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This week’s CrystEngSelects

20 Sep 2010

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.

Effect of electrocrystallization medium on quality, structural features, and conducting properties of single crystals of the (BEDT-TTF)₄A^I[Fe^III(C₂O₄)₃]·G family
T. G. Prokhorova, L. I. Buravov, E. B. Yagubskii, L. V. Zorina, S. S. Khasanov, S. V. Simonov, R. P. Shibaeva, A. V. Korobenko and V. N. Zverev
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00095G, Paper

Towards two-dimensional nanoporous networks: crystal engineering at the solid–liquid interface
Shengbin Lei, Kazukuni Tahara, Jinne Adisoejoso, Tanya Balandina, Yoshito Tobe and Steven De Feyter
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00282H, Highlight

Self-assembly of dilacunary building blocks into high-nuclear [Ln₁₆As₁₆W₁₆₄O₅₇₆(OH)₈(H₂O)₄₂]⁸⁰⁻ (Ln = Eu^III, Gd^III, Tb^III, Dy^III, and Ho^III) polyoxotungstates
Firasat Hussain and Greta R. Patzke
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C003489D, Paper

Two 3D coordination assemblies with same cluster configuration showing different magnetic behaviors: a ferromagnetic {[W(CN)₈Co₂(DMF)₈][NO₃]}_nand a paramagnetic {W(CN)₈Cu₂(py)₈}_n
Jun Qian, Huajian Zhao, Hongyang Wei, Jianghua Li, Jinfang Zhang, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Kunio Awaga and Chi Zhang
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00227E, Paper

Study of the mechanochemical formation and resulting properties of an archetypal MOF: Cu₃(BTC)₂(BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate)
Wenbing Yuan, Ana Lazuen Garay, Anne Pichon, Rob Clowes, Colin D. Wood, Andrew I. Cooper and Stuart L. James
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00486C, Communication

An ultrafine nanoporous bimetallic Ag–Pd alloy with superior catalytic activity
Hong Ji, Jan Frenzel, Zhen Qi, Xiaoguang Wang, Changchun Zhao, Zhonghua Zhang and Gunther Eggeler
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00293C, Communication

Hydrothermal epitaxy of ferromagnetic cobalt doped titanium dioxide films at 120 °C
Gregory Kia Liang Goh, Kelvin Yong Seng Chan and Tao Liu
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00112K, Paper

Synthesis of Au core Au/Ag alloy shell nanoparticles using branched Au nanoparticles as seeds
Xinling Tang and Masaharu Tsuji
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00018C, Paper

A supramolecular twist to the structures of bis(polyfluorophenyl)mercurials
Glen B. Deacon, Craig M. Forsyth, Peter C. Junk, Ekaterina I. Izgorodina, Timothy J. Ness, Gerd Meyer and Ingo Pantenburg
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00258E, Paper

Surfactant-assisted hydrothermal synthesis and electrochemical properties of nanoplate-assembled 3D flower-like Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O microstructures
Xiujuan Sun, Jiawei Wang, Yan Xing, Ying Zhao, Xianchun Liu, Bo Liu and Suying Hou
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00083C, Paper

Controlled assemblies of hepta- and trideca-Co^_IIclusters by a rational derivation of salicylalde schiff bases: microwave-assisted synthesis, crystal structures, ESI-MS solution analysis and magnetic properties
Lian-Qiang Wei, Bing-Wen Li, Sheng Hu and Ming-Hua Zeng
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00085J, Paper

Four new coordination polymers constructed from benzene tricarboxylic acid: synthesis, crystal structure, thermal and magnetic properties
Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Mohan Bhadbhade and John Arron Stride
Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00600A, Paper

Facile synthesized nanorod structured vanadium pentoxide for high-rate lithium batteries
Anqiang Pan, Ji-Guang Zhang, Zimin Nie, Guozhong Cao, Bruce W. Arey, Guosheng Li, Shu-quan Liang and Jun Liu
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01306D, Paper

Synthesis of bioactive class II poly(γ-glutamic acid)/silica hybrids for bone regeneration
Gowsihan Poologasundarampillai, Claudia Ionescu, Olga Tsigkou, Muthu Murugesan, Robert G. Hill, Molly M. Stevens, John V. Hanna, Mark E. Smith and Julian R. Jones
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00930J, Paper

Selective CO₂ and H₂ adsorption in a chiral magnesium-based metal organic framework (Mg-MOF) with open metal sites
Arijit Mallick, Subhadeep Saha, Pradip Pachfule, Sudip Roy and Rahul Banerjee
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01125H, Paper

PbSe nanocrystal growth as nanocubes and nanorods on peptide nanotubes via different directed-assembly pathways
Menglu Shi, Wei Su and Hiroshi Matsui
Nanoscale, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00457J, Communication

Microporous polyimide networks with large surface areas and their hydrogen storage properties
Zhonggang Wang, Bufeng Zhang, Hao Yu, Lixian Sun, Chengli Jiao and Wanshuang Liu
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02489A, Communication

Rapid one-pot synthesis of LiMPO4 (M = Fe, Mn) colloidal nanocrystals by supercritical ethanol process
Dinesh Rangappa, Koji Sone, Masaki Ichihara, Tetsuichi Kudo and Itaru Honma
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03034A, Communication

Low-temperature mass production of superconducting MgB2 nanofibers from Mg(BH4)2 decomposition and recombination
Junzhi Yang, Jie Zheng, Xuanzhou Zhang, Yaoqi Li, Rong Yang, Qingrong Feng and Xingguo Li
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02745F, Communication

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October Crystal Clear: Chocablock

20 Sep 2010

(111) Twinned BaTiO3 Microcrystallites

This month’s Crystal Clear is chocablock with beautiful BaTiO₃ microcrystallites. This (111) twinned structure was obtained through a composite hydroxide mediated process by using amorphous TiO₂ powders.

The striking image is taken from an article in Issue 10 by Duo Liu and coworkers (Shandong University, China):

(111) Twinned BaTiO₃ microcrystallites
Shubin Qin, Duo Liu, Feifei Zheng, Zhiyuan Zuo, Hong Liu and Xiangang Xu
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/B925863A, Paper

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Hot Article: Solid state double proton transfer

17 Sep 2010

Pérez-Torralba, Claramunt and colleagues show how two tautomers linked by two hydrogen bonds display a very fast intermolecular double proton transfer in the solid state (ISSPT).

Fast degenerate double proton transfer in the solid state between two indazolinone tautomers
Marta Pérez-Torralba, Concepción López, Carlos Pérez-Medina, Rosa M. Claramunt, Elena Pinilla, M. Rosario Torres, Ibon Alkorta and José Elguero
CrystEngComm, 2010, DOI: 10.1039/c0ce00249f

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Hot Article: Deposition on graphene nanoflakes

17 Sep 2010

This CrystEngComm Hot Article provides us with an insight into the growth of layered graphene nanoflakes. For the first time there is direct evidence, using in depth Raman and X-ray analysis, that the vertical orientation of FLGs is brought about via stress release at growing graphitic edges.

Exploring the fundamental effects of deposition time on the microstructures of graphene nanoflakes by Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction
Navneet Soin, Susanta Sinha Roy, Christopher O’Kane, James A. D. McLaughlin, Teck H. Lim and Crispin J. D. Hetherington

CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00285B

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Hot Article: chiral Ti complexes

10 Sep 2010

In this hot article the authors describe the synthesis of enantiomerically enriched titanium complexes. The compounds are chiral at the metal center but also chemically rigid towards racemization:

Optically active bis(β-diketonate) complexes of titanium
Natcharee Kongprakaiwoot, Jack B. Armstrong, Bruce C. Noll and Seth N. Brown
Dalton Trans., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00828A, Paper

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Hot Article: nanoscale coordination polymers made easy

03 Sep 2010

In this hot article the authors describe a simple, mild one-step approach for the selective synthesis of a nano/micro-sized coordination polymer with controlled morphologies by changing various conditions.

Facile synthesis of hierarchically superstructured praseodymium benzenetricarboxylate with controllable morphologies
Kai Liu, Yuhua Zheng, Guang Jia, Mei Yang, Yeju Huang and Hongpeng You
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00211A, Paper

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CrystEngComm talks to Susan Bourne

03 Sep 2010

How an uninspiring science teacher sparked a successful career in crystal engineering….Susan Bourne talks to CrystEngComm

Susan Bourne is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cape Town, where she has been based since 1994. Her research is focused on crystal engineering of molecules with diverse functional properies such as metal organic frameworks and layered hybrid perovskites. Susan is also a member of the CrystEngComm Advisory Board.

Why did you to become a scientist?

Unusually (I think) my interest in chemistry was sparked by a poor science teacher in high school. Knowing that I needed to pass the school-leaving exams, I read the textbook cover to cover, and was hooked! I always wanted to understand how things worked or what was underneath the surface. Developing and rationalising concepts was easier for me than memorising lists of facts.

What projects are you working on at the moment?

We’re working on coordination networks (including some MOFs) which are able to absorb guests from gas or solution, and also on the supramolecular modification of biologically active compounds.

What do you think will be the next big breakthrough in your field?

Breakthroughs, by their nature, are hard to foresee, but I’ll stick my neck out and say that crystal packing prediction has made enormous advances recently and I’m beginning to believe that the day will come when it will be possible to design crystal structures rather than rationalising them after the fact.

How do you think crystal engineering will develop in the next five years?

I believe we’re on the cusp of very exciting developments and that the next few years will see the actualisation of many of the promises of crystal engineering: the production of materials with measurably improved properties which have been ‘engineered’ in at the design stage. We’ll also see the development of more and more responsive systems, which react to their environment in some way.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your work?

There aren’t many jobs where you get to work with intelligent and motivated people every day. Watching students develop their scientific confidence is hugely rewarding as is seeing them move on to become my colleagues.

What is the secret to a successful research group?

My research group has always shared space and facilities with other groups which I think has fostered a collaborative spirit. Encouraging students to explore their own interests and try out something new and even a bit off-the-wall has sometimes produced exciting results.

What achievement are you most proud of?

Probably our most recent work on metal-organic frameworks which collapse on dehydration and regenerate on exposure to guest vapours. But then I’m always excited by new results, so this will probably change soon.

What advice would you give to a young scientist?

Read widely, attend seminars outside your own area and keep an open mind. And learn to bounce back from setbacks!

What would you do if you weren’t a scientist?

I really had to rack my brains to answer this. I think I would have to be a scientist of some sort, nothing else interests me as much. Geology and botany are both interests I’d like to explore more one day.

What is your favourite place to be?

The natural environment around Cape Town is wonderful and easily accessible. I find running in the mountains exhilarating and inspiring.

Find out more about Susan on her webpage at the University of Cape Town.

Read some of Susan’s exciting research:

Incorporating active pharmaceutical ingredients into a molecular salt using a chiral counterion
Andreas Lemmerer, Susan A. Bourne, Mino R. Caira, Jonathan Cotton, Umraan Hendricks, Laura C. Peinke and Lee Trollope
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00043D

Structural and melting point characterisation of six chiral ammonium naphthalene carboxylate salts
Andreas Lemmerer, Susan A. Bourne and Manuel A. Fernandes
CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 1605-161, DOI: 10.1039/B810068C

Disruption of a robust supramolecular heterosynthon in achiral benzylammonium and (pyridylmethyl)ammonium m-iodobenzoate salts
Andreas Lemmerer, Susan A. Bourne and Manuel A. Fernandes
CrystEngComm, 2008, 10, 1750-1757, DOI: 10.1039/B811789F

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This week’s CrystEngSelects

02 Sep 2010

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.

Uranyl triazolate formation via an in situ Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction
Karah E. Knope and Christopher L. Cahill
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00231C, Paper

Facile on-demand oriented growth of perovskite oxide thin films: applications of Dion–Jacobson phase as seed layer
Tomohiko Nakajima, Tetsuo Tsuchiya and Toshiya Kumagai
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00220H, Paper

A facile approach to PbS nanoflowers and their shape-tunable single crystal hollow nanostructures: Morphology evolution
Yingnan Wang, Quanqin Dai, Xinyi Yang, Bo Zou, Dongmei Li, Bingbing Liu, Michael Z. Hu and Guangtian Zou
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C004459H, Paper

Self-assembly and solvent-mediated structural transformation of one-dimensional cluster-based coordination polymer
Jian-Jun Zhang, Cynthia S. Day and Abdessadek Lachgar
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C004119J, Paper

Enhanced electrochemical catalytic activity of new nickel hydroxide nanostructures with (100) facet
Xiaojun Zhang, Aixia Gu, Guangfeng Wang, Bin Fang, Qingyu Yan, Jixin Zhu, Ting Sun, Jan Ma and Huey Hoon Hng
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C003791P, Paper

Sonochemical selective synthesis of ZnO/CdS core/shell nanostructures and their optical properties
Jun Geng, Xiang-Dong Jia and Jun-Jie Zhu
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00180E, Paper

A new family of 3D heterometallic 3d–4f organodisulfonate complexes based on the linkages of 2D [Ln(nds)(H₂O)]⁺ layers and [Cu(ina)₂]⁻chains
Wenjing Liu, Zhaoyang Li, Ning Wang, Xiaoxu Li, Zhiqiang Wei, Shantang Yue and Yingliang Liu
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00077A, Paper

Mixed-metal complex [Fe(bipe)(Au(CN)₂)₂·MeOH] with gold clusters: a novel two-dimensional polyrotaxane net clipped by aurophilic interaction
Haitao Xu, Gergely Juhász, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Masashi Takahashi, Shinji Kanegawa and Osamu Sato
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00376J, Communication

Room temperature synthesis of zinc hydroxystannate hollow core-shell microspheres and their hydrothermal growth of hollow core-shell polyhedral microcrystals
Hai Fan, Shiyun Ai and Peng Ju
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00050G, Paper

A new shape of gold nanocrystals: singly twinned squashed dodecahedron
Dawei Wang, Yang Liu and Tianyan You
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00096E, Communication

Hydrothermal preparation and photoelectrochemical performance of size-controlled SnO₂ nanorod arrays
Ya-Li Wang, Min Guo, Mei Zhang and Xi-Dong Wang
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00201A, Communication

Unique (H₂O)₁₄water cages with cyclic (H₂O)₄tetramer unit trapped in 3D porous lanthanide–cyclohexanetetracarboxylate frameworks
Yong-Cong Ou, Zhuo-jia Lin and Ming-Liang Tong
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C004258G, Communication

Shape controlled synthesis of tadpole-like and heliotrope seed-like AgInS₂ nanocrystals
Xiaomin Li, Jin Zhong Niu, Huaibin Shen, Weiwei Xu, Hongzhe Wang and Lin Song Li
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00025F, Paper

Towards polymorphism control in coordination networks and metallo-organic salts
Christopher J. Adams, Amy L. Gillon, Matteo Lusi and A. Guy Orpen
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00230E, Paper

Directing semiconductor nanorod assembly into 1D or 2D supercrystals by altering the surface charge
Ajay Singh, Robert D. Gunning, Ambarish Sanyal and Kevin M. Ryan
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01455A, Communication

A novel surfactant-free route to MnCO₃ steep rhombohedra crystals and their large-scale assembly into regular elongated patterns in a mixed solvent
Xiaochuan Duan, Jianmin Ma, Jiabiao Lian, Tongil Kim and Wenjun Zheng
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01363C, Communication

Self-assembled organic–inorganic hybrid silica with ionic liquid framework: a novel support for the catalytic enantioselective Strecker reaction of imines using Yb(OTf)₃–pybox catalyst
Babak Karimi, Aziz Maleki, Dawood Elhamifar, James H. Clark and Andrew J. Hunt
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01426E, Communication

Controlled production of polymer microspheres from microgel-stabilized high internal phase emulsions
Zifu Li, Xiaoling Wei and To Ngai
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02106G, Communication

Controlled growth of inorganic nanocrystals: size and surface effects of nuclei
Shuling Shen and Xun Wang
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00900H, Feature Article

First Fe(II)-based cyano-bridged single molecule magnet [CrIIIFeII₂] with a large anisotropy
Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Bing-Wu Wang, Osamu Sato and Song Gao
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01581D, Communication

Chromium-assisted synthesis of platinum nanocube electrocatalysts
Rameshwori Loukrakpam, Paul Chang, Jin Luo, Bin Fang, Derrick Mott, In-Tae Bae, H. Richard Naslund, Mark H. Engelhard and Chuan-Jian Zhong
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01379J, Communication

A facile two step synthesis of novel chrysanthemum-like mesoporous silica nanoparticles for controlled pyrene release
Haijiao Zhang, Zhiyong Li, Panpan Xu, Ruofei Wu and Zheng Jiao
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01673J, Communication

A rod packing microporous metal–organic framework with open metal sites for selective guest sorption and sensing of nitrobenzene
Zhangjing Zhang, Shengchang Xiang, Xingtang Rao, Qian Zheng, Frank R. Fronczek, Guodong Qian and Banglin Chen
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01236J, Communication

Aqueous-phase synthesis of monodisperse plasmonic gold nanocrystals using shortened single-walled carbon nanotubes
Jin-Woo Kim, Hyung-Mo Moon, Mourad Benamara, Joshua Sakon, Gregory J. Salamo and Vladimir P. Zharov
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00218F, Communication

Mystery of the transformation from amorphous calcium phosphate to hydroxyapatite
Haihua Pan, Xiang Yang Liu, Ruikang Tang and Hong Yao Xu
Chem. Commun., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00971G, Communication

Large pore phenylene-bridged mesoporous organosilica with bicontinuous cubic Iad (KIT-6) mesostructure
Wanping Guo, Freddy Kleitz, Kanghee Cho and Ryong Ryoo
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01518K, Paper

Controlling zeolite structures and morphologies using polymer networks
Jianfeng Yao, Yi Huang and Huanting Wang
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01003K, Highlight

Lithium storage in a metal organic framework with diamondoid topology – a case study on metal formates
Kuppan Saravanan, Mangayarkarasi Nagarathinam, Palani Balaya and Jagadese J. Vittal
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01671C, Paper

Assembly of magnetite nanocrystals into spherical mesoporous aggregates with a 3-D wormhole-like pore structure
Byong Yong Yu and Seung-Yeop Kwak
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01274B, Paper

Visible light responsive bismuth niobate photocatalyst: enhanced contaminant degradation and hydrogen generation
Lu Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Meng Shang, Songmei Sun, Wenzong Yin, Jia Ren and Jing Zhou
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01669A, Paper

Layer-by-layer assembly of freestanding thin films with homogeneously distributed upconversion nanocrystals
Ying Bao, Quoc Anh N. Luu, Cuikun Lin, John M. Schloss, P. Stanley May and Chaoyang Jiang
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01602K, Paper

Controlled synthesis of PbS–Au nanostar–nanoparticle heterodimers and cap-like Au nanoparticles
Nana Zhao, Lianshan Li, Teng Huang and Limin Qi
Nanoscale, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00385A, Paper

Aqueous-based route toward noble metal nanocrystals: morphology-controlled synthesis and their applications
Qiang Yuan and Xun Wang
Nanoscale, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00342E, Review

Design of 3-D europium(III)–organic frameworks based on pyridine carboxylate N-oxide and acyclic binary carboxylate: syntheses, structures, and luminescence properties
Lijuan Zhang, Donghua Xu, Yunshan Zhou and Fei Jiang
New J. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00373E, Paper

Metalla-macro-tricyclic cryptands: anion encapsulation and selective separation of sulfate via in situ crystallization
N. N. Adarsh, Derek A. Tocher, Joan Ribas and Parthasarathi Dastidar
New J. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/B9NJ00556K, Paper

The effect of the conformation of flexible carboxylate ligands on the structures of metal–organic supramolecules
Fangna Dai, Shuwen Gong, Peipei Cui, Guoqing Zhang, Xiaoliang Qiu, Fei Ye, Daofeng Sun, Zhijian Pang, Lei Zhang, Guilin Dong and Changqiao Zhang
New J. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00328J, Paper

Moisture-saturated zeolites – A new strategy for releasing nitric oxide
Feng Wei, Jia Yuan Yang, Qian Hou and Jian Hua Zhu
New J. Chem., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00445F, Paper

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Hot Article: Taking control of polymorphs

01 Sep 2010

Guy Orpen, Chris Adams and colleagues from the University of Bristol study the solution and solid-state reactions of 4,4-bipy–zinc chloride and the 4,4-bipy–cobalt/zinc chloride systems with a view to controlling the polymorphism in these coordination networks.

Towards polymorphism control in coordination networks and metallo-organic salts
Christopher J. Adams , Amy L. Gillon , Matteo Lusi and A. Guy Orpen, CrystEngComm, 2010, DOI: 10.1039/c0ce00230e

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Hot Article: CNS crystallization controversy

24 Aug 2010

In this hot paper the authors offer a potential explanation for the reported dependency of second harmonic generation efficiency on crystallization solvent in CNS and related materials:

Influence of the solvent of crystallization on the orientational disorder of (trans)-4-chloro-4′-nitrostilbene
Norwid-Rasmus Behrnd, Gaël Labat, Paloth Venugopalan, Jürg Hulliger and Hans-Beat Bürgi
CrystEngComm, 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/B926652F

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