This week’s CrystEngSelects

10 Mar 2011

Here is this week’s selection of advanced articles of interest to crystal engineers from across the RSC journals.

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
New Journal of Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a novel organometallic (μ₃-oxido)(μ₃-imido) trinuclear iridium complex

Magnus Schau-Magnussen, Phillip Malcho, Konrad Herbst, Michael Brorson and Jesper Bendix, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01791D

Crystal structure, coloring problem and magnetism of Gd_5−xZr_xSi₄

Jinlei Yao, Pavlo Lyutyy and Yurij Mozharivskyj, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01821J

New metal-anion radical framework materials: Co^II compounds showing ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic phase transition at about 344 K, and Zn^II compounds exhibiting terminal anion ligand induced direct white-light-emission

Guo-Ping Yong, Ying-Zhou Li, Chong-Fu Li, Yi-Man Zhang and Wen-Long She, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01667E

Preparation and characterization of LiFe_0.975Rh_0.025PO₄ nanorods using the hydrothermal method

DongGe Tong, YuanLiang Li, Wei Chu, Ping Wu and FuLan Luo, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01643H

Novel layered crystalline zinc poly(styrene-phenylvinyl phosphonate)-phosphate synthesized by a simple route in a THF–water medium

Jing Huang, Xiangkai Fu, Gang Wang, Chao Li and Xiaoyan Hu, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01553A

The synthesis of the near-spherical AgCl crystal for visible light photocatalytic applications

Zaizhu Lou, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Zeyan Wang, Xiaoyan Qin, Xiaoyang Zhang, Hefeng Cheng, Zhaoke Zheng and Ying Dai, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01795G

A flexible copper based microporous metal–organic framework displaying selective adsorption of hydrogen over nitrogen

Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Aaron W. Thornton, Matthew R. Hill and John Arron Stride, Dalton Trans., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01531H

Redox cycles promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of CeO₂ nanorods

Xihong Lu, Teng Zhai, Huanan Cui, Jianying Shi, Shilei Xie, Yunyun Huang, Chaolun Liang and Yexiang Tong, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04466K

Synthesis of high-reactive facets dominated anatase TiO₂

Ci Zhang Wen, Hai Bo Jiang, Shi Zhang Qiao, Hua Gui Yang and Gao Qing (Max) Lu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1JM00068C

“Firecracker-shaped” ZnO/polyimide hybrid nanofibers via electrospinning and hydrothermal process

Zhenjun Chang, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05634K

A permanently porous van der Waals solid by using phosphonate monoester linkers in a metal organic framework

Simon S. Iremonger, Junmei Liang, Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan and George K. H. Shimizu, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04779A

Tunable photocatalytic selectivity of TiO₂ films consisted of flower-like microspheres with exposed {001} facets

Quanjun Xiang, Jiaguo Yu and Mietek Jaroniec, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10501A

Fe₃O₄ nanostructures: synthesis, growth mechanism, properties and applications

Ce Yang, Jiajia Wu and Yanglong Hou, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05862A

Selective CO₂ adsorption in a flexible non-interpenetrated metal–organic framework

Tae Kyung Kim and Myunghyun Paik Suh, Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05199C

A novel electroless method for the deposition of single-crystalline gold nanocrystals on and inside an organic solid-matrix

Khaleda Banu and Takayoshi Shimura, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00916D

Growth of spherulitic crystal patterns in a Belousov–Zhabotinski type reaction system

Narendra Yadav and P. K. Srivastava, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00798F

Formation and photocatalytic properties of bismuth ferrite submicrocrystals with tunable morphologies

Xinyi Zhang, Jun Lv, Laure Bourgeois, Jianwu Cui, Yucheng Wu, Huanting Wang and Paul A. Webley, New J. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1NJ00008J

Temperature-dependent growth mechanisms of low-dimensional ZnO nanostructures

Qijin Cheng and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00972E

(C₂H₈N)₂[Be₃(HPO₃)₄]: a low-density beryllium phosphite with large 16-membered rings and helical channels

Qijin Cheng and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00972E

A microwave-assisted rapid route to synthesize ZnO/ZnS core–shell nanostructures via controllable surface sulfidation of ZnO nanorods

Yong Hu, Huanhuan Qian, Yu Liu, Gaohui Du, Fumin Zhang, Libo Wang and Xiao Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05111C

Direct synthesis and crystal structure of a new pentanuclear heterotrimetallic Cu/Co/Ni complex with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol. Discussion of possible “butterfly-like” molecular structure types

Dmytro S. Nesterov, Claudia Graiff, Antonio Tiripicchio and Armando J. L. Pombeiro, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05049D

Two new ferrimagnetic Mn^II-carboxylate coordination polymers constructed from 5-tert-butyl isophthalic acid with (5/2, 15/2) and (5/2, 10/2) spin topologies

Chong-Bin Tian, Zhang-Zhen He, Zhi-Hua Li, Ping Lin and Shao-Wu Du, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00864H

Shape-controlled synthesis and luminescence properties of yttria phosphors

Xing Zhang, Peng Hu, Yue-Bin Cao, Wei-Cheng Xiang, Ming-Shui Yao, Hai-Bao Zhang, Fang-Li Yuan and Rui-Fen Xu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00887G

Etching-limited branching growth of cuprous oxide during ethanol-assisted solution synthesis

Shaodong Sun, Hongjun You, Chuncai Kong, Xiaoping Song, Bingjun Ding and Zhimao Yang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05151B

Positional disorder of Cu(II) ions in a cluster: a novel heptanuclear Cu(II) core supported by 4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazolate

Yanqing Xu, Peilei Xia, Xiuteng Wang, Wei Wei, Fanzhou Zhang and Changwen Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00933D

Design and synthesis of 3d–4d heterometallic coordination complexes based on a nonanuclear silver(I) metallatecton

Di Sun, Dan-Feng Wang, Fu-Jing Liu, Hong-Jun Hao, Na Zhang, Rong-Bin Huang and Lan-Sun Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05023K

Zinc and copper coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine and 2-sulfoterephthalate: infinite polypseudorotaxane and unprecedented (3,4,4)-connected trinodal topology

Amitabha Datta, Kuheli Das, Jhen-Yi Lee, Yan-Ming Jhou, Ching-Sheng Hsiao, Jui-Hsien Huang and Hon Man Lee, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00963F

Intermolecular benzoyl group transfer reactivity in crystals of racemic 2,6-di-O-benzoyl-myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthobenzoate: Controlling reactivity by solvate (pseudopolymorph) formation

Shobhana Krishnaswamy, Mysore S. Shashidhar and Mohan M. Bhadbhade, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05054K

Small temperature oscillations promote protein crystallization

Cecília Ferreira, Rosa Crespo, Pedro Miguel Martins, Luís Gales, Fernando Rocha and Ana Margarida Damas, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00550A

Ionic liquids-assisted synthesis and electrochemical properties of Bi₂S₃ nanostructures

Jianmin Ma, Zhifang Liu, Jiabiao Lian, Xiaochuan Duan, Tongil Kim, Peng Peng, Xiaodi Liu, Qing Chen, Gang Yao and Wenjun Zheng, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00913J

Morphology-controlled synthesis of Bi₂S₃ microstructures

Caixia Song, Debao Wang, Tao Yang and Zhengshui Hu, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00695E

Facile additive-free solvothermal synthesis of cadmium sulfide flower-like three dimensional assemblies with unique optical properties and photocatalytic activity

Yuming Guo, Jinfeng Wang, Lin Yang, Jie Zhang, Kai Jiang, Wujv Li, Lingling Wang and Lili Jiang, CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05132F

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