1. Contents

   Acknowledgments 18 October 2012 Pages: 963 - 967

2. Electrochemical sensing and photocatalysis using Ag–TiO ₂ microwires

   • SOUMIT S MANDAL
   • ANINDA J BHATTACHARYYA

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 969 - 978

   

3. Supported lipid bilayers as templates to design manganese oxide nanoparticles

   • J MAHESHKUMAR
   • B SREEDHAR
   • A DHATHATHREYAN

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 979 - 984

   

4. Comparative study of spectroscopic properties of the low-lying electronic states of 2,4-pentadien-1-iminium cation and its N-substituted analogues

   • ANJAN CHATTOPADHYAY

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 985 - 994

   

5. Theoretical studies on a series of 1,2,4-triazoles derivatives as potential high energy density compounds

   • Zhang Rui-Zhou
   • Li Xiao-Hong
   • Zhang Xian-Zhou

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 995 - 1006

   

6. A facile and expedient one-pot three-component reaction leading to multifunctionalized stabilized phosphorus ylides

   • ZAHRA HASSANI
   • ZEINAB ESFANDIARPOUR

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1007 - 1012

   

7. Highly efficient solvent-free synthesis of pyranopyrazoles by a Brønsted-acidic ionic liquid as a green and reusable catalyst

   • JAVAD EBRAHIMI
   • ALI MOHAMMADI
   • AMIR HABIBI

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1013 - 1017

   

8. Synthesis of novel 2-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)-N-phenylacetamide analogues and their antimicrobial study

   • H P JAYADEVAPPA
   • G NAGENDRAPPA
   • S CHANDRASHEKAR

   BriefCommunication 12 October 2012 Pages: 1019 - 1023

   

9. Preparation of different amides via Ritter reaction from alcohols and nitriles in the presence of silica-bonded N- propyl sulphamic acid (SBNPSA) under solvent-free conditions

   • MARYAM-SADAT SHAKERI
   • HASSAN TAJIK
   • KHODABAKHSH NIKNAM

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2012 Pages: 1025 - 1032

   

10. Substituted quinolinones. Part 17: Some nucleophilic reactions with 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-[(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)carbonyl]quinolin-2(1H)-one

    • Mohamed Abass
    • El-Hussain A Mohamed
    • Akram H Ibrahim

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1033 - 1041

    

11. Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of new oxime carbamates of 3-aryl-2-thioquinazolin-4(3H)-one

    • SURESH S PATIL
    • SWATI D JADHAV
    • M B DESHMUKH

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1043 - 1048

    

12. Synthesis, docking and anticancer activity studies of D-proline-incorporated wainunuamide

    • M HIMAJA
    • A Ranjitha
    • Sunil V Mali

    BriefCommunication 12 October 2012 Pages: 1049 - 1055

    

13. Tandem base-free synthesis of β-hydroxy sulphides under ultrasound irradiation

    • GUANG-SHU LV
    • FU-JUN DUAN
    • HUA-YUE WU

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2012 Pages: 1057 - 1062

    

14. Heterocyclyl linked anilines and benzaldehydes as precursors for biologically significant new chemical entities

    • RAMAN K VERMA
    • VIJAY KUMAR
    • LALIT K WADHWA

    BriefCommunication 13 October 2012 Pages: 1063 - 1069

    

15. Cannizzaro reaction of 2-chloro-3-formylquinolines and its synthetic utility for 2-acetylfuro[2,3-b]quinolines: The alkaloid analogues

    • DEVADOSS KARTHIK KUMAR
    • RAJAKANDHAN SHANKAR
    • SUBRAMANIAM PARAMESWARAN RAJENDRAN

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2012 Pages: 1071 - 1076

    

16. An alternative approach to synthesis of 2-n-butyl-5-nitrobenzofuran derivative: A key starting material for dronedarone hydrochloride

    • P RAJA GOPAL
    • E R R CHANDRASHEKAR
    • P VEERA SOMAIAH

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1077 - 1085

    

17. Selective synthesis of thiodiglycol dicarboxylic acid esters via p-TsOH/C-catalysed direct esterification

    • DAHONG JIANG
    • MIN HUANG

    BriefCommunication 12 October 2012 Pages: 1087 - 1090

    

18. 1-Methylimidazolium trifluoroacetate [Hmim]Tfa: Mild and efficient Brønsted acidic ionic liquid for Hantzsch reaction under microwave irradiation

    • JEMIN R AVALANI
    • DEVJI S PATEL
    • DIPAK K RAVAL

    BriefCommunication 12 October 2012 Pages: 1091 - 1096

    

19. A practical one pot synthesis of novel 2-hydroxy-4-chromanone derivatives from 3-formylchromone

    • ZEBA N SIDDIQUI
    • FARHEEN FAROOQ

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1097 - 1105

    

20. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol with tert-butylhydroperoxide catalysed via Mn (II) 2, 2-bipyridine complexes immobilized over the mesoporous hexagonal molecular sieves (HMS)

    • VAHID MAHDAVI
    • MAHDIEH MARDANI

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1107 - 1115

    

21. Characterization of novel Cs and K substituted phosphotungstic acid modified MCM-41 catalyst and its catalytic activity towards acetylation of aromatic alcohols

    • SURJYAKANTA RANA
    • SUJATA MALLICK
    • K M PARIDA

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1117 - 1125

    

22. Functionalization of oxidized single-walled carbon nanotubes with 4-benzo-9-crown-3 ether

    • ARDESHIR KHAZAEI
    • MARYAM KIANI BORAZJANI
    • KHADIJEH MANSOURI Moradian

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2012 Pages: 1127 - 1135