1. Contents

   Acknowledgments 04 January 2014 Pages: 1293 - 1300

2. Maoecrystal V: A formidable synthetic challenge

   • TARUN KUMAR BEHERA
   • SK. NURUL ISLAM
   • VISHWAKARMA SINGH

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1301 - 1314

   

3. Structure and properties of SmCu_6 − x In_6 + x (x = 0, 1, 2)

   • UDUMULA SUBBARAO
   • SEBASTIAN C PETER

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1315 - 1323

   

4. Self-assembled 1-octadecyl-1H-benzimidazole film on copper surface for corrosion protection

   • B V APPA RAO
   • M NARSIHMA REDDY

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1325 - 1338

   

5. Synthesis of substituted guanidines using Zn–Al hydrotalcite catalyst

   • LAKSHMI KANTAM MANNEPALLI
   • VENKANNA DUPATI
   • MANORAMA SUNKARA V

   BriefCommunication 04 January 2014 Pages: 1339 - 1345

   

6. A selective nanocatalyst for an efficient Ugi reaction: Magnetically recoverable Cu(acac)₂/NH₂-T/SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles

   • MONIREH GHAVAMI
   • MARYAM KOOHI
   • MOHAMMAD ZAMAN KASSAEE

   OriginalPaper 04 January 2014 Pages: 1347 - 1357

   

7. Mesostructured SBA-15-Pr-SO₃H: An efficient solid acid catalyst for one-pot and solvent-free synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2-pyridone derivatives

   • GHODSI MOHAMMADI ZIARANI
   • SOMAYEH MOUSAVI
   • ALIREZA BADIEI

   OriginalPaper 04 January 2014 Pages: 1359 - 1364

   

8. Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic nanocatalysts and their application in selective hydrogenation of citral to unsaturated alcohols

   • S A ANANTHAN
   • R SURESH
   • V NARAYANAN

   OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1365 - 1374

   

9. Role of vanadium and pyridine in heteropolycompounds for selective oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen peroxide

   • VALERIA PALERMO
   • PAULA I VILLABRILLE
   • GUSTAVO P ROMANELLI

   OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1375 - 1383

   

10. Activity of B(OEt)₃-MCM-41 catalyst in the MPV reduction of crotonaldehyde

    • BURCU UYSAL

    OriginalPaper 27 December 2013 Pages: 1385 - 1393

    

11. Purification and characterization of laccase from Coriolopsis floccosa MTCC-1177 and its use in the selective oxidation of aromatic methyl group to aldehyde without mediators

    • P K CHAURASIA
    • A YADAV
    • S YADAVA

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1395 - 1403

    

12. Reactivity of allenylphosphonates and allenylphosphine oxides toward 9-chloroacridines and acridone– A facile route to new N-substituted acridones

    • A LEELA SIVA KUMARI
    • VENU SRINIVAS
    • K C KUMARA SWAMY

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1405 - 1417

    

13. Chemistry of phosphorus ylides 31: Reaction of azidocoumarin with active phosphonium ylides, synthesis and antitumour activities of chromenones

    • SOHER S MAIGALI
    • MANSOURA A ABD-EL-MAKSOUD
    • FOUAD M SOLIMAN

    BriefCommunication 03 January 2014 Pages: 1419 - 1428

    

14. Effect of charged microenvironment on the electrochemistry of [Fe₂S₂(OC₆H₅)₄]²⁻ cluster

    • DHANADA SARMAH
    • DIGANTA KUMAR DAS

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1429 - 1434

    

15. Synthesis, optical and thermal behaviour of palladium(II) complexes with 4-(4-alkoxy-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)azobenzene

    • BOON-TECK HENG
    • GUAN-YEOW YEAP
    • DAISUKE TAKEUCHI

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1435 - 1443

    

16. Synthesis, structural characterization and biological activity of a trinuclear zinc(II) complex: DNA interaction study and antimicrobial activity

    • BHASKAR BISWAS
    • NIRANJAN KOLE
    • MOUSUMI GANGULY

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1445 - 1453

    

17. Synthesis, characterization and ion recognition studies of lower rim 1,3-di{rhodamine} conjugate of calix[4]arene

    • JUGUN PRAKASH CHINTA
    • JAYARAMAN DESSINGOU
    • CHEBROLU PULLA RAO

    OriginalPaper 28 December 2013 Pages: 1455 - 1461

    

18. Two expedient ‘one-pot’ methods for synthesis of β-aryl-β-mercaptoketones over anhydrous potassium carbonate or amberlyst-15 catalyst

    • CHAYAN GUHA
    • RINA MONDAL
    • ASOK K MALLIK

    OriginalPaper 04 January 2014 Pages: 1463 - 1470

    

19. Efficient one-pot four-component synthesis of fused thiazolopyridin-2-ones in ionic liquid

    • PRASHANT SINGH
    • KAMLESH KUMARI
    • GOPAL K MEHROTRA

    BriefCommunication 24 December 2013 Pages: 1471 - 1480

    

20. Tandem synthesis of N,N′-alkylidenebisamides promoted by nano-SnCl₄.SiO₂

    • BIBI FATEMEH MIRJALILI
    • MOHAMMAD ALI MIRHOSEINI

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1481 - 1486

    

21. Hard and soft electrophilic and nucleophilic dissymmetry of α-oxoketenedithioacetals and p-nitro-o-phenylenediamine exploited to achieve the regioselectivity in the synthesis of 2-thiomethyl ether substituted isomer of the privileged nucleus of 1,5-benzodiazepines over to its 4-substituted isomers

    • PRIYANKA CHAUDHARY
    • AARTI GUPTA
    • DHARMA KISHORE

    OriginalPaper 28 December 2013 Pages: 1487 - 1491

    

22. Environment friendly chemoselective deprotection of acetonides and cleavage of acetals and ketals in aqueous medium without using any catalyst or organic solvent

    • S MUKHERJEE
    • A SENGUPTA
    • S C ROY

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2013 Pages: 1493 - 1496

    

23. Efficient example of cross-linked polymeric catalysed synthesis of 7H-benzo[h]indeno[1,2-b]quinolin-8-one and 8H-naphtho[2,3-h]indeno[1,2-b]quinolin-9-one

    • REZA SANDAROOS
    • MEHDI VADI
    • SAMAN DAMAVANDI

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2014 Pages: 1497 - 1501

    

24. Synthesis of new 4,6-disubstituted-1,3-oxazinan-2-one analogues

    • ARUN JYOTI BORAH
    • PRODEEP PHUKAN

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1503 - 1510

    

25. Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of thiosalicylate ionic liquids

    • CECILIA DEVI WILFRED
    • FADWA BABIKER MUSTAFA

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1511 - 1515

    

26. Green and expeditious synthesis of 1,8-dioxodecahydroacridine derivatives catalysed by protic pyridinium ionic liquid

    • HESHMATOLLAH ALINEZHAD
    • MAHMOOD TAJBAKHSH
    • JAMSHID RAKHTSHAH

    BriefCommunication 24 December 2013 Pages: 1517 - 1522

    

27. Recyclable L-proline organocatalyst for Wieland–Miescher ketone synthesis

    • VIVEK SRIVASTAVA

    OriginalPaper 28 December 2013 Pages: 1523 - 1527

    

28. 1, 3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions: Synthesis of 5-benzyl-1-(2′,4′-dibromophenyl)-3-(4″-substituted phenyl)-3a,4,6,6a-tetrahydro-1H, 5H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazole-4,6-dione derivatives

    • MANPREET KAUR
    • BALDEV SINGH
    • BALJIT SINGH

    OriginalPaper 04 January 2014 Pages: 1529 - 1534

    

29. Bis-(1H-2-benzopyran-1-one) derivatives: Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation

    • POONAM KUMAR KOPPULA
    • NALINI PUROHIT

    OriginalPaper 28 December 2013 Pages: 1535 - 1542

    

30. Zn(OTf)₂-catalysed indolylation and pyrrolylation of isatins: Efficient synthesis and biochemical assay of 3,3-di(heteroaryl)oxindoles

    • C PRAVEEN
    • S NARENDIRAN
    • P T PERUMAL

    BriefCommunication 24 December 2013 Pages: 1543 - 1553

    

31. Design, synthesis and computational validation of novel benzimidazole/indole-based PPARα and PPARγ partial agonists

    • RAMAN K VERMA
    • PRITHWISH GHOSH
    • LALIT K WADHWA

    BriefCommunication 24 December 2013 Pages: 1555 - 1571

    

32. Facile green synthesis and potent antimicrobial efficacy of β-aminoheteronapthol via tailored Betti’s protocol and their bis-aryl hydrazone click products

    • K M KHANDARKAR
    • M D SHANTI
    • J S MESHRAM

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1573 - 1594

    

33. Interaction of vitamins B3 and C and their radicals with (5, 0) single-walled boron nitride nanotube for use as biosensor or in drug delivery

    • DAVOOD FARMANZADEH
    • SAMEREH GHAZANFARY

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1595 - 1606

    

34. Adsorption of parent nitrosamine on the nanocrystaline M-ZSM-5 zeolite: A density functional study

    • HOSSEIN ROOHI
    • MAHJOUBEH JAHANTAB

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1607 - 1618

    

35. Stochastic optimization-based study of dimerization kinetics

    • SRIJEETA TALUKDER
    • SHRABANI SEN
    • PINAKI CHAUDHURY

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1619 - 1627

    

36. First principle study of the interaction of elemental Hg with small neutral, anionic and cationic Pd _n (n = 1‒6) clusters

    • SHAMOON AHMAD SIDDIQUI
    • NADIR BOUARISSA

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1629 - 1637

    

37. Hydrogen binding effect on charged P_2n (n = 1–7) clusters

    • ZHICONG FANG
    • XIANGJUN KUANG

    OriginalPaper 24 December 2013 Pages: 1639 - 1647

    

38. Subject Index

    Acknowledgments 04 January 2014 Pages: 1649 - 1676

39. Author Index

    Acknowledgments 04 January 2014 Pages: 1677 - 1690