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This month sees the following articles in CrystEngComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Porous metal–organic framework based on a macrocyclic tetracarboxylate ligand exhibiting selective CO2 uptake
Wen-Yang Gao ,  Youhong Niu ,  Yao Chen ,  Lukasz Wojtas ,  Jianfeng Cai ,  Yu-Sheng Chen and Shengqian Ma
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25484K

Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines
Stuart R. Batten ,  Neil R. Champness ,  Xiao-Ming Chen ,  Javier Garcia-Martinez ,  Susumu Kitagawa ,  Lars Öhrström ,  Michael O’Keeffe ,  Myunghyun Paik Suh and Jan Reedijk
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3001-3004    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06488J

NiO nanomaterials: controlled fabrication, formation mechanism and the application in lithium-ion battery
Jianmin Ma ,  Jiaqin Yang ,  Lifang Jiao ,  Yuhua Mao ,  Taihong Wang ,  Xiaochuan Duan ,  Jiabiao Lian and Wenjun Zheng
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 453-459    DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05567D

Layer-by-layer assembly of supramolecular hexagonal blocks driven by CH–p and p–p interactions
Muhammad Moazzam Naseer and Shahid Hameed
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4247-4250    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25118C

Recent advances in porphyrinic metal–organic frameworks: materials design, synthetic strategies, and emerging applications
Brandon J. Burnett ,  Paul M. Barron and Wonyoung Choe
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3839-3846    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06692K

Synthesis of Mn3O4 nanowires and their transformation to LiMn2O4 polyhedrons, application of LiMn2O4 as a cathode in a lithium-ion battery
Xing Zhang ,  Zheng Xing ,  Yang Yu ,  Qianwen Li ,  Kaibin Tang ,  Tao Huang ,  Yongchun Zhu ,  Yitai Qian and Dong Chen
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 1485-1489    DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06289A

Two unprecedented strontium(ii) and cadmium(ii) MOFs constructed from 2-naphthyl imidazole dicarboxylate ligand
Mengwei Guo ,  Nan Chen ,  Zhifang Yue ,  Yu Zhang and Gang Li
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25314C

Stabilization of O–Mn–O clusters (Mn5) in three dimensionally extended MOF structures: synthesis, structure and properties
Saurav Bhattacharya ,  K. V. Ramanujachary ,  S. E. Lofland ,  Travis Magdaleno and Srinivasan Natarajan
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4323-4334    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06386G

Two metal–organic frameworks with unique high-connected binodal network topologies: synthesis, structures, and catalytic properties
Guang-Hua Cui ,  Cui-Hong He ,  Cui-Huan Jiao ,  Jian-Chen Geng and Vladislav A. Blatov
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4210-4216    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25264C

Controllable hydrothermal synthesis of manganese dioxide nanostructures: shape evolution, growth mechanism and electrochemical properties
Xiaochuan Duan ,  Jiaqin Yang ,  Haiyan Gao ,  Jianmin Ma ,  Lifang Jiao and Wenjun Zheng
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 4196-4204    DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06587H

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This month sees the following articles in CrystEngComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines 
Stuart R. Batten ,  Neil R. Champness ,  Xiao-Ming Chen ,  Javier Garcia-Martinez ,  Susumu Kitagawa ,  Lars Öhrström ,  Michael O’Keeffe ,  Myunghyun Paik Suh and Jan Reedijk  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3001-3004 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06488J  

SnO2 hollow nanospheres enclosed by single crystalline nanoparticles for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells 
Hua Wang ,  Bo Li ,  Jian Gao ,  Ming Tang ,  Hongbin Feng ,  Jinghong Li and Lin Guo  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06531B  

Supramolecular architecture of silver(I) coordination polymers containing polydentate N-donor ligands 
Kittipong Chainok ,  Suzanne M. Neville ,  Craig M. Forsyth ,  William J. Gee ,  Keith S. Murray and Stuart R. Batten  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3717-3726 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25225B  

Structural diversity in imidazole and carboxylate-containing metal complexes dependent on the alkaline reagents 
Hai-Wei Kuai ,  Jian Fan ,  Qing Liu and Wei-Yin Sun  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3708-3716 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25062D  

Modification of luminescent properties of a coumarin derivative by formation of multi-component crystals 
Dongpeng Yan ,  Amit Delori ,  Gareth O. Lloyd ,  Bhavnita Patel ,  Tomislav Friščić ,  Graeme M. Day ,  Dejan-Krešimir Bučar ,  William Jones ,  Jun Lu ,  Min Wei ,  David G. Evans and Xue Duan  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25217A  

Template-free hydrothermal synthesis of VO2 hollow microspheres 
F. Y. Kong ,  M. Li ,  X. Y. Yao ,  J. M. Xu ,  A. D. Wang ,  Z. P. Liu and G. H. Li  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3858-3861 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25199J  

Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanowires and nanotubes based on AAO templates 
Zhenghua Su ,  Chang Yan ,  Ding Tang ,  Kaiwen Sun ,  Zili Han ,  Fangyang Liu ,  Yanqing Lai ,  Jie Li and Yexiang Liu  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 782-785 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06236D  

Shape-controlled synthesis of ZnSn(OH)6 crystallites and their HCHO-sensing properties 
Lixian Han ,  Jie Liu ,  Zhengjun Wang ,  Kun Zhang ,  Hui Luo ,  Bo Xu ,  Xing Zou ,  Xiao Zheng ,  Bin Ye and Xibin Yu  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3380-3386 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06583E  

Bottom-up assembly of hierarchical Cu2O nanospheres: controllable synthesis, formation mechanism and enhanced photochemical activities 
Shaodong Sun ,  Xiaozhe Zhang ,  Xiaoping Song ,  Shuhua Liang ,  Liqun Wang and Zhimao Yang  
CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 3545-3553 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25071C  

Highly rigid and stable porous Cu(i) metal–organic framework with reversible single-crystal-to-single-crystal structural transformation 
Sudip Mohapatra ,  Hiroshi Sato ,  Ryotaro Matsuda ,  Susumu Kitagawa and Tapas Kumar Maji  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06701C  

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Syntheses, crystal structures and luminescent properties of Zn(ii)/Cd(ii) supramolecular complexes incorporating 4-sulfinobenzoate and its in situ oxidized ligand 
Huang Wang ,  Li-Hua Huo ,  Zhao-Peng Deng ,  Hui Zhao and Shan Gao  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3501-3508 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06584C     

New compounds constructed from polyoxometalates and transition metal coordination complexes with lower positive charge 
Yan Wang ,  Yu Peng ,  Li-Na Xiao ,  Yang-Yang Hu ,  La-Mei Wang ,  Zhong-Min Gao ,  Tie-Gang Wang ,  Feng-Qing Wu ,  Xiao-Bing Cui and Ji-Qing Xu  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1049-1056 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05633F     

Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines 
Stuart R. Batten ,  Neil R. Champness ,  Xiao-Ming Chen ,  Javier Garcia-Martinez ,  Susumu Kitagawa ,  Lars Öhrström ,  Michael O’Keeffe ,  Myunghyun Paik Suh and Jan Reedijk  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3001-3004 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06488J     

Facile synthesis of flower-like 3D ZnO superstructures via solution route 
Yongjiang Sun ,  Li Wang ,  Xuegang Yu and Kezheng Chen  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3199-3204 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06335B     

One-pot shorter time synthesis of Cu2O particles and nanoframes with novel shapes 
Lihua Yang ,  Yongming Sui ,  Wenyan Zhao ,  Wuyou Fu ,  Haibin Yang ,  Lina Zhang ,  Xiaoming Zhou ,  Shuli Cheng ,  Jinwen Ma ,  Hui Zhao and Minghui Li  
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6265-6270 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05505D    
 
Porous TiO2 hollow nanospheres: synthesis, characterization and enhanced photocatalytic properties 
Haijiao Zhang ,  Guidong Du ,  Wenqi Lu ,  Lingli Cheng ,  Xuedong Zhu and Zheng Jiao  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3793-3801 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06731E     

Construction of coordination frameworks based on 4-imidazolyl tecton 1,4-di(1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzene and varied carboxylic acids 
Shui-Sheng Chen ,  Yue Zhao ,  Jian Fan ,  Taka-aki Okamura ,  Zheng-Shuai Bai ,  Zhi-Hao Chen and Wei-Yin Sun  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3564-3576 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06632G     

Porous organic molecular materials 
Jian Tian ,  Praveen K. Thallapally and B Peter McGrail  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1909-1919 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06457J     

Cu-mediated solid-state reaction in a post-functionalized metal–organic framework 
Marie Savonnet ,  Jérôme Canivet ,  Serge Gambarelli ,  Lionel Dubois ,  Delphine Bazer-Bachi ,  Vincent Lecocq ,  Nicolas Bats and David Farrusseng  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE00017B     

pH-Dependent syntheses of copper–quinoxaline–polyoxotungatate hybrids: variable role of Keggin-type polyanion in different pH conditions 
Ying-Nan Chi ,  Feng-Yun Cui ,  Ai-Rui Jia ,  Xiao-Yu Ma and Chang-Wen Hu 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 3183-3188 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06327A     

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This month sees the following articles in CrystEngComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines 
Stuart R. Batten ,  Neil R. Champness ,  Xiao-Ming Chen ,  Javier Garcia-Martinez ,  Susumu Kitagawa ,  Lars Öhrström ,  Michael O’Keeffe ,  Myunghyun Paik Suh and Jan Reedijk  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06488J     

The role of mechanochemistry and supramolecular design in the development of pharmaceutical materials 
Amit Delori ,  Tomislav Friščić and William Jones  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2350-2362 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06582G  
   
Synthesis, structure, fluorescent and magnetic properties of a series of coordination polymers based on a long and flexible bis-triazole ligand 
Nan Wang ,  Yue-Chao Feng ,  Wei Shi ,  Bin Zhao ,  Peng Cheng ,  Dai-Zheng Liao and Shi-Ping Yan  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2769-2778 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06290A   
  
Co-crystals of caffeine and piracetam with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid: Unravelling the hidden hydrates of 1:1 co-crystals
Srinivasulu Aitipamula ,  Pui Shan Chow and Reginald B. H. Tan  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2381-2385 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25080B  
  
a-Fe2O3 hierarchically nanostructured mesoporous microspheres: Surfactant-free solvothermal combined with heat treatment synthesis, photocatalytic activity and magnetic property 
Jing-San Xu and Ying-Jie Zhu  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2702-2710 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06473A    
 
Chloromethylation as a functionalisation pathway for metal–organic frameworks 
Maarten G. Goesten ,  Karthick B. Sai Sankar Gupta ,  Enrique V. Ramos-Fernandez ,  Hossein Khajavi ,  Jorge Gascon and Freek Kapteijn  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06594K  
   
Co-crystals of caffeine with substituted nitroanilines and nitrobenzoic acids: Structure–mechanical property and thermal studies 
Soumyajit Ghosh and C. Malla Reddy  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2444-2453 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06754D   
  
Construction of Cd(ii) coordination polymers based on R-isophthalate (R = –CH3 or –OCH3) and flexible N-donor co-ligands: Syntheses, structures and photoluminescence 
Min-Le Han ,  Jian-Ge Wang ,  Lu-Fang Ma ,  Hui Guo and Li-Ya Wang 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2691-2701 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06511H     

Morphology control of rutile TiO2 hierarchical architectures and their excellent field emission properties 
Debabrata Sarkar ,  Chandan. K. Ghosh and Kalyan K. Chattopadhyay  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2683-2690 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06392A   
  
Guest-dependent host structures and host-induced guest assemblies 
Hye Jeong Park and Myunghyun Paik Suh  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2748-2755 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06040J    
 
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This month sees the following articles in CrystEngComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Porous organic molecular materials 
Jian Tian ,  Praveen K. Thallapally and B Peter McGrail  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1909-1919 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06457J   

Some thoughts about the single crystal growth of small molecules 
Bernhard Spingler ,  Stephan Schnidrig ,  Tonya Todorova and Ferdinand Wild  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 751-757 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05624G  
 
Two-dimensional frameworks built from Single-Molecule Magnets 
Athanassios D. Katsenis ,  Ross Inglis ,  Alessandro Prescimone ,  Euan K. Brechin and Giannis S. Papaefstathiou  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1216-1218 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06536C   

Discovery, development, and functionalization of Zr(iv)-based metal?organic frameworks 
Min Kim and Seth M. Cohen  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06491J   

Synthon preferences in cocrystals of cis-carboxamides:carboxylic acids 
Alaina M. Moragues-Bartolome ,  William Jones and Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06241K   

Structural isomerism of an anionic nanoporous In-MOF with interpenetrated diamond-like topology 
Ja-Min Gu ,  Sung-Jin Kim ,  Youngmee Kim and Seong Huh  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1819-1824 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06538J   

Co-crystals of the antiretroviral nevirapine: crystal structures, thermal analysis and dissolution behaviour 
Mino R. Caira ,  Susan A. Bourne ,  Halima Samsodien ,  Emile Engel ,  Wilna Liebenberg ,  Nicole Stieger and Marique Aucamp  
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06507J   

Deciphering anion?p-acceptor interactions and detecting fluoride using a naphthalenediimide-based Pd(ii) coordination polymer 
Samit Guha ,  Flynt S. Goodson ,  Ronald J. Clark and Sourav Saha  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1213-1215 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06363H   

Self-assembly fabrication of 3D flower-like ZnO hierarchical nanostructures and their gas sensing properties 
Haijiao Zhang ,  Ruofei Wu ,  Zhiwen Chen ,  Gang Liu ,  Zongnan Zhang and Zheng Jiao  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1775-1782 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06163A   

Temperature-induced assembly of MOF polymorphs: Syntheses, structures and physical properties 
Guang-Xiang Liu ,  Heng Xu ,  Hong Zhou ,  Sadafumi Nishihara and Xiao-Ming Ren  
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1856-1864 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05369H   

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Some thoughts about the single crystal growth of small molecules 
Bernhard Spingler, Stephan Schnidrig, Tonya Todorova and Ferdinand Wild 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 751-757 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05624G     

Framework dimensionality of copper(i) coordination polymers of 4,4′-bipyrimidine controlled by anions and solvents 
Masahiko Maekawa, Toshi Tominaga, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Takashi Okubo, Takayoshi Kuroda-Sowa, Megumu Munakata and Susumu Kitagawa 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1345-1353 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06328F     

Two novel 2D cadmium(ii) MOFs based on flexible bis(imidazolyl) and zwitterionic dicarboxylate ligands 
Xiaoju Li, Xiaofang Guo, XiuLan Weng and Shen Lin 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1412-1418 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06216F     

Three unprecedented open frameworks based on a pyridyl-carboxylate: synthesis, structures and properties 
Shengqun Su, Wan Chen, Xuezhi Song, Min Zhu, Chao Qin, Shuyan Song, Zhiyong Guo, Song Wang, Zhaoming Hao, Guanghua Li and Hongjie Zhang 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2CE05948G     

New compounds constructed from polyoxometalates and transition metal coordination complexes with lower positive charge 
Yan Wang, Yu Peng, Li-Na Xiao, Yang-Yang Hu, La-Mei Wang, Zhong-Min Gao, Tie-Gang Wang, Feng-Qing Wu, Xiao-Bing Cui and Ji-Qing Xu 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1049-1056 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05633F     

3D-hierarchical SnS2 micro/nano-structures: controlled synthesis, formation mechanism and lithium ion storage performances 
Jiantao Zai, Xuefeng Qian, Kaixue Wang, Chao Yu, Liqi Tao, Yinglin Xiao and Jiesheng Chen 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1364-1375 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05950E     

Auxiliary ligand-directed synthesis of cadmium(ii) and zinc(ii) complexes from 1-D chains to 3-D architectures with 5-nitroisophthalate 
Xinyi Lu, Junwei Ye, Wei Li, Weitao Gong, Lijian Yang, Yuan Lin and Guiling Ning 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1337-1344 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06268A     

Homochiral assembly of polycatenated bilayers with mixing achiral ligands 
Juan Liu, Yan-Xi Tan, Fei Wang, Yao Kang and Jian Zhang 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 789-791 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06297F     

Conformation variation of tris(2-carboxyethyl)isocyanuric acid induced by cocrystallized N-heterocyclic organic molecules 
Fangna Dai, Di Sun, Wenming Sun, Yun-Qi Liu and Daofeng Sun 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 1376-1381 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06209C     

Assembly of four d10-metal inorganic–organic hybrid coordination polymers based on bipyrazine imine-based ligand: Synthesis, crystal structures and luminescent properties 
Yan Bai, Jun-Li Wang, Dong-Bin Dang, Meng-Meng Li and Jing-Yang Niu 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06030A     

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Highly interpenetrated diamondoid nets of Zn(ii) and Cd(ii) coordination networks from mixed ligands 
Jian-Jr Cheng, Ya-Ting Chang, Chia-Jun Wu, Yi-Fen Hsu, Chia-Her Lin, Davide M. Proserpio and Jhy-Der Chen 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 537-543 DOI:10.1039/c1ce06019h 

Construction of helical networks by using multiple V-shaped mixed ligand systems 
Arijit Goswami, Satirtha Sengupta and Raju Mondal 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 561-572 DOI:10.1039/c1ce05380a 

Axially chiral metal-organic frameworks produced from spontaneous resolution with an achiral pyridyl dicarboxylate ligand 
Xin Tan, Jixian Zhan, Jianyong Zhang, Long Jiang, Mei Pan and Cheng-Yong Su 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 63-66 DOI:10.1039/c1ce05995e 

Structural diversity and properties of coordination polymers built from a semi-rigid tetradentenate carboxylic acid 
Ling-Ling Qu, You-Long Zhu, Jun Zhang, Yi-Zhi Li, Hong-Bin Du and Xiao-Zeng You 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI:10.1039/c1ce05931a 

Five coordination networks based on zwitterionic ligands: synthesis, crystal structures and optical properties 
Guo-Qiang Kong and Chuan-De Wu 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI:10.1039/c1ce06052j 

A new type of 3D [(MII)2(TCNQ-II)3]2- coordination network with spacious channels of hexagonal cross-section generated from TCNQH2 
Brendan F. Abrahams, Robert W. Elliott, Timothy A. Hudson and Richard Robson 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 351-354 DOI:10.1039/c1ce06104f 

Temperature and auxiliary ligand-controlled supramolecular assembly in a series of Zn(ii)-organic frameworks: syntheses, structures and properties 
Kou-Lin Zhang, Chuan-Tao Hou, Jing-Jing Song, Ye Deng, Liang Li, Seik Weng Ng and Guo-Wang Diao 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 590-600 DOI:10.1039/c1ce05577a 

Novel tetrazole-based metal?organic frameworks constructed from in situ synthesize bifunctional ligands: syntheses, structure and luminescent properties 
Lin Sun, Li Ma, Jin-Biao Cai, Li Liang and Hong Deng 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI:10.1039/c1ce05829k 

Selective carbon dioxide uptake and crystal-to-crystal transformation: porous 3D framework to 1D chain triggered by conformational change of the spacer 
Ritesh Haldar and Tapas Kumar Maji 
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 684-690 DOI:10.1039/c1ce05847a 

Synthesis, structures and luminescent properties of new Pb(ii)/M(i) (M = K, Rb and Cs) frameworks based on dicarboxylic acids: a novel icosahedral Pb6-M6 SBU 
Xian-Qiang Li, Hua-Bin Zhang, Shu-Ting Wu, Jian-Di Lin, Ping Lin, Zhi-Hua Li and Shao-Wu Du 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI:10.1039/c1ce06111a 

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The self-assembly of single-walled metal–organic nanotubes constructed from CuCl2 chains and ditetrazoles 
Bing Li, Shun-Wei Chen, Zheng Chen, Jie Chen, Jian-Zhong Guo and Li Liu 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6610-6612 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05921A  

Metal ion modulation of polycatenation networks constructed by mixed rigid and flexible bridging ligands 
Xiao-Ning Cheng, Wei-Xiong Zhang and Xiao-Ming Chen 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6613-6615 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05933E

The synthesis, structures and reactions of zinc and cobalt metal–organic frameworks incorporating an alkyne-based dicarboxylate linker 
Andrew D. Burrows, Laura C. Fisher, David Hodgson, Mary F. Mahon, Naomi F. Cessford, Tina Düren, Christopher Richardson and Sean P. Rigby 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06044A  

An unprecedented (4,24)-connected metal–organic framework sustained by nanosized Ag12 cuboctahedral node 
Di Sun, Yun-Hua Li, Shu-Ting Wu, Hong-Jun Hao, Fu-Jing Liu, Rong-Bin Huang and Lan-Sun Zheng 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 7311-7315 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05672G  

Study of a hydrothermal reaction system of copper, imidazole and polyoxometalates: selective assembly of a 3D porous metal–organic pseudo-rotaxane framework and encapsulation of polyoxometalate clusters 
Hai-jun Pang, Hui-yuan Ma, Jun Peng, Chun-jing Zhang, Peng-peng Zhang and Zhong-min Su 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 7079-7085 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05648D  

An unprecedented twofold interpenetrated layered metal–organic framework with a MoS2-H topology 
Lalit Rajput, Seunghee Hong, Xinfang Liu, Minhak Oh, Dongwook Kim and Myoung Soo Lah 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6926-6929 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE06038D  

Structural diversity and fluorescent properties of Zn(ii)/Cd(ii) coordination polymers with a versatile tecton 2-(carboxymethoxy)benzoic acid and N-donor co-ligands 
Cai Li, Dong-Sheng Li, Jun Zhao, Yi-Qing Mou, Kun Zou, Shu-Zhang Xiao and Miao Du 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6601-6609 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05896G  

Seed-mediated synthesis of polyhedral 50-facet Cu2O architectures 
Shaodong Sun, Dongchu Deng, Chuncai Kong, Yang Gao, Shengchun Yang, Xiaoping Song, Bingjun Ding and Zhimao Yang 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 5993-5997 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05243H  

A series of coordination polymers based on 5,5′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)-bis(oxy)diisophthalic acid and structurally related N-donor ligands: syntheses, structures and properties 
Wei-Qiu Kan, Jian-Fang Ma, Bo Liu and Jin Yang 
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05877K

Zinc(ii) coordination polymers with pseudopeptidic ligands 
Vicente Martí-Centelles, D. Krishna Kumar, Andrew J. P. White, Santiago V. Luis and Ramon Vilar 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6997-7008 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05872J  

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Three porous metal–organic frameworks based on an azobenzenetricarboxylate ligand: synthesis, structures, and magnetic properties 
Miao Meng, Di-Chang Zhong and Tong-Bu Lu 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05817G

Coordination assemblies of Co ii /Ni ii /Mn ii /Zn ii with 1,1′-biphenyl-2,2′-dicarboxylic acid and three positional isomeric ligands: structural diversity and properties 
Fu-Ping Huang, He-Dong Bian, Qing Yu, Jin-Lei Tian, Hong Liang, Shi-Ping Yan, Dai-Zheng Liao and Peng Cheng 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6538-6548 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05562C

Post-deposition annealing control of phase and texture for the sputtered MoO3 films 
Wei-Che Chang, Xiaoding Qi, Jui-Chao Kuo, Shih-chin Lee, Sio-Kei Ng and Delphic Chen 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 5125-5132 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05214D  

One-pot self-assembly of flower-like Cu2S structures with near-infrared photoluminescent properties 
Na Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Shutang Chen, Wen Yang, Huaizhi Kang and Weihong Tan 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6549-6554 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05603D  

Two azido-bridged copper(ii) coordination polymers with isonicotinate-N-oxide and picolinate-N-oxide acting as co-ligands 
Qian Gao, Ya-Bo Xie, Melissa Thorstad, Ji-Hong Sun, Yue Cui and Hong-Cai Zhou 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00914H  

Synthesis, structural characterization and properties of Ag(i)-complexes based on double-armed 1,3,4-oxadiazole bridging ligands 
Gui-Ge Hou, Yan Wu, Jian-Ping Ma and Yu-Bin Dong 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05718A 

Topological variability of Zn(ii) and Co(ii) 3D coordination polymers obtained through solvothermal in situ disulfide cleavage 
Yang Bu, Feilong Jiang, Shuquan Zhang, Jie Ma, Xingjun Li and Maochun Hong 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6323-6326 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05592E  

A hydrogen bonded cocrystal with an unusual interweaving between the adjacent triple-helices 
Amit Delori and William Jones 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6315-6318 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05534H  

Packing incentives and a reliable N–HN–pyridine synthon in co-crystallization of bipyridines with two agrochemical actives
Elisa Nauha, Erkki Kolehmainen and Maija Nissinen 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6531-6537 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05730H  

Synthesis of mono-dispersed m-BiVO4 octahedral nano-crystals with enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties 
Mandi Han, Xiaofeng Chen, Ting Sun, Ooi Kiang Tan and Man Siu Tse 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05539A  

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This month sees the following articles in CrystEngComm that are in the top ten most accessed:-

An Fe-based MOF constructed from paddle-wheel and rod-shaped SBUs involved in situ generated acetate 
Yun-Wu Li, Jiong-Peng Zhao, Li-Fu Wang and Xian-He Bu 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05470H  

Structural analyses and luminescent properties of a series of lead(ii) metal–organic frameworks based on 2-sulfoterephthalate 
Yi-Xia Ren, Xiang-Jun Zheng and Lin-Pei Jin 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 5915-5923 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05303E  

Coordination polymers based on a flexible bis(triazole) ligand and aromatic polycarboxylate anions: syntheses, topological structures and photoluminescent properties 
Yajuan Mu, Gang Han, Shuying Ji, Hongwei Hou and Yaoting Fan 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 5943-5950 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05129F  

Synthesis, X-ray crystal structures and inclusion properties of a hydrogen-bonded coordination polymer [Ni(SCN)2(pppeH)2]·(guest) x 
Ryo Sekiya and Shin-ichi Nishikiori 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05566F  

Three three-dimensional anionic metal–organic frameworks with (4,8)-connected alb topology constructed from a semi-rigid ligand and polynuclear metal clusters 
Shengqun Su, Chao Qin, Shuyan Song, Zhiyong Guo, Ruiping Deng, Wan Chen, Xuezhi Song, Song Wang, Guanghua Li and Hongjie Zhang 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05149K

Oligomeric and polymeric organizations of potassium salts with compartmental Schiff-base complexes as ligands 
Maliheh Mousavi, Virginie Béreau, Jean-Pierre Costes, Carine Duhayon and Jean-Pascal Sutter 
CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 5908-5914 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05127J

Structural phase transition due to the flexible supramolecule of (4-cyanomethylanilinium)([18]crown-6) in [Ni(dmit)2]- crystal 
Qiong Ye, Tomoyuki Akutagawa, Heng-Yun Ye, Tian Hang, Jia-Zhen Ge, Ren-Gen Xiong, Shin-ichiro Noro and Takayoshi Nakamura 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05581J

Facile synthesis of zinc(ii)-carboxylate coordination polymer particles and their luminescent, biocompatible and antibacterial properties 
Kuaibing Wang, Yuxin Yin, Chengying Li, Zhirong Geng and Zhilin Wang 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05705G  

Selective CO2 capture by a 3d–4d coordination polymer material with 1D channel 
Sheng-Li Huang and Guo-Xin Jin 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05474K 

Polyhedron-aggregated multi-facet Cu2O homogeneous structures 
Shaodong Sun, Heng Zhang, Xiaoping Song, Shuhua Liang, Chuncai Kong and Zhimao Yang 
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05597F  

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