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Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Single Crystals

13 Mar 2012

Ferroelectric materials have potential applications in a range of technologies including sensors, actuators, capacitors and transducers. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) polycrystalline materials have been widely used since their discovery in the 1950’s, since then a large number of lead based ferroelectric materials have been developed.

a) PMNT single crystal b) PMN-PZ-PT single crystal c) PMN-PFN-PT single crystal d) PLZST crystals

This Hot Highlight details the recent advances that have been made in lead-based ferroelectric and antiferroelectric single crystals – covering crystal growth, composition and property characterization. You can download the full article below, which is free to access for 4 weeks.

Progress in lead-based ferroelectric and antiferroelectric single crystals: composition modification, crystal growth and properties
Nengneng Luo, Yuanyuan Li, Zhiguo Xia and Qiang Li
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06430H

Also of interest…

Top-seeded solution growth and characterization of PMN–0.31PT piezoelectric single crystals
Qinghua Lu, Xifa Long and Yuehua Hu
DOI: 10.1039/C002491K

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This weeks CrystEngSelects

08 Mar 2012

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

Articles are chosen from:
ChemComm,
Chemical Science,
CrystEngComm,
Dalton Transactions,
Journal of Materials Chemistry,
Nanoscale,
New Journal of Chemistry,
RSC Advances.

A triple helix of double helicates: three hierarchical levels of self-assembly in a single structure
Andrew Stephenson and Michael D. Ward
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30197K, Communication

An asymmetric oligomer based on thienoacene for solution processed crystal organic thin-film transistors
Hongkun Tian, Yang Han, Cheng Bao, Donghang Yan, Yanhou Geng and Fosong Wang
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC30407D, Communication

Molecular chirality and chiral capsule-type dimer formation of cyclic triamides via hydrogen-bonding interactions
Noriko Fujimoto, Mio Matsumura, Isao Azumaya, Shizuka Nishiyama, Hyuma Masu, Hiroyuki Kagechika and Aya Tanatani
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18177K, Communication

Highly Branched Pt-Ni Nanocrystals Enclosed by Stepped Surface
Zhiqiang Niu, Dingsheng Wang, Rong Yu, Qing Peng and Yadong Li
Chem. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2SC00004K, Edge Article

Kinetics and mechanism of metal–organic framework thin film growth: systematic investigation of HKUST-1 deposition on QCM electrodes
Vitalie Stavila, Joanne Volponi, Aaron M. Katzenmeyer, Matthew C. Dixon and Mark D. Allendorf
Chem. Sci., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2SC20065A, Edge Article

Morphology, wettability, and photomicropatterning of superhydrophobic surface with high adhesive force by crystal growth of a photochromic diarylethene
Daichi Kitagawa and Seiya Kobatake
Chem. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2SC20051A, Edge Article

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, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06692K

Facile solvothermal synthesis and growth mechanism of flower-like PbTe dendrites assisted by cyclodextrin
Rencheng Jin, Gang Chen, Jian Pei, Chunshuang Yan, Xian Zou, Mingda Deng and Shuai Sun
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2327-2332
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06417K

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

Lanthanide–tungstobismuthate clusters based on [BiW₉O₃₃]₉− building units: synthesis, crystal structures, luminescent and magnetic properties
Keyu Cui, Fengyan Li, Lin Xu, Bingbing Xu, Ning Jiang, Yuchao Wang and Jianping Zhang
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT11478J, Paper

Chemo-switched chromatic, magnetic and structural changes with retention of molecular crystallinity, Ni(12aneS₄)(BF₄)₂Andrew J. Churchard, Mariana Derzsi, Zvonko Jagličić, Arndt Remhof and Wojciech Grochala
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT12468H, Paper

Highly crystalline strontium ferrites SrFeO_3−δ: an easy and effective wet-chemistry synthesis
S. Diodati, L. Nodari, M. M. Natile, U. Russo, E. Tondello, L. Lutterotti and S. Gross
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT11916A, Paper

Growth of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Crystals from the Solid-liquid Interface
Minqi Zhu, Jacek B Jasinski and MOISES A Carreon
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30718A, Communication

Self-assembly of ZnO nanocrystals into nanoporous pyramids: high selective adsorption and photocatalytic activity Yunxin Liu, Jianxin Shi, Qing Peng and Yadong Li
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM16729H, Communication

Organotemplate-free and one-pot fabrication of nano-rod assembled plate-like micro-sized mordenite crystals
Limin Ren, Qiang Guo, Haiyan Zhang, Longfeng Zhu, Chengguang Yang, Liang Wang, Xiangju Meng, Zhaochi Feng, Can Li and Feng-Shou Xiao
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30478C, Communication

Infrared colloidal lead chalcogenide nanocrystals: Synthesis, properties, and photovoltaic applications
Huiying Fu and Sai-Wing Tsang
Nanoscale, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11836J, Review

Electrical and Thermal Properties of a Carbon Nanotube/Polycrystalline BiFeO₃/Pt Photovoltaic Heterojunction with CdSe Quantum Dots Sensitization
Yongyuan Zang, Dan Xie, Yu Chen, Tian-Ling Ren, Hongwei Zhu and David Plant
Nanoscale, 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR30084B, Paper

Photo-to-current response of Bi₂Fe₄O₉ nanocrystals synthesized through a chemical co-precipitation process
Yongping Li, Yongcheng Zhang, Wanneng Ye, Jianqiang Yu, Chaojing Lu and Linhua Xia
New J. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ40039A, Letter

Photonic crystal pH and metal cation sensors based on poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel
Hongliang Jiang, Yihua Zhu, Cheng Chen, Jianhua Shen, Hua Bao, Liming Peng, Xiaoling Yang and Chunzhong Li
New J. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ20989F, Paper

Homochiral 1D-helical coordination polymers from achiral cucurbit[5]uril: hydroquinone-induced spontaneous resolution
Kai Chen, Ying-Feng Hu, Xin Xiao, Sai-Feng Xue, Zhu Tao, Yun-Qian Zhang, Qian-Jiang Zhu and Jing-Xin Liu
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01132H, Communication

H₂Ti₆O₁₃, a new protonated titanate prepared by Li+/H+ ion exchange: synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemical Li insertion properties
J. C. Pérez-Flores, C. Baehtz, M. Hoelzel, A. Kuhn and F. García-Alvarado
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01134D, Paper

Synthesis of highly crystalline In₂Ge₂O₇(En) hybrid sub-nanowires with ultraviolet photoluminescence emissions and their selective photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ into renewable fuel
Qi Liu, Yong Zhou, Yue Ma and Zhigang Zou
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20186K, Communication

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Hot Highlight: Porphyrinic metal organic frameworks

07 Mar 2012

Three types of possible pillaring present in porphyrin paddlewheel frameworks using a 4,4'-bipyridine ligand

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a hot topic of research in crystal engineering given the range of potential applications, including catalysis, gas storage and sensing. The construction of the crystalline materials is very important to determine the properties of the material and this is controlled by careful selection of linkers (organic molecules) and joints (metal ions or clusters).

Porphyrins provide a versatile choice of linker as they can accommodate a range of transition metals and main group elements, this allows metals to be introduced into the frameworks without the need for them to also act as joints, making the metal ions more accessible and increasing interaction with guest molecules.

Schematic illustration of a metal–organic framework, assembled from metal nodes and metalloligands

Porphyrin based MOFs have been reported by Robson, Goldberg, Suslick, Li, Choe, Hupp, Ma and others, this Hot Highlight by Brandon Burnett, Paul Barron and Wonyoung Choe reviews the recent advances in porphyrinic MOFs, focussing on materials design, synthetic strategies and emerging applications.

You can download the article below, which is free to access for 4 weeks

Also of interest

Highly tunable metal–organic frameworks with open metal centers
Eun-Young Choi, Curtis A. Wray, Chunhua Hu and Wonyoung Choe
CrystEngComm, 2009, 11, 553-555
DOI: 10.1039/B819707P

A mixed-linker porphyrin framework with CdI2-type topology
Eun-Young Choi, Paul M. Barron, Richard W. Novotney, Chunhua Hu, Young-UK Kwon and Wonyoung Choe
CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 824-826
DOI: 10.1039/B720035H

Four new 2D porous polymeric frames from the self-assembly of silver triflate and silver tosylate with free-base and Zn-metallated 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)Porphyrin
Lucia Carlucci, Gianfranco Ciani, Davide M. Proserpio and Francesca Porta
CrystEngComm, 2005, 7, 78-86
DOI: 10.1039/B417709F

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March Crystal Clear: Crystal Snowflakes

06 Mar 2012

This month’s Crystal Clear shows crystals which look remarkably like snowflakes!

FESEM image of dendritic PbTe nano-crystals

In fact this is an image of three-dimensional PbTe dendrites, taken using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The paper, published in Issue 6 of CrystEngComm, details the fabrication of these crystals in the presence of β-cyclodextrin.

Gang Chen et al. of the Harbin Institute of Technology have developed a facile synthesis to control the morphology of the nano-crystals. Lead telluride is a typical IV–VI semiconductor and controlling the size and shape of the material has initiated substantial interest. Nano-cubes, nano-octahedrons, nano-wires, nano-rods and hopper crystals have been synthesised as well as flower-like and dendritic structures.

These dendritic crystals have been successfully synthesized via a facile, rapid solvothermal process in the presence of β-cyclodextrin. The authors have characterised the products and propose a mechanism of formation for the crystals and the influencing parameters.

To read more about their developments you can download the article now, which is free to access for 4 weeks.

Facile solvothermal synthesis and growth mechanism of flower-like PbTe dendrites assisted by cyclodextrin
Rencheng Jin, Gang Chen, Jian Pei, Chunshuang Yan, Xian Zou, Mingda Deng and Shuai Sun
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 2327-2332
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06417K

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Upcoming Symposium: Trends in Inorganic Chemistry

15 Feb 2012

This symposium, being held in the Magnéli Hall at Stockholm University May 23rd, will cover the ever expanding fields of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Porous Coordination Polymers and Zeolites.

The day will include lectures from the following key speakers:

Michael O’Keeffe, Arizona State University
Neil Champness, University of Nottingham
Susumu Kitagawa, Kyoto University
Unni Olsbye, University of Oslo,
Stuart Batten, Monash University
Tina Düren, University of Edinburgh
Javier García-Martínez, University of Alicante
Xiao-Ming Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University
Myunghyun Paik Suh, Seoul National University

For more details about the event, including how to register, you can access the website here.

Also of interest, the recent Hot Article published by the group ‘Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines’.

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Building a nation of scientists

14 Feb 2012

Goverdhan Mehta is a researcher, specialising in organic synthesis. He has helped to build institutions in India – the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, the University of Hyderabad, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He was director of the Indian Institute of Science (1998-2005) and vice chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (1994-1998).

His interview with Chemistry World can be found here

Articles of interest include:

Towards a temperature-guided molecular switch: an unusual reversible low-temperature polymorphic phase transition in a conformationally locked environment
Goverdhan Mehta and Saikat Sen, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5981
DOI: 10.1039/b905651c

Understanding the self-assembling process in crystalline cyclooctitols: an insight into the conformational flexibility of medium-sized rings
Goverdhan Mehta, Saikat Sen and Kotapalli Pallavi, CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 534
DOI: 10.1039/b712877k
Additive induced polymorphous behavior of a conformationally locked hexol
Goverdhan Mehta, Saikat Sen and Kailasam Venkatesan, CrystEngComm, 2007, 9, 144
DOI: 10.1039/b613949c

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February Crystal Clear: A Clear Crystal

10 Feb 2012

This month’s crystal clear could almost be an ice cube, it’s certainly large enough!

In fact this is a single crystal of K₃B₆O₁₀Cl synthesised by Shilie Pan et al. and has dimensions of 25 x 11 x 7 mm³. The team based at Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry have published their findings in Issue 3 of CrystEngComm, detailing the growth of these crystals as well as their optical properties.

Materials which possess non-linear optical (NLO) properties are of great interest given their potential applications in photonics, including optical storage and frequency mixing. Using a top-seeded solution growth method the team synthesised these large crystals and found them to have a high laser damage threshold and a wide transparency range. The K₃B₆O₁₀Cl crystals are potentially promising in high-power UV light generation.

It is important for application that very high quality single crystals are formed; initially the researchers found that spontaneous nucleation and crack formation hindered quality crystal growth, with crystalline grains floating on the solution surface and attaching to the edge of the growing crystal.

To see how the team overcame these problems to produce the beautiful single crystal displayed here you can download their article now, which has been made free to access for 4 weeks.

Growth, thermal and optical properties of a novel nonlinear optical material K₃B₆O₁₀Cl
Hongping Wu, Shilie Pan, Hongwei Yu, Dianzeng Jia, Aiming Chang, Hongyi Li, Fangfang Zhang and Xia Huang
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 799-803
DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05886J

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IUPAC Update: Coordination polymer/MOF nomenclature

06 Feb 2012

Following on from the previous blog last year ‘IUPAC Survey: Coordination polymer/MOF nomenclature’, we can now report the IUPAC division of Inorganic Chemistry has published a Highlight article ‘Coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines’. The paper is a summary of the work of the task group so far and the interactions they have had with scientists in the area.

The most common terms are coordination polymer and metal-organic framework and it can be difficult to know which structures are covered by which names and what these names mean to different people. This paper introduces the different ideas between various groups and provides an agenda for further work in the area.

Given the significance and interest of this article it has been made free to access until the end of March and can be downloaded below.

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This weeks CrystEngSelects

01 Feb 2012

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

                                                         Articles are chosen from:
        ChemComm,
        Chemical Science,
        CrystEngComm,
        Dalton Transactions,
        Journal of Materials Chemistry,
        Nanoscale,
        New Journal of Chemistry,
        RSC Advances.

Guest-induced crystal-to-crystal expansion and contraction of a 3-D porous coordination polymer
Witold M. Bloch and Christopher J. Sumby
Chem. Commun., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17440E, Communication

Occurrence of spontaneous resolution of ketoprofen with a racemic crystal structure by simple crystallization under nonequilibrium preferential enrichment conditions
Rajesh G Gonnade, Sekai Iwama, Ryusuke Sugiwake, K Manoj, Hiroki Takahashi, Hirohito Tsue and Rui Tamura
Chem. Commun., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC18132K, Communication

Solvent-induced single-crystal to single-crystal transformation of a 2D coordination network to a 3D metal-organic framework greatly enhances porosity and hydrogen uptake
Wenbin Lin, Liang Wen and Peng Cheng
Chem. Commun., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17298D, Communication

Breathing Molecular Crystals: Halogen and Hydrogen Bonded Porous Molecular Crystals with Solvent Induced Adaptation of the Nano-sized Channels
Kari Raatikainen and Kari Rissanen
Chem. Sci., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2SC00997H, Edge Article

Role of intermolecular interactions involving organic fluorine in trifluoromethylated benzanilides
Piyush Panini and Deepak Chopra
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06254B

Homochiral lanthanoid(III) mesoxalate metal–organic frameworks: synthesis, crystal growth, chirality, magnetic and luminescent properties
Beatriz Gil-Hernández, Jana K. Maclaren, Henning A. Höppe, Jorge Pasán, Joaquín Sanchiz and Christoph Janiak
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06496K

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

Enhanced formation of PbSe nanorods via combined solution–liquid–solid growth and oriented attachment
Min-Seok Kim and Yun-Mo Sung
CrystEngComm, 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06353K

A family of 2D and 3D coordination polymers involving a trigonal tritopic linker
Ines Maria Hauptvogel, Volodymyr Bon, Ronny Grünker, Igor A. Baburin, Irena Senkovska, Uwe Mueller and Stefan Kaskel
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT12072K, Paper

Nanocrystalline CaYAlO4:Tb3+/Eu3+ as promising phosphors for full-color field emission displays
Dongling Geng, Guogang Li, Mengmeng Shang, Chong Peng, Yang Zhang, Ziyong Cheng and Jun Lin
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT12222G, Paper

Effect of ZnS and CdS coating on the photovoltaic properties of CuInS2-sensitized photoelectrodes
Guoping Xu, Shulin Ji, Chunhui Miao, Guodong Liu and Changhui Ye
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15908B, Paper

A new building block, bis(thiophene vinyl)-pyrimidine, for constructing excellent two-photon absorption materials: synthesis, crystal structure and properties
Dugang Chen, Cheng Zhong, Xiaohu Dong, Zhihong Liu and Jingui Qin
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM14766A, Paper

Large area, soft crystalline thin films of N,N′,N′′-trialkyltriazatriangulenium salts with homeotropic alignment of the discotic cores in a lamellar lattice
Thomas Just Sørensen, Christoffer B. Hildebrandt, Jonas Elm, Jens W. Andreasen, Anders Ø. Madsen, Fredrik Westerlund and Bo W. Laursen
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15954F, Paper

Magnetic spherical cores partly coated with periodic mesoporous organosilica single crystals
Jing Li, Yong Wei, Wei Li, Yonghui Deng and Dongyuan Zhao
Nanoscale, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11941B, Paper

A highly stable, efficient visible-light driven water photoelectrolysis system using a nanocrystalline WO3 photoanode and a methane sulfonic acid electrolyte
Renata Solarska, Rafał Jurczakowski and Jan Augustynski
Nanoscale, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11573E, Communication

Seeded growth induced amorphous to crystalline transformation of niobium oxide nanostructures
Subhra Jana and Robert M. Rioux
Nanoscale, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11803C, Paper

Sonochemistry synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity of nanocrystals embedded in CdS/ZnS/In2S3 microspheres
Zaoyu Shen, Gang Chen, Qun Wang, Yaoguang Yu, Chao Zhou and Yu Wang
Nanoscale, 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2NR12045C, Paper

Synthesis and thermal behavior of chiral dimers: occurrence of highly frustrated and cholesteric liquid crystal phases
G. Shanker and C. V. Yelamaggad
New J. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ21035E, Paper

Cation binding resorcinarene bis-crowns: the effect of lower rim alkyl chain length on crystal packing and solid lipid nanoparticles
Kaisa Helttunen, Kirsi Salorinne, Tahnie Barboza, Hélène Campos Barbosa, Aku Suhonen and Maija Nissinen
New J. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ20981K, Paper

Improved Electrochemical Performances of Nanocrystalline Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 Cathode Material for Li-ion Batteries
Yuliang Cao
RSC Adv., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20122D, Paper

Synthesis of CaCO3/graphene composite crystals for ultra-strong structural materials
Xiluan Wang, Hua Bai, Yuying Jia, Linjie Zhi, Liangti Qu, Yuxi Xu, Chun Li and Gaoquan Shi
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00765G, Paper

Tailoring cobalt doped zinc oxide nanocrystals with high capacitance activity: factors affecting structure and surface morphology
Marauo Davis, Cenk Gümeci, Bria Black, Carol Korzeniewski and Louisa Hope-Weeks
RSC Adv., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00793B, Paper

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Influential Intermolecular Interactions

31 Jan 2012

The crystal structures and packing of organic compounds in the solid state are determined by the types of bonds between the molecules, the structure will depend upon the number, strength and orientation of inter-molecular interactions and bonds. Piyush Panini and Deepak Chopra of IISER Bhopal looked to investigate this further by synthesising, characterising and crystallising a series of 10 isomeric mono and di-trifluoromethylated benzanilides.

While the traditional C–H – – – O/N type hydrogen bonds are well studied it is more difficult to evaluate some of the weaker interactions, such as those involving halogens. In this Hot Article the authors look to link the cooperative effects of some of the weaker interactions to crystal structures and packing motifs, making some interesting discoveries.

All hot articles are free to access in CrystEngComm for 4 weeks, so you can download this article for free until next month by clicking the link below.

Role of intermolecular interactions involving organic fluorine in trifluoromethylated benzanilides
Piyush Panini and Deepak Chopra
CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06254B

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Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Single Crystals

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Hot Highlight: Porphyrinic metal organic frameworks

March Crystal Clear: Crystal Snowflakes

Upcoming Symposium: Trends in Inorganic Chemistry

Building a nation of scientists

February Crystal Clear: A Clear Crystal

IUPAC Update: Coordination polymer/MOF nomenclature

This weeks CrystEngSelects

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