CrystEngComm is the journal for innovative research covering all aspects of crystal engineering – the design of crystals, crystal growth, and the synthesis and evaluation of solid-state materials with desired properties. Here is a selection of our most cited articles of 2017:
Most Cited Research:
This original research is off to a great start, as some of our most cited work these papers and communications are already receiving recognition from the crystal engineering community.
Sheng-Bin Zhou, Xin-Fang Wang, Ceng-Ceng Du, Duo-Zhi Wang and Dianzeng Jia
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CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 3124-3137
DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00394C Seven new mixed-ligand complexes based on 3,6-bis(imidazol-1-yl)pyridazine and various auxiliary ligands were synthesized and all complexes present good catalytic performance for the homocoupling reaction of 4-substituted aryl iodides bearing electron-donating groups. |
Selective separation of aqueous sulphate anions via crystallization of sulphate–water clusters
Yang-Hui Luo, Jing-Wen Wang, Yao-Jia Li, Chen Chen, Pei-Jing An, Sen-Lin Wang, Chao-Qun You and Bai-Wang Sun
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CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 3362-3369
DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00693D The potential of N-benzyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole-related ligands as new candidate for aqueous/seawater sulfate separation was demonstrated. Sulfate anions were crystallized in form of [HSO4−·H2O]n or [SO42−·H2O]n sulfate–water clusters both selectively and effectively. |
Halogen bonding modulates hydrogel formation from Fmoc amino acids
Pizzi, L. Lascialfari, N. Demitri, A. Bertolani, D. Maiolo, E. Carretti and P. Metrangolo
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CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 1870-1874
DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00031F Iodine⋯pi halogen bonding is crucial to the self-assembly of brominated and iodinated Fmoc-phenylalanines. |
Most Cited Reviews:
These Highlight articles are among our most cited of 2017, reviewing the advances and trends that are making waves in the crystal growth and supramolecular chemistry community.:
Overview of the strategic approaches for the solid-state recognition of hydrated anions
Md. Najbul Hoque and Gopal Das
| CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 1343-1360
DOI: 10.1039/C6CE02438F This review highlights the solid state recognition of hydrated anions an expanding area in the domain of supramolecular chemistry. |
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Manuel Souto, Concepció Rovira, Imma Ratera and Jaume Veciana
| CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 197-206
DOI:10.1039/C6CE01660J Dyads formed by tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) linked to perchlorotriphenylmethyl (PTM) radicals exhibit interesting physical properties such as bistability in solution or conductivity in solid state. |
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The proof is in the powder: revealing structural peculiarities in the Yb3Rh4Sn13 structure type
Iain W. H. Oswald, Binod K. Rai, Gregory T. McCandless, Emilia Morosana and Julia Y. Chan
| CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 3381-3391
DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00419B Compounds adopting the Yb3Rh4Sn13 structure type have drawn attention because of the revelation of exotic states such as heavy fermion behavior, superconductivity, charge density wave, and quantum critical behavior. |
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