrej & Boyce launches ISI-certified lockers for jewellers and pawnbrokers

To improve security standards and ensure compliance with government regulations, all high-security safes are now mandated to carry an ISI mark




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Jewellers woo Dhanteras buyers with attractive offers

Gold prices have been hovering above Rs ₹78,600 per 10 gm-level consistently despite weak demand due to ongoing global geopolitical turmoil in West Asia and Russia-Ukraine




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How to Help a Tree in Distress

Karin Vaneker, a writer and activist in the Netherlands, has been helping me by tackling subjects that haven’t yet attracted much scholarly research for the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability. She’s written, for example, on including composting and community gardens - important, relevant, and yet somehow a little too close to home

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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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Bulk photovoltaic effect in a zero-dimensional room-temperature molecular ferroelectric [C8N2H22]1.5[Bi2I9]

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02698E, Paper
Zhibo Chen, Tianhong Luo, Jinrong Wen, Zhanqiang Liu, Jingshan Hou, Yongzheng Fang, Ganghua Zhang
Non-toxic molecular ferroelectrics have attracted significant interest due to their unique flexibility, low costs, and environmental friendliness. However, the variety of such materials with narrow bandgaps and above room temperature...
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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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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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Triple-shelled Ni@MnO/C hollow spheres with enhanced performance for rechargeable zinc-ion capacitors

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02303J, Paper
Tao Xiang, Zaiting Qu, Daohong Zhang, Chenglong Hu, Zhen Chen, Qiufan Wang
Ni/MnO@C nanospheres with different core–shell structures are obtained by using Ni3Mn-MOFs as templates, exhibiting excellent electrochemical properties as cathodes in zinc-ion storage.
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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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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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Quantitative determination and subcellular mapping of Pt-based drugs in single breast tumour cells via laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02467B, Paper
Open Access
Legna Colina-Vegas, Thibaut Van Acker, Wilmer Villarreal, Olivier De Wever, Alzir Azevedo Batista, Joaquim Araújo Nóbrega, Frank Vanhaecke
This study utilizes LA-ICP-MS to reveal the distribution and determine the concentration of Pt in MDA-MB-231 cells, providing insight into the mechanism and efficacy of Pt-based chemotherapeutic drugs.
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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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A Zr-based metal–organic framework drug release system with long-lasting antibacterial behavior for accelerating wound healing

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02734E, Paper
Hui-Qian Zheng, Han-Xiao Feng, Bing-Xin Li, Yi-Fei Hui, Yi-Han Lin, Xian-Feng Su, Lai-Peng Yan, Zijie Zhou, Zu-Jin Lin, Faqiang Tang
A biocompatible Zr-based metal–organic framework drug release system, CIP@SU-102, was fabricated by the cation exchange method, which shows superior and long-lasting antibacterial activity as well as effective promotion of infected wound healing.
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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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Development of Polyoxometalate-loaded MOF for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Enhanced Dye Adsorption

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02645D, Paper
Ketan Maru, Sarita Kalla, Ritambhara Jangir
The study focuses here on the enhancement of MIL-117 functionality by incorporating well-known polyoxometalate (POM); tetrabutylammonium octamolybdate [(n-C4H9)4N]4[Mo8O26]. Using an encapsulation method with conventional heating, Mo8O264- anions were first time...
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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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Electrostatic vs. electronic interactions within oxidized multinuclear Pt(bipyridine)(dithiolene) complexes

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02514H, Paper
Khalil Youssef, Antoine Vacher, Thanaphon Khrueawatthanawet, Thierry Roisnel, Frédéric Barrière, Dominique Lorcy
Multinuclear complexes involving two or three redox active Pt(dithiolene) moieties were synthesized and electronic interactions were analysed through a combination of experimental and theoretical investigations.
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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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Ionic-liquid Functionalized Metal-organic Framework and Its High Performance Solid Electrolyte for Lithium-ion Conduction

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02756F, Paper
Xiang Kun Cui, Yu Ding, Li Feng, Li Ming Chen, Yang Mei Hu, Hui Chen, Chong-Qing Wan
Herein, we report a new type solid-state electrolyte based on MOF matrix and Li+ ionic liquid. By covalent bonding the Li+ ionic liquids (MIMS·LiTFSI) on the stable UiO-67 framework, the...
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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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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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Highly selective organo-gallium hydroxamate mediated inhibition of antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02440K, Paper
Rebekah N. Duffin, Jenisi Kelderman, Megan Herdman, Philip Craig Andrews
Five complexes of gallium derived from hydroxamic acids have been synthesised, characterised, and their anti-bacterial activity and mammalian cell toxicity established. These are three metal-organic complexes; [Ga(BPHA]3 1, [Ga(BHA-H]3 2,...
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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
Open Access
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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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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Advances in metal–organic frameworks for optically selective alkaline phosphatase activity monitoring: a perspective

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17742-17755
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01727G, Perspective
Eduarda Andrade, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Flávio Figueira
MOFs can play three essential roles in ALP monitoring: they can serve as fluorescent probes, function in oxidation or peroxidation mechanisms, or combine both processes.
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Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) active interwoven polycatenated coordination polymer for selective detection of Al3+ and Ag+ ions along with water detection in less polar solvents

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,18003-18012
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02285H, Paper
Anupam Maiti, Rakesh Kumar, Bidyadhar Mahato, Debajyoti Ghoshal
An ESIPT active coordination polymer is successfully synthesized, exhibiting ESIPT induced blue shift for Al3+ ions and ESIPT-off for Ag+ ions. The material can also detect polar water, dimethylformamide and methanol in less polar organic solvents.
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Metal–organic framework-derived Se-blended ZrO2 with a nitrogen-doped carbon heterostructure for electrocatalytic overall water splitting

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17918-17933
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02542C, Paper
Krishnendu M. Nair, Pavithra Shankar, Selvaraju Thangavelu
Electrocatalytic overall water splitting is achieved with ease at 1.58 V together with exciting stability over 48 h.
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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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An acidity-triggered aggregation nanoplatform based on degradable mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for precise drug delivery and phototherapy of focal bacterial infection

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17893-17901
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02111H, Paper
Yunhan Huang, Wei Guo, Xinyu Wang, Jingrui Chang, Bo Lu
An acidity-triggered aggregation antibacterial nanoplatform based on biodegradable mesoporous organic silica nanoparticles, is reported. It enables precise drug release and spatial accuracy for photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy.
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Synthesis and relaxivity of gadolinium-based DOTAGA conjugated 3-phosphoglycerate

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17777-17782
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02766C, Communication
Open Access
Andrew R. Brotherton, Shifa Noor Mohamed, Thomas J. Meade
A Gd-DOTAGA based MR contrast agent conjugated to 3-phosphoglycerate for enhanced relaxivity and investigation into its metabolism.
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A mechanistic study of chiral manganese porphyrin-catalyzed enantioselective C–H hydroxylation reaction

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02452D, Paper
Jing-Kun Gao, Wandong Chen, Junjie Tai, Zhengwei Chen, Hang Liu, Yuxin Du, Yiting Jiang, Yuanbin She, Yun-Fang Yang
This study uses DFT to explain the enantioselectivity of C–H hydroxylation by a chiral manganese porphyrin. A two-point hydrogen bonding favors pro-(S) C–H bond abstraction by 1.9 kcal mol−1, leading to (S)-hydroxylated products.
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Detailed mechanism of DNA/RNA nucleobase substituting bridging ligand in diruthenium (II,III) and dirhodium (II,II) tetraacetato paddlewheel complexes: Protonation of the leaving acetate is crucial

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02621G, Paper
Open Access
Iogann Tolbatov, Tiziano Marzo, Paolo Umari, Diego La Mendola, Alessandro Marrone
Paddlewheel complexes of bimetallic scaffolds are emerging metallic agents in the bioinorganic chemistry landscape. In the most commonly employed construct, these complexes are decorated by carboxylate moiety, prompting their possible...
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Single-ion magnetism in novel Btp-based cobalt complexes of different charge

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02338B, Paper
Open Access
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Gustavo Rama-Martínez, Marcelo Osorio-Celis, Yolanda Sabater-Algarra, Diego Sánchez-Brunete, Antonio L. Llamas-Saiz, Eugenia P. Quirós-Díez, M. Eugenio Vázquez, Miguel Vázquez López, María del Carmen Giménez López
By deprotonating Btp-derived ligands, precise control over counterions in the outer-coordination sphere is achieved in both neutral and charged anisotropic CoII complexes exhibiting field-induced single-ion magnetism.
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Price pooling mantra: Wake up to expensive electricity



  • Siddhartha P Saikia